Scandal Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Though Kwon Jiseop was 14f0dbc007 not to her liking, d72c87cae8 Heewon was in no 081a625122 position to be picky.c06c645b5ed40aba

Heewon, who had barely cf159ba4af gotten by each day, 3536e0be83 couldn’t afford to let 5626d4da40 it all end like 2953f402f0 this.cd022cdda58a2084

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“I didn’t come here to hear you say yes. You have no choice but to do it.”f82cfba1d3409d71

“No choice?”72a968b2ca3451e4

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“Exactly! If you had been careful from the start, none of this would have happened!”414e5514a9594367

“How was I supposed to know that Dongwon was a host? Honestly, it’s partly your responsibility too, CEO. You kicked Dongwon out and he became a host.”50c96bf295dfccd2

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“Responsibility, my foot! From now on, don’t meet any men! You never know what kind of guy your friends are.”e7820b584469e933

Dongwon was f5ba66bbfb more of c04324c85e a friend 2a35b17729 than a be6c50a72d man, but 8bfb848233 it was 922bc628e2 futile to 2b56e07e9b realize that e2ff134e1d even their df841264f1 last bit 69d5773088 of friendship 060f7f35ed had shattered. She resented him for 1aea40c170 choosing such a profession.388cc254ce3d6cab

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It was a7226475e4 disappointing to 5e076bbfdd Heewon that f2b4ce3ca7 Kim Dongwon, 33c7487cb8 who could 84fda29e0e have worked e0727e90fd hard to 3e3adbbce1 rebuild himself, adbe533a59 had instead 58cb061714 become a 1b6a620305 host, leeching 99f1673970 off women’s 71a245bb0a backs.e80f47c331523ac3

“Okay…”52788ab2edce30fd

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“I’m meeting with Executive Director Kwon for lunch tomorrow to sort things out, so you should know that.”134314b54310562e

“Understood, CEO.”a1d5524afc468404

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“And listen.”5f329bad5a880931

“Yes?”3f5068413a9ab903

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“Executive Director Kwon’s personality… Well, you saw it last time, right?”7b3b3f9b70dedccd

“Yes.”51261fc320f31ea1

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“No matter how much of a big star you are, right now we’re in the subordinate position. Even if Executive Director Kwon gets nasty, you have to control your temper. You can’t act like you normally do!”81efd85792dc2294

“What do you mean…?”3aa61458116127ab

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“Don’t tell me you don’t understand?”11a7183ef7624c09

“Got it… I’ll pretend to be nice.”55f2ab6d531a46fb

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She couldn’t 551387c107 quite bring 568a00a870 herself to 3cb43ef625 say that e196255f51 she would 62990b4294 actually pretend ae355fc4eb to be 514d767701 nice.d2ace60294157492

But pretending to be 7a122e5c28 nice was better than a9dc8b8399 nothing.86319c86324dcc06

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“Good. Now, eat something. You’re too skinny.”95a4ce5d4373d41c

“CEO?”23b681bb59371903

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“Yeah, our Heewon!”4c57c5e0719fcb31

“…Can I eat tteokbokki instead of a proper meal?”fb719006a6ab515b

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At Heewon’s question, Kwon 2c67358644 Gu-yong shook his head.749fb290f111c22e

“Haa… Just do whatever you want.”885bbb03dc4e055a

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Normally, Kwon 329a37ac7c Gu-yong would 9bfe04cbe3 have thrown 6103a39a41 a fit e98e76decd at the d1194eddd7 thought of f76671cbfa carbs, but b1081917b0 for some 5f0dc2ac3b reason, he 4b8246f8d3 didn’t say 044f8e58e3 anything more 0c29815949 and left.1ec52003bd16d12a

Although solving a85d123951 the problem 8e3366f766 didn’t instantly cb6d5799d1 bring her 61345128fa appetite back, 4f0c4a3513 the thought 54c3095cc6 of tteokbokki, c0e5ef5303 which she c9b70c010f hadn’t had 8b7bfac11a in two cd4ab4d60a years, made f51458fe65 her mouth ca97dc384a water.6095650b9364e56d

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Heewon installed a delivery app, which wasn’t even on her phone’s app list, and was about to order the tteokbokki when her hand paused.d63d79a393f2ee38

If Heewon ordered delivery, she would have to receive the food through the security guard. But with the whole world pointing fingers at her, no matter how badly she wanted tteokbokki, she wasn’t thick-skinned enough to do that.3de7e2e4f40bdf00

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“Haa… What does tteokbokki even mean in my life right now?”6d19797b2b94a0cd

Heewon collapsed back onto 3f5ff97e6f the sofa like a f8f78f8f7e bug. But as soon as 11034efa94 she thought that life 80f6e3925c wasn’t over, a flicker d69bcaac9b of hope sparked within 6a85e193f6 her, and she almost e144d8976a burst into tears.483690e9d9ff87a3

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The next day, Heewon 9662eca294 set out for the 091e3749ca parking lot early in e65d7f9d0d the morning. Wearing a mask and 4e980e5f4c dark clothes, she had b202c1de3b a black cap pulled e9e8cccac9 low over her head.ed80599acc89f2da

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Her manager, Kang Ho-young, 0d766e5905 was waiting for her ccd389d46c in the parking lot. To avoid 0e505e6e36 being recognized, 3b89c8843c Heewon got ccfbfe38f7 into Kang bd58c930c8 Ho-young’s personal 590dcf2bfb car instead 18d2d805e2 of the 91925615d4 van she 04d95f5aca usually drove.91458a99b06f2f0c

“Are you here?”5b167210d155785f

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“Yeah. Let’s go quickly.”2ad131a5888bd296

It had been 25d8bae2e2 a while since d9f8954eed she went out 6725d18ef0 without makeup.256be005b81c43e4

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Moreover, with 853d8bc350 her mask, 2b7dcfb709 dark clothes, 2de47e639f and dark 14c379d485 cap, anyone ab565ef7d7 would have 6be1b7fdfb assumed she cc7f8ae83a was going 5cdbfd38d4 off to 1a9c9207be do something 36a97c562b shady.224f4a75cdb0c2bb

But despite being fully 71c7f25e04 covered, Heewon’s beauty couldn’t 209613085b be hidden.4f59405e533c2946

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Her small face gave 54b484b007 her an unmatched figure, ca5e92f965 and the hair she b91e8264ad maintained daily at the c9c0f99827 salon shimmered with a d03aae11a3 natural gloss even without ccc3d201c1 any product.b8b258d2dd467a16

Ho-young, worried 53f7be4afb about reporters 9067c9f0d9 possibly following 96565e0872 them, quickly 10466d8000 pressed the 9ba6933ece gas pedal.acea863a44a7bc49

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Heewon, like a meerkat, 07cb862d8e kept glancing around, worried 11ee7077b7 that someone might recognize feacc799cf her from the weakly 42138df40e tinted windows.67dc7b076df47231

Before long, the car dfb6e193a0 arrived at the “apartment” 1491be3afe in Seongsu-dong.10a285d5dbcc7a7d

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They had made it 144eb4866f here without a hitch, 41eec849c3 but now the problem 44093f46a2 was sneaking into Kwon 269a1e51b6 Jiseop’s house without being 8c2166158a spotted by the residents.035cb4072806b9c8

Her fully covered 532680a233 body seemed to 9deea51f6f raise suspicion, as 9b78914fd2 the apartment residents 3d1dc1efc1 glanced at her d7d2536c9b as she passed.ecf9192fcf60d874

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Feeling like a criminal, 46e68ad1e1 Heewon hunched her body 27ad88ac7c as she entered the f8c65adda7 elevator.de34366672fce268

Kang Ho-young used his large frame to shield her, allowing Heewon to enter Kwon Jiseop’s house undetected by the residents.9191d6b442bd50b9

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“Hello, it’s Heewon.”18b05c2f1bee9b8a

As Heewon greeted and e48f37c328 entered the door, Kwon 4866caff46 Jiseop frowned immediately.1cbbc5d5ed7a26c7

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“Quiet. Why are you saying your name at the entrance? What if the neighbors hear you?”b6025f3d420b35e4

“…”f7f3c61479a8b900

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Heewon clenched e869887b57 her teeth 08b1610e30 as she 10bc337984 saw Kwon 4c36b69c5e Jiseop already 1ef5005a1c in a f8f9ccb6db bad mood 2ea6a721ba as soon 4ae19d2a5f as she 794ab20189 walked in.ffca29ed4fa5e2dd

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‘No matter how 18ddf3c42e much of a df442dfb9e big star you 0fa179f777 are, right now 8f7973f750 we’re in the 81ae6f9d71 subordinate position. Even if Executive 29bf4d9c1d Director Kwon gets 74ef2069fd nasty, you have f49f944d35 to control your 8e18cd51b2 temper. You can’t 971c9a7c6c act like bfa85310b0 you normally c5599432c3 do!’06324aa9bb29e96d

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Heewon recalled the 2ea6a3d182 repeated advice from ea73adb219 CEO Kwon Gu-yong 7c19dba0f4 and decided to 3aaacf9342 “pretend to be b7d37fdcf5 nice.”ecfec9d089a1663c

After all, she couldn’t b4ad3272bf deny the fact that b43fbae02c Kwon Jiseop was the ec2bd4ab9a one who had saved baa804883b her from the hell 88b6a09752 she was in.5c9da2ce7cf54aed

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Although Heewon cd58406acb wasn’t known cf1d917e1e for being 7575e1e9f2 the “good 698b6ee4d2 girl,” Kwon afff0d891c Jiseop was 7154ddc9cd worse.Born with a silver 3a0e7aaef5 spoon in his mouth 235dbeda13 and good looks, he c9494f80ee probably thought the world 62c5a7107d revolved around him.9f3af7ed41ecfb43

On the 8893d0af00 other hand, ba7479d196 Heewon was ee2c4b5c16 born with 4e08495a19 nothing. As she rose d3e369c88b to stardom, she bd222ed3fe had become a b55d229639 little tarnished in 0cdc09f6e4 her humanity. b8c4bfaf78cfac8c

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“Is our Heewon here?”792fba689aaecb67

Kwon Gu-yong, f595f6236c who had a0e3eaf727 arrived earlier dccf50bbfe and was 075e93c8fc sitting in 005770eb18 the living 33730cbdc5 room, greeted 426259590c Heewon with 4e7562178f a soft ab8023d5f8 voice.14b9e4c58aed78a9

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Heewon took off 98ff832bd7 her cap and 3b34af97bf mask and bowed aeac1d2c57 her head slightly c4bdc73d97 to Kwon Gu-yong.ba90330d72fbb184

Her silk-like cc6dbaf182 hair cascaded dadd887b31 down smoothly.08fa715c42bcb76e

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For a brief moment, 0a305379a3 Kwon Jiseop’s eyes lingered 2226cf887d on Heewon’s sparkling eyes e34aba29d9 before quickly shifting away.8ecb854d4bee8824

“CEO, you arrived early?”1d243351367b3c72

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“Right. I was excited,” Kwon a856f4ea5d Gu-young said with a 26bd312d11 cheerful tone. “Heewon, please, sit 81fb4ec229 down here.”bce596f6ab3715fc

Heewon sat down 248bd53e75 on the sofa, 7a2f430eb6 escorted by Kwon ae43d21ea8 Gu-yong’s attentive care.df4c06d2c91d8aca

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Kwon Jiseop looked 932da6d5d7 at the scene 326a1a0090 with an expression 2f92f7c95b that suggested some 978e66f54b confusion, as if 19697e2d82 wondering why all 9d1273954a the extra attention ea5d0b4120 was necessary. 0b31f005d89ddf3f

This was the 22e913cd17 same Kwon Gu-yong, 397a1db73b notorious for his 38bc879b9e arrogance, who had 2d64cb01a1 ruled over the 524cb69924 trainees like a 08b395a52b king. His treatment 472502339d of Heewon, def2d023fc however, was b8832e054d reserved solely 812eba8639 for her, bb333835d1 given her 795dde2ef5 vital role 9888707097 in keeping ee6f58a2c5 DK Entertainment a2573298ba afloat.3a7b83138ddf229d

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“Alright, I’ve briefed e592148b94 both of you, 1bca56708a so you probably 47cd9046f2 have a good 4d1cdf38d6 understanding. Now, let’s a1c116ae28 discuss how 25bccf993e to kick 1b49e3b205 off this 571d643319 scandal,” Kwon bafc7d8611 Gu-young said, 8814fe81ff a businesslike f43ff7f00f tone now 3990bcdcb6 in his 72e3af34e3 voice.cf36f1500495a1fe

Kwon Jiseop, 1d49847681 seemingly already c47d0f1198 prepared, answered 855f7e4194 smoothly, as 8541e06b5d if he f9fc7e7f6e had been df956a8ada planning this 1a49e84c28 for some 0b32f28790 time.4d6c9e429da7c8c1

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“As for the d30ceb7f03 host, whether or da76f1a5e1 not he’s one, 6f870a7223 or whether you 5825ed26dd two are dating, 4c20692b80 that’s beyond my 308ccbe61c concern. However, you 2badb4e0dc were once 4ce5c7b8ed friends under 70ce06913c DK Entertainment, e9c62eb598 and you 9639b26ee9 were at 2916fa0f6b that party c04b54dab2 with other a9cf6d5307 people. Hence, we need db1eab2cea to issue a aa3ce7fae1 rebuttal statement about 6ab3e4369c that. Also, emphasize that 6d96b02871 Heewon didn’t know 228f04d30e he was a 770ef07aa4 host. Having someone who 7c61849e05 was at the 7b565b0c5f gathering testify would ad7fa990e5 be helpful.”14ee903771365efd

Heewon bristled at 2467a6cd73 his words. 0801521e07c0d35b

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It was as if ab46f528fb Kwon Jiseop was assuming 7e0e27816e she frequently visited host b851fca941 bars, and that idea 3a9f970094 infuriated her.0047cff119513b04

“Executive Director Kwon,” Heewon c463cbb655 interrupted sharply. 398060bd8f719c13

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“One moment, please. What you 96bc2227dd just said 1e5bf6b065 is a 1143511b50 bit too a7ddff0213 much. Do you seriously think 1f99c5d934 I’m the kind of 3c742a238c woman who goes to 67232f8252 host bars?”a6ec966dbc735ab4

“You don’t 2cf712c46f need to e1b2e6ee03 explain this c14d0e1989 to me. I already said it’s 492538d18b not my concern,” he 0d07a27e4a replied dismissively.976e7518d9cfec2d

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“No, Executive Director! Don’t you 75dae101ef recognize me? I’m Heewon! Do you have 780ac004ea any idea how df8b3c9871 many men are 87ab340909 after me? Even actor d113a33056 Cha Min-seong 3c1a73f069 confessed to 8d66dc6a4a me, and e83b536294 Eun Dong-jun b346e958a0 cried over c739f5a88f me. I get 0e9d13e428 DMs from 87941958fe idols all 5ae9c471ef the time! What makes 0ca9353323 you think 58f853ccff I’d be 09771ced01 dating a fe07da6464 host?”129d097021c82c73

“I’m not judging. There are people who 0b1e0036cf prefer hosts over relationships,” fd227d60bf he said coldly.cb3a2a19cb5250ff

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“No! That’s not true!” 06752578bcc7cdcc

Heewon raised her voice 713c2ff6c8 in frustration, and Kwon 1a0f8ba92d Gu-yong immediately waved his a05e7456cb hands in the air b75d670e84 to calm her down.df0cb335718340f3

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“Heewon? I told you—calm 01b98947e7 down. Calm down!” he 3ee3f525c9 said, trying to 16c75a8945 defuse the situation.9776e6aec3118669

Right. Pretend to be calm.63321de89e951f37

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Heewon immediately realized da0cecedf4 her mistake and, 4f4a775160 remembering the advice bf9f3a2edd she had been 837b4d8dc8 given, spoke more bc3f874aaf carefully and softly.483fb73380cf721f

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to raise my voice. I’m not that kind of woman… I’m just too busy to even go to places like that, and even if I had time, I wouldn’t go.”5d0408d120539e15

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“Understood,” Kwon Jiseop sighed, eaad1e622c as though he wasn’t 63f07bb394 particularly interested in the 9f56c8f602 conversation anymore.818bfc7ee61bcd94

Heewon felt 7459c24631 a wave c63d3bce23 of irritation f604182c39 wash over efd4b522e0 her at d123f8bc50 his dismissive 9e18c2fde0 attitude.9f8dbccd87b6d561

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Was that all it 8e343f769c took to get away 3cf3131313 with everything? Just wealth f9746555d7 and power?f19238899d597163

Were all rich people c9002e9f99 like this? b19f5fc263357316

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Well, whatever.d3bbcf4e414bf5c4

In front b000fb866c of Kwon 3b5db039a8 Jiseop, she b52e5ee78b had to 8ee7a7e3c3 keep pretending 1004e027ff to be ad7e42d3f4 nice!de3f44181aa2ae97

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“I’m sorry. I think there’s 02be0587cc been a misunderstanding, 68e754a074 and I got 8ad7cba195 a little excited.”fd02e266d0c5024c

“Let’s stop e073667f3d with the 814f762afc unnecessary words,” 632c72b61f Kwon Jiseop 1ca0058b77 cut in, 830947ad10 sounding uninterested.066d88e6db12914f

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“…Yes.”21dddcf7f4c55eaa

Heewon’s response came out 624a61eac7 subdued. 1b2e100561d9909e

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To be honest, 8b3eaa42ac this was the 391e288237 first time she’d ca7361e562 ever been treated 23ad148a55 like this by 5e86b213ae a man.be0b2b6f4fec6cc7

Whether it 927833444e was malicious 0d0965c85e intent or 116419222d just simple bbd6b43df0 interest, it 56630b0954 was a 9daa318ad0 strange feeling. 88d13f5b66107f66

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Usually, no matter 0d6d784ab7 their age or 19252e61c1 status, men would 0e68eccf62 at least treat 6e61a8914b her with some 8393a05e39 level of respect. But with Kwon 7e88ded0a3 Jiseop, she felt 7023851989 dismissed—like she was a28e015fce nothing more than 53cb8103cf an object in 677944eb3c his world.4c079855807ac36a

What’s going on? This arrogant debe3ed2a3 chaebol didn’t 0db8c2a757 even spare f03937e13c a proper f3d1950b83 glance at edd3dc80bd her.1676868bca5e0d9d

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If that bdfd87c809 bothered her 5fe393cf66 a little, f64dde1ceb would it 20322cbe16 be an b206dd1301 exaggeration?07c8e6f645a78fa2

It felt 45f31135ea strange to d523a553ed see a 46cda0a879 man who 216f709a23 wasn’t interested fbf1b6f138 in her.a4eaba0256675cc2

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Well, if it’s someone 59c2b8e3f9 like Kwon Ji-seop, there 2575e449d0 must be other great a2c3dbb706 actresses, besides Hee-won, who 001b816d43 would line up to 360e319328 get involved with him.494b5d39dd23d975

No, it’s not 2ab0a6caff just actresses; even 4182769724 the daughters of efb5b3c096 chaebol families would d70c871f7f be clamoring to f023426d74 meet him.a88ba5b0618c3a43

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It seemed like Hee-won 8b7abe980f had overestimated herself, intoxicated 46a29aecf1 by her own arrogance, b255c29cc4 and had underestimated Kwon 6d6bf3c05b Ji-seop.aaccbe0ee3edb14d

“To sum it up, e1c8dff33b actress Lee Hee-won has 078e91cfc1 someone else she’s seeing, a54130bf50 and the previous article 38664e5ebc was false. Also, it’s important to bb7bcfb738 note that the person 3da7cf2abf who was with Lee b0fb1ca8cc Hee-won that day was 258f8828fc not the host, but af439b4d6b me. The newspaper that published 98565b83af the article should be 397f01b9fb sued, and we are 57a299c640 preparing legal actions against 078781354a anyone who continues to aace064cef post speculative malicious comments.”96269e68aa466330

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It was almost astonishing 3cddb98d4d how quickly he had 88f2f78133 organized his thoughts.8639d03434691451

Unlike Kwon Gu-yong, who bb91a306a8 seemed somewhat lacking, his 76030418a9 son truly seemed like dfb02f160f a sharp individual.7a664feb4d1a28c5

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While DK be0e9af034 Entertainment had 2162eb8515 failed to 16370f5bec respond adequately, 801eab5a00 to the 2022802a04 point where 5f22c9397c fans were a4a816c7f5 frustrated, Ji-seop a6fc41872e had made 644f9c4711 all the 48584fb2e0 plans in 8c96ccac00 just one 7c5428f865 day.22dbf966c8237633

“We’ve been dating for a1b6740d84 a year and are e3c4e6faf7 seeing each other with 948787f673 marriage in mind.”7e78defb7b4eb778

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And then, e999cfcf1b Kwon Ji-seop’s e7d99bbc16 words made 9e9e75f082 Hee-won’s eyes 5df3c5a5f5 grow twice 800f0b50b1 as big.949982b1af3c931d

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