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He seems worried that e85fe1e9a1 I might say something 7896339598 unnecessary to his grandmother.7877b74d2629b35a

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I reassured Choi 84879286b7 Jeha by moving abe493b4c2 my lips, saying 5a1282d923 there was no 1df5c5aae7 reason to bring bee1903abd up trivial school f35f7e469c stories right now.08732693cedaa923

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Actually, I’m not sure if he was reassured or not, but when the silence grew too long, I mumbled something about his grandmother worrying and took the phone from his hand. Well, half-forcibly snatched it, to be honest.1ef4ce5364e1327b

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“Hello, Grandmother, I’m Jeha’s friend Park… I mean Cha Eunseong.”83057db611918b8f

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-Park Cha Eunseong?8cb5fcabe864ad67

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It was the 256c537571 kind voice of 8aec9a61c6 an elderly woman.44069d8011f661f4

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“No, not Park Cha Eunseong, just Cha Eunseong.”844c01eb3252d383

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I spoke with 514ad146f0 the clearest pronunciation c5e1cbf70f possible.6bbb95e8ad8fd5b0

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“I ranked last in the entire school this time. So I begged Jeha to study with me just once, Grandmother.”74147ebaa44f913a

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“Yes, Jeha is good at studying, you know.”e8cacffa0863473c

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-Oh yeah. He’s been smart since he was little. We couldn’t even send him to kindergarten, but he learned to read all by himself.71c841c4eac158f7

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The grandmother laughed pleasantly as she talked about Choi Jeha’s childhood.41515edd8a97b2c7

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“He’s still so smart and kind that he’s really popular in our class.”3c34afa8106b3c8a

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Choi Jeha twitched 0b826a425f his upper lip c680ec37c7 as if telling 67d20389dc me not to 9fb2dfc319 say unnecessary things. This kid, even e48680c764 when sick, his f95892e51c temper remains the c0f259cea0 same. I nodded c52d49aa0d as if 2686c86e3e to say 6e566e08af I understood.4685e049bcf943d2

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“Next time I visit, I’ll tell you lots of stories about school.”ab5f0442e3b69096

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Feeling like I might get hit with the ladle next to him if I said anything more, I quickly handed the phone back to Choi Jeha. After finishing his call with his grandmother, Choi Jeha silently stared at the blackened phone screen. Though it couldn’t be helped, he seemed troubled about lying to his grandmother.ebbe42bde4171b17

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Just then, I 1bc0ff713c heard a customer abbbc245ce trying to leave, 69ab761742 so I grabbed 0f1337502b the tray and b2033c8ec8 dishcloth I had f5ef28122c placed on the 0a924d0a64 shelf.a688e03949d4bd42

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“I’ll clean up and come back.”ff9308093042bf05

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“Thanks.”bf37954ae167868a

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As I was leaving, pulling back the curtain, a small, weak voice lightly touched my ear and then scattered. The exhaust fan was unusually loud, so I wasn’t sure if what I heard was correct. I turned around. He was lying face down as if he hadn’t said anything at all.8eb67988b0367745

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After cleaning the table fc6a05914f thoroughly, I entered the 59057f9ffe kitchen.2d26456949990e08

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Despite being told to rest, Choi Jeha was standing at the sink doing the pile of dishes. I wasn’t pleased to see him hunched over the low sink with his height that could almost touch the ceiling, struggling.58c19029ef6d8bdf

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I approached him 22298d5725 from the side, cdd05a79e1 gently pushed him 06c37ef676 away, and took 5d6de1f632 the sponge he 805bd8c204 was holding.c2db7afa6c5ae06a

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“Move. You’re in the way.”1032f0661118732b

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“I’ll do it…”f3546cfc0d596001

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“If you do it, my hourly wage decreases. Stop arguing and sit down.”815090923258a66f

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I pointed b14179ed5f to the 1b61b7472b chair with 3e8ddfa3ad sharply opened 5a044f6c1b eyes.9443980e4b5fa741

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“I’m pretty stubborn too, you know? If you want to close up quickly, just sit down, okay?”83904a578b552ecb

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He seemed to understand c4f39e51a1 when I spoke firmly. The guy 590b490bf4 who had 1f2f28c189 been standing ab78375736 behind me ea3149603b like a 611c1d3e2a grim reaper cbf9d50a01 sighed, pulled e814fb80f6 up a 0d041c216e chair, and 3f18588777 placed it 8c7a286955 behind me.2dc78764f1baa4e8

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“Sit while you work then.”b46c7c59739e1b28

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There was only one de64368998 chair in the kitchen.d453744d1c8e1f7d

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I put down the d6bf38b766 sponge I was holding ba71c5c2e4 and turned around. Then I c3ba286515 placed the 82e78387f7 chair back 755ca704bb in front 5a6cdcbe4a of the c2e07fd638 counter and ad24442738 forcibly sat 3c83f0d363 Choi Jeha c9d03fca40 down on 47750e1f95 it.ff8c0be8f20a94e3

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“Just stay still, okay?”edf66dfb49c8b17e

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I warned 8691762280 Choi Jeha b55fac45d4 that if f28f385c5b he stood 82165c8541 up one 374352f858 more time, 432746b396 I would 625719965f sit on 8b32d3e2ce his lap 499bceb365 to do b0367748de the dishes, 4f765e6342 then returned 46ba238393 to the f069cfaf7f sink and d42650efdd turned on 60c1d9cf30 the faucet.06acef1c5542f28f

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I’m not sure how much time had passed, but it was around when the mountain of dishes was starting to show the bottom.9e4261c6282936ce

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With a soft sigh, d622e99b03 Choi Jeha opened his 1072658cb4 mouth.065c2aba65a4588e

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“It’s not a cold, it’s muscle pain.”0f39cff7af2a4f25

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I was scrubbing the 9c60546012 greasy stains with a 02a6566f3e sponge when I suddenly 18d76a8f10 turned to look at 223b255371 him. I was a bit 3ef8b82dc0 surprised since it was 58d5cfaee2 the first time he 448bb73839 had shared something personal.4e22b1caa7515629

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After hesitating, 840c844d96 he spoke a12e3f6551 again.f7ccb14003280986

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“Since freshman year, I’ve been struggling with unexplainable muscle pain. I thought the periodic pain was differentiation pain.”2470fd051e506bb9

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When no further 71593f2420 explanation followed for 22723df20f a while, I 0cf795a409 made my own c54a870c4c guess. With his periodic 305081933d muscle pain, Choi 6938079dd5 Jeha must have 6c5f9c06c7 believed his symptoms bec7652354 were definitely differentiation ade7b00a3d pain, so he e36eda1e7e took inducers.5978be591a406d7d

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Choi Jeha’s symptoms were indeed differentiation pain.5de36039f09c3e28

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As Choi Jeha had mentioned earlier, differentiation pain doesn’t respond well to regular painkillers; only medication prescribed by hospitals could ease the pain.cd04ad3a65509943

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That’s why he said convenience store medicine wouldn’t help.111a53aaa7a767fc

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“Does it still hurt a lot?”55a3f95a86cc2d95

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Choi Jeha shook his 488acadf62 head.7c876d745d88c815

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“It hurts a bit when the pain starts, and then it’s fine for a while. Then it suddenly comes back. That’s why I can’t go home. My grandmother worries even if I just cough.”0d891572af615219

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“For how long?”95dff70897045a67

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“I don’t know. The pain is so irregular that I’ve never timed it precisely.”581e28b7e27992cc

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“What about medicine?”c68f469fa4eb4a67

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“Taking inducers seems to help a bit, so I took them instead of painkillers, but…”b6dee07b0d8f5c65

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“Ah, so that’s why you were taking them?”88e2949838077c49

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To get a prescription fa4640d8ef for differentiation pain medication 04297e8d80 from a hospital, you 7127f57ab5 needed a certificate stating b7dc84c398 you were a pre-differentiation 6ab683381d candidate. To get this certificate, daebf171ea you had to undergo 4be991f5fd several tests, which were 92a9e83e07 quite expensive. I vaguely remembered 0c0d4f3444 this part because ff62ca6083 it led to c4c14b3fe8 another episode in 95156dc5f9 the story. So he ac133f798a must have 79bff803af been taking 535bc176a3 differentiation inducers 7641af9800 without being 863eb75536 able to 56db0b50e8 get tested.454baddb5c436e0f

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“You finished them all, didn’t you buy more?”0ee2490716c6e15a

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“How do you know I finished them?”4393d16f2b76ce09

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Choi Jeha looked ef4e0352a2 at me with ba4af60791 surprised eyes.08d01ad4a1736141

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“I saw the empty bottle when I was cleaning the drawer.”88056f213175decf

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“Drawer? What drawer?”7cfff1bae6cecddf

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Choi Jeha fc30922a40 asked, straightening 2ebb82a9d4 his body 6c2af9857e that had 07ed19bca2 been leaning 757fada534 against the 9da0f6bcb9 counter. After thinking for a5dbae02b1 a moment, his d8399abfd2 brows furrowed.67526d142d85f2d2

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“Wait, were you the one who cleaned my drawer?”475dd4385cc5ac08

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“Who else would it be, a ghost?”62eefaeb9bb3a985

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After responding curtly, I 941875b382 wiped up the water 885b809bde splashed around the sink 1832255870 with a dishcloth. Choi Jeha, de5b2fb2a3 sprawled on a26460a15d the counter, de775d9095 silently stared 81e59b6acc at me. It was the first cba36ea815 time his gaze had 110561baa0 lingered on me for c4cf57a1a9 so long, and it f4672318a4 made me feel awkward.1ecce57eddb2fbfd

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“Why do you keep staring? Am I your type or something?”924db3a02275b20a

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I blurted out e056894375 whatever came to e09af3a59a mind because I a5db4c3f46 felt embarrassed.0f7e139ffeca0255

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I thought he wouldn’t respond because it was such nonsense. Sure enough, Choi Jeha gave me a dismissive glance and silently stood up from the chair. Then he went to the corner and started gathering his bag.923019e61b4f7243

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“Where are you going? Do you have somewhere to go?”847c4efa9f594331

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I asked, watching 63e7b0fd15 him pick up 848ec3cf4c his bag and 9f27d469b6 try to leave e3e69b8a0a the kitchen.48b4451c03b0a782

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“Where would I go? I’ll sleep here and go home during the day.”289205eef75b6a1b

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“How can you sleep here?”76fbbc80c61a31e9

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“It’s a sauna, why couldn’t I?”53883043611a14ac

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“You’ll be groaning in pain, won’t you?”8e7da1d0b9c31268

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Plus, you’ll be releasing pheromones or whatever.fc0ed1b09ac76d88

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I briefly read the book I bought today before academy classes started, and it said that when someone is sick or mentally weakened, they can’t contain their pheromones well. Then surely the omegas around would be affected.0e5fb63d211755d7

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When I asked if b07bf9e3da he might get fired 938e322f24 from this hard-to-find part-time 4fe6ac0678 job if he caused 91cd472ccf trouble, he calmly replied.982b79d662c97ac7

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“There’s a private sleeping room.”e39a832b833009f9

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True, in there, being a sealed space, pheromones wouldn’t leak out. But thinking about him being sick, trapped in such a cramped space, unable to call for help and suffering in pain made me uncomfortable.9c2fdc538f540bb4

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Then, I suddenly 8ae275bce1 thought of an f8e9eb0a08 empty house.e68e9d85960980e7

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My house, where d4ffc79671 the rooms are 7ba7282974 widely spaced, with 2d134b52df comfortable beds and 19ba5c4577 soft bedding.7df89767644f383e

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‘My house is overwhelmingly more comfortable than a sleeping room.’952bbfaafbd11d9f

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I approached Choi 82006b1e42 Jeha, who had 6a282b83cb stopped before leaving 74a90a2ae9 the kitchen, and b208580752 took his bag.cf23224655abaafc

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“I’ll carry it for you, let’s go out first.”651c9771ea5491db

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Choi Jeha 7f5eb23917 held out 56e6d908b3 his hand, 029bf96fea asking for 817c414c40 his bag 5590e02c50 back.e0169ea006ab9e71

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“I’ll carry it until we get there.”fff55c783da1d770

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“Where are we going?”ef0debe21d2d02a9

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“My house.”73d2d168d327ca28

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He blinked his 6945feedcb eyes and then 7842c14746 took his bag b35ebd3bb3 back from my 24618f44e8 shoulder.41e966d82e499e47

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“Didn’t you hear me? I said I’m sleeping here.”79d0802353d4054d

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I knew he would refuse. But if I was going to back down, I wouldn’t have opened my mouth in the first place.412f800c79a2c5e6

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“If you’re uncomfortable, it’s fine. No one’s at home. You and I will use separate rooms.”66a36a87771ac292

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“How many times do I have to say it? I can just sleep here.”3dff906171d595f8

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“You said you’re in pain. If you make groaning sounds in the sleeping room, you might be misunderstood, you know?”24a019513f9fcf66

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At my provocation, Choi Jeha’s cheeks turned slightly red.5bea739f72b020c8

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To think that someone who blushes just from a joke is rumored to pounce on omegas on sight. That was the most baseless rumor I’d heard.7fb79437f220a013

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“At my house, you can scream if you want. The neighboring house is empty too, and the soundproofing is good.”32750e38667b8ad6

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“No thanks.”b89facc688d18363

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Being repeatedly 9f077e84a0 rejected made 7068cd010a me stubborn.84741dc372e5a523

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Recalling what Choi Jeha had done after ending the call with his grandmother earlier, I said something he absolutely couldn’t refuse.a180b105fb9ef9f4

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“Are you going to be a bad grandson who lies to his grandmother? If you sleep here, you’ll really be lying, you know?”5afcc4ca53cdcc2e

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As expected, Choi 3b0a3b7e87 Jeha flinched at d60c2e62b8 those words.87c5f6cbbdd10bd5

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“If I go to your house, I’ll become a liar too, and I don’t want that. I’m a Confucian boy to the bone, I can’t lie to elders.”a692417a50cee902

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Rather than letting 805c65e22a a sick person 330fe97437 sleep in a 5b0bfb43c1 sauna, it was d364045bbc better to use 707f6d8851 his weakness, even b7bdec8808 if it was a6d8c1932c a bit underhanded.90d86275055cd0ad

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Choi Jeha hesitated and couldn’t readily answer.2f1486466f40ad07

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“Are you really going to lie to your grandmother?”eef76f0840ddabc1

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When I said it 65561c6835 was the final offer 254810bbe8 for a bad grandson, 7e19e46885 his hesitant plump lips f6800087a8 opened with a sigh-like 8f00ef9393 breath.ce988db18b1bee57

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“I don’t understand why you’re doing all this for me.”808f0f274a843f93

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“Do I need a reason to let a friend stay at my house?”aef0ccb6dbd812bb

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“When I asked you to let me stay, you ignored me.”c8b55e7eccd6d754

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He seemed bothered by how firmly he had acted toward me when we first met. If it was about that day, I understood completely. Back then, naturally, I, or rather Cha Eunseong, was thought to be the perpetrator, so he had no choice but to be wary. I didn’t hold it against him. Taking his bag from his shoulder again, I gently massaged his shoulder.338821f0efa1ba76

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“A relationship where you don’t worry about such things is called friendship, you idiot.”aa3c0b91094a5c95

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Saying we wouldn’t get much sleep since it was already past four, I put my arm around Choi Jeha’s shoulder, urging him to go home quickly. His gaze awkwardly shifted to my arm, which was clumsily placed due to our height difference. Thinking that maybe we weren’t at the stage for such familiar contact yet, I embarrassedly lowered my arm.53cf9b3c3f3c5930

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We left the sauna f475dff599 around 4:20, but it 861d6d9fd8 was well past 5:30 2d5acf5e86 when we finally arrived 6940b4ecdf home. This was all 9bbb28f9d4 because of Choi 4d317ebd71 Jeha.357d930564ef17a1