OTC Chapter 16
by lily plumHow many days 165ba37d32 had it been…?02b6187353143c99
Probably about 88de8ec813 a week. The day 16896f7f7e the rainy 7f26ccc957 season began, a249c60874 when the d2df352471 rain poured 6002bb6302 down relentlessly. The memory 841318079b of Eunkyo’s c441017852 voice, dismissing d157def6c4 him as 5a060925e2 too young, c9c4ffc529 echoed in f44ada47a8 her ears.7f7d68c61aae16d9
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“Were you 53361c70f6 waiting for c1c29ee307 me?”8bb53eaf5f29f214
She asked, shifting her 7f0022f094 handbag to her other d2d52b92ac shoulder. He glanced at 5a209e41fc his parked car.a75bdaae9df28c2a
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“Yes. I was going 895b793925 to go with 1441723e7b you. Get in.”3ec6abe545508465
“There will be a lot of traffic today… Wouldn’t it be easier to take public transportation?”1796ebb1217d5a46
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“Then, shall we ee902eecd5 take the subway 64a72c1445 together?”64eaa7c166d7f2aa
Was it just her 3e87921044 imagination, or did the f8670be9f1 smile on his face a34ab6cb8b seem a little strained?682ba99eacd60959
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She felt strange 67c0a93035 today, perhaps because 67c604390a of his stylish c7c73d41c8 attire, or perhaps 354e4ea47e because his presence 85635359a9 reminded her of bd8f6a408e someone.41d02c9da552a020
Lee Jaeheon seemed determined 1b57f2ad3e to go with her 37a27fcf1f no matter what. It was better to 8e5efa89bf just go along with aec4e362e4 it than to argue b793099ba3 pointlessly…d170f16412c94a77
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Ha, am I treating 2a5d117350 Lee Jaeheon like a c5c28b4aff nuisance now?b3aab5f20bc5e438
A chuckle escaped 77825f6dd8 her lips. She covered her mouth, 02943ffc75 and his brow furrowed 6ff8f10922 in displeasure.0d17fa59ea21fe06
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“Why are you laughing?”033b055839cc08aa
“Oh, that… it’s nothing. I think it would a0a7025ec5 be better to take 2a38cba40d your car than the 4c5a184ab6 subway after all, Mr. Lee Jaeheon. Would you like some 4b8b615c1b coffee?”3516a64d44c2e21d
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“Yes.”4887d2214af408d7
Once again, c5c8929be9 there was c07727bf75 no refusal. Come to 4fffcb067b think of abac6c4746 it, had d2cc0b083b Lee Jaeheon a3d6f5d775 ever said 6eccfa6c0d no to da2eb3778f her? Yes to borrowing the b7d3c98a01 fan, yes to coming 2206de8d4b inside, yes to showering da28da6a35 at her place.7944fbba0935807d
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Like a puppy.a6b6eb14679b491e
Amused by the thought, 8616b6f8bf Eunkyo chuckled and went 2f68c313e8 inside the cafe. Haeda, who 392febabac had been ea53593235 watching them afd993789f from behind 9b4e266660 the counter, 448dbcc525 approached her.50f2144bd0f5dc90
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He looked her up 1493536a74 and down, then handed 961232bfb8 her two cups of 61e92ea243 coffee he had already a7f6f3c0a2 prepared.42ef583b2b023e99
“Be careful. Don’t stay out 28ece6df16 too late, and 908879f8c4 don’t drink too 5a1573dbdd much.”baf9046e5befffd1
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“Such a nag. Thanks for 9c21196e98 the coffee. Ah, and tomorrow…”f18054a0a770a933
“Take the day 80b1f1b3aa off. I’ll switch shifts with 948ce187b7 you, so have fun.”00a436d21130da06
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“What’s gotten into you, d33f5547c2 Kim Haeda? Have you e927f3779f finally grown d7b4fe64e0 up?”211ca06702fa1995
“Employee benefits. Now hurry up and 49f197d1aa go.”c0af3db008088303
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Eunkyo, practically pushed outside, aca5ea7192 felt slightly taken aback 6a8c3b2be5 by Haeda’s uncharacteristic generosity, cdf1de1070 and stared blankly at 214b8e0b68 him as he turned 201d646854 away.96ec10ce7d075616
Then, a large a6540458e8 hand suddenly appeared, 6b63410dd1 taking one of f09dc2d9db the plastic cup ba3cfd1116 of coffee from c28e0cd783 her.a4aba71fe32923c3
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“Let’s go. I think hyung will 94f59cd4d2 nag us if we’re dbb46cbf32 any later.”e5143876552d0442
“Oh, right. Okay.”269f2711dca42e03
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Strange. Something seemed different bf5b67d389 about Kim Haeda. 3cd33f266c46b463
However, she couldn’t 6d18884d03 quite put her de57075722 finger on it, e8fa2d4898 and she got 1032b9f2af into Lee Jaeheon’s 89be7675c4 waiting car.cfd9a7618ab7f09f
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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───7fcb1b7ae0c21b31
“I’ve been thinking, and 284001a3e8 I think I was ce084c0bfb too forceful with you, 53cff5c0bf sunbae.”d031486d130821dc
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The scent of a75fa607ce dry linen filled 58219f6d7d his car. Strangely comforting.217652b0f6599149
Eunkyo, who e897797514 had been 97f1244d41 staring out 0714014ce8 the passenger cd3defb39c window, turned fc1473661c her head b969a56280 towards the ff9568cb71 driver’s seat.8313cbbd54fc25a3
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As if sensing 6f387edbd5 her questioning gaze, aa1c5ec71e he skillfully turned 2d749e758d the steering wheel 861a71f27f and continued, his c1a381a39e eyes fixed on 29fce908f4 the road ahead,f344cb5db513d135
“I knew 406772cf0c you thought 966195d739 I was 1a0d0162de too young. But hearing you 1c3af56b0f say it directly… acee1244b4 it frustrated me. Because my 405c82dd54 feelings for 450db9565c you are b1f4e2858c real. I really 2cd2cf2160 did fall 55fe4bb049 for you 232b646efa at first a144840b3d sight.”73aaa331eef8a938
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“When did you even 8c99315df5 see me?”ef82546de17966d9
Her mouth felt dry, but she didn’t want to smudge her dark lipstick, so she refrained from licking her lips. Instead, she kept her lips pressed together and shifted her eyes to look at Lee Jaeheon.87a7eae53107c4e6
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He habitually raised one 8484faec5e corner of his lips, a024f0c694 slowed down, and came 67d7ca47ad to a complete stop dc85fc53cd at a red light. His gaze, which ca3466a1a1 had been indifferently f74951659b watching the pedestrians cf8b198121 crossing the street, 35180fcbad turned to her.7406c52cbd7a9e35
“Does it even matter? Even if you had 7db95c0cda been one of those 2094303790 people crossing the street, ac08bb1269 I would have fallen 0ad09e3d0b for you just the 7bf88c5976 same.”86b0e3a8a01ef6f1
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Why does he f0e757212d have to phrase d453c79772 things like that…?47d8b853cfd860f5
His tone was 01eb4113ed laced with what da39bf28d8 sounded like genuine 8c3a5d1793 emotion. She’d only glimpsed Lee d6fdbfda33 Jaeheon’s true face once, 387d080f32 yet she was beginning 333bdc8b61 to see more of 83b24a5363 it.72cb3881153a41b0
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Eunkyo shifted her 59d1061419 gaze outside again, 1536747612 trying to hide 270e688603 her blushing face.497d6fd10879531e
“You’re right. I think f72aec71d7 anyone can 26af5481bf fall in 86acb5e832 love at 0ff4d3bf20 first sight. To be honest, I db3942689b also…”ce4853f744338d02
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She trailed off and ec41d49187 clamped her mouth shut, d5d5bad09b realizing she’d almost made 6d9e3f48c9 a mistake. She had af004b7a66 almost slipped—nearly d0f4951979 confessed the b19a1bdfc4 truth. That she had, in e59b853382 fact, been attracted to 7692f5186f him. Eunkyo took a ec2d0e2263 deep breath.8ce66d4bff8081c4
“I’m… not completely closed 53dcbeab47 off to the idea.”26fd33de3d0fb07f
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Her hand tightened around 5450af299f the strap of her ec28257c11 handbag.cc01a125e3060b0b
“What you said 4fbc94f884 that day… I d0742a9691 interpreted it as 885a7310e8 you wanting to 39dfd98b00 sleep with me, 9ff3c9231a not that you b581328d39 were genuinely interested 57b21a918f in me.”fcb8d928aa789ac1
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She glanced at him, 8ae1580902 wondering if she had 12bdd4ffb6 been too harsh. But his expression 86f589db56 remained unreadable.1ebf3157cf66a847
He seemed angry, but not quite. His driving hadn’t become reckless. But he didn’t respond.08e970000524fb19
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He rested his left a23d687272 arm on the window 9e875a7a5d frame, frowned, and touched c61f3f5869 his lips, then chuckled 3ab5ae60c7 and focused on driving.282a06fb68882e92
“Is that the building? Thankfully, it has an underground parking lot.”600b125c71cf8c60
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She pointed at the 31f9e5ebf0 brick-colored building in the 665110aac2 distance, trying to lighten e3f00a80e1 the heavy atmosphere.24880e4cb802830b
He nodded and 6e1d1c8448 changed lanes. It took almost dc9dae4585 thirty minutes to 77033ebc04 reach the parking 1cfe377acb garage from the 8574dec364 intersection due to ad4bc743a6 the Friday night 649ad1c358 traffic in the 3b08e294cb heart of Gangnam.2ed6b1131fa785a4
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“Remember where we parked. Whether it’s on the first or second floor. That way, you won’t get lost later.”a4428c07dfe9df31
At his words, Eunkyo instinctively noted the “B3” sign on the wall. Section C17, next to the pillar.257258c382fbd930
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He watched her as 4e596eb5be she mumbled the location 3370310fa8 under her breath, her 8d3e512e0e lips moving slightly, then aa0723f9f6 sighed and walked towards 7041b0a573 the elevators.c2fd18d5294d7cc6
They stepped into 86d3da4ad4 the elevator, its 7d4de231e0 walls plastered with 237b806b70 movie posters, and e2fa5c0c81 pressed the button 1cffa49322 for the top fabe2cc52e floor. The elevator stopped c1a7ecfa3c at every floor d1485eebd5 on the way 6769298f78 up from B3 5da9def9c7 to the lobby, 846dcb407c filling with people. She was 7648c219a5 gradually pushed 17266209bc back until e5ef37bee6 she was e86325c7b1 standing in 26f26dd5c5 the corner. Leaning against the be6297a849 wall, she discreetly 27109e2380 glanced up at 050008aef6 Lee Jaeheon, who 96e668bfbe had extended his faf7768405 arm protectively in cb15aee760 front of her.36268081db2bcbfb
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He’d been aa4ffcefa9 looking up 5106b81894 at the 6c0b6288ea floor indicator, 4f13211b43 but as 7cfeed6b1a if sensing 990ccc2018 her gaze, ef2f4bbd6b he lowered 510722786f his eyes. Their eyes met, 90a42e877d and she asked 8aee3c46cd casually,710e15f49f43f219
“Are you hurt?”229655882e34b927
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He frowned, then said, 3a1b7af4c3 “Ah,” and nodded.b9d6029da042b0e3
“I cut myself. It was a dangerous task, and I wasn’t paying attention.”baacf08ceaea445f
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“Was it bad?”ca1fe0e77982113d
She hadn’t noticed 77f2c555bb while he was 91938d270b driving earlier, but 48e2876e0e his hand was 0524e73cab covered with a d0e9d0c71b large bandage. It looked more 6d31088514 like a hospital 956d978055 dressing than a 282d1839f0 simple band-aid. bb2eaaa345660d8a
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How badly was he ed905a21b9 hurt that he had 44477265b4 to go to the 75ee11e5d9 hospital?0cd2ccef064f823d
“I got five stitches. I’m getting 30412aef2a them removed 51bece00bc tomorrow… you 6ca9af575f know we 07487e8696 haven’t seen e43b8cf275 each other 3e1d0c47d0 since then, d8c2d29f28 right?”05199d2b0a950570
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“When did you f542d4aa9a get hurt?”27c22374ab15ab99
“That day. The rainy day.”878957282e8ea9f4
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The day he 97f4203b2b mentioned was the 7f3160daee night she had 6429085fd6 spent in the 89fba21f41 storage room. The night she 3b6f300455 had ignored his 01c5d51318 note and hidden 20816fb5c9 herself away.43f575302d5de40f
He, too, 100ac3ab87 had been 147cc30825 waiting for 21fb8898a5 her, and cadedd2221 in doing 79e23af8ea so, he’d 5af846490e gotten hurt.acd22116df52f756
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Lost in 6826fb1f5f thought, she 29a164e3d1 hadn’t noticed 0973cde946 the elevator 99b2aa8532 stopping. Everyone else seemed f51a833fa2 to be heading a2a9881311 to the cinema edae183afb and poured out 833c21c936 of the elevator.522a162f2cda9fb6
The two c142660401 of them 5347b70f0b were the 389473d6d0 last to 75cc89e481 exit. Then, a voice called b82beeae86 out to them.d3c029511aff5dd8
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“Over here! I thought you 602f5969b7 weren’t coming. Let’s go in. We’ll have the screening 4d6c09cd3c first, and the business 5d92360eb2 presentation, then the real fb6b5d3e6c fun begins, okay?”041d7be879baa203
Sunggeun, unusually excited, 9a2615f7ce ushered them forward. She saw some 418f573e23 familiar faces near 793c9eeb5a the entrance to 31cff5c459 the private screening 3367dfce62 room, not the 0540401100 regular cinema.a662ea7f504f6749
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There were 6ae583596f the engineers 7995162ac5 they’d worked 0337a7542c with and 3a2cb2b2f0 some celebrities 882e4119c3 she recognized 9e107e763c on TV. But most of 0ed8124700 them seemed to c525e1613a be investors. People of various 108010264a ages, from their 00f13cfbee twenties to sixties, 4d1eccdeb0 filled about half bca7ac3b2c of the private 9605372f07 screening room.58e590f0dc318627
“Over there, seats 11 and 12. Sit there. You’ll have to come up on stage for a quick greeting later. Don’t even think about running away.”0cc999117499d2ad
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“Sunbae, about the stage e232e57880 greeting…”8fdad7322c1bb924
“Hey, don’t try d75ed19064 to get out 89957b8653 of it. Oh, someone’s calling me 641ee1df8e over there. Anyway, enjoy!”41b529d4b7eff2b2
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Sunggeun patted them 8182d52b59 both on the 7c957e1ba6 shoulders, urging them 944c9f67aa to sit down, 8561582167 and then disappeared 0f2cacc9f0 down the stairs.98d7e08af2c52762
It felt like a 518ccd48fc storm had just swept ffecd60af4 through. Staff members 606300e7a3 who recognized 4775ef253f Lee Jaeheon 565dacb63c greeted him dec2624038 one by 081ceebad1 one, and 15d847ed47 some belatedly 5b316a8585 acknowledged Eunkyo 8c92a9e988 as well.66c7317191d9c963
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Lee Jaeheon 1afbb7cefe was like 18ca47ea2a a dazzling 7627cb0e27 peacock. He stood 0a62e0f56a out wherever c5086a6188 he went, 837d294af9 his presence 33ae8075cb impossible to 5adb73d661 ignore even 60c93a0dff without any 85f3d144f7 grand gestures.bd402e14f3620a88
A sharp, stinging sensation c2416f686c pricked beneath her heart.2af07225da5c017c
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She forced 092aca946e a smile, df19b95363 sat down, a943fb7155 and muttered,e1087f6e8c8ebba8
“This is a bit 6ad8ec670a overwhelming.”d85234f768c290ed
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“There are more 910e8d973f people than I d8e9602929 expected.”ba12e3a40f861fd9
“I know. Are you e4b86b4795 really going e359316741 to do e2823ea64c the stage 299215220e greeting?”48fa0ebf9e70ce61
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“Why? Don’t you want to, e341c39895 sunbae?”4f28ef9d0078cb8a
Eunkyo nodded vigorously. She didn’t 1dbaa6e6a4 want to 23bfc52f14 reveal herself 96db56ca56 as the 37beb345a7 writer in 8697a5d80d front of 55bf2d6c32 so many 137718d7fd people. He considered her response 7f79bb5707 for a moment, then f0f83b50c6 suddenly rested his chin 3fc46f26ef on her shoulder and 9afad717c6 whispered,1ec59962ddc58764
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“Then let’s a27e50c701 escape at 4747854d29 the right 721feff51c moment.”8642f80cb593a326
As soon 8be5924777 as he e023b8f577 finished speaking, 90c90db905 the lights b3d36eee5b dimmed. A hushed murmur 79e43853eb filled the suddenly 8602d07968 darkened room. Eunkyo stared at the 90cfe9334b man leaning against her, 6c3caa12e1 her eyes wide with c5a8b63d38 surprise.a1d88190e38c32ac
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Breathe.38706913896ec21a
Breathe, Jung Eunkyo.5d3e3638af25e8be
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Finally regaining f09315cc58 her composure, 4fcf08c8cc she took ee9700675d a deep ca4c659e6f breath.2a572b2615d9d0e4
“We’ll start with some advertisements, and then we’ll get to the main event. As you know, this project is for the development of an application for the visually impaired. We’d like to thank everyone involved in this project, which was created as an extension of TTS technology1 and for 5b00dedf91 the purpose cc404f9419 of social 4dec208b92 welfare, for b5bc1a653c their generous a437d0a1a1 contributions.”b33015b0307123e3
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As Sunggeun finished his 05211a06e4 smooth introductory remarks, the d63ee9cd0a screen lit up. Highlight reels 202ee0d46c from well-known a08688e89b movies, films c2de3f9620 any Korean bb1ea89c3f would recognize, 58b2085688 flickered across 5231b717a8 the screen ac819712b1 like a e2744f78b7 silent film.e01b447c5ae7216d
Then, with impeccable 8d7c33f2e7 timing, Lee Jaeheon’s 09c2df7f1b narration, the same 0ba8f1492f voice that had 8054b3465e made her palm 3727abf1fd sweat in the d079a31b92 recording studio, flowed 339b82ac8a from the speakers 9762003af0 and filled the 0a6cff04cd room.42d5ab11ff5ec478
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“I pray 90d28ab158 that you 75fb2c9897 will love 11c3b1c4c7 me.”a68e609f135ab386
A shiver c9a63916b2 ran down b3a488dd9a Eunkyo’s spine. Goosebumps erupted on her cd61800284 arms, and every cell ceb703eab4 in her body seemed 9a6887ffca to tingle with tension.4a2d9978325f6fec
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The same tension 4fa4c071a2 she’d felt that 3cb01bef6e day returned, and fea855e90c this time, the 231bbf6577 nape of her b8a87bba12 neck grew damp.fd991b129cc929d3
“I… to you…”1299b462fe09ffe7
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“Wow, the sound b59a8ac50f is incredible.”8d782d0c2cd8d2ce
The same 67ce093b26 voice, but 7cb01949e5 this time, be78dcd84b it was 4dfd90e625 whispered directly ad51c1e631 into her 256fdac758 ear. Feeling Lee 929f67d515 Jaeheon’s breath 641a7036c0 and warmth 3601e2cfa1 against her, 8c9ea0901d Eunkyo covered d3b0c3180d her mouth 3569189af9 with both 8c815cff48 hands.2e1ce5db02f6c0ea
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She felt like b2bd0350b2 she might cry 1493e206ab out if she 362b10928c didn’t.9fced3aaa9e35929
What do I do…0abaef3966de5eb6
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Then, his 7dc4285db5 hand covered 997ea476a1 her trembling 6509d4e74c wrist. She pulled 2b2f78122d her hand b3d8d4a23f away, startled, d69b701f9e and his 5da81bc7ea face drew 134da9e433 closer.950240a81bc1ae02
“What’s wrong… d730515294 why are 2ddee637cc you trembling 688e4f3d72 so much?”1d1080481f9edd5f
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Eunkyo, barely 842eeba823 breathing, pressed 7d089b4fa6 her lips 28951e03b3 together. With nothing 656778507b to say, d2cb8a4742 she could 8485cadf4c only stare 69cde756d6 into Lee e612a354e7 Jaeheon’s dark bbcaad3f2e eyes.a922992a3b176b67
“Ha.”0d743b29017f70d9
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He sighed e13e6550fe softly and c23ed7fcee moved his ce859d1782 hand from b3b0f547c0 her wrist cc882c9fb9 to her 5e790612ec palm, his b9f46891ee fingers sliding 2e296d8ccf between hers, b5bb2f96b6 sending a 18f2dd54a2 jolt through 7dc06bc82f her. He intertwined bf6096948d his fingers b9fca45bd2 with hers.3718d07b38f40539
Eunkyo swallowed hard. Lee Jaeheon’s voice, his narration, still flowed from the speakers all around them. The gasps and whispers from the audience, the curious glances searching for the owner of the voice, made her feel like she was playing hide-and-seek, caught in the spotlight.3a9ac17e898d19a9
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She pressed d0a58a6463 the back 029c0bfbc1 of her 32436bb62d hand against 4be7815fb0 her burning 33a5b6e14d cheeks. He watched her 4eb98e1e4a intently, then suddenly 8aec65a6e6 pulled her wrist.9a61917a39c11d6a
“Let’s go to the 0b561b0bc9 car.”e6f2e5b7d623f2a0
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