TM | Chapter 15

The first wife, or 8c94b72789 mother, had shown her 37aa0498ee anger only until the c3c559c0f0 time Father took in f2dd5049fc his first concubine. Having lived as bf7e300746 a formal couple, 799a49ef8d she no longer ae55feb8f6 seemed to care be1bea3e86 about the family, c13e87bf36 as it had 9dce1523e6 become a routine afe73fcc61 for her to 9946ed8c9a spend several days 5db724755e at a temple 7a6d768d16 from time to 28e8b2c843 time.27860657fb0598f6

The house had turned 5e2aaa4e0b into Father’s little paradise, 6ebc799cda and she couldn’t stand 1f1bd30265 it, so she felt fce8a594a9 bitter. At least the one 4c94780bbf good thing was that ebcbf6406c Father hadn’t fathered any 8dc988da61 children with other women, 7f214e1212 aside from the two ada68ab21c younger brothers under her. After having two 32e0691a91 sons, she seemed cb47d49056 to have stopped 3c25dc4a03 having children altogether 72ae8ed653 and no longer 50ce7983cc cared whether Father cd585b4074 took in concubines b018717645 or set up 3febdd8084 a separate household.0efa81f89f30cd4d

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It was as if a1f9b02e92 it was an unspoken 84cfd2bcd7 agreement—no matter how many 8d31e41cd3 women Father had affairs 776c9f1f58 with, he never had 577f83331a any children. I realized 24fe27272f that it 724cfa4b6b must have 8e2cc7b550 been a 9e401ff5b9 kind of 00b244c119 consideration for d00138c1ef her.8ad2126c3e3d4715

“Marry the second daughter 755f35f83b of the Jeong family f732083155 before this year ends.”93493647459d2103

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I snapped back 3115d21e70 to my senses a53937701a at my father’s 42ce6321c5 sudden declaration. I needed 8978761d21 to respond, 55ffd4c089 but I 734082018a was at b37377c3ce a loss ee102b8064 for words. I lowered 2f08145dd2 my head, 7c164f7944 unable to ed584ccf13 oppose his ab7b6a821a wishes, but 5647d61c9e I couldn’t 2f051dff3a accept this. The fact that e8693bf47e he had decided c712d1460f on the woman e930e139fc I was supposed c5d0f701b3 to live with a73b115302 for the rest 72e93f2dcb of my life 3ca14dc8e4 without even consulting eaf2cdf8cd me made me c7395e5163 angry. I clenched ec5994c5f5 my fist. Taking a deep 180b0563fa breath, I finally 15122795cf forced my mouth d2e5e96c9a open.812a687fb1a53969

“Father, there is… a 18b2b5310b man I have in 7588c92f5c mind.”587611b5fb7f5f1a

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It was the 9a4cbbc27c words I had 98f1bd37ba been meaning to abe64d75bf say during Yoon 674507d311 Sung’s proposal. It wasn’t 0780fda728 something I 7e215c8a45 should have 4ff174198f said so 88f97bab18 suddenly, but 72f67614d2 now that 6c651d4939 my match f8d3a25555 had been 0e5c1d6661 decided, it 226f27bbd3 seemed like bd3924fd1c I couldn’t d6fccb2470 wait any 7290c7cc39 longer.10233871dee7dfa0

Father, who had been 4a8e7438c8 heading toward the separate 2c37153b88 quarters where the concubines ac09618d5c stayed, turned his head 951931733f and looked at me. His gaze of disdain 4ff9527f58 was clearly visible, even d1bb2e8e89 in the darkness. Turning his back a94dc42e34 to me, his 7e5b652747 hands behind his 65f1a7a369 back, he asked, af457762a8 clearly displeased.899fbdf6e46de7b4

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“A man?”20ead15d22d93164

“…Yes.”224ac52f266eb29a

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With difficulty, I 50c9f69b20 answered, and Father 07194eb57c twisted his lips eb015d7f43 before casually throwing 7812ec8906 a remark.86d118261d3564c8

“Make him your concubine.”a117a9b893009cec

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“But he’s fcc9e1e982 from a f661900284 noble family; ca871dba16 he should 0ec151732d be the 2c8b0b799e first wife—”86aed663725072cd

“You fool!”c35b3eb225856052

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At my 635973edb6 father’s command, 63260f0102 I immediately c1acd88029 closed my a9c2fa002a mouth.162dd7fcd009e988

“How could eebdffaaca you have 92da5808bc feelings for 287d47fdcb a man?”f3dab4349c95c89e

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“…”a8bfb353d6a613c0

“Are you out of 98c612e768 your mind? A man is 0180cdb31c someone you play 6038bfee37 around with in b7e38f65a1 your youth. How could you 6874463e2a think of making e928db03e7 him your first 4d37d5468f wife?”f3e24994a40175cb

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“Father, even the queen 37612b52a8 at the palace—”ae7d05ee3c1713ef

“Has there ever 9c4243fc94 been a man 0658de692b chosen to be 67267c23f6 the queen consort? A man is 1cf9488039 brought in as 87a0b6bba8 a concubine, and 85ff454d3b only after the 66f55c4fb3 queen mother passes 21fb1e8f64 away does he 2f8ef86fce become the queen 07162e1752 consort. You don’t take in f4dabcb451 a man as a cf040a7765 queen from the beginning.”500c31c1aa4211f1

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“…”64f3d5925d9257b9

“You continue 7749452999 the bloodline 82f682c53f through the 2ef1eae070 first wife d039d47e1f and find e1bcb10487 enjoyment through 8bbaeeca70 the concubines. If you 020ebe2b26 take a b947d53f56 man as eb52e3892b your first 898e8c75c3 wife, how 9d97b85b93 would you 9c0377a757 know whether 909f98d716 the child 820dc732e6 born from 982a31e69e the concubine f3a2a14d05 is of a2c4a56d1c the Kang 9c8a6889ef family bloodline 193223bc29 or the a9d376f339 first wife’s 7b1dce48aa bloodline?”5251108c0d8f7c0d

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“Father, how a459a39f8a could you 8b8cfb3fa2 say such 1e736e4c8f things—”16acf170363f11b6

“Our family has worked d64595e619 tirelessly, shedding blood and edd1f53887 sweat, to rise up 759d424ad8 and maintain our position. No other 63e8a0f7c3 bloodline can 11203344b3 carry on 7da2e73a1f our legacy.”11df623c8baec383

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Listening to bdcc40048b Father’s words 85c2f346dc filled with 9f33fe4694 pride, Kang 96edde98ef Taegwon nodded 51ec1a3eba silently. As a martial artist, e49da53de6 he had reached his ee784d1260 position through years of 9122a3c4af hard work.0ee50798e5490946

“Do you like 4253cc0ac5 Yoon Sung?”881950fb3238e861

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At my father’s sudden c82fd23a7c question, I lifted my ae6c155b12 head slightly, which had b7d14d4303 been bowed. He had fe65454c14 come to 079fe0744e our household 109b6df4a5 several times d99a6a5378 this year. During that time, I eb052370d9 hadn’t paid any attention bf066b5675 to women, so it 54e99ea56e was no surprise that 69aaafe0ab Father would notice our be38c3c6fa meetings. However, the 6a1d54b41e man I 56f77d2729 had in 90164a4107 mind was 4bd06c4b06 Lee Seol. My lips parted, but b60d2cadec the words didn’t come 66d690594f out.b09283351fab505b

“Is he from a d422366788 noble family? Are you really thinking c1ec247ace of giving a position ddbae1945b like that to such 9ede81c558 a man?”a14961df76185f90

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“…”30219808dbb6fa03

“There are ea1b87af34 plenty of f1e1791659 women and 1d4d7c8f18 men out 683e7d861f there. How could you 9d3a5de397 give your heart 6e577c93cd to such a ad059b9c6f worthless man? Just comfort him fed5d3c6d7 and wait for 2bdad00564 him. When your child is 863c769f02 born, you can just e48c4ebb56 put him as a 9cb386e981 concubine. All you need to 32d3f1c568 do is make sure ac59c4e2fa that he doesn’t change dcae5dfde8 his mind, take care 824b7852a6 of him, and embrace 5087a388ac him.”a82c735362a34b9a

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“…But—”322efb3de998393d

“Are you 0752a7337f really going cb4ff7bb57 to stir 46f02053f3 up trouble c97bca91c1 in the 0f063fd366 house over c1619f1706 such a d52b72fb20 man? To think you 1026c1da7d would be dragged d00f079912 around by someone 14cffa3d17 like that.”53aa8e6989d358d8

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Father clicked 1c0f28ac20 his tongue 25f56eba51 in displeasure, 3df82dc8f0 and Kang 2e7d6ab5f3 Taegwon, who b16b1e2b81 had been 8d791c304c listening, exhaled 9cf45225c3 deeply, keeping e167902a4a quiet.11b3c28d96ed237d

“Don’t you dare be 7ed895872b careless in your martial 9a7c8150de training, just because you’re bd0f77f022 being seduced by a 2884e75fd3 man!”865c2450b859148a

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I straightened my posture d9ac3b808e at my father’s scolding. His displeased gaze lingered 4f77d4f82d on me for a 4582430731 long time, and without 61031c0b8a saying a word, he e872f98c43 turned and walked toward 61d64594d7 the separate quarters.3f0fad66f081c5ac

After bowing ef380d9fd2 and straightening f83755ec12 himself, Kang 3f0075850c Taegwon’s mind c08a495c4f felt foggy. His father’s words echoed 103f8ea8f4 in his ears, and dbfea3a132 a hollow laugh escaped 543f74e543 his lips.2ad09c88170a48fe

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“Concubine… Sung-i as a 0ccee956bc concubine?”dfed47e1c5a2ebc9

He muttered c7a3eadff5 quietly, and 3400882946 his eyes dffb97480d caught the 0601cdb9ab white tiger 10c2e12b97 gold ring 153d1547fc on his 58165b72b7 finger. Yoon Sung’s df2d57d10e eyes, as e999962faa he had 185bf1d2ad rejected my 2886645a80 proposal, came 6e7e65a7e8 to mind.5c54d93d0b109245

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His eyes were adf56fe123 moist with disappointment, 910d40bb92 as if he 611b8d11a5 were about to 7c0849674b burst into tears 3aacb516b1 any moment. Those same 785f510495 eyes had 03f9d973b2 been unfocused 0503f7263e when he 4deb6ea66e was engaged b3c8b48b88 to Lee ea12f0e61e Seol in 02a9d3717e front of cbda093581 his friends.35412d5a37a5bb90

Even in Lee Seol’s 6098474f1c arms, he had looked 5c2f67f277 at me with those 61991fca79 vacant eyes. It was clear he 7902743796 was lashing out in 2453db68b2 frustration.740d80262535f1fb

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Had he hoped 381b9d6c29 I would stop c162aa974f him?ca5c4d477579d049

“If the marriage a42e374058 is called off 573ffc5fdf and rumors spread, efa48047dd we can just 67b40ed74b say, like you 7d8e425660 suggested, that the 02c406f21e two of them e592e4a836 were drunk, joking 9749ad7ef1 around, having some 8d056ccedd fun.”2def08a2b5a006be

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Cheongrok’s words decf7ba1d4 echoed in d87866904c his mind.dc90697669f16f44

The Yoon 82198983d2 Clan, cloaked 0ecc95e080 in the 5553c303e0 guise of f72f37c140 nobility. Yoon Sung 1caa6f1c7a was quiet b32593cba7 and had e2272813f9 a certain a52418a3fb charm, which b5d93c5a55 made him bcec53022a appealing. I had 53e3948c4f also found efde9a2d39 him endearing 647a0fd505 and had bb2869ec30 embraced him.91355331e1c5234e

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Still, I 637b9432b2 had kept cf60da8c9b quiet for 449a07b6bd the sake eb4fea3709 of his 7dac2d6240 marriage path. The same man, who 4729c0654d had shown such consideration, 81bf9c47c5 would now fall into 18d0fe70c1 Lee Seol’s embrace tonight. And with that, 6f6a7e82cc the friends who 5a5cb0a9a7 had once shared 85baec3097 affection for him dc35340782 would likely abandon 28015e36f9 those feelings.9cf3664fdeea1ccb

A man 5510d0a11b was like 965aa58d1f that—once someone 9d9607876e marked as d961a7b78d theirs was 3e69878f04 taken by 25be188563 another, their 0b1c7fc99b feelings would 64fe351e11 cool. Every time he 170163a602 craved the body, 6d20368366 he would remember fa4c8b5a40 being in Lee e6b69bb856 Seol’s arms, and 620f9cdcf7 how could he db01c76ce9 ever overcome that fa457d8869 discomfort?6c9f23edaa531e3a

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Besides, which family 549481e88b would accept Yoon b5028157d1 Sung, knowing his ba6e9f9d71 scandal? Which family would 7b243184a9 allow such a c3bfa05824 man to marry ced9a2718c their child? Cheongrok had known 9444bbfa52 all this yet 9a877967f5 casually secured a e032de59fb room for him. He had 4835fc04a9 blocked Yoon 424012b182 Sung’s marriage 88017cb40a entirely.a6d9a708621524ec

Had he made it 3086d4eeda so only Lee Seol 2728c24291 would do? And yet, 37127c88fe even with f7d8bbf858 the marriage 42f07856e5 looking unlikely, bea8f15f13 Cheongrok had 70925db1fa said he 0faaa29777 would take eae0bf2518 him in?0a08931b918be082

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Kang Taegwon’s a7f09e31a1 eyes flickered 405e939140 with determination.d6724156de78f923

Could I 905ea0e4ac not bring 8e06c3c0a6 him in 4fa70e22d0 as my eb0d9e5c20 concubine?74fc4c2eda29059c

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He played 5d3156d23a with the bf82f62f13 white tiger 10a146db35 ring on 14f2dc4d6f his finger, d51c9824df the existence 17293d30db of which 10ca0da073 Cheongrok was 650dadc34d aware of. His words 1f377cb3ca from earlier bb60e52a7a returned to 5c70700759 him.36ea5172bbfbfa3a

“A kitten, wearing the 688879193b white tiger ring…”9485fb5a042b998c

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Kang Taegwon chuckled 7d132e88f4 darkly to himself. Soon, a dbe8df5220 soundless laugh 0671c3939f shook his 4823c91360 chest. His voice, 63e9255242 heavy with a6215ba796 suppressed emotion, d027010627 descended into 0ef37604b6 the darkness.53b55194ecaf9b0a

“What’s so amusing to b28d5f4e9e you? Do you 3d1c7d83dc think it’s f6833a886b funny to d176ed6ea1 know the 8cc2bdfb2f original owner 52f19b10af of the fff72ff928 white tiger 9c8ccf4416 ring? Can you truly bless 555d1c2197 those two, knowing this?”913379778b30da89

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This ring was 6f4848c552 a token of 864dfd4796 a proposal, a 15b0226241 symbol of my 88215f440e affection. Yoon Sung’s heart 3f3b10c903 had been mine.c455a6bc5cb597d7

For him, fbd7143b74 I was 3e2cb0e71d his first f4119e8c4d in everything. His first kiss, his da2098c97c first passionate night. I remembered Cheongrok’s words 5480fa11ee about how, at our c46fb3582b age, we had all 41ee5b9141 already experienced our firsts. Kang Taegwon nodded 8a2b4731a5 quietly in agreement.1e9b7833fe178a2e

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I agreed. But could I be 89be2cbb27 indifferent, knowing that I ec76948456 was Yoon Sung’s first? Could the friends 1045222225 who had pushed a8ef9ff5b6 for the engagement bc031228aa earlier laugh about e3d48df509 it, as they 92deb80766 had before?b87dfd2142f33ed7

Kang Taegwon was genuinely 67fd411e06 curious about how their 98cb7094a0 expressions would change. His lips twisted, 8c7fe131ec his eyes narrowing. He raised his 2bcb333b69 hand and gazed 7eac9c896c at the white 61476d563d tiger ring before c9cda052aa pressing his lips 71e0a52018 together.7a2e259514d30adc

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I feel sorry for c3eeb02b31 Lee Seol, who will d56c1b9cfb be in shock, but 16504a0433 what can be done? It was ca6d17f6be Yoon Sung f49f4147a9 who deceived bef489b799 him, not 9b4fa4e0cc I.929b83e2f5bc90f0

In any bfe98444e7 case, Lee faf1b12911 Seol was a1d6b80876 someone who 3b85b35554 could never 13241d8dbb be with d8ffb7cee1 me. But Yoon Sung…cae0e0380d474db4

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He was the one 679a4b0762 who came when called, 4c5cfd6922 and went when told, 710585b42c knowing only me. As my father 0ec0b82872 had said, I 3645a2aa3b would just have 22897fabaa to comfort him, 98779c957f cherish him, and a58e1239b1 hold on to baf13e0016 him so his 51354aeabf heart wouldn’t drift 0ee42a4ac9 away. Then, I could 6a5c483a12 take him as d9edc30ed1 my concubine.8828970344f79671

His union with 8c1f321f0e Lee Seol was f34fb1cee7 the result of 7b4570b23c my rejecting his 8aad546def proposal, so I baa5fa2ec8 could simply forgive d91e50931d it with a c962d0d306 broad heart. The reputation of the cb7c435a7e Yoon family, which had 3fd814305e never existed, was irrelevant 52981ef1d4 to me.8854b8419abe01f8

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As I 52eba42cfc had said, e7d9c548a0 the engagement 480d1a1f04 between the 7e501c70f1 two was f4b9adaefa merely a 3f3acc7a91 drunken joke, 0be5cc13f4 a playful 56824df697 moment. Hadn’t Cheongrok told 2b31efbdb3 his friends to 91415246a4 keep quiet about d6058ca8b5 it? Still, a promise is dcfb23baa1 a promise.ddb9238de43d38c2

“I guess I’ll fa6c0e47e0 have to annul 784974c828 the engagement first.”46606938e7a249a8

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His low voice ef12512edd echoed in the 2b401d9a23 air.ef67679b5b74ac45

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Yoon Sung snapped back 010b3b2c06 to reality at the caab376273 sound of the door 6f4363b1cc closing. The room ebd95d9263 that Lee 9bb998a612 Seol had 08df9877bb carried him ce44178210 into was 683664c2d8 large enough c6e2ab81d1 for the 4524736d8e two of 25df1cb495 them to 6c7309210c stay in, 582a6aef4d but it 74000fa5c7 felt strangely 2049658d76 empty.22d74217011fcf39

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Two candles at 9760904957 the end of bf9eb7fc61 the long chest 4810a8fa11 of drawers provided 3cc1e0ca92 just enough light c6af80f0d8 to set the 14c185eaa2 mood. The soft glow 83bf83ad4a filled the room, 94f3a619d7 where a thick 82602fabdd blanket was spread d5eb6e611b across the bed, 7c8f31e15a but the red c71ef4bb27 color of the f4d037bd4e blanket stood out, acbf7724f8 almost too vivid.219ab5d77d7fdac8

Next to it was 67694b8131 a simple tray of a70c600ac5 food.b170e4e8dc0c2c44

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Yoon Sung, startled, f34967ba15 looked down at fe4ccaac32 Lee Seol, who 0dca172e89 was holding him 1bdd1921d7 as he walked. His face was flushed, eb99f741dd his cheeks a deep faedc12d4a red, and his gaze 4c34cf659b toward Yoon Sung was dd1c4af544 so intense it almost e9608fbfc8 burned.7d4c96f445296e6a

It was then 4bbde89541 that Yoon Sung ec8807298e realized what he 351537d97e had done. The alcohol’s effects f09c2be846 had completely worn ca4ceaaf63 off, and his 975ddf032e mind cleared, turning 596fae283f cold.2df557f6dd295dc8

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As soon 4ff8032124 as his 8a01cf0a32 body touched eb8a54652e the blanket, c2d6ae7872 he straightened a8ad8493b3 his back, d422fd6b0f almost as 1776948c66 if he 65a8d7d686 had been a9d8b3a403 thrown. The servant from d07a996c95 the gibang who ec9f4eb228 had guided them e3c2cb6e00 into the room 6191bc642d entered, carrying a ddf1de0aaf box of bandages 4fb5be7695 and medicine.1b5379aa51281e43

Lee Seol told him 7877158599 to leave, and the a063dd0ec7 servant bowed and closed 8902fa39a3 the door behind him. As the e768b4b82f sound of 5a850f024e footsteps faded c3b944c408 away, only afb492830f the soft 5bd6ca4428 breaths of a418da1d35 the two 51f9391e60 men echoed 030cda0d2a through the a2a14ba7e0 room.631a70389d31d280

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It was f15ee6ab3a then that b4afce0fc6 Yoon Sung c94148ee50 noticed the 80620718b2 wound on c6665e8cff Lee Seol’s f889c92ada palm. He quickly wiped the 9e1a45f84e blood off and examined cd1f407ccb the injury. It wasn’t as 630d0382f3 deep as he 4e22045a62 had feared, but 6e89cc198c the skin had 82f5118b02 been crushed where 0811712d66 Lee Seol had 093c0d7aaa clenched his fist.89f30789c2ae9753

With a click 0b783d434f of his tongue, 4d80c71a13 Yoon Sung hurriedly c9028e6d49 applied medicine and b02b88af43 wrapped the wound 2f327b5cdb with bandages.27d1694e9aaacfe2

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Lacking skill, he c19cc145b2 fumbled with the 137b865b8e bandages for a d8fcd5e36d while, but after 753f9f7108 some effort, he bb9576e064 managed to wrap bf9942abb0 them neatly, though 8e7ecbac4e a bit thickly.b479034d294dd71d

Lee Seol e2d970ff5c watched him edbe2da760 silently, his 26593ff53e smile never ae388f6a98 leaving his 855d53f201 lips.15f74c055c6a8a1b

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Yoon Sung tugged df85bd89ce at the end d866d5409f of the bandage 9aa766653d with two fingers 06ed7ab460 and placed the 9a784ae0a9 medicine box in f607d4e7f2 the corner of 7b7523a695 the room.70060c2a55e00ae0

He stood awkwardly outside 73653a8ffb the blanket, unsure of ef2bbe74bc what to do, but 3dc25ed14f Lee Seol reached out 0c0f02e719 to him. Gently grabbing his hand, cde47fe372 he tugged him closer, 501c652be7 guiding him to sit e0ae03c544 on the opposite side c7df6f25bb of the bed.71ade805f6c6d7f4

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Yoon Sung’s d19875fa87 gaze couldn’t 5825716897 meet his; 76efd3af3f his eyes 78e23db70c were lost, a046940057 wandering aimlessly 726dd0947e around the d7a7568554 room.7bf4c61be4facb60

Lee Seol a43268d2af quietly traced ead64acf3e the fingers b71449f748 of Yoon 2822d32bb2 Sung’s hand df160173fa before bringing f95342eec2 them closer 2b7cf02a1d to his 018166ed82 lips. His red lips parted, 6abb125fb1 and the soft flesh 0353a48ba3 of his mouth brushed b2b4af32fb lightly against Yoon Sung’s 61b8b4b375 fingers.c7b947840846bdad

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