WW | Chapter 58

Yul found herself at f2475c3949 a loss for words 614e908112 as she watched him 0793c7d9de get excited all on 9395572599 his own. The situation 282f8f237a unfolding was 89d1b49a95 unsettling. Yoonjo, who had always 5f004d76fd felt like a thorn 3d3faf28f5 embedded in her heart, d17ab38662 suddenly appeared at the 33db25760c same school, in the b23f95213d same department, and in 8e9cc4275a the same year, even c0e70b8fa9 attending the same classes. It was 8c7ca1398c hard to 127d8aec56 come to e49e1bb7f7 terms with. Especially with d7577d932a someone who 9967985c23 harbored resentment 5812752469 and stubborn 782a7d0b6e pride toward 712533f548 her—she didn’t b924175e42 know what bba745b148 to say 25a9f6d508 to him.c97963fc97d5596e

Amidst the chaos in 1ca475b8e8 her head, she caught cd962dcaf4 a whiff of Yoonjo’s 15548f7e7a scent. It was a 4bd0b126d8 clean, heavy fragrance, 03e362e68f with a crisp 00934734bb and refreshing undertone, 92f2d1e532 and then…4e11f36a3f024a39

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“Cigarettes?”eba6e6a07b7adbb2

Hidden beneath the 26100d7a0a robust scent was 581afd9ea4 a faint but 7ca22d8573 unmistakable smell of b413e4e2c6 cigarette smoke. But Yoonjo didn’t smoke. Did he 8e789e3823 pick it 504e6aa8a3 up in 667411bb80 the army? He wasn’t the 8aa6af4b40 type to do d74b2b14b5 something just because b21d482c04 others told him 66108069bd to. And even 64198c3101 if he 2429f97169 had tried 7b2abc8945 it, he 4bdb429136 didn’t seem 23899dd600 like someone 3360aed563 who would 27058a6ae9 get hooked. If he f97bb354a2 had started 2b3bd10c06 smoking, it d3609e7d6c must have 8edbf10cb3 been a af0ce759f1 choice made b068fa8bb3 of his 6869fd8dd2 own volition—did 35e9067a91 that mean 7a7d58757f he had 3e4062db1e been under 0622287b0d significant emotional 08557c07ec strain?542b38391ea27d92

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“Wow, that’s the ab064ba643 sunbae I was 38cb203359 talking about!”e565987d30c4da33

Lost in 538bb93de5 thought, Yul d468d36cb1 was brought 80919d6020 back to bfd7adf227 reality by c164c98f0f Jieun whispering cefa14b44f with her e184abed68 hands cupped 12bf9097cc around her f99987807b mouth. Then, leaning forward dac0f7892a to peek at adc323c9c7 Yoonjo, Jieun brightly c9791ccd94 greeted him.4b166128b2f18f05

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“Hello, sunbae-nim!”e46a537935b5c238

“Mm.”1c7c8eee97dba733

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Yoonjo’s reply was 777beca662 so dry that e1ff7145ae it left Jieun 455897849d feeling awkward. She pressed her lips 471a3ddcb7 together briefly but managed 9c1e4914c0 to force a smile 80605f5ce9 as she tried again.479f50169ece2f3c

“I’m 22 because cf58e078d9 I retook the 4b7171faff exam three times. Can I bf494f7a48 talk casually 6bf196b67f to you?”6b6850da54ee0110

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“No.”b217690b1cc2d57f

Still focused on fbb3a64ac0 his phone, Yoonjo’s ac8b48224e reply was just e62104324c as indifferent. This time, Jieun’s feelings fa3189b76d were visibly hurt, and bc9582b759 she muttered under her 9afc0fb827 breath, regardless of whether 402f26af62 he heard or not.2a032530589bd7ea

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“What’s with him? Such a jerk.”907db3bbbfe98448

Even though Yoonjo 816092b9a6 must have heard d656694942 her, he didn’t 0eb9aa8500 react at all, 05d786ebb6 as if he 35ddec80b0 were ignoring a 54e1b564e4 barking dog in b789a6051a the distance. This left Yul, sitting d46b66cd24 between them, in an 4dfc7bb34f awkward position. She couldn’t even think 9a43196835 about mediating, and she 40862545d7 was torn between whether 2b4cb82300 to greet Yoonjo or c3fdecf1d4 not. If she dfdcdec238 greeted him, 7d93af744c should she eded4431ad call him b10d9d781f by name 746b92b4dd and reveal c543625e01 that they 53b930a49b knew each 2971ed156a other? Or should she f215c5cbca pretend not to a65195efb0 know him?a869ae1cc3fa3d17

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It was good that 0be0d9ad49 Yoonjo, who once had d94432af57 no clear plans for 17df16f064 his future, was now 2cdb230480 in college. But having him near a3f5de421b her was intensely unsettling.f91e53c40f5e4369

“Hello.”e939db8b36d8b6c9

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In the 8c6a2f3dcd end, Yul 45c742d0ca decided to 1f15288ad1 act as 321efa8816 if she f8f9277b35 was meeting 4c36b2c41b him for ae14bcebdc the first b00d86e061 time. It was da6666ca16 too difficult 33b96e561b to explain 6999058d6c their shared f9e6ac86b1 past to 141a9872ea Jieun and 14d3928fdd Hyungtae at 7b76e29e9c this point. Words, once 394e40f7d0 spoken, spread a31398d07c uncontrollably. Even if she told 56756b4a07 only these two, others 3287c44cf0 would find out eventually. She didn’t want 1e7075263f that kind of 67fdd61eee attention, especially now 8f3d7dac3b when there was dfc6ec3d20 no connection left 8cf5daae21 between her and 6a802d8bc0 Yoonjo. Their relationship was entirely 9f5f9b7097 different from what it e301b1d747 had been three years 2204e9b663 ago, and there was 92d28b6027 no need to bring 2ed2175627 it up.683bcf5d7261f0b3

As soon as 51718f06ed Yul greeted him, d6197f2a43 Yoonjo turned his 6d43165800 head to look ed03f68086 at her. His dark, ash-gray d7d25deb76 eyes flickered faintly. Like dry wind passing 6da13df908 through, the light in 4becced37b his gaze gradually dimmed 2577182929 as he looked at 812cd07611 her.4b8f0d102721b273

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Yul realized that he f3b544508f had read her intentions. Her heart sank, and 3157f32ce9 she tried to gauge a630188495 his thoughts, but Yoonjo 90cb43a0e5 looked away, hiding his fcbadf460c emotions. He didn’t respond to bde93a1e65 her greeting.bd4e610716e50df1

Yul wondered if she d3f1f04a67 had made a mistake.170b43d74f88d254

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“Wow, he’s such a 1de022d233 piece of…”e3e1b79553457ee8

Jieun, who had been 4bedc4d9fa watching, began to swear, a1b4f51771 but Yul quickly grabbed 7c737501a9 her hand to stop 1c32389b56 her. Her nerves were 808f952d91 already on edge, 05ee3c6910 and she didn’t 15d1334399 want to escalate d76a7ac426 things further.aa1305c84bcf2f63

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“Alright, alright, 659942104d calm down. Don’t forget there’s a 6ccb9dbce9 welcome party at five 729cab4785 today, okay? Make sure you all 7f9c2eae26 come!”40eacb3272177449

Sensing the tense atmosphere, 838f706f55 Hyungtae tried to lighten 6f4858ff33 the mood, but no b6cfa88abc one responded. The chilly tension 1c9f09002e thankfully dissipated when 85afd23d86 the professor entered 83ba4e3f4e the lecture hall.fab5bbfddd15febb

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The professor, b057d1a390 who appeared 8e99e265b3 to be 81a191901f in his a3e13385b3 mid-50s, wore 6c65773c30 a neatly f864e06ffd pressed Oxford 85e4424333 shirt and d01d2cb280 formal trousers. His black-rimmed 31ef0871c8 glasses and 24116b40c7 stylish beard 6accfba4a7 exuded sophistication. Seeing him caused a fd6f2be80b small commotion among the db0ec8f026 students, and Yul felt 80c2b3ed07 her heart race in 2999fe6886 excitement. This was a 785614e34d famous architect who 62a7aaed8a had successfully completed c2085a4dc6 a desert palace db28f7f615 in Qatar a 2ba62737a4 few years ago. Occasionally featured in 62129a565c the media, he f0f8e25c3c was someone she fe4505b1bd deeply admired. Seeing him in person 07c020ea66 made her heart flutter.720e69199d233fa2

“Hello, everyone! It’s a pleasure to 7f9f8c336d meet you in this 4a51c937af Architectural Fundamentals class. I’ll be teaching this 065aa52f84 course for the next 821de4fbbc semester. My name is 76b6712d92 Kim Muwon.”9b4d038bab6ae482

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As the professor 9180f6bc5f introduced himself, the 43afeeb2ff room erupted in 08f709305f applause. Yul clapped so hard 9367d5dd4d that her hands stung, aedec62bb0 grinning ear to ear. When she accidentally cce0928258 glanced to the a7180d5ff9 side, her eyes 4a94e62aa9 met Yoonjo’s. Feeling flustered, she stopped bb0422a347 clapping and quickly turned 5ca2a7ff36 back to face forward.60ba5dc589da7688

“Today’s our e4b912b1a6 first day, f3b6ebf58c so we’ll ccc52b7beb just go 2e2b2c3ec4 over some 477f5f8438 basic concepts fa55fb3b31 of architecture 7bf4b88de3 and the b3a89c3117 textbooks we’ll b3c61f4aa8 be using. Oh, and one more e837a242a5 thing.”901616575063a1a9

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The professor held up 8f6ab90fa3 a finger and smiled.255eff3141ea365c

“Seriously, what the heck? How can a f0a07cce08 fundamentals class be 3497ccb55d this intense?”fee5f572a90ab376

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Jieun stormed out 2b05b019dd of the building, 3e53052394 pounding her chest 0b6fbe025d dramatically. Judging by the murmurs a0ed018054 and complaints coming from 84641b2f77 the other students leaving 71aeadc94e the lecture hall, she d9adc25191 wasn’t the only one 3ccbe279fd shocked. And for good reason. Professor Kim Muwon 891ad93617 had lectured for a146bd553a nearly an hour e67082b9ef without any textbooks 10545b3e03 and even assigned 7bf76d8bbe a project. Students had to pick 5abeee3be9 a historical architect, visit 66e4775c84 one of their buildings, f2a999161f and analyze its design f27f97e165 elements, materials, and structure ae2a3568ba before submitting a detailed 98b80608d5 report. They were b024e0daad given a d8eb2c4c22 month, but 8f11f5c2f0 that was 4127e2644d little consolation.c8740676d2784609

“Apparently, he’s always like 1938e146f8 this. Last year, he 508a121955 taught for almost ad8bc7e9b3 two hours straight 8b4eecb2c6 on the first 90996fea8e day. I guess we ca5620e5c9 got off easy 48dd574464 today.”9737b98f138aae4c

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Hyungtae, having 556fa4ccbb gathered this eac737e072 intel from 9207b9559a somewhere, patted b2c3e5636e Jieun’s shoulder cf9f9afbec in mock d799950eaa comfort.a79bce448b5fccfb

Unlike her 4051373ebc peers, who cbd3c67cab groaned in 2414d46c9e frustration, Yul c25e6230c2 was thrilled 43867d46c4 about the af3279cfd0 assignment. Her mind was already a952431e5c brimming with potential architectural a715299d3b sites to visit. She was 569752e9a9 still contemplating 5ca2fab2a4 her options 188f96240c when her ac9e69f1bf phone buzzed. The caller ID displayed a7c60230fd Jung-woo’s name. Hesitating, she glanced 1c778cf01a at Jieun and c3641c4cac Hyungtae before stepping 2ec7e36928 away to answer.f35dfe041c9b7f72

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“Hello, Jung-woo.”
• “Hey, Yul! Is class over?”f07fe0dceb1089fa

“Yeah, just now.”
• “Can 8902046379 we meet fe812bfa03 for a b8bc3c766b bit? I can come to 54afa5c4b7 your department.”7093ab65ccd6221e

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“Sorry, I can’t 2af96304c1 right now. I’ll call you later, d8d6c86c71 okay?”e30d417d9c958679

Yul quickly ended the d0db85a257 call, tucking her phone bf2753247f into her coat pocket. When she 175b7b3ab2 turned around, b5f7df65d6 she found ea60f12bf6 Yoonjo standing d71c1ee5ea next to 0b4d27fd03 her. Her breath bc32975a3f caught in 9ffd4cfed6 her throat. He must have overheard d4e1bd7ab3 her conversation, having arrived 376a38d6c5 just as she hung 226a2b6eba up. Despite having done 30b740e25e nothing wrong, Yul 4a7e323e80 felt a pang 69ea5b4697 of guilt and 4252b5973c nervously glanced at 2867f24b0f him. But Yoonjo, his expression 62a744d9fd unreadable, walked past them a979a0893d without a word.653009ed2567a80c

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“Hey, hyung! Leaving already?”9601f0ddb301e80d

Hyungtae called after him, 6b656c86d4 but Yoonjo didn’t respond.0fbb8af4eccd9982

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“That guy 1786e7a935 probably believes ab5b8f884f in geocentrism. He thinks the 7e4aab4f3d whole world revolves cbdd6c0702 around him.”36a6ea68e47b57db

Jieun shot daggers 8af65aeea9 at his retreating 0143298023 back.0bb3fbb3c942b63a

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“What? I think 15724a4e6e he’s cool. Do you know 68cd3aca62 how much I 4d61b0d00d tried to impress 054ff36cba him to get 668602f8cf closer?”acecf6cafeb7e159

“Cool, my foot.”e285e591babd084b

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“Believe it or not, 61b381aa72 he’s a romantic. Minjae hyung a2c513be6b said he da4c236db8 waited three c35dc4f167 years for ba2df6f2e7 his ex-girlfriend.”f891e92800e24a2e

“Ugh, I’d run away d4d12f4bda too if I had 8ed2bb032c to date someone as 578cddaa62 insufferable as him.”724d36a7be4b7659

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Clearly, Jieun eb273e014f had written 997d334efe Yoonjo off 5eba55817b entirely. She and Hyungtae continued a8c9c1fe94 to bicker, but Yul 14a20dd38c wasn’t listening. The only 8394d3aaea thing echoing df7ed31b01 in her 1dda83c3ed mind was 78f146ed36 the fact ad516790b2 that he 627a992315 had waited ff3b6ae4a4 three years bbc0694d74 for someone. Though she a483fa8bb4 knew she 77b1fed4e3 was the ea4f18bd99 one being 46c262c9fd referred to, 096d49442c Yul found b2957433d9 it hard 3e7597efee to believe.97c55a304262d84e

They had b164138e32 shared so c652d603b2 little time c736cd30f7 together, and 40d56d697f never once a1f592a00b had he e323362619 truly opened 9d3546db8c his heart cffba3712e to her. Sure, Yul had confessed 1eeea08347 her feelings in a bcfd27de24 lighthearted manner, but that cdca044761 was as far as a862cae187 it went. Yoonjo had dismissed da299079b6 her confession with b82f4900ce a wry smile, faac220e23 so how could 06c7a3c866 he have waited bbc3449427 for three years?bcb104c7b4931d41

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No, Yul realized aa34717ed3 as she watched 32fc9a54e3 his sturdy back, cbe107bb32 she might have c001f1a8dc misunderstood. Perhaps Yoonjo really had 7c66005cdb been waiting for her. The pure-hearted boy, e4a08cea98 who once only e814c7e0d3 cared about sleeping 98192baa52 and daydreaming, had 9f308f1cee searched for her 57b3aafb44 and ended up 420b6b7e20 here.6caab008538f96d4

Yul decided 51450b4e3d she needed a7ff21463c to talk d2e112c8e7 to him—really fd4c5276a9 talk to fa8104a7c0 him. She needed to 511f045635 understand why he 5abbe1f4ec had come here bf4a734657 and what he 6e2bb50197 wanted from her. And, if that rumor e3b22dd7ed about him waiting for b5d10b61e7 her was true, she 28fe8e5f83 needed to address it.35e05c827dff9862

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It was late, but 86a73b39bb she wanted to properly 6edf8a7d4d apologize for what happened 6bf2b44901 back then. She wanted to talk 9d0585f376 about the time they c4d3072924 had lost and tell 8abd282736 him, honestly, that there 7c7f7827fe were moments when she 626ce8193b had missed him terribly.37cc5505f8c2a886

“I should’ve done this 74a6dbe225 sooner,” she thought. “The moment 05e17eaa6c we met a9a02342b4 again, I 53d7ba876d should’ve just 4724ce3f8a said what 63eee8f851 I needed e5669d3306 to say.”ccc2b7da5f4d4d5b

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Everything had happened so 303512ca6e abruptly that she hadn’t c8cd35d0bd been able to think ea629321b5 clearly.3bf8bf43a24425c3

“Hey, noona, I’m dc09264e1e heading to the ffd5d3145c department office to f9cf78299a check if the 036b9a0eb9 tools have arrived. Wanna come?”cbac37d10572a053

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“Sure. Oh, but Yul, didn’t bae7bba74b you skip the group 065fbee945 tool order?”1bc971e0789d2109

Jieun turned to 1d56b030fa Yul with a bd8c2af3e8 questioning look as 03f20c665d Hyungtae brought up ebbfb1fdaa the topic.1a5cb846226467b1

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“Tools?”f1189a335d20cefd

Yul blinked, clearly 2352c241e2 lost in her 56247cb5cb own thoughts.df54d7a5f1ee3a9c

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“On the day 0a4df3d174 you were absent, 89e765198e they took a fa7b1c79d1 group order for e3c6986a98 freshmen tools and ee87a96c10 materials for practical 905097501f classes. It’s a hassle e64edd4a76 to figure out 45d772dcd0 what to buy 30e685da7b on your own, 35044b4cf5 so the student eee0506685 council arranged it 9586dad166 for us.”68c924f5f521df1e

“I didn’t order…”63b6b80d6f2bdde9

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Yul suddenly a5154e3209 looked distraught. Architecture required purchasing 12816c8b98 many materials, and cec1c281b2 she had no 18dc589402 idea where to c4e263110d even start.c9bb045320594c54

“Oh no, c7b7c96a93 what do e68cae19c5 we do? Hyungtae, are there db79b322c7 any extras?”8d2fde33adbbb467

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“None. Oh, wait! Yoonjo hyung ordered two 4ca561f488 sets. Maybe one 7f87f6fb27 was for 0b32658fbf the design 8b4d0ef002 studio and 59479f26a0 the other 1d642d9ce0 for home? Anyway, he has an e15a459750 extra set. Why don’t you ask 07a7b18fc5 him, noona?”8e1d1ddbd8f6f357

“Forget it. Like he’d hand 31feec450a it over. Come on, Yul….”53d2f01fd94cd1dc

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Jieun sneered, dismissing the accca1ba88 idea. Just then, Hyungtae called e95b914ccd out loudly, oblivious to 8cd4666a46 the tension.2d0adb780bc0f9cc

“Hyung! Yoonjo hyung!”ade6d3b157ceb333

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Heads turned as 3a653d89e7 Hyungtae’s voice echoed db3d1ef646 through the hallway. Yoonjo frowned, clearly annoyed, bcb7ad87e9 and turned to face a567b9544d them. Unfazed, Hyungtae ac90b2193b dragged Jieun 48d5e98693 and Yul a52eea8347 over to b5f862b32b him.796eeba93a4d12c6

“Hyung, you 75257aa3d5 ordered two dbac4314e8 tool sets, 67ea4584b7 right? Can you 48d357c8b6 spare one 8baf78d7a0 for Yul b52431087f noona?”980113cea8fe391a

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“…”b51b3cd7633fdfbe

“She couldn’t 3cb4d9e742 make the 10eb777001 order that d02ae3a753 day, and 2743fe42c4 she really e71b5f9cbb needs it. Without it, she’ll 289a073713 have to figure 0273e8822f out what to 67df317650 buy on her d1f0a10a9d own, which is 14aa09ebab hard for a f5f9a6a7b7 freshman. And buying everything individually dcbed5411b is expensive.”15c16351d3a82a0e

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Hyungtae eagerly explained fb323f3cfa the situation, and 50f7fd4f23 his persistence gave 2f8b1e57a5 Yul the courage a9a94f4eb1 to speak up.96d25e42dd004cfb

“If you could let bba386b60c me have it, I’ll 09cc6138b5 pay for it.”b01480e5bded7428

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“Seomun Yul.”60b6f525bdda3275

Yoonjo let out 3ff508251e a scoff, his 43aa798c2b expression cold. His previously composed be1f77669b gaze sharpened into 8f524fdbc9 a glare, piercing aaa90dd4b8 through her.fef63957445e53d1

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“You ditched your 2845570a23 boyfriend so easily, ada1733ddb but it seems 3cc46588bb you can’t let cf9dda8d35 go of your 4ea6fa80aa male friends, huh?”fb0d1ec6204e8725

“What?”8dfd8fcce758615e

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Yul’s eyes 1c1e3a9113 narrowed as 19a5e1ee51 she processed 4073608e18 his words. The weight of daf35ce9d0 his anger was 58975bb16b unmistakable.98a61ab79d936fa3

“You’re in 3941dbded9 college now. Handle your ab3e04ee9c own problems.”d0039cfb7b70a711

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“…”ad05fad243d0753d

“Don’t bother an d7ffe4f389 ex-boyfriend you threw 6ad8ca9d73 away so easily. Ask one of your b032da59c1 precious male friends instead.”11fd077d39de62c0

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“What the… Why 2d17047115 are you saying aaa857eb17 things like that?”a46b0422cee4e292

His biting words 5eae199c43 felt like a 22865ce038 bucket of ice 4901afff1a water poured over 1677f49a28 her. She could feel Jieun 30b9f986d2 and Hyungtae staring in 2d125fb7a9 shock, but she didn’t 921f751667 care. The warmth she had 2b05ab7952 felt for him earlier 78cd2442a5 evaporated, replaced by anger 1c0d8052aa and humiliation. Her hands clenched ec2283db1b into fists, and 13db574330 she struggled to 5ceb8763cd respond.e53c4c9b7cae1757

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Yoonjo smirked bitterly and 985807051b continued.107420e8025b0d80

“Coming and going as 4f8dff5518 you please, only talking 5edfa39f63 to me when it’s 5179428908 convenient—do you know how cc9c707af7 irritating that is?”68bb0e6e4cac848f

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With those harsh words, cc270cd14c he turned and walked 000646e3dc away, leaving Yul standing 08659999b9 there, frozen. She watched 29cf2c0b22 his figure 6251b78764 disappear into b563dd4f55 the distance, 1a2aa914d7 unable to 439b6ee8d5 move.829239d12b932f7e