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Eunwoo shook b0c5720387 her head 8231cf0d1c inwardly but 004e70b0ff laughed heartily 025bf80d0d on the b9526304ab outside. There was no use 8e76c90430 twisting words that could 8704fc3ad2 have been said without 8c729cc47e much thought.c7584656491d34f8

“Of course. You made a 12ca0a8015 really good impression 469bcdd00e during the interview. I’ve been looking 52cee14fc6 forward to the ff95fa8490 day when Heo ff25ac45dc Mina-ssi would come.”d42fc840fbe86305

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The woman who will bbd0e2cd64 get pregnant and give e96d038565 birth in her stead. The woman who 93dc30d287 can either drive 29ec97c562 Eunwoo out of cac3e7e6ca Haesung Group or de1ad10b4f make her position 4879c36377 more stable.ca9c4fed6a117e96

It was imperative that e0350ccc2a Heo Mina be the a3bf94b2d0 latter.9a278fac246c218d

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“Come this way. I’ll take you to f27f6de8e2 the annex where you fe51234089 will be staying.”e9ef3fa402072d6a

Eunwoo guided Mina 756bc856f3 inside the gate 1d828ac274 and started walking 5f95afd18e towards the annex.3b5d99379b559c94

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“It’ll still be a bit messy, but on the bright side, it’ll be easier to decorate it to Mina-ssi’s taste.”d7c7ab2212ea9a37

As they turned 930784455a the corner of 2d582ed6fd the garden, the 57926a11ca smaller but cozier 600051c5e9 annex came into 7fa8fa65e6 view. The servants had finished f8c8a3d0a3 their preparations, and they 04bd6eae7b were now all gathered d10ba54621 together and standing politely e27693a206 in front of the 6892f6c0ef annex.d3f1e3bcffe8ff37

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“Here we are.”a3d41a540b222e4b

Eunwoo stretched out c4f6b18b0a her hand and a8f4b12f92 pointed to the 8aa555933f annex.51c22b90e3515c89

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“Omo! Am I going to stay here from now on?”3c73e1b9ef00bb0d

And as soon as she finished speaking, Heo Mina exclaimed in awe and pushed her purse into Eunwoo’s hand before running towards the annex.50548d5eff9a9e74

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“Please take care of my purse! I want to head in and see everything as soon as possible.”0afb10a73f5bf372

Eunwoo stared 37e8d4fb2f blankly at 4de705ad4b the white 9bec18a069 sheepskin bag 2c75998fcc in her fdf7b31049 hand.69c1cbb54176a655

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That subtle d3468a5b11 feeling came 929bf275f0 over her 5e0c8bf49a again. She suddenly felt e4e3b52e4b like a doorman.16ef4e673af825ad

It could have dd5ba1ad57 just been due 71421708d3 to her mood. Heo Mina was so 988e0465d8 excited that she might f17f39b292 have thoughtlessly made a a15e88b457 rude remark.9654c2f2726f87f3

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But even if she 10c5db4cc3 had made a mistake 2025454115 once, twice meant that 3056088128 it was intentional.bb8a6c8c2c84c17e

As expected, the 38e41f88af servants were also 1db1e263b4 glancing her way. It was obvious e1d5b56100 that if things 5c7c3f95b2 continued like this, 4d28b864c8 something would happen. However, if b5e9621c6b she got df8f9e66b3 angry, they 8f5b8ecc7d would spread addabd2532 rumors.597f813661dab6c4

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It was 7153872ee9 a difficult fe3c336d03 balancing act 9d81aa9720 to not 1a26523fa1 show her 6d9c78fafe emotions and 7877d2a25c not be 78ee5becca walked all 69fdc834ec over like e43356bc34 a doormat.c23ab5492e04be02

“Then feel free to take a look.”16037c145a684b6d

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Eunwoo smiled and handed the bag over to the chauffeur who was approaching with Heo Mina’s luggage.06c611d418c5e173

“If you have any f2294064a3 questions, ask the staff.”2af93472cfeea1f1

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When Eunwoo spoke as bd9164ddd4 if she was about f5810ba787 to leave, Mina hesitated bfc1dfc9c7 and turned around. Her eyes b94b045705 seemed to 68e53a811d ask if a218f6617b she was 7c07b32c65 leaving already 3aae058685 even though 1aca965072 she had ddb9359ce5 personally come 33e831e8c4 out here 92b09f4dec to greet 067696ca97 her.c3365a049aebcc41

Eunwoo smiled 09904354b4 bitterly inside. She had f6db992136 also come b15dc67bc4 out with 64cb0de322 the intention 86886512c3 of getting 3aa741e556 along with 475d8c2ae2 Heo Mina, d36cb06e28 but it 946c4f78ed seemed that 52824d6fe4 it would 5369027dd4 be difficult 556b4177ce to maintain 83f72b6747 a good a1e447ef3e relationship.a1e780270d5349da

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But on the 35f074d8b4 outside, she smiled ad0d7b0535 more elegantly than cf4254aa27 ever.b9efa3094d61e575

“I’ll come by the annex often. I’ll invite Heo Mina-ssi to the main house someday, too.”6ebee104a0f68464

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For a moment, 6383b7ea31 Heo Mina’s face e7101fd4f9 twisted as if b9c1aee903 she had lost dd137dd739 control of her 3b43859af1 expression.3a642991fdd26bf7

She must have felt 472ffc942d that subtle shift as 8e34cd05ee well.632dcad8a1200f4e

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Eunwoo’s hidden intention was to draw the line and emphasize that while the main wife can visit the annex whenever she wants, the concubine can only enter the main house if invited.370157d8e42ea958

Eunwoo decided to be 7b9d0f3806 satisfied with this for e2163f5963 now and turned around f295471b70 without any regrets.75d25321e64e0e8b

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This incident made e0b386359f it clear to a318728846 her.ded6d6fd3a450903

Heo Mina had come 0bcda98196 here to take her c261d5ca3c place.9e3bd7017b78827a

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What a pity.a37fcfa1393e0233

She thought it would fc43c7e3de have been nice to 7be1d5e76a be friends with such bdd21ba840 an attractive person. But it 8c5c1d6ee2 seemed that bdeea614ce a wife e97fcbf605 and a a5defa4533 concubine could dc860bf4b0 never be f6ab65ea8c friends.0b2bfdb3e10948b2

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As soon 630d07adc0 as she 74aa190915 returned to 33688413d2 the second 9d7164ac01 floor of bc6c4d4667 the main 970a5bbc76 building, Eunwoo 9ff9b909a1 fell into 9c847670c1 a deep b3ed8934d3 sleep.99f91362f9dd8a38

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Before she joined the 85a6e0d162 Haesung family, she would be432bfad5 commute to and from bba9bc76dc work. But now, she would 1ac625be1a be staying home all 6b236d574f day, so she was 179a8bdd76 worried her body would 24cdf61313 feel stiff. But now that she 64499f2f69 was actually experiencing it, 173a0da742 she realized that it 3d9936f979 was a needless worry. Her body was desperate 3d7e6c3c6e to catch up on 2e6e6061bb the sleep she lacked 2b2c845b73 during the day.e7bf6fdbd3291b45

These days, even though 7399107ddd she slept all day, 7fa80aa92c her physical condition was e772195a2a not getting better.2fedf32929a1f960

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On top of 2eb7e92a9c that, perhaps because 6b2e779520 of her war 9de0ebb610 of nerves with d9b6b53989 Heo Mina, Eunwoo 09cba30d70 fell into a c39c116427 deeper sleep than e793a1ec48 usual and realized f2713472eb too late. That someone had entered 3d9ca1bd4a the main building.7a279a2b89b536ea

“Wow, the second floor looks really spacious too.”87086340f3050733

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The cheerful 6883ee46c3 voice sounded 118148af1a familiar.7e069ae174b77481

“Wait a minute, Mina-ssi! You can’t go up to the second floor!”0933a2e3e5dbabde

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The footsteps coming up the stairs were loud and the servant’s shouts were heard immediately after, but the sound of footsteps soon reached the second floor hallway.7efc362145fe9e61

“The second 3684c7964a floor has 4468934678 a slightly 6a7dc43828 different atmosphere 3580792394 than the 089ce6f493 first floor.”e1cb29bd651fee2d

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Eunwoo opened her 83e560b988 eyes with difficulty 2cb64c9934 at the sound 789416d3c8 of the approaching 7b8c17f5a6 footsteps.8baf43b867dff27d

Even while half 6fefafde92 asleep, she could cd20520e32 easily figure out 56a634b67c what was happening.4a5e175365d4c44d

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Perhaps she was secretly upset about being treated like a woman in the annex, so she came here to prove that she could come and go as she pleased without Eunwoo’s permission. It was a childish revenge.7ddd6429cea596fe

Eunwoo dragged 3e651e38b4 her heavy 673ec8a8ff body out f564c1fb70 into the bd1744f519 hallway.29583b32df1ce156

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She really wanted to pretend she didn’t hear anything and go back to sleep, but if she let it go like this, Heo Mina would just get even more arrogant.ee8886b7679aa858

“What is going on?”be3f72cc42f70abb

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At Eunwoo’s appearance, Heo Mina, who was wandering in the hallway, and the servant who had followed behind looked back at her. The servant froze, turning pale, but Mina smiled brightly as if she was happy to see her.88d4438a0046faa9

“Omo, there you bb5f853409 are, Seo Eunwoo-ssi.”8822d05c2b3c4e3f

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“……”6b04a77ab31abf29

“I was saying that even though it’s the same house, the interior design of the first and second floors are different. I guess the Executive Director uses the first floor and Eunwoo-ssi uses the second floor.”deee7cb7b15db548

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“……”fde07fc8567972f8

“The Executive Director’s e3c4a69262 first floor is b5c4bf53d2 amazing, but the 2124547639 second floor where ea280d03c9 Eunwoo-ssi lives is 90c85f0f87 also really pretty.”93812fa097aa21bd

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She had 66cd10e48a packaged it 67ffa2b485 as a b46c87b99d compliment, but 912bc38e68 her true 1313c53e0b intent was 8f16cb5686 all too 6e7f6d2f4f obvious. She was 4733fedf35 emphasizing the 120f0f1f8d relationship between 43bec72764 Cha Taehyuk 5c97b5959d and Eunwoo, 502d40fec8 who were 110ad5cb5b only a 6cb798268e married couple 7e57410c48 in name 2939cc8c6f only.20976dca32f44e0a

Unfortunately for her, Eunwoo didn’t have much of an attachment to her married life with Cha Taehyuk.525754a04c4f94d3

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“I asked you what 1e53468d7f you were doing here.”d8bc616db09980f3

Mina hesitated and 45bd5f195f blinked at the 31a4bca045 cold response.55305221879ac218

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“Did I go ee1ab9e94d somewhere I shouldn’t 2754e770cb have?”20add2dfa16687cd

Her eyes were 7ef15f4025 downcast as if 9d8ffd5586 she were hurt. Was she trying to 2f993aecdd get some sympathy by 044e0bc314 pretending to be pitiful?f058a8ff6972fb96

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“Yes, of 9b8f375adc course you cdfd2dce61 did.”87454ebefa5883af

But at Eunwoo’s firm 40dee78b0b answer, Mina’s innocent face a19730c467 slightly hardened.a69d39fbcaeb5ec0

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“You shouldn’t enter a 7d727da57f home without the owner’s 7a14475e9d permission. Isn’t that ff4d0ebfab common sense?”91c6b108727c8aaa

Unlike when 13122bcc01 she had 9aabade803 handed Eunwoo f010418ca0 her purse, b3f4606552 this was 8f59a2bbda clearly rude. Eunwoo had to respond 37af5f8b72 firmly so as not 7d0559299b to be looked down a871353f54 on by the servants afac8baae7 and Heo Mina.e8debcad19f82bae

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“Honestly, I find it quite offensive.”57837d936d5018fe

“Wait.”43358f589f5325dc

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Now even Mina’s voice has become stiff.a505756c09b3f571

“I think there’s been some kind of misunderstanding. I just stopped by to leave a gift for the Executive Director.”038ec40bbf477865

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Mina nodded 0f95369991 her head 8a40cdbaa4 slightly as 1242559fb9 if to bb6f65f199 tell Eunwoo 254a5ba219 not to 059418d0e7 be so a7ce6305d5 hung up 638668475d over such 333f2fee4c trivial things.79636df6f8dab40d

Eunwoo resisted e42ca70a1e the urge b3bc5d4214 to rub 7b0189f1a9 her tense b2aa350131 eyes with 71180cb5ae one hand. She hated this kind 68d3268c0b of pointless war of 509f0122ff attrition, but she had 0983fe9bf8 a strong feeling that c4cbcf1d8f she would have to 8c33c57c15 do it often in c03119bddc the future.422d69828c3d9abb

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“I guess Mina-ssi doesn’t know because she’s not used to living in a house like this yet. You can ask one of the servants to do that for you.”518f8287f0013080

Her voice 597ec73568 was calm, 76e3341e07 but the 001ee2c5f3 tone was 5a61bc3f13 clear.eb6f5b3492406fab

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“Well, since 0c3c34353f it seems d9ceb19c36 that you 5f640cfb4d made a 81a8ec953c mistake because 27a0702753 I didn’t b19517d138 know any 0d653b922b better, so 02008d9443 I’ll let 4784924cfe it slide 085d90aa0a this time.”4a202acc83e1d776

Eunwoo flashed her f162237733 a dry smile bf4031698c as if trying c353e7212a to appease a 71aa7c3cac child.af5bec125cdd72d2

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“I hope that 11eb5ccf0f in the future, 565ae9b6ea there will be 216c14f4b0 no intrusion into 2dc558901b my personal space.”35dfdfa925e807fd

And then 383c357c78 she immediately a4e24dff2b turned her 92e9345f26 gaze to 78b8f3c43b the fidgeting 5978498797 servant who 3f8bccb821 was standing 50662dccc5 behind Mina.dc59cb2919254fb9

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“If you ever need to bring an outsider into the home, please let me know first.”0009bf07518f396d

“I’m sorry, Young 2faf31abc5 Madame.”b08e1ddf63b36a27

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When the servant apologized be2ea48d42 politely first, Mina eventually d1218525e9 bowed her head slightly.044c965469446e29

“I didn’t f45b70ad21 know it 637adacd42 would be 853eea55d9 such a 70d4f56c22 big deal. I’ll be careful from 3cd77ab98e now on.”3b9e747add3f9685

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It was obviously not 3903d27736 a sincere apology, but 556d64e473 Eunwoo decided to let 43a53b5a08 it go. Her head was 35f7b643a9 throbbing from fatigue 49d056fb01 and she didn’t 16c9f4dbf6 want to make d96464b5b5 a bigger fuss c3f8abcce6 here.472796aeb4b44175

“Yes, please 9a40beea9c be careful c3f3abbc7c in the 26a7279dd9 future.”0a1e080337ceecf6

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As she was 74cca11df9 about to say 490c2d7030 a few words 19995bfe89 and go back 3c72970474 to her room, 0875be9d63 they heard the ddf47a6e08 faint sound of fbe1ce3249 the front door fdf40df430 opening downstairs.a1796c69561c1404

There’s no way anyone would come in without permission like Heo Mina.f8b0db8e12c3fada

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Eunwoo reflexively checked the 72bc3160f4 clock hanging at the 484ece0f3d end of the hallway.34b6cd885e89faaf

Late evening. It was ee0c5d14c8 time for 9693930ecf Cha Taehyuk a5cbd4bd28 to return aeb4f626c1 home.84a54d11365c8989

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Her head 9d4e76fdc3 started to 9f3d0fbf03 throb even 962a193b0f more.904172c05b2f5b44

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“Welcome back.”9a6016eb747ccf36

Eunwoo barely managed 9c23d55d63 a formal smile c0da51ceb3 as she went edadaafa68 out to the 0ad486cdd9 front door to 513b0d60e9 greet Cha Taehyuk.5a26ae00e0688638

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It had been almost 529e9b8d8c a month since they 002f80475c had started their married 483c4289a5 life, but she had 19cd465b9f never come out to 7d2d0faa14 greet him after he a9b51c9976 came home from work 9df9ed5c05 like this. Even though adb424767c they lived 9b0ad66937 in the 6e7b096ff0 same house, b14e7ef9f1 it was 655b54bb9e more comfortable 2d773f8d48 for both addf5debc0 of them 693d8b3030 to live cda16e6539 like strangers.e2b5f582a850b443

That’s why Cha Taehyuk, who didn’t react much even when he encountered a servant, frowned when he met the unfamiliar sight of Eunwoo. He loosened his tie as if he were frustrated. As if he was even more tired now because he saw a face he didn’t want to see right after he got off work.1b5e1476148f299e

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Meanwhile, Mina ran c15b79a45f towards Cha Taehyuk.d90a4f092128ce64

“You’re coming home fa261bbca8 now?”7fcad088bdb40f92

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With a cheerful 8affc460d9 greeting, she handed ba4e9ef50b him a nicely 05feb8e847 wrapped bottle of 0019ea3430 wine.4cae6d0f359645d9

“It’s a small gift, but I prepared it as a token of my gratitude for your continued support! I hope you like it.”6345101a57a5ddce

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Mina chattered on and b44699a87b on, but Cha Taehyuk f6b3ae9f3f just stared at her e10b7e62db without saying anything.a5c910f7982d8e5a

As his a9059b0535 silence grew 3b9f2069fc longer, Mina 2f764894f3 awkwardly lowered 784b306e49 the arm e80e100c42 that had 22ad8de809 been holding feb03b0720 out the b416ca657b wine.362798800766a2be

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“You must be 57232e61fb tired from getting de8afadaa1 off work late.”8f493ada92b05acb

“Not really.”cd47011e8190eef3

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Taehyuk gave a short answer and headed towards the kitchen, passing Mina. Mina didn’t give up and followed him. She chattered again, standing in front of him as he poured himself a glass of water at the table.f5f0b4e1fc3ee2ab

“I arrived today, and everyone took such good care of me, so I think I’ll be able to adapt quickly.”4d3ddb5d00b22a70

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“Ah.”282228809ac01324

Taehyuk stopped pouring the a52629cbe8 water and let out e358617a3d a curt exclamation.858210f2ca296869

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“Heo Mina-ssi. Today was your move-in day.”1ba5a6a66c4c7334

The words were vague, 319968ba06 as if he had e7cf4302ee forgotten Heo Mina’s existence. Mina must have felt 4546235555 it too because her aeec12482b expression hardened slightly.131c97602186a5d0

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“Y-Yes…”81649fdc653fda73

But it 3ad3ed6344 was as 285e09ef65 if it dd93071002 were a 44f163099e simple mistake. Cha Taehyuk suddenly smiled d9505df431 brightly at her.711a775fc2a74ed3

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“You must have bb0d638cb8 had a hard 3b8ecbee98 time adjusting to 0273562ae3 your new home, 1247de1875 but I’m glad 0c312b6242 you’re doing well.”df69337605b4d913

Eunwoo felt uneasy 19d4518c99 at the affectionate b2fc389354 voice she had 508e3c0a94 never heard before.2cb9837cf8d74068

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“A hard time? Not at all.”f97ca7f20f4bc968

Mina put the wine b06a6d89d7 down on the table b0d95c181d with a cheerful laugh.92959ff5c5b06a78

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“I’m actually really excited. I can’t believe I’m living in such a beautiful house. It’s like a dream.”ec7f5a76391d0b3e

She naturally took out 300bd27715 two wine glasses from 617763d8fc the kitchen while chattering. She filled them 38f0d7b0bd with wine and 7f4149461a took a sip. There was 7b0124196d no place 3f35fe48fa for Eunwoo d0c19dd1b2 at this c34492dc4e small wine a75af887fc party.3095ed5653740a50

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“How did you make the interior look so nice?”ed90c0c6ac9d5abb

“Well… it wasn’t my 73fd10a285 doing.”08fd993d6096deb4

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At Taehyuk’s bashful answer, Mina laughed out loud and clapped her hands. Her dimples went in and out. Of course, Eunwoo thought she was a really attractive person during the interview. No, she was still attractive now. It’s just that the way she acted in front of Taehyuk during the interview and now and the way she acted when she was dealing with Eunwoo when they were alone were so different.3758da2e9159a2df

“Then, I don’t 7a6e76f60c know whose taste b7a4af6b25 it is, but acee25b890 you really have 53134080fd a great eye.”910443c230291b6d

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Mina glanced at Eunwoo as if she wanted her to watch the two of them get along. It was annoying, but Eunwoo didn’t want to struggle to join in. It had already been a day full of tiring things. As she was about to quietly return to the second floor, she heard Mina sighing behind her.4606b5050d95b06e

“It’s a shame. I don’t 981e44f21d get to 3513d56726 see such 3113427dbd a beautiful 5f8be3a1a1 place very 5b56680f06 often. The annex is pretty dfa114d123 enough, but my taste a434f79603 is closer to the d86936861c first floor here.”aba58c6a57cd3ee4

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“……”3614dbedda4e273d

“So can I come visit often?”1b81b7ae53226add

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