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    According to her 3baedb30bf youngest oppa,Yi-han, who’s not much older than her, Yi-hyun, the cedbfe6a41 youngest and ffd516bb55 only granddaughter 982e6cb934 of the f9481924c2 Seosong family, 281db516d5 was a 8ad4ff6ffd totalattention seeker.a0541b2c58b32b9f

    Seriously, there was no 096ae97167 other way to describe e030c0f2e0 her. From kindergarten, shehad to be on stage for school performances. If her brothers had a birthday party, she wasn’t satisfied until she got up on a platform and belted out the happy birthday song.5423248fe4e533dd

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    For Yi-hyun, who absolutely loved being the center of attention, being from a super prestigious family like ‘Seosong’ wasn’t something to be proud of or cool. Instead, it felt like an uncomfortable straitjacket. She couldn’t stretch her arms or move her legs freely.ef65246fecd907a8

    “Ugh, this is so boring.”4dcf51e53dca81b2

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    Yi-hyun sprawled out on 809cdfc43c the sofa, looking bored, 8c9de0200b as she scrolled through 6e0064e0f6 the comments on her 1f60ddc003 SNS posts, which were 8926eb511c filled with nothing but 9d9c6e3335 polite, proper words.538d202f7c32806c

    After finding out her lunch box was delivered safely, she couldn’t even focus on video editing anymore.bf478ee5fdc6c14a

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    Yi-hyun really wanted to dc078c9ed1 write something with moreoomph.c6a126e6c6462e94

    She wanted to reveal c87c6e98e2 everything: that she was‘J,’ actor Seo An’srich, mysterious fan, 586ba7db43 and that she 07e58caec5 owned the‘SeonGongBang’channel, known for turning 7427ce4e35 a million people into e4d0284652 hardcore fans with just e05f3ffd13 one video.5e1baacd33bf05cb

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    She craved b310386be3 admiration and e0e073903b envy, all 3b0a4d7ade of it.7e68e482be642369

    She knew a tall poppy gets cut down, but for an attention-seeker like Yi-hyun, that hammering wouldn’t be a beating; it’d be like applause.17dd9a3cee807669

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    But if that truth came out… even if she desperately wanted it, that didn’t make it right. If her identity was revealed and her grandfather found out…3d5c7f07573520c0

    “…No way.”5216c9d16e45fe55

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    Yi-hyun shuddered at the thought of what might happen and shook her head. If that went down, she’d definitely be disowned. Forget marriage; she might end up in a temple, living as a nun forever, or trapped in a cloistered convent. Forever, without ever seeing Seo An’s face up close.f2c3f6c01c5c2aba

    Yi-hyun, lying on the f5e256c0d1 living room sofa, bathed e92cb55c06 in the sunset glow, c3e4634f80 had nothing but boredom f461fd2821 plastered on her face.79f355b0590b9a8d

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    “You’re gonna make a hole in the ground with all that sighing, sis?”999d58d56d69567a

    “Unnie, my daily life is just too dull.”e93612b3766603d4

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    At the gentle voice, 3caea89967 Yi-hyun straightened up, sitting a4d447853e properly on the sofa. Even though no 3d59a111d3 one would scold dc319f7f35 her for slouching, 111eeb68a3 it was just b3e3c7cf84 a reflex.ea5de79c1603ee43

    “Oh dear, what should we do with our young lady?”04808c2607e616fc

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    Eun-jung, Yi-hyun’s sister-in-law, genuinely looked sympathetic at her glum tone.31d0f48dfc1118a7

    “I wanna run away from home.”2e57f220e4b28916

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    “Grandfather’s blood pressure will shoot through the roof.”1b5a960c865ff912

    Eun-jung said 042f731aa3 that, then ef300b06e0 sat beside b1c6622e5b Yi-hyun and f58e4e8c6e patted her a563d7d5dd shoulder. It was a 08326eddde touch full of 79daa5b3a5 sympathy.53d79035ee038e5c

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    Didn’t they say that suppressing something just makes the rebellion grow stronger? That was exactly Yi-hyun. She was originally a little kid who loved to dress up and loved people’s attention.eb94ff3cb58e5a1e

    She’d been like that since she was tiny. So for Yi-hyun, who had to live prim and proper due to her conservative family’s traditions, that rebellious spirit was totally natural.f5d101b30b9d95db

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    “Isn’t there an event waiting for you that’ll make your daily life a bit less boring?”0f932ae7302a73f4

    “What event?”b26623cb68c4ec40

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    “Your blind date, miss, it’s tomorrow.”ce851d8729421de3

    At Eun-jung’s words, Yi-hyun’s already sullen eyes glazed over even more, losing focus and starting to wander.9a718441fabcb1b4

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    As if she efaff9f53d was already bored 51ef760255 to tears.adb3a5a8cb2ba452

    How can our young lady’s expressions change so much and show everythingmoment by moment?bb0584c0682d7dcf

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    Eun-jung thought that, then 9e061d697e subtly shook her head. Then she sat e3c4675421 next to Yi-hyun, 59e3105368 wrapped an arm 457d6753a8 around her shoulder, da2599b857 and patted her.8fbe121a61a7db25

    A naive young lady f31d33ee41 who still believed in 72176603ef love, believed in love 4ca195d5a6 at first sight, and e126182c5b believed in happily ever 53fadc9642 after, getting an arranged 3410366994 marriage? Even Eun-jung thought c94151c161 it was a 5b81ca23bd tragedy.6fdee944ab191d80

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    “Didn’t Oppa promise you?”6167ae39d214fbc7

    “…That’s right. Oppa and I promised. Unnie, this is seriously a super, super secret from Grandpa, okay? You know that?”ba123a0e22263585

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    “Of course. I wouldn’t say a word, even with a knife to my throat.”c8246c1d9292f960

    Eun-jung met Yi-hyun’s eyes as Yi-hyun earnestly pleaded with her, and nodded.e17db926fe5d38f6

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    Coming from a df1ce6a498 long line of 6cf58c64a9 nobles and independence f7047702f7 activists, this family 8347bab828 was super conservative. So, what Yi-hyun, e7a11ba535 the only granddaughter, d3ae01cc9b was planning with d57e23ff2c her brother,Yi-seok, was definitely not something their grandfather, the family’s patriarch, should know.1d254714382a1a37

    If he found out, he might collapse from high blood pressure tomorrow, and it wouldn’t be weird if he ordered his eldest grandson and only granddaughter to be buried alive with him as his last wish.68d1bfff63572256

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    Burial alive in the 21st century? That’s a bit much. Especially just for a divorce.b74c55a69a9d16a1

    “But Unnie.”c05e77cd12fcf208

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    “Yeah, what is it?”abcbf75fcad648d7

    “The blind date is exactly at 2 PM.”ad651b282350b552

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    “Why 2 PM? Sounds like they chose that time out of consideration, thinking having a meal for a first meeting might be awkward.”013dc02f83bdf164

    “…Seo An’s photobook goes on sale tomorrow at 2 PM.”ebd1b5694d79366a

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    “Ah.”e4d66b7c14f7f2a3

    “It’s already bad luck. I can tell without even seeing him. Some tasteless loser with no common sense will show up. I was hoping to at least feast my eyes on him for a year after this, but it’s already ruined.”ec8b94dd56d6c3b0

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    Yi-hyun grumbled aac8cff945 in a f453bb306c complaining voice, 3a95b7df0b like a 5d971d366e kid who 4d4ac6dad2 had her c2aff4442b favorite toy 19450152d4 snatched away.242d881d20bfc781

    “Our young lady, when you mumble, you sound just like a soaked monk.”900afa87af74a5c7

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    “Feasting your eyes on someone? Do that with a hot, ripped foreign guy after you divorce and go abroad.”dfc55a5f3deaba30

    “…Really?”b947f023778ac6dd

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    “They say Swedish guys are super handsome.”72562f79d43372fe

    “More than Seo An?”567db4c2b6ad470f

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    “Ah, that’s a tough one. Seo An’s the most handsome in Asia, you know.”5e8cc248d96139c8

    “Unnie.”0b12af6a7e317c19

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    At Eun-jung’s words, Yi-hyun blushed as if she herself had been complimented.c5d03df72be7a35d

    “Should I buy you a diamond ring?”6d63eb5543dc88ec

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    Yi-hyun always said she was sad to be an actor’s fan, but her fangirl instinctswere stronger f5529a7754 than her d067d27d37 attention-seeking ones.72308e04ee943646

    She was literally c5b911cb0f willing to buy 07fb6c46ab a diamond ring 36773d226a just for a a22832eb1c compliment about her 2dfb5b695b favorite actor, not d38dffee0e even about herself.e0e89c4fa8df9ec9

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    “A ruby ring, please.”22b8e9ab8403e46f

    “Okay, I will.”db29b8c197c437d2

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    Yi-hyun grabbed Eun-jung’s hand and nodded vigorously.e8568159c5816b82

    My unnie, who’s a total muggle, compliments my ultimate idol like this, so a ruby ring is nothing…33ec4657c289f7c6

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    Yi-hyun thought.e24c9104a6f419e5

    She knew 5ca52b4407 what kind 113acdd79f of person d3a86a1be3 he was 8b4f635612 without even 501f1ec6bf seeing him.27cdfa75a297779d

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    Setting an appointment time a72db5a692 was also a matter 823c59b44d of common sense. Someone who lacked that c27a52c1f3 kind of common sense? He was already atminus five thousand pointswithout even seeing 1260ba883b his face.c1188a69f5a7f045

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    20 minutes before The actor Seo An’s photobook drops, my legs are shaking, my hands are trembling… If I don’t get into the first 100 and miss out on a signed copy, I’m sticking my nose in a dish of water and drowning myself.64246c98266483f4

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    KIM920 J-nim, if you die, I’ll follow you!5f751cb61cc45559

    Savior_SA12 J-nim, fighting…!2512c7f78d5edefc

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    After posting with shaky f6f4b13716 hands, Yi-hyun bounced her 62c2ee095a leg and quickly glanced 0abf75cbbb at the watch on 3b0cede43a her wrist.f97548ff01ad9465

    Her minus-five-thousand-point blind date still hadn’t shown up. Sometimes, that kind of terrible sense could actually be a plus. This was one of those times. On top of the absolutely abysmal sense of setting the appointment for a ridiculously vague 2 PM, he was also doing the whole ‘Korea time’ thing, showing up 10 minutes latewith zero guilt. Talk about being a1cc79990b utterly ill-mannered.69a00b93a97bef3d

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    Don’t two negatives make a positive?8f72b38db2ba4d04

    That was the case for Yi-hyun’s blind date right now.179e70a3e71343e6

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    “Please be 10 minutes late, please.”36b4c697b8f3c599

    She hoped that 9ea767d232 even his sense c7bbf389c5 of punctuality would ef858f100c be the absolute ac17433d7d worst, just to c75cde79a2 give her those10 precious minutes. That’s all Yi-hyun wanted.6fd3cbbed7009bab

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    What she wrote on SNS about her legs shaking and hands trembling wasn’t just talk. She was deadly serious.7171b1427a2d4aa5

    ‘But the blind date is still important, okay?’880ac6a17eef54c4

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    Eun-jung’s words as she left the house faintly, subtly drifted through her mind, but they were literally just passing thoughts. For people deep in their fandom, polite words usually didn’t stick.bf05ee840830ede2

    Muggles’ polite words only served to slow down a fan’s hands.159f760e1b6feea7

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    “Please, please….”f20ee296f13e5011

    1:50 PM.838c755c084ebdca

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    From 10 minutes before 2 PM, Yi-hyun, like a kid who couldn’t focus, nervously bit her neatly manicured nails. One minute felt like a year, and 9 minutes felt like 9 seconds.930d9126b2985220

    “Please…”657d68743f02237e

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    Until 1:59 PM, fd62c29346 Yi-hyun kept glancing 0953860077 at the empty b4032c3597 lobby entrance. But after 1:59 PM, 218764b8ce she was completely lost 5ddbc37886 in her phone, as ed2695dbcd if she would literally 70cf1e1d88 dive into it.c657215d01296b97

    No staff member failed to recognize Yi-hyun, with her youthful looks, her perfectly maintained long hair, and her luxury tweed set-up. They wanted to approach her to make an impression on the owner’s youngest granddaughter, but no one dared to approach Yi-hyun in her tense state.c9a11d4c4249bdd9

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    “It’s happening, it’s happening, it’s happening….”156f4b835dfe0d42

    They say phone addiction is a big problem for today’s Gen Z, and in others’ eyes, Yi-hyun looked like one of those young people. Seriously, just get into your phone already. What can you even see by staring like that? Yi-hyun, unknowingly, had her lips puckered like a duck’s beak in concentration, her gaze fixed only on her phone screen. Soon, her slender, graceful hands touched the phone quickly and accurately, with no wasted movement.f7914aebc0e5fe70

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    Tap, tap, tap, c5bc8ccf79 tap.9dd79a8d5a96a2b5

    Her fingers moved without hesitation, her gaze completely unwavering. And that unswerving focus didn’t even register the dull sound of approaching footsteps.0b45bfa00335987e

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    A man entered the empty gallery lobby, paused briefly, then approached with a steady gait and wide strides. Yi-hyun didn’t even notice him until all her payments were processed and she saw the success message.b1ae5d0e8aadc1ca

    “Got it!”f636a744f4b5c4ab

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    Yi-hyun exclaimed “Got it!” raising her voice unconsciously, as she looked at the pop-up screen filling her small phone.a5479acaf8b2979e

    Congratulations on a9ef1ddb3d your 00001st af23dfd359 purchase!b74ea97e49c70084

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    “Got it, I got it. I was literally going to die if I couldn’t buy it.”ab572bd54f4bb15b

    “That’s a scary thing to say. Congrats, you don’t have to die.”5360976e13725402

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    “Huh?”e71be2e24ac7832d

    Yi-hyun startled and looked 1e32400e19 up at the voice 5cb3245dee coming from above her f6347be90e head.d0dbe7b11cbf8815

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    Perhaps because he was backlit by the sun, the man’s face was hidden in shadow and couldn’t be seen immediately.2aa478b3cf3db1c7

    “Oh, right.”5a6b797021b63bc8

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    He has a dd0d1dd739 young face.0f6714ebb5d44c2d

    Yi-hyun startled 40fee262c5 and looked 369a0355cd up at 995b67b441 the voice 926d17d3bc coming from 5663fbc696 above her 6ff93da6a6 head.b7672a4153feccce

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    She wasn’t sure if “baby fat” was an appropriate term for his age, but the soft, peachy cheeks on his fair skin were perfectly described as “baby fat.”c074d5cd41761448

    Her eyes were 923dc5a741 first drawn to 7180540a36 his reddish cheeks, 2e0cd2f99a followed by his cd26a3f615 plump lips and 4cde3cae23 delicate nose. Then her gaze b08f1bedb5 stopped at his b97326f5bd large eyes, which fea1bb3e79 looked like they 24815fb48a could spill over 19710a9ea6 at any moment. His clear, 2ae21ef604 big eyes e181205387 added an 3894230eaa innocent charm 9ba7043841 to her 976881905e cute face.8b51e9bb154eef75

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    It wasn’t a flashy appearance, but it was certainly eye-catching.e1116fa68a26ba3c

    His large eyes were 040cc705ee windows to his thoughts. That made edf7a3650a them even a7a911a0d1 more captivating.49d8654ac5a323bc

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    Yi-hyun, who had 1b2aee0234 sharply raised her f8cf5ed364 head, moved her cd371285a9 plump lips and cb0e88b50a finally spoke, as c64d118c94 if she had 3521b76b8c just remembered what ecde93ab25 this place was.62f760a50adf4735

    “I’m sorry. I was just…”b6d48eedf64a106f

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    “It’s okay.”14cada49f0fc796a

    Only then 522d541a72 did she c7f8887271 remember what 8dadaf7a57 this place ce588459b0 was again. After the storm passed, 852ce47e8b reality came into view.2b1527fd52a3df20

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    It was ablind date.aa28ec9be76961c2

    ‘Who dares talk back, is it our Yi-hyun?’685bb67c66ef7419

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    Yi-hyun, who couldn’t even talk back to her grandfather, just bowed her head low.d9c0bdc899741f92

    ‘I’ve finished discussing with the Kim family, so you just need to follow.’b5bb47f6e6138247

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    Two days later,2 PM, Seosong 600223704d Gallery Lobby. That was the d5a96caaf4 blind date date b5d37b7a87 and location. It was already an 63528cdafa arranged marriage between the 59446d3ed6 families, and Yi-hyun had e7357c8735 come to the blind 39a81495de date without being able 885a21d260 to say whether she 14dd72a50b liked it or not.8d7a33b50f7ee8c5

    And at 2:03 PM, the man’s appearance, 3 minutes late to the appointment, would normally have been annoying. But today, because he was late, she could buy Seo An’s DVD, so it was actually a good thing.6068340e37d48230

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    And the blind date who showed up after that good thing was….5decce457eb64460

    “Hello, Jung Yi-hyun….”df62f8be97696264

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    “Nice to meet you.”791bc41ff2e14963

    “Mom, holy… Seo An?”73c9afedcbfa11f0

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    She knew that combining ‘Mom’ and ‘holy’ in an exclamation was pretty disrespectful, but Yi-hyun couldn’t think of any other words.37c5c3da9f77314a

    “…That’s right, it’s Seo An.”3b92921c899534c4

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    It wasSeo An.75017b59941530cf

    Fangirl Jung Yi-hyun’sultimate idol,actor Seo An.ef7ef04035f68440

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