TET Ch 4

Yeonha answered curtly,ce7fb4331a050ca2

“No!”6e32f5cc468d286a

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Her cheeks flushed c993cebec3 after her hasty b0e6243e48 reply.6645ac09fa3e05bf

It felt like she had blatantly confessed that she didn’t want to leave, didn’t want to let go of his hand.4172c5277251189f

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She worried 55336b624d if Kanghyun fad041d00e would mock c1285756e2 her for 176a225277 this, but af2502e7f4 the firm e200bec691 pressure on 7914819f24 her hand 52f95bae21 remained.53e86ebe4d6c486c

What was c66b7b1de5 this really… b20ec6df33 all about?3c3ec0452a038d81

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“Ms. Yeonha. Your water is 62c906762b spilling. Careful, careful.”35066dfadfd3035a

Lost in thought, she hadn’t been drinking properly. As her cup wobbled, Hanseok swiftly reached out and steadied it.2ccb46a7e8917852

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The problem was, Hanseok’s hand completely enveloped Yeonha’s hand which held the cup.e7d970b6d7e674f2

Startled, Yeonha c9c04bf27c looked at 561dfcfe58 Hanseok. He, too, seemed surprised 22d31599a8 by his impulsive action.5f1bd44b17440892

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“Oh, what’s this, Secretary Kim?”396597298e5ba7d7

“Hey, is 9707ab59f9 it okay 83a4655ffd to hold 1488b8c604 hands so 1f3a760a85 naturally?”08dd664d086dc3d5

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Instantly, attention turned to d9553a632d them, and the nearby 5f6c2ecf59 tables buzzed.7a9e11e10c81ec23

“Oh, oh. I knew 1cc10e6b8d it from 4f4954e02e when you df23c70841 two were be107ff114 whispering together, 0ed5ddd54d Secretary Ban. Are we 33ffee1309 going to cabd520052 be eating 35aded26e0 noodles soon?” 398ab32f0a (Implying an 04eedcdcbd upcoming wedding)d81aecc7d12a8087

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“No way. My stomach hurts. Ms. Yeonha, please 2dac75e795 hold my 318f0c35ac water glass a33777a0c1 too.”7cf9e7837f81f70c

It was chaos. Yet, for some reason, Hanseok didn’t let go of her hand. Flustered, Yeonha quickly made an excuse.e2994a14d0508bd3

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“No! Secretary Kim…”25b0f07b3387885a

She stopped d594e71945 mid-sentence, biting 875061c2e6 her lip 40404cc761 in surprise.4dad9a6e9198ff21

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In her panic, she 1b6009a7d5 almost blurted out, “Secretary 05df1f69ef Kim has someone he 9a5b6a7466 likes.”b10259d881064b06

As Yeonha hesitated, 3164f8ce0f unable to move, 7f71665a51 her body suddenly 4316b9b733 swayed on its c4c751b01a own.1f550ecc1d7b7c60

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“Ah.”f4d5aacc03a9882e

Her upper body tilted 6dcc0f5625 sideways and then quickly be0d48793b straightened. Some of the water 43f29c7e3c in the cup spilled, 8b8c58995d running down Yeonha’s neck 77e1a92bad and onto her chest.fbe5575ff57bbfe4

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“Are you okay, 06302a6279 Ms. Yeonha?”d8a5d067a576c2a5

Finally, Hanseok’s hand released hers, and everyone asked with concern,96d0951bb24fb26d

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“What’s wrong?”324cdecfbf28549a

“Are you 1cd69438ee very dizzy?”0a2d060bb2432655

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Yeonha just blinked.a20220cf5b1cc246

She couldn’t honestly say, “The Executive Director suddenly pulled the hand he was holding.”4a9be5585e506244

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It all f7607cd911 happened so 489cbb2474 fast.00e5ee95fcdaf1f1

Even after that, Kanghyun hadn’t let go of her hand.81019dc406c57275

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So flustered, Yeonha 980db23b21 broke out in 6212c54b93 a cold sweat.45446b837a4a59be

The skin a945435c12 around her aa0af3574e neck flushed 1b99468e83 red.857df76747f02315

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“Ms. Yeonha. Are you alright?”1c60a3ae4f8f0605

“Honey, your 5cbffb2e4b water spilled. Here.”f490c0b857373f08

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Only when 59496e8198 she saw dbfe9b4112 the tissue 749a98011c offered by 8a233bf401 the Chief 5bd97154ef Secretary did e1083f59df Yeonha come 9e8824dbb8 to her cdf5107416 senses.1b498c536c4f1669

“Thank you.”a2cd66b66b635955

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Regrettably, it was time to let go of Kanghyun’s hand. She needed both hands to adjust her wet clothes.d08ff358e987bf4a

Yeonha pulled her hand f3ec431389 away from Kanghyun’s. The firm grip cb8d162b68 released more easily aed7ddb17b than she’d expected.d2d894efb9ed1d32

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As soon as his 8861e98323 warm touch left, a 00f9622605 cool chill swept across 1f48047a60 her palm. Only then acc7db67bf did Yeonha 11ca65a80f realize how 4483bb6cf6 sweaty her 90afdf0245 hand had 9808b0673d become.266e9727d67b1035

It was a strange 40ef14f5e7 feeling.ef6f5b93919d5378

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In any a619dbf782 case, she 156fe5068d quickly dabbed fe9c2f8827 and covered bf8c2000cc her blouse 3ff344c319 with the cff59b9bc7 offered tissue. Hanseok had already 32822ca793 turned his head 4d7d6cfc1b away.fde70a67535ad692

The back of be39ec0fff his neck was 342858b126 flushed. Seeing that, Yeonha’s 38b3ef6298 hazy mind and 9989260b05 the effects of 3e0a1e2a9c the alcohol abruptly dfea414869 cleared.5af7110831b6db88

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“Excuse me. I’ll be back 2e6f012693 after using the 71455ccf2e restroom.”1e1493bc08f6f15c

Yeonha bowed 7ab6600f6d politely and fafb4379f6 stood up.1c4816eace64969a

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As she turned f75f32a1fd and walked away, 196149a27e she felt many 1b8891a5d8 eyes following her. She also sensed 3f2c5fdd50 that Kanghyun’s wasn’t 66b499a94d among them.5a54a4ea5befbb6b

Everything was both natural 8cf2c6c462 and strange.d0c3c91a8afb0472

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She felt as 9d166f2db5 if her dazed d5f538e49c mind was floating 165ed8a5ac in the excited 8901b66fa0 atmosphere.f5c8c03aca36248e

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“I’ll walk you.”f31bc2c8e1e4a746

Yeonha was alone b341464a12 in a secluded 497097805c corner of the 0be90d4d10 garden behind the 17c9f86492 venue, trying to 09ad8e1fc3 calm her racing dc86aaad7b heart.2592fdc2d8b157aa

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Not long 9d9de89455 after, she 58062093db ran into 69192ceff4 Hanseok, who c870523eaa had come af6593394e looking for 1a6e0b707b her.e2e3cf564d18360f

He looked incredibly 4cccd132cc apologetic. He probably thought Yeonha ea7bb2547d had spilled the water 1a0a07619e because of him.d7693be80430de1f

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“I got some fresh c229d9a09a air and I’m fine 8023f14212 now. Don’t worry and go 33f00a5630 back inside.”d97fa11acb5fcec1

Yeonha said 17a5af0bc1 so, but ec959ba76e Hanseok didn’t 1125f1a351 listen. The delayed 2c44589229 effects of 50c6cdf7aa the alcohol 7d6c7d1da5 were kicking de7527aebe in, and d0482c91fd Yeonha’s pronunciation a622232b5a had become 567172bb88 slightly slurred.6a2ad92ac84fca07

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Still, Yeonha continued to 74a2fe9ea6 push Hanseok away with 48a5e7b2dd words. Hanseok lingered in front 29e63bd89f of her, then hesitantly 211a123f12 opened his mouth.58c4d12d712f6142

“Um, Ms. Yeonha.”51c57970b87ca1c2

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“Yes.”4de568719b725bfc

“Was the… chocolate… delicious?”890600904d850bef

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“Ah, that.”281c6cd5d9428052

Yeonha frowned add987a872 slightly and 4ee7dbfeb1 mumbled a 2eb6907f7e response. She couldn’t think f376e95b0e about that in 71c5d8037b the midst of c0e021f907 this chaos.952d8b12719517af

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Hanseok stared intently 1bb80cef20 at Yeonha.66d2b0f96cab57cb

“Um, Ms. Yeonha. Let me walk you 819c94992b home today.”e8be8f84ba7ca662

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“Why?”bdc48df9d05152e8

“I have e86673414d something to 52e2faaaa8 tell you.”d98d4187ab4235e1

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“Well, that’s…”8be74300aa98efd1

Yeonha assumed he 0574346b11 was going to 27806979d2 confide in her 3ef4831da6 again about his aa7dd7436b unrequited love. She understood completely, 8ed16b3a3d knowing how often 93139fad88 those feelings could 0ac93f4a1f swell and plummet 57959b166d without warning.aff5c12e59ea6e27

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However, today 5de293d3ae was a f204a1f306 little difficult.d49bbb186b345e61

“Secretary Kim, today is e7319894bf a bit…”8cf7850a9f4b172f

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Yeonha rubbed her flushed 5483de75d0 cheeks as if washing 53438c6889 her face.38ab1b686cadabd6

Hanseok’s Adam’s apple bobbed 3c3bc4debe visibly in the darkness 9eeb8cca0c as he followed her acb25af395 movement.f279d9c389993ca5

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“Actually, about that a0bff3681b chocolate…”07be496526d51f72

Hanseok reached out d9829fa593 towards Yeonha’s shoulder. Just then, a 0473dfc4ce voice called out b17d3b58d4 for him from 286ff3057a somewhere.e4a3c5cfa34c8e3f

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“Mr. Hanseok! Mr. Hanseok, are you there?! Where did he db9eb26c7a go? Mr. Hanseok! This is bad. The Executive Director is 695124d6ba looking for you…”53026e37eba44225

It was 94e2ea66ec the Chief 93557e3710 Secretary’s urgent f32f501f56 voice.376e35236d6c005e

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Hanseok stopped 909dc5fed8 and sighed 91f156ee19 softly. He looked at Yeonha, 8e3ae855ab whose eyes were slightly 37ab5c8575 unfocused, and whispered softly,c0493bd72f31f202

“Wait here for a 4d6dfe85bf moment.”3c8c965718a69089

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“Here…”0c53ff11a2292c84

“Yes, here. Promise?!”9631536cb2b8b3ea

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“That’s…”fb3b2d86c4725a3b

As if he wouldn’t cdf32c8a5f listen to her answer, c849ef9a19 Hanseok squeezed her shoulder 0b866d4572 once with a determined 940785c492 look and turned away.da775c2879d70543

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His light yet 902a007985 heavy footsteps faded 9c82636c14 into the distance.8ffe3e003ef25240

Yeonha leaned against the da7b4a9535 stone wall and looked d2acd623fa up at the sky a182b04b3d to clear her dizzy a04d12637b head. Unlike the c126f9e67d Seoul night 07c7e4caa5 sky, the 32d011d2d8 stars were 7390860070 scattered abundantly.76617912f0b3adac

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The countryside night was 58e44cdd89 clear and beautiful.1b6d6522e771c0a6

The thoughts she dba4bbf26f had pushed away 77caba8d62 naturally flowed back 10ff45f27a in.67e8d6f85656394f

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Why… did he hold d5ef6bec2c my hand?43ccb01fc5c8ba2d

No, even before 3b68cb674c that… why does 980831192e it feel like 86691195cd he’s been watching 86dc3cc6b4 me frequently lately?d9060a8db418dd15

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That’s right.28d867d4e092164f

Ever since 008dd96300 that day 63a08d4924 of the cceadbb5da new product 2ac0d5b58c launch, when 0dedfdf328 she received 4dfb3d7ba6 the chocolate a9cd0977c9 from Hanseok dc1704023a and ran 966962bb28 into Kanghyun, d3066803e6 Yeonha had 9d7ff5eef4 often felt 77ccceac08 Kanghyun’s gaze 4c43c88968 on her.baeb4b179ceb0fc8

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But when 260cca38a8 she looked a39dc42e65 up or 035d18674e met his bf452697f7 gaze, he 665c991e07 was already 693253a08c looking elsewhere, e24f700e6e so she da471c3b61 dismissed it 55b8d5bec3 as just 222c0842c9 a feeling.3678adf6eadbd4e7

But after experiencing f81fa5cb07 this incident, she 84e27c932e felt as if c21302ff92 he had truly 1a81ce9062 been watching her e86736b01f all along.6fa64980876142db

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“Ha.”34537c796357eb6e

Yes, even so, 41ff3f2dd3 that was… a d551fbe450 stretch.40f5f06422bbc759

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It was a390e5621d complete nonsense, 6efaac5eb1 more absurd b50a95ba5e than saying 7e9bec219b she would dbe97ba80b extract dinosaur c25a1ecfbf DNA from bc56de3dde amber formed f7c230a02b a hundred b2ab853905 million years bb2421fa96 ago and 5175cdc55d recreate the a650a9e099 Cretaceous period.0d7a66b897b4f74f

But… why fa2447e9e7 does this da0b753d16 feel so f3793aeead good?f2bf60952266ce4e

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This is driving me 853daa87fb crazy.8601e5d0a812362e

Yeonha covered her face b86dceef04 with her palms. The warmth that b3904343c0 filled her hands fccac3a454 was unclear whether dbbdf8a804 it came from 5e933a1bfa her hands or 108cea04a5 her face.37ad0ef8cc0069f7

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Especially from the 1532a61436 hand he held, 592c7d2127 she seemed to f32d5a27d4 smell his unique 292b5873a6 scent of a cc97b2a80e lakeshore at dawn.ff37af1bfac4fdca

A scent 7e468eb373 that made e3e64cff46 her heart 7a5bd6a219 flutter with ef8c024389 just a 6fd2c7ad33 whiff.04900a1f51ddd014

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Yeonha buried her 36c8a3040e face deeper into 19b7bdada5 her palms as fa78ae16ce if inhaling the 777310f5db scent.0496ee9a4e25815e

As she lingered in 24178e7039 the warmth and scent…2a413c425effee0d

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“Do you d5b7f613ff like it?”ad20e1aa24f9eaa7

A deep voice d86365ed19 resonated right next 5566615666 to her.2a77387cffe65965

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The situation from a 0d6161174a few days ago naturally 5cef515f4c overlapped in her mind.b0020a46f9b59b0f

“Did you enjoy it, 8746e64765 Secretary Ban?”9de0b7ed764491b6

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That crooked 439ef56e74 gaze and 5b4f80bd96 voice.f8f9ac5d44ca4f94

Lowering her hands and ec5e12296f turning her head, she fdfb1b1692 saw that same hard, 00290348bf quiet gaze looking down 9ae5c8fd3f at her.7c39a81521ee953b

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As if 50736d279c it were d2b5c41867 a preordained 220b26bfea picture, as da9f1baec7 if the 4aaea04137 person who 48e982f641 should be 628278ebb8 here was cb7e465bff rightfully present.b7313f6c82e513fc

“…….”225ebaabf20ea468

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“…….”74e5a4e32a4cb37a

Kanghyun’s cool eyes 0a091732ef and indifferent gaze 34cb81864c in this night 37170e8327 were both familiar 510b75b3d0 and unfamiliar.20a8db7f9a4b5595

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He had a902995682 been leaning db8ad8bc0e against the 236245b159 stone wall 41df09f176 beside her, 4ffc82868d just like aef9df4450 Yeonha. Now, he straightened 04062de2ec up and said,f2e77e4ab37cf486

“Let’s go.”47e49b9f43cb9bd6

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“…Where?”3e4e14b0c1bd5d0c

He checked his e3c700ab6a wristwatch.9b8e92660070a30d

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“2 hours a6a25643e7 and 15 4f313497f8 minutes left. The deadline for 11eb894335 Secretary Ban’s proposal bee170b523 to me.”8cac69787932ff9a

“Ah.”9ea32b03fe1737e9

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How could she have f1ed4bcbf6 completely forgotten about that?0944d5d78680b8dc

She’d been 80f21d9d25 so worried 9daccdb3f2 about it…be359141d51f9bcd

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Yeonha stood up, be6a28de51 feeling dazed. She moved as if 47b1fc3782 possessed.c6d74dfaeb4dc481

As she was 1faacf7970 about to take 495520cf65 a step after e1ff0b54b8 Kanghyun, she remembered 5b8e77c468 what Hanseok had 6d9caeb547 said as he 6f410ecf06 left. He had asked 58722799c3 her to wait.681e010b3d827cdf

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“But Secretary Kim…”66db50f37af64729

As Yeonha hesitated, Kanghyun e642233bdb glanced in the direction 7503a79ca1 Hanseok had disappeared and f52f8e9b5a asked her,bddc3ab87e444c5b

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“Will you wait?”4fdf31747daa2519

Yeonha couldn’t 1622d8c795 help but f47b2d33c7 be surprised.6478f9741b4430f5

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She hadn’t a666c047cc explained the 50ae625fb0 situation, only 2f8df77bdd saying, “Secretary a80ffc02d2 Kim…,” yet 85fee0e8f3 Kanghyun already 0c34ab11bb knew everything.0ff2e3c0500a94de

Since when bf0387307d had he 829bc5cb5e been watching?6117b978ee96ccb2

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No, more importantly than b26733750d that…044d14a61bfb5b2f

His inquiring eyes were 7ca4d10722 very clear. It was as b33daf84a8 if he was fc22dda6dd asking if she c54ed96626 really wanted to 41fbb085c1 wait.aee8622410060a55

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As if 67957b87b1 to say 13479024eb that if 76748bedca she did, a3a91a7020 their conversation d7938f05ad would end 1beccc0198 here, and ce8e054c8b he would 97be1981bb leave without 61b48f39f4 regret.ce7061b402a76419

“I can’t f9090163c1 do that…”96c049076f54a2cd

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Yeonha murmured without 36eabfb3c5 realizing it.47ba789960cdf160

She felt bad 03636574e9 about leaving without 4f02cef4c5 fulfilling her promise, c445477699 albeit not a 4ecdec546a formal one, with 2786c1765b Hanseok.e215cb700728ce44

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Yeonha also f255e3799d looked in 7c45e8d421 the direction 2b27b5bcaf Hanseok had a90ad5d75e disappeared.64ea79b376050fc6

“I heard the Executive 2b1487d38e Director was looking for 31303482d2 him.”537d5c113742b8eb

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Kanghyun smiled faintly.0d550444b0b679ed

“That’s right. And now c93bed213d I’m here.”f95a29951ea82dd9

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“…….”493c59475c5f14d5

That explained everything.15d9275a857e8749

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“Will you wait?”f85009f10a04c49e

Kanghyun asked again, his 48029ab8a3 voice dry.d083f5b021e8f9b0

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“No. Let’s go.”b3de7297fd87a32a

Yeonha was powerless. She lacked b083ed3a26 the strength 98ca6f4323 to resist 1294f5c963 his bait, b3d82df904 knowing he 7aa111845f had orchestrated 3fbf8f2822 this situation.9b1bb9a0825a50ab

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Perhaps falling for someone, holding them in higher regard and with a more passionate gaze than others, meant losing one’s moral compass.ed56e3681d4f29bc

For the c087fa4ef4 first time 64db4ace95 in her 882e47aa3c life, Yeonha e627dc1f61 broke a cf340f3c2e promise with 7832a6ac81 someone without 78ecd0ff5e a second 8cee32438a thought.3727e82da8d4f544

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Kanghyun walked first e1c126d058 towards the dark 0c1742129a path behind the 8488b1180e venue. Yeonha stared blankly 71bfbc7d2d at his back 72cd28d3ae before starting to eccbc89abc follow him.839e1f623f235575

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The early 2b56d19bf0 September night 5f220abd4e air in a96893fd8f the countryside bf3aa567fa was refreshing.6ca88a64e95af21f

They left the garden 9d5768a5f6 located at the foot da58734497 of the mountain and 53481cceb5 walked along a dirt 4f9d48d3f7 road that divided a 0fdbc268d8 small, old village and eadc4de210 a vast rice paddy.12d1e2d08c561b0d

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With a 5b2319f4c6 vague question 1d736b93c7 of where 7af995ea5a they were efaed13860 going, Yeonha c2aa3c9495 looked at 3f95b5abb0 Kanghyun’s back. As if answering f5f2ea1db2 her unspoken question, 89105225bd he moved to 1c81b0da52 walk beside her.1bc9392e2c065676

Even if she wanted to interpret it simply as meaning they should just walk, she couldn’t stop her heart from fluttering.8a9b6f4fe03dbee9

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His sharp e45627f5e8 profile was df82a46e62 close, just 882fbd5c97 over her c2fba470e1 shoulder. It stood out like 62d892211d a sophisticated and intellectual bee6f61dfb hologram, unable to blend eb9d092e1e in with the rustic b48f4cc7bd countryside backdrop.6bb9ef1cb2b26e14

Yeonha couldn’t help but steal glances at his picture-perfect appearance.439739cc1f3de31e

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It was 732a75d84b a night 86ea273c07 stroll surrounded c6a1790366 by the 288b1799b5 sounds of 7ddc3ee927 crickets and a98cb8e296 her own 5b2f4338ff heartbeat.3c41a08a3422b2e8

“Did you dispose of 6e158b7d94 the chocolate?”0c7c802167d477db

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He suddenly asked, looking 7658a12b36 at Yeonha.e219cc9e936e522d

Yeonha quickly 89cb8d473d turned her 0226113e8c head away, 10320d6a8f as if 6695587ef4 caught looking 648b122a3f at something aeda9de4b2 she shouldn’t 625b0a1682 have. Her cheeks twitched, 78330a406d trying to feign 0167062166 composure.d0eb22b4c9403bf2

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Her answer came a 61642fd4ce beat late.25544b1d74f32477

“Yes.”1e09068dc731a4e3

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After the dress bcf70c536a incident that day, d5e63f194c Kanghyun, for reasons f3cc2e3e0b unknown to her, 26d8f9c309 started giving Yeonha 4de4fab259 proper practical review 28b52123ac tasks for the 851fbe5d46 first time.036ec35df31fd0af

And yesterday, after a c3371fbfc8 meeting in his office be8bc70c3d with the staff members 8824c94115 whose reports Yeonha had d787a0562a reviewed, he had kept 32743792f7 Yeonha alone in his c9fc565176 office and calmly asked,68b8550607acee35

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“Do you like sweets?”a238cab52732219b

“Yes? …Yes.”6db34de069ac5b6c

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“They’re not good d19826c3be for you. Especially chocolate.”7e275a12d46bd66b

Yeonha was taken 4bec0a6d6b aback.594e240cd9645bd4

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Was he finally telling her that he didn’t like the chocolates she occasionally included with the refreshments?abca583510366ad2

That was 032a33ac8c all Yeonha cea2340af8 could think d81492754b of. She quickly bowed e2c0ce205b her head.85524503d08ae289

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“I apologize. I’ll dispose of a0182347a6 them right away.”55493cd55768b7fa

“Yes. Dispose of all a382128140 of them.”c84ca7c8e05db36e

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All?4aa29de8524615d8

Did he a9d3fc8445 dislike them 133ef3c81c that much?7512523ca4c409b0

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As soon as Yeonha c3c1a504fb left Kanghyun’s office, she 6ae7203b8f went to the pantry 603d264a1c and removed all the 40171fe2ea chocolates from the refrigerator.25cc860e5c44ae1f

And now, at this 08b4b15d36 moment, Kanghyun was asking 9a6971c218 her again, not with 610ebad554 that stern face from 99080f785a before, but with a 32e864b7f9 languid expression.b1426bf804c325fe

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“All of them?”fb55eade8fd91e8e

“Yes.”c10d8dbc60272764

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“Then I f8fa9f884e won’t know 2d12501612 which one 63326bf995 is the 3d472023f8 most delicious.”4e3e4d2802a34455

“…….”eea59feae58b3c26

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“Good job.”43ce466916d5ee31

It was a compliment Yeonha didn’t know how to interpret.a2145dd7319d8c70

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After some thought, Yeonha 71d73b9c7c asked,ceb997e793669240

“By any chance, 72f7995262 were you referring 024c7edcf7 to the chocolate bc6a8a949a Secretary Kim gave e3f4392df6 me when you 410dec1f64 told me to 492101186c dispose of the f34b464a0d chocolate?”e7aeef60593819c6

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Just like a e9528203ad frog can be 549280799d killed by a cc4fb43890 stone thoughtlessly thrown 6c9df597a9 by a child, 2d5a41b216 Yeonha was acutely a6bca7e73d aware that he b8147d871e was the child 7af7d4fcbc and she was ed6d2825f1 the frog.6891b3a58c904e55

Secretly holding hands in adac0c41b6 a crowded place, and 7822309d36 now this cryptic conversation.691e68e2e087719d

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Everything he did was 7abe78a272 clearly a ‘stone thrown at her powerless self, suffering from unrequited love.’ed2d1a51d187c2d9

Whether it was d87bc56f61 a prank or a78c1e32b9 not, Yeonha first 7ee25c2e65 needed to confirm 885156f065 if her assumption 1534e708d8 was correct. Only then could she 95ad7468e2 tell him that the cec5ea6071 stone he threw hurt.ebeb3d9a943cc3c9

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His reply was concise.1e9632e21bb6f622

“Do I really have 55e4001ab9 to spell it out f0317c6220 for you?”2da2328cd489e665

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