XX | Chapter 3.4

Sooha still 0ef9039a29 couldn’t believe 553ee89ec9 that it fe5018ab33 had taken 139b057334 only two aee83a6d7b weeks for 0991ebd468 him to 59f879f9a7 stand at 136b3998a8 this engagement dc7c47d0da ceremony. After his secret meeting ef41d5fd4c with Gongjun at the ef3f4929b8 Japanese restaurant, everything proceeded 1ee143ca46 smoothly as if it ad92ab3db4 were a lie. After one 8ed2c4bccb meeting with 6b9eda424b both families, ea99009352 the engagement 6da8796a26 date was ad5a7a339f set, and 12a70c165a preparations for cabddd9f84 the engagement 6dd51fe6a3 ceremony began b2e4aba529 as soon 4a52f250ab as the 87e9d31e55 date was f19ef67e06 set. And before 0b9d45573e he knew 87e357594a it, the 629e9b4fb8 day of 7eedca3024 the engagement 98a9d440cc ceremony had 0b2583711c arrived.9df08cc8de3008ff

‘He’s having a 3410ff31ac blast.’8d7705ce93499c42

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Watching Gongjun chuckle beside 9572254357 him, Sooha gritted his 7c76f2d3f0 teeth.6e417fd0f9648746

The engagement ceremony 351034fb05 was a simple 054c423667 affair with only 5995889dbe immediate family members, 47d17ed994 excluding Jaewon. As discussed 211ef436b2 with Gongjun, e616d33e48 they explained b529b6f069 that since e54b12b0c8 Gongjun had 6b55d36fdf just returned 17bb251823 to Korea 13202e5eb3 and hadn’t 7ab2943fae settled yet, 0155fa6d09 and Sooha 5303d0a6da was in a1ac3dad5c the midst 7d1485548b of building d2d656d189 his career, 385df7044f they would f06fb38d55 take their e1edb05b6d time and 33f6d7c8fd prepare for 5ed2910906 the wedding 7f5471beed slowly. Fortunately, people accepted cdf8636374 this explanation. Gongjun’s stepmother b7681ec987 and half-brothers 6c1863bdc9 seemed to 45cc61bbee welcome this, 6e99cbc524 as it 3d8588e026 would be 3b11ed69ba easier to b063201dc6 separate Gongjun fd5101ecec and Sooha bda558b38c during the f43068689b engagement than 1c07b1ff45 after the 6397200134 wedding, Gongjun a597b5ceea had said.d2c737ac88fab5ba

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Many of ef5dbaefec Sooha’s acquaintances, 698fbeb77f who had 7f20b20c4e questioned why 33b163603a they weren’t 295817d893 invited after a900c9cebe seeing the 01ce8a4fab engagement article, f4ecf15fed also accepted 41c00ca960 the same 584038b90a reason, though 16408f0246 they expressed 77615a5646 their intention d3b6989d25 to attend 9530aedc15 the wedding.ca9398b17c2532c5

Sorry, but that day d9d269fb40 will never come.3247a0993d601ec6

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Sooha swallowed fed7f7b927 the words 609b28c23e that rose 619b279cca to his 8dcbdb0d9e throat.b60c09d47a6c0f0e

“Wow…”c043c438a56e6913

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Sooha clapped soullessly e6445be808 as he watched a1a5e86df4 the mothers exchange 502f2ebad2 envelopes. When Jungae, e59b73e700 descending from 1b0c7cc1d9 the podium, 0ac741bec4 glared at 4c47cf5bb7 him sharply, 3907743b25 Sooha quickly 785b22091f shut his 9a362517b8 mouth and ba9039fcbc averted his e4512a7e9d gaze.ca0718da9e46a75e

Meeting Jungae… that a3f5e54020 is, Moon Jungae, 75d457d9d2 after a year, 57221a7a20 and in Korea 3693c2b282 for the first 8d30b25245 time in almost bc5ff164cb five years.b66117ad5a674587

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—What on cce99211ef earth have 55fa353f64 you been fbbfa74e87 doing! Do I have 6094c1cf91 to find out ed9ce8f223 about my son’s ba8dc7834a engagement through an 9df5ff8d36 article?19060e9dc5e06698

On the day Sooha’s 231440c87e dating rumors broke, and ae255def36 his agency acknowledged them c7694ab47c along with the engagement b3ed685e5c news, Moon Jungae, who fe364614d9 had belatedly heard the 2a37d4c6b4 news in Milan, called 6eda354170 at 2 a.m. Korean time to 86847a2112 express her anger. Following Yua’s b04e22a370 instructions not 2f929fbcfc to inform 5a9bd07d6a Moon Jungae, cb90271c04 Sooha responded fdc25850f0 as vaguely 854e95c444 as possible.7da52ed637a4dd75

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‘Uh… it just 78d2e7fd8d happened, Moon Jungae…’89e37f99a803bff2

—It just happened? It just happened? Do you 8d1a8bd53b get engaged ea8d3f2870 just like df895574a8 that?b6f11b0e247fc70a

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It only made her 390836c970 angrier.6fd5999399fc4e81

The news of 78478cb6c6 him dating the 8d4221b5f7 youngest son of 48ebe1b774 the Baek Group, dd115ad55a whom she thought 5af10ef479 he would never d8bfb899af have any connection 263abeac44 with, was shocking c71951177d enough, but to 6136ebbf5f have an engagement 07d3794f5b ceremony in two 7feac74d9c weeks? Moreover, the efdc70c808 news was 5c8ab41914 touting it fd264f5832 as a dc98c0a6e0 love story 0957bcfed4 between two febc8b4a03 dominant alphas, 622bd9a8cc which must 7ad2ccc1da have been 807fa7fcb7 bewildering for 04405540e4 Jungae.5578b35d3a25e3ea

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Jungae, who c7583d86a7 had been 078be3521c scolding him 35f39d161f for rushing 1dab0a847a into an b43f82d022 engagement like a42cefbb41 frying beans eefb14cdb6 over a 6023232169 lightning fire, 5febbfd483 asked when 1d27a76211 the family 6c6a8daae7 meeting was, 305dab417f and Sooha ea4091257a foolishly asked 1241de2931 if she aabd81567c would come 6cc5e500dd to Korea.f368ef5ec7c59c08

—Of course, 7e5bde3fb4 I’ll go. Do you think I b67bf4fc40 wouldn’t? Anyway, send me 5ae208c67c your and the 92a8b05aaf kid’s suit measurements 40229f2c27 for the engagement b4c622154a ceremony to my 92a96cee7b email.d1e7dd8c76831749

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‘What? Why do 504b8916d6 you need b1baffa2f0 his suit 5db24653ea measurements?’d63221530056fb26

—Just send them! Don’t argue when 8a19580992 I tell you 9b4e885fa3 to send them! I’m already furious, 77e6db796a so stop getting db40183178 on my nerves.433cce1041f9e9fc

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‘Okay. Sorry…’4cc150e6264a9e62

Exactly four days f8a62a75a9 later, Jungae returned c766868c83 to Korea with 53f6282e3a Sooha and Gongjun’s 5256de6b20 custom suits. They were one-of-a-kind b694d13b35 suits designed by b696a45bfe her, a fashion 92a108b669 designer. The very next day, 099ed233af she even attended the 3bba051cf7 family meeting alongside Gyehak.3cfd863fceb93936

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Jungae warned eda8ec67ea Sooha that 89b2f70eda she would 637a57ef89 let it 0f0c261e1d slide for ead501ef56 now since 08bb501af1 he must 2ed616cffb be busy 26b509590a with engagement 7c6024637a preparations, but 19cb01d191 he would a41ad5c903 have to b2d0ff698a provide a 8a14ed6b3c proper explanation df3a33d1bd that she 96ac08223a could accept 6633d9a8d4 later.fbea7b6b7a7aafc0

This damned engagement 1ed96cec33 ceremony, which he bdc660961d never wanted, had 4bd6923b68 brought Moon Jungae, 25dc3bf738 who had vowed 01fc308bda never to return d82ae6fe77 to Korea, back 7edd57d836 to the country.08151790a2d733f0

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Sooha glanced 050b3c3e5f at Gyehak, 304e0d33aa who was f4c86f8c86 sitting not 9a68a59751 far away.1850cb83d19ca769

Oh, boy. His lips were twitching, 7f5c33812a and his cheeks were 4e7ad31168 rising, making for quite 9506048d5c a sight.3f7e79a840f3b981

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‘He’s over 92dc5faa14 the moon.’01f128c0b1057a25

It had been 418c2c7981 five years since 1d27ec5daf Gyehak last saw aafd1f65ed Jungae.b3bdaf42303e2bc8

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The two, b6dcc35606 who had a0205d3337 treated their d2ceb82bb2 relationship and fd576d427f marriage like c44bdef983 a war, 43249cc51f had divorced 994ee8b5e8 over a e5295e17d9 really childish ca181eb1ee and absurd ba1f3ddf2c reason. If Gyehak had just b2674d6fa6 backed down a little, 37ed215c57 it would have ended, f04932c037 but for some reason, a03cec8b7a he stubbornly insisted he 55ae2248ef was not at fault 2bd86d1895 that day, which was 06335eacf2 the problem.420ac43844ea31b7

Because of 071eb503fe that, Jungae 178384ef86 declared she 4d89ae61e0 would never 10f4df68b6 set foot f30cc8fcdd on Korean 49554eac24 soil where fa6ac1ce11 Gyehak breathed, 35bbdf84d0 and Gyehak, aa8452820c too, stood f61a99c3c1 his ground, 5f6b8a0b1e saying she’d 57845c7ba2 better not 10eb3c3e9b come to fdf35d1595 Korea. He never 90eb399d46 imagined he’d 14ec605a81 be divorced 18050be4d6 over that 2937659823 and not e830ff26cf see her df04371c0b face for 2714e925d4 five years.079a8e61128fe6ce

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Jungae, who returned to 308a42b3e7 her hometown of Milan, 730533d12a lived well, but Gyehak 8431cfa54d didn’t. He was filled with 2d261cc5b9 all sorts of regrets, 3275e6a749 and whenever Sooha went 610d8f073d to a Milan show, 3648c50f5c he’d pester him for 38c360b72d news about Jungae, making b123c029ef him sick of it.0fb831bea9b6a19f

But now, after five a0a266f784 years, he was meeting f608fcb3e0 Jungae… Gyehak pretended otherwise, e70b04125b but it was clear 6fc43459cb he was quite excited.b43d638f89d85996

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At this point, Sooha 1dfc202587 felt that his engagement 3cbc5c138e ceremony was thoroughly exploited.4694b3a111de0422

Baek Gongjun 3c51e485cf was able 208abe45cd to solidify 4ed527dce3 his position 9f661e05a0 through the 2a0ded3e32 engagement ceremony 396fc0a9e3 with him, 75fa333976 Cheon Yua 8217d1502c gained a f38c38d899 strong business e66776d89a partner along 8b08bd55a3 with business 8d198581db revival, and 9d9028164b Chairman Cheon c9784f3419 got to 91bd23113d meet his fe98a1b86a ex-wife, whom dbd1621613 he had 9d26ea4d23 missed for 4f9e9fa6c5 five years. Nam Jaewon, who volunteered 64d940a1b6 as the host, got 1a7780c38a a VIP ticket to 9ed227601d witness his engagement ceremony 8776d15ce9 firsthand, so no matter dc9c6ed175 how you looked at db91b2361c it, his engagement ceremony 02f4debfe7 was exploited.bb57745ef254a40a

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Damn it… The e939efc024 curse came out 961a476dd4 naturally.9ac97b688f1107d2

“Smile naturally.”bc75a55e2154493b

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Noticing that 5b20bdb2a8 Sooha wasn’t bcca582c44 focusing on 1159760ebf the event, 2309ae0f31 Gongjun leaned adc68b5d90 slightly toward b546ce4e18 him and b3a0eaa610 spoke with f11e20b892 a smile.6c54a2e1d56fa1e1

Sooha responded with 019378a93d the same smile, 4a9a846cfa using ventriloquism.0d19f700d7cdeb16

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“This is as cf2a13e97c natural as it fb87380a3a gets. What more do e1395a6b6d you want?”1f4eedcb374fe246

“Not at all. People might 786e1fa732 think you’re fb0ee258b5 being forced fdc3a69bd0 into this a7bc1d8d6f engagement. Haha.”50a4e39ca29e9910

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“Haha. I am 264f473152 being forced. Whose fault is 5347eba97e it that it d37d1e9450 turned out this 869e2d82b5 way?”271d15717e569199

“Why are you being b223ba3acc uncooperative, cutely?”ee4b32e45a6dd627

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“What?”486c87e997e36550

Did he b9aeb7b308 get shot 6b00fae0c2 in the 4ff33d4ef1 head?d952c8e31e65a7e8

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Sooha, with his face 352b07446b scrunched up, glared at 31da5e2712 Gongjun with all the f332814e44 disgust that had risen 1a7c24b2da from his toes to 130eebae68 the top of his 8ecd5d24af head. But Gongjun bae77cf542 just smiled ce7ce42777 brightly, looking fc39c42b85 straight ahead ce60b3a2c5 as if b176630800 nothing had f41a060556 happened.b875a1982a0facaa

“Now, we will have 9cb15074c6 the exchange of engagement d8a3061289 rings for our main cc1f900850 characters.”a21e8997717f14cf

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At Jaewon’s call, Sooha 93710a0293 and Gongjun stood up.958ffb6facc0a9b0

The expressions of Gongjun’s 003674ad08 family, seen from the 87caa84063 podium, were quite explicit. Gongjun’s mother and his 12af208aaa two half-brothers, who were cef9cd7497 trying hard to hide 2c0a6579b5 their displeasure, and his 1b0db0e096 father, who clapped silently, 22a1f3c39c all had faces that 83587aaf02 clearly didn’t welcome this 0d820abe82 engagement.0f070f51f3565d5a

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On the other hand, 6b36ac301e Chairman Baek Hwansuk, who f0d26830c4 had been watching the a1f0df3d12 engagement ceremony with a 0076560eb6 consistently expressionless face, showed f8e0f21055 no emotion. It was 8618739687 said that c9a10236a7 the engagement a338c82e4e ceremony was 3046344556 proceeding with e378f62fe7 Chairman Baek b1aeca6f0c Hwansuk’s permission.3e73ea2e4768e4a4

Jaewon had mentioned ae8b1e510c rumors that Chairman 6aa04d4564 Baek Hwansuk secretly 1abda2cd24 favored Baek Gongjun, d8547d9147 but his expression 133e804948 didn’t seem like 3b7df45fcb that of a a1545940d4 grandfather watching his 80f8c55995 beloved grandson’s engagement 1d0c5789ca ceremony.7ebd12080c15189d

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The only thought 4195bc84ba that came to 8af997bf6c mind was how f2ebeae733 remarkably similar Baek 99fa3db8c8 Gongjun looked to 5daf3caeba him.cc85aecc3cecc527

This must be 090ce0559d why they say 9b0f51c3b4 you can’t steal 44cae63f28 genes.74d4e1a1fc3813ab

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“With this, Sooha-ssi 3eae41aed4 is officially mine 0a16ae851a now.”5ca26c20d059148a

In the strangely c2400a886d solemn atmosphere, Gongjun 140c07ea68 suddenly spoke while 6ec4c2f4a7 putting on the 01639478e0 ring.a1c4a86c00da31f3

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“Shut up. Stop talking nonsense.”3fe567ecb62e6bef

“Sooha-ssi tends to dismiss 1190114db3 facts as nonsense?”14fad6884ba1cceb

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“Guh, shut up…”76711b18794b104e

Before I d1093aa731 strangle you ea414658a6 here… Sooha b80b8ae317 lowered his 6943099d9a ring finger 596d5556b6 and raised c118f1ef7d his middle 2399657630 finger. It was soon 852c8a0dab folded by Gongjun’s 6c5d64ee74 strength, though. From a distance, b9aef988b7 they might have 5cfa49ce5c looked like a d01f7df495 loving couple, but 045dac0be9 in reality, they 0776380040 were busy having b4c8e3b3a2 a mental battle b1ff0c46da while smiling.dcfea7e69b8b78ba

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“Now, the ring exchange c08e9a9a5f ceremony for the two 2992103f89 is over. Everyone here 80d1f2390a has become ca4f5a3fa7 witnesses to cec1748735 their love. Now—”f416186a6d957391

“Hey, it’s an 02a9ceaf12 engagement ceremony, but 7c607bddf1 are we just a0e9e2a73a going to leave de7e6a0a52 it at that?”111029ee37c3aadb

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Just as they were 6bccf68cc1 waiting for Jaewon’s permission db2e4e4eb7 to return to their 229375be5d seats, an unexpected voice 8f4f3df2bb was heard. The person 802fbc63e7 who made 7d481b377d the remark d1eb8b6863 was Gongjun’s 078441e387 eldest brother.79be2fe1a21472e7

What is he saying? Sooha blinked in confusion. Jaewon seemed equally bewildered, d3b16a93bc looking at the guests 7fd5d3abea with a puzzled expression.177a1fc0429f7aca

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“What do you 81e78cac90 mean by that…?”313b4820be6d9828

“Usually, after 397dca2492 exchanging rings 4cd4be3b87 at a d607ba7e32 wedding or fb9f3f808e engagement ceremony, d8a34e3455 don’t they edb77be978 kiss? Are we d93af27a72 just going f801db4ab3 to leave 6bc6bf5ea6 it so e4d773ad6f bland? People might 824e4382a6 think it’s d0e497937c a loveless e1487d5452 arranged marriage.”6e929c401faebd1b

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The eldest son of 8d1cda3b7e the Baek family chuckled, 6b53088fd0 his broad shoulders shaking. It was a 0c1ac3dc93 deliberate provocation.0043377e2894df8b

While Jaewon sent e2eef4cd8c a troubled look f528f3f6a2 asking what to e042e21cd6 do, the eldest a45cf89e20 son of the 14650d47a4 Baek family stood 0e200edac9 up and started afbbe9b131 clapping, encouraging others 051dcf0f5e to join in. The second son, adebe0b232 who was sitting 14f69751dd next to him, c56a111aef also stood up e9abf0a624 awkwardly and began 45831a8d86 clapping loudly. This led to a 5a8eff01e2 situation where the rest 3e72f1c521 of the people reluctantly 41ee2301ed followed suit and clapped.ce2b3e29e713413e

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“Hey, just make an d00b3155d2 excuse and say you 7c425527df won’t do it.”401ded6fb21e93a9

Sooha, gritting 4bde11f153 his teeth, ab24bc11a3 smiled artificially c1325a2b53 and used f529ca524f ventriloquism.13ad94acc948e839

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“But everyone’s already clapping 39a4dc1a9f for us to kiss?”0f6b717278a5de7f

“That’s why I’m 9d589f4a1b telling you to 93ca5dd194 make an excuse.”b622a129b2a5f73d

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Despite the 9a4eecee7d warning, Gongjun bc0b459c0f just smiled 7538b6929a leisurely. Taking a 9c84082685 step closer, f6ffb15aa4 Gongjun wrapped 2ad99a1d5f his arm 66dfdeefe6 around Sooha’s 92455e5ca0 waist and 4302b56c27 said, “It’s a014ed63fc too late 7a4c2ca2ac to make ec5965d351 excuses now.”9122fb3421c9602f

“Wha-what? It’s not too 7cb6b03310 late. Don’t do it. Absolutely don’t do 17389d52d0 it.”0a3247b872b24f36

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“Let’s just do fe947ecb0a it properly.”e3b5f7f79eca3d19

“Wha-what are f3563215a7 you doing? Get away. If you do it, 142629caa3 I swear I’ll kill e6c7f7ba8a you…”e4de67dc823d0ca1

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The rapid-fire 7591a56bce words were 7d4060476a swallowed by 7fc4c20b93 the approaching 1f4f84eb5d lips.e870a8d1ee5b2bc8

Damn it.f213dde20ebeb6c2

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Sooha tried to pull c2caa2af03 back, but Gongjun’s arm abdafc73fb around his waist held 0cfa57095a him firmly. Even the hand trying 0ea3cd5b57 to push his shoulder c6a4505024 was caught, and their 46bea3d66f palms met. Fingers interlocked between 6671ddc1a9 them.b940b9d2da15cc8e

As another pair of 726e12a97f lips gently overlapped his, aafc1a665d the mucous membrane was 0ddf4b760b sucked. He could feel 7605d0eb03 the tip of 5163225d19 a tongue tapping ea98a15f77 between his lips, 4197ad0277 but Sooha remained 1fb4b29e09 unmoved.fba4b18e5181ec04

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Just do it 879fd6c08e moderately and back 8f4ac6a83b off. Sooha, with db27dc8130 his lips 05a6af02f4 tightly shut, c624a8354f showed a d6a200ec21 strong will 1420c891b6 not to cd841a7f38 open his 08087f24eb mouth.cc9774012254502b

A low f3c58125ea chuckle was 0b2d5b634f heard at 69b02919a6 the dry d834c12450 response. As the tongue squeezed 9341aab0b5 between the lips and 08ef2523d9 persistently explored, a hand 7ba4f37e73 was felt on his 66295f3332 waist. Another hand 155e0d6d02 caressed his 56c635fa0a cheek. As if to cradle 45cceda500 his face, Gongjun’s thumb a17f934ac0 and middle finger pressed c3343a43f8 down on Sooha’s cheeks 55b920c3d4 without hesitation.04103c90cd9564e4

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“……!”4f01753561918534

The mouth, pressed 0ff8c4644f by the finger’s e8f093a171 strength, opened without 1111c9b327 resistance.2230839df05a14e4

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‘This bastard!’f8a565a29c541284

The pressure was so eb1155c835 strong that both cheeks 1bfaffb9de were tingling. He almost screamed in 58f2124596 pain. Not missing the opportunity, f2bc8ae9a4 Gongjun’s tongue invaded his 40dced9dd9 mouth, skillfully entwining Sooha’s bc0eea7244 tongue.463606ffb6a724ae

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The kiss, which had 791461a443 been dry until a 587d22ff1c moment ago, began to d2b09ad710 heat up.c196c1ba1c11a4bd

This damn bastard, 3e32713100 really…4e6866617db6db6d

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Gongjun, rubbing b84a5c81b9 his tongue 79ccda35a5 gently and 285a576620 stimulating every 6d99b10fb2 corner of db735b5bd3 his mouth, 5ffe97fd16 sucked Sooha’s b160a9b26c tongue like 55e390db19 candy. The act, 3bcefbb0b8 growing more 510dcafa85 intense, seemed ddb03e80ee to raise 8868f2110f the temperature 1fb07f18a9 in his 6e9ae50eec body.a619205471335616