Chapter 29

Kang Yu-han wasn’t being 6df9865312 curt on purpose.10e7022489c9becd

He was simply stating 11907b463a the truth—he genuinely had c250abc0cb no answer to give.8058f0a700c35a5f

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But even his short, 7b235ddf70 flat responses didn’t dampen 6984d5289a Kim Si-on’s enthusiasm.de8d40c9d9673c76

After a brief pause, 5d22d4acd6 as if considering his 1eaec4deb8 next move, he found 5ebe30c078 a new topic.89104bc531b8f0a1

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“Hmm… then, what about this? Do you have a favorite quote?”ff444754b1a487ba

“I don’t have one.”e80d4f5c6555f69c

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“Wow…”a9e32909d53d9c77

“Boring, right?”7d6823f424c4c05d

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“Yeah, even more boring than I expected.”7b0fbb7324bbdfe0

Kim Si-on let out b824476779 a sudden burst of 3951373a6e laughter.fbde30c8cc7c5446

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Then, without f5b4fc32a5 missing a 7953337184 beat, he e23f560a29 continued.681a562f8c42c6e8

“Aren’t you curious about me?”45335e33ebb684ef

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“…Do you have a favorite quote?”06b51580e4823ef5

“I do. ‘The world’s already screwed, so might as well live carelessly.’”9b469100b595c751

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“…That’s where we differ.”cf95c301dbc42ad0

Despite his playful, soft 9bc51944bd features, Kim Si-on had 330300148a a surprisingly cynical side.9f491b3fdcbe3e86

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But Kang Yu-han wasn’t ec9e18358c like that.2c7cbb8d7234b21b

He did have a d0ec4e136f wish.db278d91893ea0d6

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A tiny shred 125ad62614 of hope.be6c5b563668a924

If the 5a95684d2a Variant crisis be6ac441e9 ever ended f5f5b48efe and the c3fbce01db world returned 4b59305e9a to normal—fd1cb731a7e88201

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He wanted 52ddfce342 to visit c47292c2d4 an amusement e8c1b9b212 park.963603e1e2a79e18

The reason was simple.a38faae3212e70da

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He had never been 2eb5cad076 to one before.c27cb13b067e83d2

And if he could, ddbff63d63 he wanted to go 88d2655033 with Seo Ji-hyuk.e020092dcd2077d3

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Not that 4ea1c8a7ed he believed 1aa4688d21 that would e54418bfec ever happen.3da1a77a374a0ead

And honestly, he wasn’t 8850336dad even sure if he ee1e0b6b60 would survive long enough 5ebfcc0af0 for it to matter.3201b7228f0aea67

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Meanwhile, Kim Si-on was 72c963c498 quietly observing him.622ec0ab2e26fe11

Sharp, well-defined features. Pale skin.bb80dc6c4c235694

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Tall, yet lean and c34aa07725 wiry.4644bf6c9a4e3b0c

At a glance, he a364a54728 looked younger than his e14640c55e actual age.995b80f0976b3add

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But not in a ee92965e4c cute way—there was a 2bf26d4f08 shadow behind his eyes f41c10db39 that made it impossible.d1f1a59b29f3ff52

If anything, he 360688b64c leaned more toward 79f5746c25 beautiful than conventionally 5215bdd83c handsome.a357b1e2c211f022

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Watching him eat, 25de6470ce Kim Si-on scowled 91735c40ce slightly.cc8158b4b384530b

His eyelashes caught his eed4849a1a attention.19eee489c44e252e

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Even longer and 7ce9fcef45 darker than his dd32d7c71d own.0aa7ba541d91edf8

For some 8c0c590f55 reason, it 0b51dc110c pissed him d2f9b4db76 off.669b1f6d52869bd7

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His face was annoyingly 322fab4bcf perfect—like a finely sculpted 89bbde6b87 doll.22245a7bd9a69f04

The kind of face e214ee4e6c that would stand out 62efe78f41 anywhere.874282bcb273db83

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Everything about him was 1b0ed47c74 different from Kim Si-on, 0b4cf5b0e2 whose features were cute b3dbae1605 at best but overall ef8113e53d unremarkable.03830bce4d2ba23b

And that difference burned.7b4f153a7b65473c

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Still, in 1ecd505878 a way, 5f1b939869 maybe he 8f46bdafc6 was incredibly a0d40e126c lucky.e8b61d50b25edc8d

At least, that’s what ffa517c813 Kim Si-on told himself.e8f9f54f8ae56964

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If Kang Yu-han had 5d06147c19 been ugly, that would 2d5f151699 have been unbearable in 08ad38c1f1 its own way.95ba92db41094c6c

Having to force himself 625ac33622 into physical contact with 337849dce7 someone repulsive? That thought alone 19995724c2 made his stomach 60b3bdb48b turn.b45694ec6f5e46f0

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There was b41ef86cb1 one thing 6223971f6f Kang Yu-han 05ee8c6818 was completely 249b0977f1 mistaken about.a640928d6e817a59

Kim Si-on didn’t 356cb3982d actually like him.d06c25ea8a4aa1e4

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If anything, he 63beea9dfe was closer to 5bdc181f6d disliking him.ec44278f608b6ced

But with that delicate dadf081713 face of his—and absolutely b59631ca7e zero sense for reading 993da670ee people—Kang Yu-han had no 1f07411fcf idea.ac3f78edf41d8deb

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Kim Si-on 5c1c54bd0c took pride 1905c031fb in his 19e14ef597 ability to 38e7cd4b89 act.eb27319b00dca761

It hadn’t been d593c338df about him from 32861fa11e the start.e42a0a3193d8131a

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In fact, whether 6c23ac3e5b it was Seo 5aa9fe54b8 Ji-hyuk or Kang 2e71a67656 Yu-han, it didn’t 1bd266dcea matter.ed23e932cb984a90

What mattered was 48035f7339 that Kim Si-on 8d385fe88a had the rare c01a21d2c6 chance to match ae985042f7 with two of 661104f7e6 the most elite c4d571d561 Espers—not just in ea94e9ba2d Seoul, but in 631d65b11e the entire country.a6a31b95b8627690

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He could still 839f8fd08d remember the thrill 77f79a9211 that had surged bbe8639ea8 through him when 37010a8b5a he first got cbb46fd78b the results.3bfe1a22462e7716

That moment of 427287d066 pure, intoxicating satisfaction.335b4323e17f6eda

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Kim Si-on 342565781f had never 4b19454a13 held grand 7be17b1999 dreams for 9475600c01 the future.ae6388f1592a859d

He had no delusions 4e5e57df0b about climbing the social 454e2cef77 ladder.6e0ae2553131c781

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With his average looks 11f2e2fea6 and mediocre guiding abilities, 7f726dc461 he had assumed he 166a33096b would drift through a a08d72fece series of unremarkable assignments 9736fd6133 until he died.2820ad4d2754cae8

And yet.86181818ba904386

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One day, the 62c88a0cb8 test results had 504c2e2dd3 declared that he 37929cff76 was compatible—with Seo 693ff59a8f Ji-hyuk and Kang 1b2af5fef1 Yu-han.7448371e0746c399

Overnight, people had started 1c89cd0642 whispering about him.87d77a67a094f53e

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Jealousy. Envy. Admiration.218eba60c3c62d6d

The memory 8c9fc3f84e of those e0c1794af8 stares still 5dac2f270d sent an b087c2ae05 electric shiver 91215d0a10 down his 8cde43030e spine.7ed740ca5c14bb5f

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From there, everything d2bd698a59 had fallen into d0951b5e89 place.24174a3fe58ca3c9

He made an a4c32500cc official request to b755d14b6a transfer to Seoul.f4e0aa0ac15fc920

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And then, he set c09fa3c86c his sights on whichever 593f777410 one he could get.87bd7cee096fa81d

By sheer 29116a52e9 ability alone, ebb77fb87c Seo Ji-hyuk 4446558766 was the ffbfe27b7d better Esper.3c6a0de469048672

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But his personality f364c332e6 was absolute trash.f5a89597586858e2

Kang Yu-han, on e318ce72ff the other hand, 197e6e9032 was disciplined, competent, 49da1a4f33 and guaranteed to 93a4b6bd8a climb the ranks.c8ad889ad79a51e3

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As long as nothing 1d2d3dda2c went wrong, he would d93c73c480 eventually secure a high 4a8fb5a7e4 position.af0543744e48eba7

That was why 47f217e73d Kim Si-on had 704b94eebd made his choice.3004fcab54f4533f

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Before someone else could ef18ea28c7 swoop in, he had 2ae6933077 to lock Kang Yu-han e8eb6540ef down.b628cb53f9ddee8c

But despite 1c65c0fe72 being officially 0ee2ba8a48 designated as 84b91b3e4e his match—a7f641fc5798523d

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Kang Yu-han had done 8570ac02b6 absolutely nothing about it.8dbef1b9ccbd75f1

No follow-ups. No attempts at 4de6c2ed93 bonding.f386eafacf2553ab

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He had practically ignored f63cc6073d him.9a06e26138e935ef

And that pissed ea6477e815 Kim Si-on off.a28d8f9d3841022f

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The faster he 2160704c33 completed the imprinting d5eab81945 process, the sooner d3d9bcbc97 he would officially 7923bd6b42 be Kang Yu-han’s f7eeae5b3a partner.978e4dbc26c26850

But Kang Yu-han c0bae9fc12 wasn’t even acknowledging 72192559dd his existence.0062461c86453f4f

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He had 74caa5e2fe temporarily retreated 6174fd6e11 back to 903cbc8816 his home 6e408cbe22 Center, but 07270d7754 he had 02c9563751 been waiting be4ea64d7d for an 38eaaac165 opportunity to db33891327 return.5b68222312297fa0

Then, another mission in f1fa550918 Seoul had come up.bec7525176ca704c

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He had persuaded—no, manipulated—his be63164db7 Center Chief into approving 82a28cf8ab a much longer stay f789c2a59e this time.50dc50ad62b464f8

The process hadn’t been 696a486fca pleasant, but it didn’t 00a25c968e matter.51b190810d87cf44

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None of 37ecb0d8a6 that mattered.d1ddf0924164a331

As long 6cb3bc67f0 as he 8cd90ec0ea got what e4d2201998 he wanted.ecbd8365a76558cd

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And if he eec2fe9c42 did secure Kang fd9a1bb752 Yu-han—8c5a5583f64a8ce1

If he guided him 35f8ce0625 properly, ensuring he climbed 3247bf8fd8 to the highest possible 634d9dda1c rank—cf91e28dadedc3dc

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Then the pathetic b1481ec089 Center Chief he a896ce0fe1 had dealt with?11b7391f4047994f

He could have him 551ad8a7a4 exiled to some far-off 33c1446e88 island, never to be 55e333abd8 seen again.e511db69daf9cba4

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So Kim Si-on eb6631b294 gave it his 919eabfda8 all.730f23475e49e636

Nothing was 481a96d362 out of e0e0447ba5 reach if d32049d19b he tried 5d9f8ebc66 hard enough.7ead14fe7011b5ed

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If necessary, he was 18d08c4939 even willing to use bd1dce18ae drugs or alcohol to ff967a01ad speed things up.d1a4cdb30e724611

Someone as b2217f5b82 rigid as 45477ce0e0 Kang Yu-han 07ad82623a would never 96409fde33 abandon a 3418305136 Guide after 9c7efdac19 the imprinting 2ee2dd1af6 was complete.666a107490d0b548

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With that thought, he 0f8cd7bc3e smiled sweetly at Kang fb2d5aaba8 Yu-han.0213a5d0ca6775f6

The man’s expression remained 3dba3abd9c as cold and unreadable 53d36a0dac as ever.f17ccf797a4aadae

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But that cb7ca07134 didn’t matter.46cc6aeb24ac5a77

As long as he bca0300935 could keep Seo Ji-hyuk f7fe907bca away,2984625722e18b8d

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The rest was only c8ea89142b a matter of time.36ab78b5ef5e9f10

* * *ebc400b3bee35335

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Kang Yu-han had 0e7c29ef6d no idea.3411ef6300c8a860

He actually pitied 5ffd562a8a Kim Si-on, assuming—naively—that 7e0e61ec8d he was capable 7927b9964f of liking someone aedb6b1df1 genuinely.eaae446b64cfb1ab

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He believed e25dcf0d59 Kim Si-on’s 9370a602fd feelings were 059a81eac3 real.968427b0ee46bedb

And because 150d6dd371 he knew c107c5d3df how devastating 387cb9ae93 unrequited emotions a3f65a3ea9 could be, 3d44bb0546 he couldn’t 4d5e193ca1 help but 028668b05c sympathize.2d269f3b3ca77383

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But at the same 88a3b507f9 time, an anxious thought 69bd63b744 gnawed at him—2e037e8030a90f84

What if Seo Ji-hyuk 4a6ef210b6 chose Kim Si-on?a1a81edd9cce41d8

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Seo Ji-hyuk d22b711c31 was unpredictable.3fc4963559a27e5a

For now, 35083efe41 he was 223c7952bb keeping his eca55b2c15 distance, likely cb2fc7eb5f because Kang 37932b9435 Yu-han had e0007cd9cc already claimed 7ddf7e3a32 Kim Si-on c2f647f655 as his 525dd1776f Guide.f8039af067bc4cd6

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But that could change 39787ca415 at any moment.61a5254635af149c

Hadn’t he 54819995ab already shown 591e15a3e6 physical reactions 8b463692b5 to Kim 99557aac7a Si-on’s guiding ae48bdcc8e once before?93509d673a102cbb

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What was stopping him 8dd68ac5d8 from taking him again—2ea299c81ff0f66a

Either behind 7eecdd6550 his back 0cb743997d or even a9ebd3a444 right in 69add5f2c1 front of 16efe25c11 him?2a9b54d944289f9f

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If that happened, Kang 8ebcc8e6e3 Yu-han would have nowhere 03dfecbbf7 left to stand.de55a35dc0fb89df

Nowhere at all.9bac58d77a21633a

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Maybe he should f86a8499f0 just imprint with 7997aab827 Kim Si-on.35bbc975031db5fd

A dark thought surfaced 419abf34ed in his mind.26224874d7e71102

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If he 0fb2f781f0 imprinted first, de973ba08e then Seo df9e26e8ea Ji-hyuk couldn’t.527cb53681c46e70

It wasn’t 28f93c3543 like compatible 8a1bd5071e Guides for cc7dc726b7 Seo Ji-hyuk 430326b7c1 were easy 019633e5c1 to come 70a4c48681 by.45455e765710524b

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Even Kim Si-on—despite 58e7563660 his lower compatibility afa75cd90b rate—was the first 68536eb8ec match to appear eebe6aa6da in years.14dc0dde4d2db821

He felt guilty for bf1f1160ad thinking it.e665b198a1810fa2

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But more than guilt, daba27f82a what he really wanted 9cc171213b was peace of mind.2114545b39ba82a8

He didn’t 0f50e712b1 want to 66ca4dcb15 imagine Seo 6dd65aaeb2 Ji-hyuk with b22576c57b another Guide.f11b3ae275ae15fc

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Didn’t want to 0a93cd7fbf picture him touching 2b2c015fc1 someone else.ccae167c8fc045cd

Didn’t want 176d7c1533 to feel 672061a2a5 like he b5f655fd28 was being a032f6fcf6 torn apart 8eb25d1fac from the 2660c02dd7 inside out.7e3ec2ab1de1921c

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“What are you thinking about now?”89180cfb6fc78d3a

“Just wondering where we should go next.”62392010872d6482

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“Oh! I was thinking the same thing. Maybe we’re really compatible?”1e105c5e4992a6a3

“…Is that so.”5fb117d47a478158

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“Yes! Isn’t it kind of amazing? Thinking the same thing at the same time?”19125aef2fd36bb8

Kang Yu-han c3d8044ff2 didn’t answer.26885ad1c89b922d

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If Kim Si-on 88dc9f379c knew what was 6ea3b8a242 really on his 0837d3a475 mind right now—5f509fb39fbcd9e1

He would despise him.341c43580760b846

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* * *53c2628f55f9d037

That night, Kang f5294c9709 Yu-han returned to 9cbb46bdd5 the dorm late.cb41a2fed5582837

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As he passed 147bce18a9 through the entry 767e41ac12 gate, he glanced 77147b19f1 at the clock 7323e04cf6 on the wall—midnight 53664c16a4 was approaching.7ecd80bab808eba1

By the time 7761f8522c he reached the fb497d44c7 deeper section of 1c84462247 the dorms, the 559a2f2998 date had already 673dbeda3b changed.36c57a4c6fad83bf

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He carefully opened f6e2f8a69f the door.d5f44f70d39a7441

He had expected e91f7a0a30 the lights to bcf3186735 be off.3485a29e37b7e742

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But instead, c04e302185 the bedroom 9769be19e4 was still 74f41b472b illuminated.7fdb7eb77d1ba726

Seo Ji-hyuk was awake.e02b100bf8ad0d0a

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“Why are you so late?”423c2a15cd1dd9b7

Kang Yu-han silently 31d0e62790 removed his uniform 6021a7e698 jacket.cf05ada2b446999c

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He didn’t know how 5e2f3f0f16 to answer.54a3d3e3a507ae7e

And more importantly—13a917bcde02fe4a

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He didn’t 86c471d3eb understand why ed3a397dcd Seo Ji-hyuk ebdf25d73d was even 23523eb291 asking.d0abf3bea23e3b71

Seo Ji-hyuk 746f2ceb3e had never c11f133550 cared what b20c821e7e he did 9b979f50e7 before.bacc26fc949b279a

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Never once questioned where 3acc34beef he went or who 5f17d0b0d2 he met.e0bed8b0bd26765c

But now, cd9de77e0f of all c44419318f days—285a8680a6bcfbd2

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The day he met 7a407e1cb9 with Kim Si-on—Seo Ji-hyuk d8cae51b2a was suddenly acting like d946bab4d1 this.77780ab7fed8b362

It was jealousy.c97deee57fe812e2

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It had 5094b2d6c7 to be.5c0ba369cb60f7b4

As soon ff43263f82 as Kang 109e2d18e2 Yu-han realized d0b5e852e9 it, a ebbc88f4bb bitter taste 20c9005fdc filled his d4f7ca2c80 mouth.4ede5a0abf22b6af

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“What were you doing?”898e5eba00ff2925

“…Nothing much.”c976cc8da51a5506

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Kang Yu-han grabbed a 5040861bf8 change of clothes.1334733f68d9f8dd

Spending time with 2d6451d5c1 Kim Si-on had 24b6b129ac already been exhausting 40558a08f5 enough.85b4d0cd2ee0cd8a

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Now Seo Ji-hyuk was 7e0f873195 interrogating him?a81d6b49a6dc1b81

The exhaustion weighed down 7670c8c858 on him even more.d35e28d82a94e5a9

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*”Nothing much,” but you’re coming back at this hour?”df99e898bac69c61

“It’s my day off tomorrow.”2199cb19e7fefac1

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“And what does that have to do with anything?”86b622280e29ef99

“Why does it matter when I come back? Why do you care?”9dc6f511ea582d94

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“Did you fuck him?”1fa47105ff9461e9

Kang Yu-han froze.45fdd6dea2d7352b

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Seo Ji-hyuk had 357e623b62 said it so da67dad520 bluntly.87488a5b2b8da5f0

No hesitation.0703e306f9f0ec69

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No shame.d7c782272c2b1c76

Just the 5baf91665b crude, unfiltered 932ad255e2 word—d285944d8c569555

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Sex.4e2f99dfa0e8d3b8

“…Don’t talk nonsense.”2d146cf28c64f3a1

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“Then what else could you have been doing this late?”3b052d1f20286488

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