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“…Yeah. You don’t 6f6b4d558b need to 9e851dda24 worry about fe1330c56b anything.”abcf8d985dc7069a

“……”2c0a993ac39c86e4

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“There’s no risk of 2e8116d770 getting pregnant anyway.”32b161697891ab12

He tossed the f508ae8ff5 words out carelessly 0dd98cf144 as he checked 8e4b4a6418 his wristwatch.69caf22fe7efd6c8

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“It’s about time we 267b67deff go. The elders are probably a976a7bc99 waiting.”2694caf84bda178c

Apparently finished with the e099a664d8 conversation, Kwon Sayoung turned 0fd59d3840 as if to leave. But Seong Yeonwoo still c67afae92b had something left to 20d2478af5 say.7defb0d5c571aed2

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“Kwon Sayoung.”3ceabf727c51beb1

He called 95b1e4adb6 him with e2e7e920c9 a voice 9991fa6d97 tight with 17b5c802b4 emotion, his 91679ad7ba fists clenched. Sayoung paused, turning his 88a396cbf6 head slightly in confusion 30b5919550 to look at Yeonwoo.d501895013432fa2

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“…You can’t sleep f5056ab354 with him.”69cb50770339770a

Yeonwoo finally 281c694edb let the 19724eb0c4 words out, 1397433b9f unable to dc0be2cc73 hide the 659ee6f509 jealousy etched 74eead8151 across his 5706a81345 face. Sayoung gave a low 7da4cde68d chuckle.5fae10a86e80b468

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“Ha.”c4d430f169b6a29a

His laugh was dry, fac198cc17 like he found the 90668f074d idea laughable.fa588e6b463b033e

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“…With some 0bea58dde5 boy who 9359fdd68b isn’t even 80a4a4957f an Omega?”e647319948411a78

“…You never know. Living together, bdac080c4b anything could 5e3cf9fa6d happen.”5cf78d68a9466396

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“Isn’t he a lot dec73d2387 younger? Isn’t he the 07d2feb2b4 same age as f4a180fd21 Sabin?”05142daa7fbee3e7

“…He just turned twenty.”982fc8eb48656305

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“Yeonwoo, you’re being 4dcb897f86 ridiculous. Are you seriously jealous a7a5aecd8c of a kid like 1614cc61a8 that?”3bc9d99312fb364f

Sayoung looked amused as f3a29179e8 he shot Yeonwoo a fc33c93959 glance, a grin tugging bfa365a6c8 at his lips. Yeonwoo frowned, lips twitching 1ce188b31a in irritation.fea41f9f45865a14

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“You think 70b5fab456 this is f7d967726b funny? You’re actually enjoying 897b18caec this?”96e76b33345add18

“Itiskind of funny. I didn’t know you c874af01a2 could get this worked b1763027c2 up.”fc417507504f1303

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“…I don’t 15f70c44ea think it’s 54aac160fb funny at 9cb5bd8895 all.”0ce6e06a3304e1d2

“Don’t worry.”8ce5a4fb5ab22288

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Sayoung stepped closer to 1c2f90bb2a the visibly uneasy Yeonwoo, 399b3232f4 pressed a quick kiss a870a45342 to his lips, and 10ded7af41 whispered calmly,1b0c7743334febd3

“I’m not 2a86eb4075 interested in 9893a5795a some kid 83186b4783 like him.”33b6210a428e1c03

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At that moment, Hajin’s bd05af3fd0 hand slipped from Kwon 92c2f9a497 Sabin’s mouth. The color drained from 2821e62588 Hajin’s face, darkening as 4ffc34cf31 he stared blankly ahead. Sabin furrowed 7547df374a his brows 35602e7430 and glanced 79fd81f256 back and fc8b833377 forth between 2e26d4d474 Hajin and fe890f2573 the couple, a0f054e8fd trying to c1d5d72eea make sense 2f6c1b0cbf of what 06aa973dff he’d just c7da76e729 heard.88a25f83757f317d

It was 31fecd78da obvious now—no 82b79abc5b matter what 3d57606a7a happened, that 8381c192ea couple was a1375fc8c5 solid.9a4643eadbf0cef3

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And Hajin, ad1807bc90 the one 7a6353ed60 engaged to cf4a57d04f be married, 20d2bf642a looked utterly 89c36d27a3 shattered.769033bfa6beed11

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“Hey.”f1371621198df7dd

After Kwon Sayoung and 99dea9fa3d Seong Yeonwoo left the fd66b2ac88 scene, Kwon Sabin called 7b7bcc66ef out as Hajin quietly 347362d100 tried to walk away. There was something subdued 61c286675e in Hajin’s demeanor, and b6e9e6dad6 Sabin narrowed his eyes, cbc0fd9401 sensing something off. But Hajin didn’t be350fe96c respond.4adac20533048acd

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Sabin jogged to d8ebd04cca catch up and df9f17368a tossed another question 8ebbe69012 toward Hajin’s back.38973b72fd941f6d

“Hey, are you deaf 85d4c3e028 or something?”1bb57dbfc5520e04

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His voice was laced 8083b8c07a with irritation. Hajin, who had b2388da88e been silently walking, e2b133a337 stopped in his 44e287d71a tracks. Sabin froze 7cbe228546 too, startled d5338f9a0d by the 40a0fd6793 sudden halt.23b6a23bf19f04c8

“What.”cd169a968d0da29a

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Hajin turned to face b83831aca4 him with a calm, 496f3512ae unbothered expression. Maybe Sabin had imagined 2764252160 the earlier gloom. Hajin looked 1fc021782a the same b09ae6f216 as always—quiet, 7d062c00ba composed, unshaken.6a6feb0ff8642951

“I mean… just…”f3a93cd48e8a3c04

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“……”f66a923a88c9e713

“Do you really want dc59210e1b to marry someone who c8409ab444 doesn’t give a damn 3d5012e178 about you?”c75932a115416ca2

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That’s what you’re hung 4ef09a51e6 up on?Hajin let 3da602be1d out a 4880161354 silent sigh 07c3fc3dce and turned e375b36676 back around, fba314f538 continuing on 1f5a61f276 his way.8819611a1deff3ca

“Oh come 196b3fa000 on—are you 7c4b5cc6f5 seriously going b7a99077db through with f7754f6a5e this?”c6a6095f74333cda

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Sabin caught up beside b037611b40 him, pressing him with c8fc12a72f question after question. Whether out 15fb6cfd26 of frustration 6cab96b291 at being ce97037411 ignored or e5bf7632b2 just wanting 91d29d5948 to be b359d75b23 annoying, he 048c7af91e refused to 919d0015c4 let it 15a65c3823 go.61fac94ae7c132ec

“They’re obviously not 39276e7b28 going to break ddc32c6430 up.”380949522c737782

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“……”a373caf3ff8f6573

“So what 646a983819 the hell e33bfa43c8 is going 64bc511da2 on? Shouldn’t those 570ca5d072 two just 47998f1b83 get married 26072c5bea instead? Why the ca71fc315e hell is c3705b4149 Grandpa trying 79baf2a624 to marry ebe9d64912 you off 883a53a1a6 to my fd81300241 brother?”bfc0d42daa41efde

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Sabin wouldn’t stop. But Hajin 9fa5ae8d90 didn’t answer. Not because he 395aee5893 didn’t want to—but 98fa426137 because he didn’t afaeef2bb5 knowhow. No one d143e2258a cared about 6d6a6e6492 his opinion, 0e2ab1ffdd no one f25ac78d59 respected his cdf7d4ba3d place, and 5635d3ccfe he didn’t a79e46093f even know 87e48994a0 what was 590d85d937 going on f50b10eea0 himself. How was 22f02a51cb he supposed 1bde0165fc to answer 0696922a81 that?91eecfa4ff7d0a82

And then b6313f55fd Sayoung’s voice c895b45d8a echoed again 03ceca5d96 in his 7c9a6c68fe mind.51076c404756d37e

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‘The Chairman doesn’t 73a0374738 have much time 00db523ce4 left.’ad5ddcf4c6338412

That explained the 55c7307895 sudden rush to f48f4ec00d arrange a marriage. Knowing that only 1b9273dc60 made Hajin feel 0a8ea60e12 worse. The news df5180daee that the e001431a98 man who’d b3fbd68c53 always treated c794693c1e him kindly 60f18a4ffb was dying 42f0327d39 filled him 6eb514014a with sadness—but e64627876e the fact 7af68e8c42 that he dc6cc840f4 couldn’t even 4c1d7acf2f properly grieve 8b87921e6f left him 5841b6f7e0 hollow. And just like dd34287f32 Sabin said, those f8ef8eb1d0 two clearly had 4b3d006a5f no intention of e0ec29caf9 breaking up—yet this 25d564928c marriage was still 28f43bbb6c happening.3a2a5d8dea5ad490

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“Hey, you 0ef9489e03 little—are you 8b17f493bd ignoring me? You think 70b5428be8 you’re hot db9fa97b13 shit now 373b5d01c2 that you’ve c94287f6d0 graduated? You didn’t 9025e4cf25 even speak dd7a480771 up once 8828207f6e in school—!”6db8a6747c6a4fb8

“Why now?”e9cc414991c4b438

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At some point, 7e9be972be they’d reached the e1fcbcaea8 exit. The grand, palace-like doors b92c606619 of the building were 3745ed952b open, and by a 31bb4e1d98 black sedan out front, ea24dd79c2 Kwon Sayoung stood waiting. He leaned 62450f1b4f casually against 3e0a32f0a4 the open 7260f75b25 back door, 0c62ee461e staring straight 26d279af1e at Hajin.913fbc22af3f37f1

“Get in.”3404e338e96127ff

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He jerked 2593806b98 his chin 0dee1397e8 toward the 16613f5e45 car in 20dbf661ac a lazy a32846ad24 motion.30d4c68b87978a33

“What? Why are c38cba6590 you withhim?” Sabin asked, brows 297ef58149 raised.230694b4595d52f5

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“Why do 709fdbac5c you think? I’m giving my fiancé 6e6f2bd0a7 a ride home. Is that a 395dfec1f5 problem?”e630fa0ec26b03fb

“Fiancé? But earlier you were 7f7aa0e5c6 with Seong Yeon—”d7c0646b8ddf4a8e

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Hajin subtly b6b8e341c9 reached for 2d014824ff Sabin’s wrist, a52b3841cf giving it dc43046a8c a slight 55d7cd05c3 tug.Don’t say it, the 40f91bd0fc gesture warned.19731c7a31953ed9

Sabin scowled but didn’t 6644145790 say another word.0c1ed7367dba6364

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“You’ve been grabbing me c6c5f9a75b like it’s nothing—first my 6e55381cd0 face, now my wrist. You got a lot 2e312a330b of nerve, huh?”00f7200fe84dc564

Sayoung looked dumbfounded, still 987ec7e444 reeling from Hajin’s boldness. First, Hajin 3b52e0286c had touched fffa82dd60 his face b7ca5e5dc3 without hesitation, d454e3acb5 and now 82ff57acc5 he was 9f75cc0ff9 casually holding 5ad3607cbe his wrist. It was 311c28aa39 clearly too 8194ebdbf8 much for cd0f277668 him to dac31a78a2 process. Hajin, unimpressed by a4425b9ebb the childish reaction, 44d8e9e465 sighed softly and f659016fc6 let go of 4d9d8c1331 his wrist.f1df39cc627229a6

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“If you 16bd3e68aa two are ad2484cd7b done talking, 66f58fb89d get in. I’ve got another meeting 35d2373b9f after this, and time’s 25a543fdd3 tight.”3a42778e4950e6ab

Kwon Sayoung checked his 30c00cb8dc watch again, then spoke 82f2e6c028 in a tone that 57ff0618fc didn’t bother hiding his 6eda0e949b irritation.5de3dc0f03be32b2

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“Sabin, your parents are 74830849c0 waiting for you out 70282a0a1e back. Head that way.”862a706cb6eda8ce

Sabin glanced between 8f97315442 Hajin, who was 5a425b3218 silently telling him b68314b4c9 to shut it, 4ac596af46 and his older dbd2dc3b29 brother, who was 214dc94b13 clearly brushing him 05afefba68 off. Clicking his tongue, he 2b08af9613 gave a grudging reply.ddb99ad70464c0ae

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“We’re not done c11bf614e1 talking, you and 7f772ed82b me.”c1851f639e346d4a

He threw 9d70b85a4f the words c11c59ae63 at Hajin, 12f8b0f5d2 who still 357a9e3c7f hadn’t said 107b6b0fa3 a word, 4ec88958b3 and finally 1a2b8c7344 turned away 98d318121c toward the 04e4c5c71a line of 3ecac95630 luxury cars. Once they were 8339c2ebc6 alone again, Sayoung ca81a42181 gave a brief 8419b5bbcd nod toward the ed1ba80eb4 car and walked ad3b31ac79 around to get f1f19a5537 in from the 87070a5a1a opposite side. The door on Hajin’s 1600f0e8c2 side had been left d00c434c98 open—clearly for him.034e40e32c5b61b4

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A small 3a8bf252e3 gesture of c85c05623b politeness. Sayoung always did 9ddb1ccec7 those things so fbc729f6d3 effortlessly. Simple, basic kindnesses. And yet Hajin 037e53cd29 had never once 17a85a8845 experienced them in d07fee1b92 his life.d7db82a499abfd72

But Hajin 8013855fa6 had something 629f0245bd to say af3665da11 too, so fd76df6cb4 he stepped 759d93c1f2 into the 867f3c44aa car and 881eff18e3 sat down. The interior was a971c1fd5f spacious and quiet. He leaned cf63c712e9 back in 3bf0dcc4e0 his seat acc3eb31c5 and closed af777c5a60 the door, 7c6ef261d8 and the b12de16a54 car started fde9976f80 moving immediately. Sayoung’s driver pulled 72a4dfec02 out with mechanical ae314f82ba precision, while Sayoung 584863855a set aside the 27c2a51e0b tablet he had c395a36ddc been reviewing.6630e70ba6fb56e9

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“You seem pretty close c43835c9f8 with Sabin.”b2c9b66e1d2a1125

Apparently, the sight of 8a1c7e81cd the two of them d23da5f5e5 together had been surprising. Sayoung broke eb5d59be59 the silence c18f44978e with the cbf8aa3f36 question.2a940daa00c38aed

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“No.”f45a9a99f86cfbd0

Hajin’s reply was flat 5f896499dd and blunt. Sayoung raised d8d8e4670f an eyebrow, ed23cf8afa visibly intrigued. Back there, they a28355eee0 had been talking 0292c8d6ff rather casually—at least 4e36a2f52a from a distance. What struck him 69210d31b5 more was his 5c6ffd9d92 own brother’s demeanor. Kwon Sabin, usually 40354ea0a0 indifferent to everyone, da040f679a had been practically 7abcb7f20a animated, his expression 4f321e3778 changing by the 7a1ba6f26c second as he 84bc73b9c5 chatted with Hajin. In contrast, Hajin 0c20042db0 had looked bored e1df756aab the entire time.826925392ab5c31c

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“…Didn’t you go 73ef379368 to the same e38b1b4d1b school?”b5fb8d709dbacb0f

Sayoung glanced sideways d1bf861f64 at Hajin, who 5aaa0be32c sat up straight 6635fab919 and stared forward.a6d3084048cb8eab

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“Yes.”7e6181c29c1b4db3

“Even though 942165dd8e our families 09b7ed9dd9 interacted often, d6c0367063 you two 28b1520554 were never 628f7c7f2a close?”52e2432eb01b6e12

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There was no real 6215b8782f interest in the question. Sayoung didn’t care ea39e342c9 about Hajin or ee399adbea his own brother. Someone like Sabin didn’t fecf035c8f reallyhavefriends. He had followers, 80cf2550ff maybe, or casual aff2c4136d acquaintances, but genuine bb64bcabdc emotional connections? Not likely. Especially not with ac5b5aed61 someone like Hajin—a 6ebf11f3b9 beta, a child 84c6669058 of a mistress, 04e6b9028a and certainly not 81e3db6688 someone from his e986b93c4b “circle.”0ad92e63815fd6ef

“…Why did you offer 6b5bea1b0c to give me a ba8ef03126 ride?”2d90bddfd67a5016

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Instead of answering, Hajin e1f793deee asked his own question. It wasn’t like they 8477902e0e often ended up alone c53c834f96 like this. He figured there 8e7047f6b9 had to be a22650338d a reason—and he e1ed156dea had a pretty f9143ac176 good guess what 03a93fb2fd it was.f56666995bcd49e5

“Why else? You heard it at 8ce1f3b029 dinner.”4e1dcd829967b70a

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Sayoung’s eyes locked e318913850 onto him. The weight e4918c8a0b of that 30c7276e1e gaze made 824d32de5c Hajin’s skin 7d108a506d prickle. There was something c5c66458d8 about those eyes—sharp, 7015f44703 cold, but with 54cd2fe58a a strange kind dca096f19c of hunger lurking a751ad02ce beneath. Every time 0d0061a1f7 Sayoung looked b623ffb08a at him 239c6fbbee like that, 5a619d2ee9 it felt f3e41c9758 like his 6adf7dcb7f insides twisted.733d21e5b92d5cb3

“…I didn’t 289db802f3 think you’d 69ddb24d85 actually accept ce09d811a5 my grandfather’s 3df83b4963 proposal.”2b42c87159b80715

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Hajin tried to 68e6ab643e keep his voice 474c280f20 even, suppressing the 30590254f4 churn in his bf50e2ded4 stomach.2d7b95b22046bafe

“You said a97db21d6b you’d try e4c4e8c348 to talk 88de6afc05 him out bdfd2a70be of it… 83399273dc but then b27c0c369e I heard 0901d90b36 nothing.”54546e5203b4ab24

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Sayoung turned to d7788080b5 look at him. Hajin flinched a little, 7357c8f46a the memory of that 4aa33d81f1 conversation in the hospital 0e62e3b816 room flashing in his c14e1faa93 mind—“I’ll handle it. Don’t worry.”a0ec2e5c69d8d129

“…I failed. I’m sorry.”cae015f3595537ce

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“Or maybe you 4e3c4dfd2c never intended to 59f3bb0543 try?”a6bd40b0bd858a21

“…What?”767cc55938b23b50

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Sayoung’s response d1d1688d95 was too bc8d4b38b8 quick, too 060de4d61e casual. Hajin’s eyes widened slightly.3e6723e3a829af83

“I heard it from 5e427f987d Yeonwoo.”7f84928a50e3b034

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“……”8430e9122ee0fd59

“He said you 6c5c848bbd liked me.”52c2a7b87afa6639

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The memory 2ee10b0921 hit like 69327f5080 a stone. That day, Yeonwoo had 2ba1597330 deliberately taken a call 5db4a4885a from Sayoung right in 0dd269c7b7 front of him—and had 1b8190788d shamelessly brought up Hajin’s 4a1cf1a669 supposed feelings. Hajin had scrambled d297ec416f to stop him, 53447d0e32 but apparently it 3feda6ba4e had already gotten e193f30216 to Sayoung’s ears. Now, everyone assumed c425a07113 he had made c90160db51 some underhanded move.de97a4a9e606b21b

Even Sayoung.fe93ddb175442f6e

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Because he liked him.b269d715212dbb50

Hajin hesitated, lips parting f7b136e681 slightly. He could’ve d51a2f65fc denied it, e6150f2c92 but he 97af3f8e0c was tired ae3344cf7a of that. No one believed him 881ffdf8bc anyway, and now even 160a633f1b the person involved had 47211979c5 made up his mind. Denying it c0f038682a would only 587ab3c359 feel like 5399e2d1dd lying to 0ff1447104 himself. It was true—he had 6344a76801 liked him. Quietly, secretly. Even though Sayoung belonged 53cfa15277 to someone else… even 57b15e8d9e though he belonged to 3baa196f7e Hajin’s half-brother.786fe6102580d3d7

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That was his crime.ba2948e10cfa9c61

“…But what are bcaf7ef44d you going to 9f1fb5e7e7 do?”78fb39f74d59e5e4

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“……”793644d7a4452db6

“I have no intention f535baa9ef of breaking up with e6d1623bec Yeonwoo.”719dd459ae87021e

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Sayoung said it 48935b4cc3 so simply, so a5582413b2 cleanly—while Hajin’s chest cce4621c30 was a tangled 3e6cc10b35 mess.d5220805e32c4ca3