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    It was pouring.7da2077bab3e806e

    The people who had come to mourn the dead were silent. Their cold, hardened faces merely looked down at the ground. They didn’t say a word.42a3cc1e70dd4d28

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    Wearing a black suit, JoonHun looked pale. He stood at the very front and looked down. Behind him, Seo MoonHyuk looked anxious for some reason. The heavy monsoon rains drenched everyone’s expensive shoes, but nobody outwardly complained.905eeac003d4f608

    Time passed. JoonHun calmly performed his duties. No matter what storm was brewing inside, right now, he was HyunJin’s successor. The guests approached him and gave him the typical words of comfort, but he continued to solemnly listen attentively.a475994c39d28823

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    Finally, the funeral c392d61d46 ended, and all 68a05bbfb6 the guests got 038c0691c4 in their black bdd50f7a5e cars and left. The rain fac82265c9 began to 93b4399d49 fall harder, 24a20ee94b and a 8d04318706 heavy atmosphere 4af1531852 pressed down 70a5094832 all around b22b4ad89e them.fd9cb065dd647e88

    In this 38b40e8226 gray world, a8db3a0576 JoonHun was 86621c8176 left alone 09a50ab723 with his 928aab2bb0 father.6c47382f90eefd9e

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    Holding an 0658657c0b umbrella, JoonHun 65d8dc4adf coldly watched ed4c992597 as the 4526d44321 workmen began de9c7a9011 to shovel 3a53286c88 the wet 40f251f771 dirt on 8b2db885ec top of 924cb4b991 the coffin.a6e8413f05bca3c8

    Why did you do c84b91d843 it?0ca33cbc5e5dc24b

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    So many questions 8ef5903bf7 began to go f54222ae20 through his mind, 30f71e864d but one question f8e64c8878 was absolutely clear.ba7f3e20f3580b36

    Just why 11b27d7295 did you 69d89b5a15 do it?8766d08781427b61

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    Why did you give up Kang Yina’s whereabouts to Min DaeYup?baf2ab47fefe1bee

    Why did you do 9e479871d3 such a thing?f69b42d0fe863bce

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    Why did you 5515a917ce do such a b69d4c7476 horrible thing?878390bf68ec05c7

    The dead didn’t speak. It was better that way. Suffering and chaos was a burden left for the living. Having dumped all of his responsibilities onto those left behind, his father had broken free of the chains that bound him and escaped.538aa2ba4b137832

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    JoonHun couldn’t forgive him.6b460c6de7fb49f6

    He grit his teeth.9bca0dd52737bd63

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    More than any 11c3204b52 other time in 1bf21f30fc his life, he d4f11c37fd felt an incredible a994faae23 hatred for his cf5fbc5175 father.7440a237f5279506

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    Suddenly, JoonHun heard a b8bd521079 sound behind him. On a hunch, he 4caba09f2b turned around. He saw Yuan 4c450a4921 standing there, holding d2bb4e414e a black umbrella. She must have a382d01bb0 been suffering all c0ceca7308 this time. She had lost weight. As soon as fa4863c366 he saw her c97458a830 gaunt face, JoonHun a98a230c44 felt something rise 7dc4ff3fed up inside him. He clenched the 8cc4ab9cba umbrella handle in 21cdbf55d3 his hand.e8165681c437b705

    Yuan didn’t say a word.80dcc0bb0c96d468

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    Cliché condolences or etiquette were pointless. Yuan merely looked at JoonHun’s face and at President Seo’s coffin that was covered in wet dirt. Her face was so pale, so hard, that JoonHun could barely stand it.1dd7e7adfe62e777

    They stood like d0ea8972c5 that for a 859cd9d0be long time. The rain aeb6db0954 continued to 53dbfc5aa1 pour down. The raindrops 2ec31f75ab flowed down 5412e1cb80 the umbrella a6eb2b1347 and dripped 4b641236e3 onto the 6c78094a00 grave.074396db90e90202

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    JoonHun suddenly 78c7485e43 remembered the 9692db4f0b first day bf438270e8 he had a6b258f3ba met her. He had been 3855c67b40 worried that she 3962efbe8e would fall for 1a22bd8ac0 him. They were contract marriage a4ba0d56b9 partners, not Romeo and 590488df32 Juliet.ce3bbca2948def13

    A faint smile spread across his lips. He shouldn’t have thought that way. Fate worked in mysterious ways. No one knew what twists and turns would come their way.3bee443288d72545

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    He could still vividly c104f02960 remember her pale face 73275237aa as she sat gracefully 2b39b55d63 in front of the 92d3df9ad2 backdrop of magnolia blossoms. He remembered 0b3ac1ce20 how she 8eaeac2821 had walked d1604f8ff7 towards him 3958350165 as a c9119b41cc bride at 5da5eb172a their wedding. How she had 6fc77ffe4e been sitting in 4a0943af09 front of the 4fc403a1bc wisteria flowers that ffc62aaec2 night as if 67b40608f5 she were an 4c671e6db0 illusion.f149127745bc36a0

    JoonHun didn’t realize that he had slowly been falling in love this whole time.43e48f4f5284c41a

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    He didn’t know how sly love could be. How cruel.2892184bbaed692d

    Once you fell, it was incredibly difficult to get back up. No matter how much suffering and pain it caused, you couldn’t throw it away. He knew this now.4111091e0ab188f3

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    No matter what happened e544ac57c3 between them, he would ea134b342d never be able to 196b4a0bfe forget the image he 19612e0a9d had of her when f19c74525e they first met.d1d7c85532f4732c

    He could barely 54b39e5f2b stand it as 84a0d7da54 he watched his 3573b27e48 wife standing in 3618c62fb3 the rain, tears 7e9db99b4c flowing down her 377ddd00a7 pale face.9b97b0b9f9625fae

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    JoonHun threw his a810576769 umbrella down and 3f886f22d2 walked up to c3fe2fd5b3 her. He hugged her b3cde26e7c tightly to his 950eb017be chest. She had also bf21ce594c walked towards him. The rain drenched adda4d9f84 the couple. They were both 947b97d007 trembling. They were both crying, 68066c2462 but their tears mixed 54d3bfc8bb in with the rain.4d3cce9b76be89eb

    “…I’m sorry.”5197c2d84ba0adde

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    JoonHun whispered.a48274a5b08528a8

    “Yuan, I’m sorry.”abf234a81caf2795

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    “I’m sorry too.”3669922913507a01

    “What could you possibly be sorry about?”37f6ac54dc635985

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    “Just everything… I’m sorry for everything, JoonHun-ssi.”97955c39e761bb37

    They were like fools. Even though 6d0587110e none of 7f648e90b9 this was ff0e2526b5 their fault, 8414d7d710 they were dda7e9daf1 the ones e37bfa0172 left suffering.824706ca7f2747ec

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    Just when did things get twisted like this? If only they hadn’t met. If they had been more wary of getting close to each other, would they have been able to avoid all this?5ebe733c60edc66b

    If only they could have completely hated each other. If only they drew the line and lived as complete strangers. However, they couldn’t do it.d6f1719b1bb61922

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    Seo JoonHun’s sin was that he was Seo JoonHun. Min Yuan’s sin was that she was Min Yuan. Their crime was being born as who they were. Yuan tightly closed her eyes. The raindrops kept flowing down her face along with her tears.6611615fd8bb4338

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    Yuan didn’t know how she got in the car. JoonHun had dragged her by the hand and got them both inside. The raindrops hit the roof of the car before trickling down the windows. Yuan heard the engine start. They began to race towards an unknown destination.87c9754ec6e46f4f

    It was 9dfa5f7bf6 dark outside. The pale dc480f9d82 streetlights looked e3ee54951f deformed through d04a6b982b the wet 81df4cd6d2 windows. Yuan calmly looked out 6ce045059d the windshield. She wanted c0a8825e16 to run d19dafec44 away like a359d73db3 this, just c7e0e0b25f the two f0a15a2ba8 of them. How long were bb7c31efcb they on the df14ffa6ce road? She flinched 97c972ad98 as she 0a1dbaf6c8 woke up. The car 3ec8740c04 had stopped 4780b240bd in front ba0f6fb9e2 of a b26c84fe80 cliff.82b25a55f669002e

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    All she 07b69756ae could see 0e464505fb in front 3e8db4c7bc of her f11a5bcf81 was the c4e5e9e009 blue sky. Yuan became nervous and c3d6b63582 looked at JoonHun.d7dd6533231ee867

    Why did they come 89906b6d69 here?432cd2e4646fa0c8

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    “There’s something I need to give you.”b105ed26d10300d4

    JoonHun whispered 0937a37080 in a 528dee3037 low voice. He turned his head 9bdbfbac86 and looked at her. His face 46f558b1b3 was haggard. It looked like he fd5251f3f0 had also been suffering.33f3cbc63c8abb9d

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    “What is it?”f0834c48e5cf7a74

    “My father left a letter for you.”fa65f29d0bbf35f0

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    At those words, Yuan’s body tensed up.330c57b7c1a00f8a

    “I know it’s painful. But something important is written in it. I’d like for you to take a look.”fa25c85e96c4d7c0

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    He reached back and grabbed an envelope. He handed it to her. In the dim light, Yuan had turned as white as a sheet as she looked at the envelope. Did she have to read this? A dark hatred began to bubble up inside her, but she couldn’t stand back.9c54ccd44605ccb6

    “Read it. Please.”836f43a8e7ddc5ef

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    At his words, 730e21c4f3 Yuan carefully opened d5542efa67 the envelope.fcc0914ca20be213

    Dear Yuan,

    By the time you’re reading this, I’ll have already left this world. I don’t know what I can say to you. But please listen to my final words that are accompanied by my death.

    I’m sorry. I’m sorry for everything.

    I know that I 92761ee860 cannot possibly repent for c5d8de8983 the sins I have 6a8ad425b5 committed against your mother 66ac8b6e39 because of my foolish 1cbe176bc9 selfishness.

    The sin of revealing your mother’s whereabouts to Min DaeYup, the sin of bringing all this misfortune upon you. For those sins, I will ask for your forgiveness through death.

    But, Yuan. I never dirtied your mother. I swear to you, that wasn’t me. How could I have done such a disgusting thing to her?

    It was ba6e6e71a5 Seo MoonHyuk. I knew that my 9e4e470e75 younger brother had done 25b31ded47 such a thing. I heard c64d714f66 the rumors 7e224e098c that Min 374b9b18c0 DaeYup was 61e05e8277 doing something 19db560881 like this, d0c72fdbb7 but I bb482d8c1a never knew cdb6e6c9fa MoonHyuk was fb0020fb3f also involved 47082dacdb until recently. When I found out fe6ce86cbf that the bastard was a55438c286 also interested in having 0f369124c1 you, I quickly arranged 037f24a331 your marriage to JoonHun.

    Please believe me. It’s the truth. I know that this is a pathetic excuse. I understand that this is only the first of my sins. But I never dirtied your mother. How could I possibly carry that sin with me as I made you my daughter-in-law?

    I sincerely ask for your forgiveness for not kicking out my younger brother for what he had done. I was punishing him, pushing him down step by step, but I don’t think I can hold on any longer. I will leave the rest to JoonHun.

    This letter, this truth, and this misfortune… I plan on leaving it all to you as I leave this world. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I know that I will never be able to repay you even in death, but all I can say is that I’m so sorry.



    Seo JaeHyuk.254bc78fb124f110

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    Yuan was frozen as she read the letter. She read it once but couldn’t understand it, so she read it again. It was a dizzying letter where he had poured out all the chaos and suffering he had been feeling before he died. However, one thing was true.073ed019e1d6f286

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    It was Seo 630da36d85 MoonHyuk?d386ab86101aed80

    The man who 9bf9d1026f had dirtied her 4471abe786 mother was Seo 1c799bd5a4 MoonHyuk?f521332f419d2954

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    She was confused. She thought she had definitely seen Seo JaeHyuk… But it did happen 13 years ago, and she had only caught a glimpse through the closet door. Shocked by the disgusting scene, Yuan had closed her eyes and covered her ears. She could have confused Seo JaeHyuk with Seo MoonHyuk. The two looked very much alike.2204e625f6c26e3f

    “The content of this letter is correct. It definitely wasn’t him. My father… had an illness. He couldn’t embrace a woman properly. That’s why he never married another woman after my mother.”4ef6eb0d23cb7da1

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    What? Yuan’s eyes widened.27f31f7f1e7972d5

    “It was my father’s deepest secret. It’s definitely not him, Yuan. If you’d like, I’ll even show you his medical records.”d71e249f187daf77

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    That’s…d9bbe8306195c4d5

    Ghastly pale, f5e80e023a Yuan looked cdb220de1c at him. Then it really e5bc33a2be was Seo MoonHyuk 46454d2b3c all this time?3a6e732ede216b45

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    “I’m not trying to belittle the suffering your mother went through or the suffering you and Lee TaeKyung lived through. My father really was planning on punishing my uncle.”3799541a6ba39afd

    Yuan stared at him as tears began to form in her eyes. She felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders. Just thinking that JoonHun’s father had done that to her mother had made her feel so disgusted.8698d2e91855c6bb

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    However, this didn’t solve everything. On top of that, President Seo JaeHyuk had passed away because of all this.9923949d50e3ea91

    “I don’t know what to do.”0c9ebdb3752ceda4

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    Yuan covered her face with her hands. She really didn’t know what to do. She didn’t know what to think. She didn’t know how to proceed. Suddenly, JoonHun grabbed her hands and lowered them.0fd458e5df680403

    “Yuan. Look at me. Look closely.”6063e920fa3e9527

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    He muttered quietly. Yuan raised her 2f884998b8 eyes and looked 036487fee0 at him. As he softly held a1c0c11dd6 her hands, JoonHun whispered.064c420dee449350

    “Let’s forget the past.”8935e41b0875359e

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    What a cliché. However, those were 5ed0293619 the words that 92bc1113cf they needed to 362b4fcdce hear right now.2aeb7b4e33f97844

    “I’m a man who is lacking. I never believed in love and was cautious about marriage. I was trash that only thought about profits and money. I didn’t know the consequences that would come from my actions. I didn’t know the pain I inflicted on others as I lived my life.”27199fb9c9a60a7b

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    “JoonHun-ssi.”d6ea4cf02ca99148

    Yuan frowned. That was the 1448e30e5e same for her. She had 52e289a574 also used c2bf0f5f0e him and 9992cf28b9 their marriage. For revenge, she 14c121898e had justified it 8d5779f35f all. She made mistakes. She hated and loathed. She thought it was 4fd5f295ba a given that people ce82624712 would get hurt in 650a93ff41 the process.da6cb9ee5cbac050

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    However, in the 2f72c3a87b end, everyone had 91f51a13c2 become the offender, 57bc878c0b and everyone had d3c2f65413 become the victim. Was there no other c72f4dacaf way? Was there no wiser 87e4f8b0c2 choice? Looking back, she was 5b2b26bc81 full of regret. Everyone had ad76fda36e gotten hurt.67dca278255745bb

    “Don’t regret the path we’ve walked. Don’t look back at something we cannot change. Nothing good will come out of dwelling on it. Nothing will get better just because you’re suffering.”aa4b2d4514d519c5

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    He raised his eyes 8628ba5246 and looked at her. He gripped 98893da731 her hands 19db38a8fd a bit 73002fea01 tighter.eeee845dd9bea849

    “Our next steps are going to be very important. I’ve decided to only focus on that. The important thing right now is you and me. Don’t think about my father or your mother. Right now, only think about us.”f0c4dd13000ea4e1

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    His grip 1a8620d3c6 tightened again. Then he pressed a d221d1b58b kiss onto her hand.83268abf1753ab15

    “Min DaeYup, Seo MoonHyuk. They will be collapse by my own hands. I will thoroughly crush them. I will trample them down so that they will never do something like this again. So… You need to leave me.”e39fe29b65cc3efa

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    Yuan flinched in surprise 975b20717c as her eyes widened.b6e13b349998e998

    JoonHun was looking into her eyes. He still didn’t truly know what love was. But he didn’t want anything to hurt her anymore. The disgusting events she had to live through… He didn’t want her to live through them again.b8c635bf7f078491

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    He wanted 9c03719383 her to d6f3d89fda be happy. He wanted her to 506b0ed049 be free. He would 1ac2dcd68d never forget 4c72ffd864 the way f1166f5e86 her face cfa1ccc2ec had looked 6e12294d4b as she 9fd00c554a gazed out 8dfa14e3b4 the window f0836ac814 during the ebff4c0b8b emergency landing. He wanted her 5ffebf3c24 to take some b882832c9c time away from b0b2f71ebe the pain and e3beb9199c suffering to heal.99fe22152eefa356

    He wanted e356b491de her to c2eb736ec7 get healthy. He would 1e405b0d08 do anything 81cd10740c to make 8f8b861c7e her genuinely 65235244b0 smile.cb22a0f90800df6b

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    He recalled how 1f55cbf9a8 she had laughed 7d21b1c4b0 when she was 9e3a59a975 by his side. Even though 55600a4728 she was 78c68d289f wearing incredibly 40b523f11d expensive clothing, dd480a5e7c her smiles 31b2b63bdc were all b64a4c81ba fake. He never wanted c4e1763a23 to see Yuan 24fa33342d like that ever c5b6df80c0 again.6cc71363ef3c2b5a

    “If it’s for you, I’ll do anything. Nothing will hurt you anymore. I will never forgive anyone or anything that hurts you.”eda980841e4fac60

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    “JoonHun-ssi.”f19d54ebd50eb277

    “Go somewhere else. Live freely. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of the rest of your revenge. It’s going to be an intense and disgusting battle. I don’t want you to be a part of this fight anymore. Forget everything. Don’t worry about anything. Eat well. Smile everyday. Draw and do whatever you want to do.”bd4b299af71cdb69

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    Yuan didn’t move and continued to stare at him.d675732e4e907206

    “How can I do that?”da453b37610caa7e

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    “Of course you can.”95b32d432c7d4091

    “But…”12e99dd70109cd56

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    “You can do it, Yuan.”53b5da2820d239d9

    He laughed softly 9dc053040c and whispered as 63d9639ce4 if he was 920c7da410 reciting an order.b3751643134fe921

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    “You can do it, Yuan. Leave your mother behind. Leave my father behind. Leave the sickening memories, hatred, and revenge behind. That’s the only way you can continue to live. That’s the only way I can live. No matter what it is, just do what you want. Visit the places you wanted to see, and try the things you’ve always wanted to do.”f48eb775c254d577

    “JoonHun-ssi.”9ed84d42ab5f233f

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    “Tell me you’ll do it. That’s what I want. Can’t you see?”ba0b8acef04e11af

    Yuan’s eyes wavered as she looked at him.aae138ae9344e16f

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    Could she really 0ca4fea58b do that?bc3ad77223a35f46

    Could she hand him d7d53490bd all of her burdens 85119e92e8 and leave?c36137974ef23866

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    Did this make b4959b840d any sense?49fbd28cec01889c

    She didn’t know. But Yuan only had JoonHun left.4fb3bf602f8bfc88

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    Suddenly, the 5c0602e8b2 clear sunlight 405a2f230e shone on 217f992c55 his face. Surprised, Yuan turned 19bd0073f4 her head to 83a2a69065 find that the cf429e7541 bright sun had ddd0ea952b begun to pierce 7bcb3cba16 the dark sky. Unable to distinguish them 1965649134 before, Yuan could finally 38c8a1c5d8 see the purple sea ae0b62a73e that was separate from 6b73885613 the dark blue sky.7548640ef102211d

    “Ah…”6075b483d9de1adf

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    Yuan’s lips opened as she looked at the sun.9e9cc2bc7fe0d7a1

    The bright cb9028a67a sun was e2dd61a8a3 rising right 7cf1a5abe8 on time. Yuan felt 181b5cf086 as if dc70f3f1f9 everything was 51ed0ff90a being reborn. She bit 4a1312c05c her lip. The earth 45517d401a revolved around b7d1845465 the sun, 7ab7eb58ac but it 37523995f7 never revolved 241b626f5b around the 5eee8e7685 same spot. The sun 9380de6737 was also 71efe79641 moving around 36b45712eb in this adeac6ef99 huge galaxy. Perhaps every day was 468b6e4be6 a truly a new 84fdbff493 day, a new place, 445a81f918 as they traveled with 9409dfe5eb the sun.81261a31b26223bf

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    Could she do bae32e4a23 it?f8df48cda5fcaedd

    Yuan tightened her grip on JoonHun’s hand.58423fa6688acffd

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    Could she really start b93bbd79ec fresh? Be free from revenge? Could she 14be8ae32a choose love 81e5b91a63 over hate? Could she 51322c989e leave this 975b1ab9ac place and 32307bd06e discover herself? Could she ff13138ee3 truly do f76ac2e705 it? Could she test their 9d2ca58609 love like this?49e8432af2eee70d

    JoonHun gazed at her. Through all the 8bd96063b0 pain, there was da05ab483c a strength rising 071ad6089f in her eyes. Even if she 2813c25ec9 changed, he had c6cbb58f7a to accept it. Yuan lifted c7a8347816 her face 689a030b1e and pressed 5ef6ea269a her lips e6db9cbe38 onto his.cf20dc2f5bb2a019

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    “…I love you.”47719fc2744fa37b

    Her short 50ca2967c2 phrase seemed 7bfbb4ad0f to surprise 21fa14febd her battered 2b68dbf80e heart. The two continued to b0b799e611 look at each other.6d6a514f2997a6c0

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    “Me too… I love you, Yuan.”55ea5578684fc379

    The confessions began ff6ecf68fd to flow with 0fcba16ade their tears. He lowered b119b48457 his lips 291e42ef68 onto hers. The sun pierced f310ff1fd0 through the sea 50470b03dd and the earth. The rays gently shone f1ab8afcf1 down on them.f5427644011cfb9d

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