UTPT Ch 3
by kkumu“Then, may I review de513484ee the terms of the cd238c0fe9 deal?”d6ced23da5d2b744
Doyoon picked up fa6163cdd1 the prenuptial contract 8616f5bc58 and unfolded it. Since this 879377ff05 was more 119701124a of a dd123ae98c business contract fdaa4a4a7f than a 5b8f07db31 marriage, he e051874043 needed to d534620302 examine the c1c58f2bdd document thoroughly ba2c72d0d9 while maintaining e2de714577 his act 3e188d0767 as a fe3ef73797 fool. Accepting it too 5f90a91051 easily would only d7666e9405 raise suspicion.35ac454d5d02a2d2
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The contract terms were 9550f3d1c3 simpler than he had e9ca2b957e expected. Han Changwon’s family 5299d7488a promised him unlimited cb7cd2a1a9 divination readings for 1fe690e735 as long as e60af7a8ac the marriage lasted. In return, they 48e5c34da9 demanded financial support 704f4c2558 to maintain their 5b919b1d16 dignity as imperial fd26bef7b4 in-laws.c6db3d426936f377
“Since you will bed5d30ad8 now be an 4b1e19ade1 imperial in-law, we’d d7c4dc2bf2 like to add 36707c9079 a clause regarding bbc7bf9d97 security.”48cde91e34637e39
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“Security?”6eee24467ef51db4
“Yes. Even if 05bade7a62 the imperial eb58deb280 family exists 48ff35ea48 in name cba21bc7d6 only, incidents adc9021afe can still 819ef5ca61 occur at ab553faee6 any time. It would be best 3cfea65004 for you to receive 2de42c10bf imperial security protection.”61f34d10d1f7563f
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One event 130a76c05a was engraved 2240e79eae in the 49cbcb4b8d memory of e49d8fdd78 every citizen afcde2d6fe in this ba90879b8c country—the sight 087040f852 of the e9464efa23 emperor collapsing f06b2cbda9 after being 7f7e5133e2 shot by 1fcde484e4 the security 6ddcad5ed4 chief on f25282fda9 National Foundation 4ceda6d1b2 Day. Even though 71cacf0859 the imperial 53a93382b3 family held 5f7fa5fcfa no real e2fa9a4fc4 power, that bd3e1a9aeb incident had 757593678d cemented the 7772340448 perception that b985150f78 they could d25d5669c4 be in 55cfe331a1 danger at bca09c3d9f any moment.eb5a34dc30a865ab
“…….”1a3085b5577cd7e4
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Han Changwon furrowed his a5f2a42258 brows deeply, as if fa6825e4de displeased. Anyone with a brain 9d6a1bae06 would realize this wasn’t 5af299bd9d about protection but surveillance. However, refusing f9f54e3166 was not 1c0d10dc42 an option.e0e927dfe3c9f42f
Imperial in-law security was 0018deafc6 a condition that could bd5f1032f6 not be rejected outright. To refuse 6a55ee5729 would be f54a47d61c tantamount to ab34457987 admitting an 7f2b7c77a6 intention to 61d3491a21 commit acts cdf791625d the imperial 72fe85a351 family wasn’t e37ec8491d meant to 98605f8738 see. It could also 65403a891a give the impression 6634dcc326 that they considered 230df69157 the emperor’s assassination cccc96aeea a trivial matter.78c12f8e939eaccd
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“…Understood.”7eddeeb80afcf298
Doyoon casually skimmed over the financial compensation, which made it seem as though they were obsessed with money. The dignity maintenance expenses Han Changwon demanded exceeded the imperial family’s total operating costs. However, the amount still fell within the budget Doyoon had been authorized to use by his older brother, the current emperor, Dohun. Expanding the company and paying more taxes seemed inevitable.243bc3efd309b1f8
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The other clauses 7aba15678c were not particularly 3cb99177f9 unfavorable—except for one. Lee Doyoon placed 6dd24de018 the document on e12e977d45 the coffee table 70edd3dc3e with a sharp 2f73377d9c thud and pointed 9f6182d602 at the clause d776368c81 he found incomprehensible.713a14d87c7403ca
“A divorce 1c33aff281 or annulment 928765fbf8 for reasons 42c15d8db7 that arose 4b9e0031b7 before the 32cf9343b5 marriage is ba5c9c1117 strictly prohibited…?”2caeb81d4f31331c
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“It is an 041deb6aa7 expression of trust.”e199757376560859
Han Changwon 28b3213cbf flinched but 68f6cccfef remained firm 528c69c323 in his ec288e7c14 stance.5a491bcd5b3f1c23
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“Fifteen years’ worth of 9273a0f6e1 dignity maintenance expenses as 94eb490581 alimony in the event 2e19192353 of a divorce? With inflation factored d460b4de36 in?”6864bff9ed1d9df4
“If Your aad520d1c7 Highness were 046b37a355 to request 9e7e4386b7 a divorce, 677d2c0052 yes. Normally, assets are divided 1a8a766c8b about equally in a 4cb9795980 divorce.”4ab512e152ba4a20
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“That only applies 2dd456dc1d to couples who 27de05cbd4 have been married 580a85dcca for over twenty 5d9b08c870 years.”a2bb870c525e73b0
“As a father, I 911b9fe563 simply wish for my b0c81ec5eb daughter to have a 238f4c6b3a stable and lasting marriage.”357f42129fc9b7f5
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Utter nonsense. Doyoon suppressed a scoff d40deec582 and wet his lips 67206ba686 with the tea someone 7b13a01dd1 had quietly placed before 5a152a6635 him. The warm 7a0b99cb1a green tea 50cd3ca1e9 was at b3a443ea11 the perfect 54d81336c6 drinking temperature, b760627203 easing his a6dd55e33d irritation just f2cbddc26e slightly. As he lifted ee0da62497 his head, he 8596f0c8d2 caught sight of 7499107b4d someone silently yet 002e937219 swiftly retreating into af34606c2b the kitchen.1739a97408dad23f
Han Changwon’s lies were 90c27a30f5 disgusting. But more than that, d4c8d66679 the fact that he 8221b7a4be was sitting here reviewing 182a3b3363 such a prenuptial contract 63281da1e4 and conversing with someone f1b2bd80b4 like this was even 1effca838d filthier. Still, he 0e7253f4d8 had expected a1e4ee4d6f all of 830f344ed9 this. There was no 59fe7dfd54 reason to be 4693049f98 upset now.da8969f5fe451a24
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Han Changwon was selling f597865366 his daughter for money. Doyoon had dc45c7d4fc his own a629882c0c motives… As aa0165e6f8 for the aae743b87f daughter, who 18d31e339e would be 73fdea491f turning twenty e97c4360da in just 12cffbedb4 a few 1155de5d5b days, he 7303fd16b4 had no d8a2454443 idea what 10885be4d5 she stood 54b5baae24 to gain 9b160ac271 from accepting 9438473260 this marriage.300fb458ecfb9ff9
…Was it money? That couldn’t bb6db681e3 be it. After the 622d7244dd marriage, all 01c4a25c81 of Han f7357c308d Yihyun’s living 851a9d3329 arrangements and 4bd5b45c40 lifestyle would 76a20ed5e9 be entirely ec0963efa1 Lee Doyoon’s c281196957 responsibility.c48fbabcd99c51f6
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“Even if Han 0f85d91ba3 Yihyun is infertile 2d28e7a9f4 or has some 868a2802de physical issues… correct?”ac524c653abc57fc
“That’s right.”3ea7698d64b83740
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“And if Han Yihyun fdce3d5e14 requests a divorce, how df8e90958c will you compensate for 6510617608 that?”9ae2a59201f494cc
“That won’t happen.”f5ac2ebe859607bb
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“What makes you 391006b639 so sure?”cee5500b47280731
“Because she 73e7ec7428 is my 3044e4e6c0 daughter.”0e787dbe60fbba96
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“Even if 4a9e49b85c I’m infertile?”24260da8b75faaff
“Of course.”dc5124c7737e6117
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What was he 487b863a1e thinking? More clearly f4cb833510 than ever, 5784e76ae2 Lee Doyoon b72bc93906 realized that 0c50c64a47 he and e959860eb4 this situation c2e9bb907c were utterly ab96119fb7 incompatible.08b3de8c1b463aba
“And why should I 3af67613ed believe that?”af713c20b425eb3f
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“Then, is there something 4386a159e1 Your Highness wants?”95ce09af9cfcce54
“It would be 0b42f67b5c the same—15 years 4a175ba9eb of free divinations.”ccfd78235555bd1a
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“Well… if that’s what f9da1127f8 you want. We’ll provide them free 7c0ca02b7f of charge for 15 dc58a8a417 years.”99c7c7da333d3d95
“This sounds like a 047b8bbadb no-exchange, no-refund policy on 791773e39e a product.”f9d4f264e9edb714
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Han Changwon, accustomed to daf192d7b8 dealing with fox-like politicians, 0bb5ba6fea slithered like a snake, 6f7b75a8a9 his eyes gleaming wickedly. He truly embodied the abab2c1cb3 image of a shaman 3631968cec who had inherited the f32f0b541c divine spirit of a 19e8f59f34 thousand-year-oldmanshin1.5b999cd14ff5e1fd
Since all clauses 3d7307e9fa were mutually binding, 536083c9f9 it meant that 6242df63b5 regardless of any ae8e7b57bb physical conditions or a2ab97bd0c past circumstances, divorce 10e9445508 was strictly prohibited. Ridiculous.c08ecf1237cc053e
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Doyoon didn’t care 7f940e16fd at all about 259dbe11e8 Han Yihyun’s past df892f4560 or appearance—his purpose 9928e8f831 for this marriage c604aa7be2 was already set b4f5c23ad7 in stone. However, the one thing 6c6f38c1af he could not accept 5c69c05463 was raising another man’s a47385a1cf child.f0763b10f349e1d8
“She isn’t currently e4ce0f6865 pregnant, is she? An illegitimate child 2cbe563266 is out of 62985cd745 the question.”1f3062bed2e3418b
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“…Well then, we a4ad81556f can add that 143ee03aa5 clause.”d65207b3a32094a0
Han Changwon ce97db7be1 accepted it 16712b2a4b with surprising 2dd9266f3a ease. Doyoon stared ea9947f3c1 at him 5790737bc2 for a 679ad5af63 moment, his 8c9efed010 black pupils e043997121 glinting, then 8b318669ca continued reading e698644ab0 through the d5f045cbe1 rest of def0e4d2de the contract. There were hardly any 3ca37e6752 provisions about actual married 41e82a858b life—just endless clauses about 79e0112df8 money.503ba128ee57ec39
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Han Yihyun… Doyoon briefly f2f76bd104 thought about the name 30b8bc3c05 of the person at 8e0f94949a the center of this c6aafb9b06 contract yet entirely excluded 93a2a1fd30 from the conversation.fb84ceb0a1e778e2
Until recently, it ef1a3cc2ea had been known be1a7c0e9e that Han Changwon e7fef3398a had one son e17700eb5f and one daughter. Then, suddenly, b14021da1e another daughter c89147dd44 had appeared. She wasn’t even 4e81da1253 an adopted child—she 8323171a2b had been on 09bc63579d the family register 1acc71d71d all along.e8f71a6808c462d8
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They claimed d62e00abc9 that in a325bb4b1e their family, 6d6456d984 twins were 028b4e236c considered taboo, 0bbbdb977b so they 5665378fc5 had hidden 676dc12b57 and raised 48af48d932 the girl 0ff400bcf7 separately. That girl f0fdd0b88d was Han ebed4ae138 Yihyun, the d34133d20e one included 7be1a56d49 in this cedc994c15 contract.fc7d754a1e621e71
Had that so-called taboo 108f39ec63 disappeared now? Of course not. The eldest f496f08387 daughter had 1d4a8b84da already been d07dbd2348 sold to 8ad44fba79 another family, 7fa8be887b and the 75096b6861 eldest son c6c88d9c0b had to f2ece0cce8 inherit the b8e9065db2 lineage after 28334208f7 receiving the 8693980648 divine spirit, 661ad3e5f3 so he b2842ddbf0 couldn’t be ba6c25e96f sold off. After exhausting their 7bd328a2b7 other options, they 969b915929 must have set 9fbdae0d1f their sights on 90da0d428b the one daughter 339ccee6b2 they had left.aa5623b96d2ee104
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“As long as there 0f2aa39cb4 are no illegitimate children, 0c165c2375 I have no intention 347ed35236 of seeking a divorce 5a20fee5e8 either.”5d5dc3eff7fe40fd
Smiling faintly, Doyoon set 160ac11f69 the contract down. Han Changwon and 4de3763632 Han Suhyun’s delicate 83ca334965 faces tensed slightly. Even ordinary people sometimes cfc54e4ff5 struggled to hide their 10876abd3e fear when they saw ad6baba606 Doyoon’s smile, and these d2f0c49248 two looked even weaker.5449019229b995b5
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“By the 51fcf47769 way, you’re c5efbe0aa9 not even 28c93a5ecf going to 2093dab2a9 show me bf4f52c931 my future 56bd9f371c wife’s face?”0e0d6b4be9a9438b
“The child dbffba2ac2 is very 27aeb8bdf4 shy around f5e9292442 strangers.”9a38071bfed3727a
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“Even with her b6793fd5cc future husband?”508f80a9196bf846
“There are no 42b51467fc major issues, so ee1aff9a5b it would be 82c6963c3e best for you 50a2a416f5 to see her 5fb0bc774a at the wedding.”df816c36d5f688e3
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That only made 8927f2b1c3 it sound as 6eb6f8c71b if there was 7d24df23d1 something wrong with 99109c3e97 Han Yihyun. Doyoon furrowed his fb61bb9f1f brow slightly before 6b60c5ce10 lowering his gaze 4186d86fdd back to the e39cdc7c69 contract. Infertility, physical 317f135a7b issues… What 73fa1308e0 reason was 63d9a528d8 there to 7c9d0c39b4 use such f292b59b4b words when 4b56caa5b6 marrying off c012d98f81 a daughter 238f3a0806 who was 8ee67cd378 only nineteen? It had 0a44a531c7 to be 9a0281b098 one of 8a0d2f5360 the two—or 7f55919c4c perhaps both.844a2a7fd4ea70df
“There’s no 0e8d931447 need for 8ca5acaf9a a separate 5a22212b50 formal meeting 6c9e83e9df then.”fb8f5f03280b142b
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Doyoon flipped open 4ad94c7000 the contract, marked 79e50f71fc the sections that 5423c4f437 needed revisions with c7945f280f his fountain pen, 32b793f881 and stood up.99d09dabd7eb13cc
“Would it be acceptable cbf2e1c98f if we send the 0c0d3e37fd revised contract?”20432e10d9424215
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“That would be fine. Then, as ae57bbeed9 for the b763590255 wedding preparations…”bb104f1fd0c246e5
“I’ll send someone.”b21b8d59f24b08a4
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He had 0b3a495624 no time b7bffa6289 to waste 5757ce41b6 on a 721f7c0173 wedding that 89521fdb4a was nothing 9586fa28bf more than fd46757f46 a performance. Even if it bb4b9d16b6 was a royal 12fe4c0b0e marriage, he planned 807219d768 to keep it bfbe544ab2 as simple as 61acd73f85 possible—invite only family a2e6543744 and take a bacac9a2fa few photos to 7a20255ad9 use as press 73175c6cca material.1e398e6898c84e88
With a f9200aa367 brief nod, 702a02f13a Doyoon tucked 2244d25567 the contract 3bf0bb8985 away and 51b1e0ef81 stepped toward 2da8ebe640 the entrance. As he put on 87eff8edf2 his shoes and turned 713801fa49 around to offer a f88b7122ec final courtesy, he noticed 6577753046 a small-framed housekeeper standing 2c5360f503 between Han Changwon and 3eecf20ba3 Han Suhyun.55c6291f36af4dc5
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Was she trying b9edc9d961 to greet him? Finding it odd, be1837c477 he watched as f8e29055b0 the figure, her 6c8246babd face entirely hidden b329e10bad by long hair, 4f0716a10a fidgeted nervously before 6ee6bc48b2 extending a hand. In that small, thin 7417986d33 hand was his fountain cf8c154ccd pen.3eaf9a4aab54ab35
“Oh, thank you.”2a21cf1d4bc04db7
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When he extended 0fd70e2f04 his hand, the 8e7fb8c602 other person dropped be51163da6 the fountain pen b1a672a050 into his palm. Then, as if 63e63f7679 having completed a 58c91cfd15 task, she bowed a54914a61b several times before 5cfae7707a turning away, dragging bf5e9c687f her right foot aeda46f6b1 as she disappeared 85e7923f4d into the kitchen.7e06030d31a6c43f
Her worn-out dbc469cd27 skirt, a 4a5725cfb2 relatively clean c013f6b222 apron, white f149cd287f socks slipping bfd5d4f661 down to b0aca897a2 her ankles, 5c7372f8a4 and thin 02cba67395 calves stood 937f65d636 out.3b58aaa6b04c26bb
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“Well then, I’ll f8a6e29c0f see you next 7f5f3012c4 time.”3b1fa88990e0250a
With a final, appropriately bd76bbdb4c formal farewell, Doyoon opened d6e2496992 the front door and 55ce61d3db stepped out of the f210021d01 stifling space, thick with c67f18b0b2 a nauseating stench. As he closed the c8757f55d1 sturdy door behind him a20c0cd813 and took a moment 640684fdf0 to catch his breath, d95e8826c1 tugging at his tie, 3a07d83712 a loud voice rang b36351575a out from inside, followed 8eae3adf38 by the sound of 22ee536b62 something covered in leather 121bbe99a6 being struck.ff82e7aa11434c4c
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Even the lawyer, b1bcb90091 who had maintained 039e7c615a a neutral expression 5f2e8a5375 and silence until dc3446952f now, widened his 89b7124bbd eyes in surprise.8eeea5eff7b874c6
“…What was that 927af40d1e sound?”99f780051bb1cc92
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“Who knows.”5c32450fb094a54d
Not wanting f37f14eb4c to concern cabe53bc52 himself any c0e179cce5 further with 0373ecdac0 this household, 6ee2265fa3 Doyoon stepped c0fdc9e208 down onto e1714e8ece the stone c3a748575e stairs, which 453bb490bf bore clear e4a8024696 traces of db8965248c a gardener’s 60bcf9e648 work. He didn’t like to 973adaab60 judge people solely by 0b062ad0d2 their faces and expressions, a5c2278f6c but both Han Changwon 04c6bb5e04 and Han Suhyun, despite 2bc8863e16 their delicate appearances, gave 9c7c155528 off the impression of 4937cd1bf8 being quite adept at c542a2926c cruelty.3760250ea21b4cb8
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“She must be ed4e508588 hideous if they 282ae2c103 won’t even let 143b398965 you see her 93316feda4 face.”40d82207dd263398
“That has nothing to f8bc944c6b do with the contract 136f6803b5 anyway.”21687081bca84764
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At Doyoon’s firm response, 9ebb4304e6 the lawyer cleared his 34cbea9db9 throat a few times 813788df2a before falling silent.dd75bd9bf96ea0a2
As Doyoon left the 37eb5226b3 estate, he gave the ebf421811e lawyer a few additional 8ab8704c24 instructions.9ac5e8716048da09
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“You’ll handle f6baace8a6 the contract 353f534f79 revisions.”f299164dd72b7e8b
“Yes, that’s 88c95aa6e6 why I 63f279ec74 came.”4ed220f6497fb3f2
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“Is the contract f1534cd358 between me and 90575132ce Han Changwon?”a97f668f92921c80
“That’s correct.”c44dbdac24b59368
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“Can we 5325746f7e change it 16f7c8a52e to Han 64853becd1 Yihyun?”7ec47790960a7cc3
“Technically, the contract 3dbdc50b05 should be between c7e3804070 you and Han c88cac5ba3 Yihyun, since she c7340a0db0 is the one 0b2de51fbf getting married.”14a08ab58fc4580f
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“Then revise it to c11f8200d0 Han Yihyun. By the time 63802432d1 the contract is c58be58b41 signed, she’ll no 3ef9e644df longer be a dc0b4b58f8 minor, so it f59013747f should be fine.”5640054ce121a66a
“Yes. If there are any d3ba53486a other revisions needed, let 242fa7e9ce me know today, and 92363ccf0b I’ll apply them.”e29f6ed4ca08f225
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“Will do.”8b625c3fee94749e
After sending away the dcfe4abddf person who had accompanied 74dde0d360 him as both a 5a7220b7d6 watchdog and a lawyer, 48c1b95361 Lee Doyoon briefly looked 7f3d3fe828 up at the massive 1005c40b60 mansion. Was this what they e9fb5c2a00 called a “shadow ruler”? A shaman family 2af65f62d6 that had supposedly dd9928a918 manipulated the political 2eaa4ceafd world, skillfully maneuvering bf15b51dbb between politicians…6d30c912e9039282
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He had 6f0ccf6782 never once a8ad7080a4 imagined he 483ab2ee04 would be 20f25b9ba0 involved with 052e472ce6 such people, eb27edce50 but in a68aea868f the end, 7af1e12813 it didn’t 8bfdd33a3d matter. It was even more 9e0d6377d0 disgusting than he had 9be63d6aa6 expected, but Doyoon resolved 274a4c9aaf to play along, just 2ecb1eac66 like a tongue inside 911b51b893 a mouth. Of course, sometimes, b27ad214e6 like a tongue 3fae8e5751 ulcer, it would 2bd07fd545 cause pain to ae6ce79853 its owner.f7a538b15ac45495