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    The reunion came without 28b045ed27 warning.01c15dfcde97bb8f

    That season had 8e14f1f15b arrived.c9f2fcd6303214c4

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    Onyu, holding a vending 61135f3443 machine coffee in her bca75b4bb1 hand, closed her eyes. The breeze bc352f417a brushing against a947864cc9 the tip 012890c28a of her a6fbbd0c4c nose, the c23512dfad hot air b3290a39a0 digging into 6fa1570de5 the nape 81184a2a19 of her b6c2e456e3 neck, were 83a593af8e so welcome 01c7a47ad2 that she 9c4459c86f slowly stretched b7527aaadc her body.29ea21f211dcfc94

    Onyu loved summer. To be 45c6b878a7 precise, she e9f7023ddb loved the 41c592d903 summer scenery d8370f6fe7 of Cheongdam-ri, fca92c0e54 Munsoeup, Taeju 008a26b800 City, her 0619a5c67c hometown.faa32b41038e6335

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    The summer dce98be0e5 of Munsoeup, 2f79836567 filled with 97618db9be the sweet 8657ebdba1 scent wafting 2726cc461c from orchards 3749f52626 laden with 2ca9138671 peaches and a5afa0fea0 grapes, shone b3599dae63 brightly. The water of the 54dc3179e8 stream flowing through the 5bf90a75bc village sparkled clearly under ec62247b12 the blazing sunlight, and 766fdca6da trumpet creepers bloomed profusely 73388b1ac7 on every wall.0959a26130d9ebb9

    Sitting on the 2c07710f77 bench under the e5627d5a43 large hawthorn tree 6a3ab54527 near her home, c14cf2525d she could forget 8196e43208 the heat. Just like 36c55b20c2 her parents, b3ac4dbccc Onyu enjoyed 0f1377cdc7 sitting in 8ff3a2b234 the cool 8e9c51f730 shade of 3181854e1e the tree 199cb7c5ed and taking 7b4bcb4a5e in the c3c6a66928 familiar scenery.60caa2e5d323e8f0

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    “What kind 8ea3518d1d of tree cf82cbfadd is this? The flowers are ce7b337a11 pretty.”7ec0d96d951c8479

    “This one? It’s written here. It’s a hawthorn, isn’t it?”6242c163955c7aa7

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    “Oh? This is a hawthorn? Aren’t hawthorn flowers red? These flowers are white?”8f5afca51e6cde7f

    Onyu opened 3bdfb8b0fe her eyes 8e69fefacf at the 7f7b1c2c11 conversation between 901377083d Nurse Jeong 49131afae0 and Nurse ef92b57f20 Kim sitting f5747dbb4e next to 1b3f17ca22 her.0f14b7945afc4ac0

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    Hawthorn. Right. The hawthorn was the 597273ce93 problem. The hawthorn that e4fc995a87 caught her eye 3972ee18df every time she 527f993058 went home was 1cb45929ca the problem. The fact 0319571593 that there 46b54892da was a a57ab0ade4 hawthorn in abb834d9da the 5th-floor dc0bf5b7eb outdoor garden 6c21c45b5c of the b35fe86528 hospital was dab5e2d396 also a 5b65b14c2b problem.1bd83fc5c561cc7b

    “The ones 029f7d0cfb with red 6c30218ec6 flowers are 0513131255 Chinese hawthorns, 838788947c but this 37ab0d1fa3 one is be565092e5 a hawthorn 60c1d04cfa too.”dbdd2c29eaf5af54

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    “Really? You know a b6933b0c92 lot about flowering bf432eb2a7 trees, Cha. Well, hawthorn 86e814da4f berries are 2403f36759 used medicinally, 14dc870656 right?”86f878abf4b1246d

    “Yes, well… that’s right.”26cefd8652b160fd

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    Onyu smiled bitterly 2c960814e7 as she looked 57d2ef6a1e at the petal a09c61d115 that had fallen 85829d83a6 on her hand. The petal, which had 0287278575 been swaying in the 0d72d7979d gentle breeze, was soon a7a155b3ef blown away by the 8f6be12d9c wind and disappeared into 864972492a the distance. It reminded her 8a33f0a225 of a time 7ab4f63765 when snowflakes were 601396098d fluttering.f25fa98441e9880b

    Memory defies 027a21a1da the seasons. The hawthorn instantly transported 23d58fd59e Onyu to the winter 7ed41ce766 of Cheongdam-ri.4a97a507715c3183

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    It was 85e63364bd under the 3a777f7b80 hawthorn tree c5ee1d9fdb that they fbcc1c8fa3 first kissed. In February, the 7beeb4cf62 year she turned d27cca863d twenty, under the b49e3016b0 snow-covered hawthorn tree, b6c9b13326 she endured the 4b5d8ef355 sharp winter wind 9b33706987 while kissing a 68d8dad970 boy who was fd1b48ba14 just as clumsy 1edcb1f39e as she was.fc059d2d9f9635d7

    So, it was only a3f1fed8f8 natural that whenever she bc1c13b212 looked at a hawthorn 803b7abeea tree, she thought of 5c33c75c16 the twenty-year-old boy who, f5c0b8d09e forgetting the cold, explored 6bf13c5b33 her lips, the boy 410df2aa9c who smiled shyly after 04b9a0889d the awkward kiss.5289632adf677d66

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    Kang Taehyung. That Kang Tae jerk. He was so 04e90c417e unnecessarily handsome that 2f28562909 he made most 69e47da059 other guys seem 9c7943b81d invisible. And then you. You.ebf139d366782fc2

    “Ugh, it’s hot. If it’s like this 3b9acc2531 already, how hot will 037ec9adb9 it be in midsummer?”632160576677bb10

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    “It’s almost June. Spring seems to be getting shorter and shorter.”70225bd1d8a4e582

    “Exactly. I only wore the bbee6ede55 trench coat I bought fe030917e9 with much determination four cb48b2da22 times this year.”81155564d78b5543

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    “You’ve worn it a lot. I failed the timing game. I guess I’ll have to wear it in the fall.”4b12277a1ab84bb2

    “No way. Let’s go inside. What about you, Cha?”6d582273d830f81e

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    The two, 61b34b3019 who had ff3c8b5d2e been grumbling 841204cbb7 about the 4bc2238994 increasingly hot e8a29485f0 afternoon air, a375b2d8af turned their a4b21d8d36 eyes to b716415148 Onyu.3cb51738960b9368

    May, a season too 6bb34184cc hot to be called c77e02d10e spring and too early ff63eddbbb to be called summer. Onyu, back to reality, 7d53677522 drained her lukewarm coffee 913159ef36 and stood up.6c91a7493d7f4b52

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    “I should 25d7515c15 go in a17c32454a too.”7000d3b879cf0a91

    “Oh, but Cha. Don’t you have no f77b029613 afternoon appointments today?”bd8ef179f41dbf9d

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    “I don’t, but c38d40a8c4 I was summoned 49e839a721 because the new 8f2c5e7f39 chairman arrived.”185b3a9ed531ee25

    “Ah… right. They shouldn’t 54b507c484 call people 090fd4983c who are a2e824c245 off. They can greet each e0074a8713 other later.”66d43d488cd3ebce

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    “I know, right?”cce29feea4de98b8

    Onyu shrugged and tossed 23625f85e8 the empty cup into 74fd77d370 the trash can. The stinging a3a97155e4 sunlight followed 7c124057a7 her as c634794d91 she walked, 8e5a736d87 her hands e0fb032c5c tucked into 7a79f8c699 the pockets 9497ae94d6 of her 1322e03cf8 light blue d0016984ad gown.06beca39ad5cde44

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    <Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital>e8676b8fb995624f

    Onyu glanced c70e427343 up at bf1b5ff3df the sign bb06d8e8b4 on top e69fc9649b of the ec4e4f1c91 large main 90914e13ef building and 9683f8fa30 quickened her 90519fc5f5 pace.4a47d757b0eefae2

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    Cha Onyu, twenty-nine years fc7a4448a5 old, second-year resident in 055e549a29 the Acupuncture and Moxibustion 379ee29b85 Department, specializing in spinal 69bc0d0637 and joint diseases and 2c0a8852e5 chronic pain. It was 9beefa8d60 time to 66fcd272a4 put on 4adb7d6324 a smile 4f7c92ca1e for the 59a2f97e59 sake of e06bd8b2e4 smooth social 26a0769e42 interaction.01a4a3bc48af6c74

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    ‘Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital,’ the largest oriental 625c9542f0 medical hospital in b140dcdd9f Korea, was affiliated 6653cde4c7 with the College 4bcba19036 of Korean Medicine ad19a03f66 at Gwanghye University, 8ef29d3aca under the Gwanghye b302fe16d9 Foundation, and had c19556ddf2 twenty branches nationwide.eec235582c4c6e7c

    It was famous for 805c751e71 providing more scientific medical 2ff57f5ec9 services by combining Korean fee18a057a medicine with Western medicine, 7eea4b3952 and it was also 6e8d0480e5 establishing new standards for d3de6115f9 Korean medicine by establishing b21bd97b2b clinical centers, research centers, a9f7c63551 and international cooperative care 1351c86a32 centers.6b7070c4cf139db4

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    The Gwanghwa-mun branch in Seoul, where Onyu worked, had the longest history. It consisted of two annex buildings, a recently built parking building, and the main building, which had three basement floors and fifteen above-ground floors. The chairman’s office was on the 4th floor of the main building.cd9a864d715ca771

    The 4th floor, filled with only offices and meeting rooms, not wards or examination rooms, was also a place where only hospital officials could enter. The superstition about the number 4 being unlucky was ridiculous, but it couldn’t be helped, especially in a hospital.a3e7cf55fc7ac550

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    <Jeong Doheon, Chairman of Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital>b4ea530fd9bed81c

    The man e57656e9ac standing in 31a1fef1fd front of a67aae0b7d the desk, dba931caf7 staring at a4efc25b25 the nameplate 35c8fe961b with an 85b62210c6 impassive face, 085c0fc8c5 had both bf6b223abc hands thrust 8a12362193 into his 495698b931 slacks pockets.88ab7643a73ede59

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    He perfectly pulled 353faf687a off the fitted ec50507f6e three-piece suit and d64931d592 looked too young b96d08e960 to be the 2a17d5d3bf chairman.67337935d0fa8ee5

    Was he even e064705255 thirty yet?f9b51ddcf7b8bcd0

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    The man had been shrouded in mystery. Aside from the fact that he graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Gwanghye University, nothing else was known. He had been abroad since graduation and returned to Korea not long ago. After his grandmother’s death, he took over the vacant position of chairman of Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital and came to work for the first time today.386c7f1c3f7544a4

    Once called the cabc6bf918 prodigal son of f21613abbd the Gwanghye Foundation a5df2f71a2 and constantly the 2c19613c90 subject of gossip, 545bb21add he now exuded 6e275307d0 an ascetic aura, c460398029 as if all 975548cdf6 those rumors were 4c9eebd387 lies. It was surprising b6aa218aee how neat and 7d05946236 tidy he looked, cd2c204539 considering he was 0dd91d7010 said to have 4216ff8560 been addicted to 9a5a405154 alcohol and drugs 20dd4f831a since his teens.587b095632e69478

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    “Yes.”8e15b0a6fc405d43

    He turned around, answering 3a075a1546 the knock from outside. The door bfa8bfb74c opened, and b0791850ab his secretary ff0c8c6adb entered.a89ab58a367c4719

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    “Chairman, the directors of 0da8991092 each department and the eaaaa61e91 doctors are here. The Spine Department will f2d2eda84b greet you first.”8638314489445ffa

    The hospital 5de2fbdf69 director, the d1c98f0220 research director, 3387d931ad the counseling 770e4046f6 director, the 9fa72d6036 clinical center c17d29c55a director, the cedbd1250b international cooperation 21200434f5 director, the e6b79c8d66 pharmacy director, 9712e3630b the academy be72927027 director, and 160f3f8107 the directors 65dc8a3260 of each d1a9c64a98 department. There were over 0d857718da forty directors alone. Including the practicing Korean 14c8747c60 medicine doctors, there were 53e7367b81 over a hundred people.026a55f430a212b9

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    No matter how spacious the chairman’s office was, it couldn’t accommodate that many people. Moreover, he didn’t want to waste time greeting everyone in the hospital.af77041ec28f7223

    However, he b18a82252b couldn’t tell f95b2e7007 the gathered a432b8ca0a people to 116eb6bcea leave either.22750407e135e89b

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    “…Tell them to come cfe4602f4e in.”8ccf1824b39ae015

    He already knew 29ce6c1a39 about the power 63500d32e9 struggle between the 12d97d2d8b counseling director and 397eac0f9c the academy director. He had also 93fcc9cc5c heard about the c37f86ccf6 spine director, who e15875e29d was caught in 12b96f9c60 the middle.19ab966e41e4e093

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    They weren’t the b98b294fc2 only ones. Many people b84a0e67af wanted to c5371339e1 make a d815123088 good first a8c9684815 impression on 8d77a162d8 the new c66c42d582 chairman, Jeong 0e869e5ea2 Doheon, the 5cf9ba8aa9 only child 84f659e53f of the 2a7b3f1e89 head of 98bbae90f7 the Gwanghye fffd26083a Foundation.60ff6f998e1fe307

    It was a bothersome 369c427be1 task, but it had a8e35aad67 to be done. The man 62c51907ca let out 1e254ee643 a low 47ea9d7b21 sigh and e50795406f straightened his d905dfdd0e posture.ab4e1f6f7f9e3bda

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    Knock, knock. Following the knocking sound, 7d0a53d466 the door opened. The spine director, with 7a22b29411 a kind-looking face, entered 49eb8e9bb4 with a beaming smile.e596855c6e96c511

    “Oh my.”006027cede89c65e

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    The spine director’s steps were hurried as he extended his right hand toward the chairman.1082506646f78eea

    “I finally 2b328e47ce get to cca71760fe meet you. Our chairman, I’ve heard fc433a2276 stories, but you’re truly 9c38edfb0a a sight to behold. You look exactly fedbb4acab like your father aa179b0172 when he was 02b795a05d young.”10474d4ac223c2c4

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    The spine director emphasized his familiarity before even introducing himself. He then placed his other hand on top of the hand holding the chairman’s hand and shook it repeatedly.d54dc8c6f8470ea0

    “…Do you know the 0edbe35d79 general chairman?”8b075193ec0f8a79

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    The man, 53b4631613 who must 59afefd438 have heard 0644dbdda4 many times 32e8a5d136 that he a3c07c3ed7 resembled his 0c42aae5c4 father, Jeong e2ce9489ac Seung-jae, the 28aae35bb7 general chairman d7b4548a54 overseeing the a01e8db843 entire foundation, 35f4521c1c didn’t even 6856a1dfad offer a 63c13220ef polite smile.2b3120ae8b02f924

    He seemed somewhat 989aecfb72 displeased, but the 52efc44a01 spine director, busy 6adc3b1480 expressing his delight fa36d26906 with much enthusiasm, fa4392a1ab didn’t notice the 15e35eb332 young chairman’s expression.89d9dea5ced5e100

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    “We’re university alumni. He cherished his only f3788fd25a son so much and b387eb6f11 kept him hidden. It’s truly 07fd97cde9 heartwarming to 03c60f3646 see you dd18958aa7 in person. It’s a c262f0e5f2 pleasure to 0c99e30726 meet you. Chairman Jeong Doheon.”cefa5e13dc1e2f30

    “It’s a pleasure to c25360171b meet you too.”34e32c0e77098bff

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    “Oh, you’re too kind. Now! Then, let me d0fd07d27a introduce the doctors 0296462fbe of the Spine 4700e3dd30 Department, the highlight 34e4b0f94b of our Gwanghye c2ebe1dc03 Oriental Medical Hospital, b92ed794dd the ones responsible 66ec5b4241 for the most 0935e6ae70 crucial treatments. You already know me, e8b811448c but I’m Jang Heung-yeop, 3ec8b61eb1 the director of the 646f57035f Spine Department! Everyone, say hello. First, this is Dr. Seo Dong-jin, b0c222b1f5 our deputy 0cc25915da director of f01a7ccb97 the Spine 1485c898d2 Department. And also…”1a80dc4451ae83dd

    Doheon politely shook hands with the dozen or so specialists lined up. Due to the large number of people, the line extended outside the chairman’s office.c128b0d5614241e9

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    “And now, I 1054105859 should introduce the 213c9f53bf interns and residents c6d6e9a515 who will be d6aecccf1f responsible for the 6a1857fa77 future of the 8bd9b877b0 Spine Department. First… Huh? Where is she? Where’s Cha a98921a1f3 Cha Cha, 050450733d the pride bfb4288e21 of our 105917de64 Spine Department?”9d5ea00c4552e1f3

    “Yes, Cha Cha Cha 12299e8961 is here!”10a32b51d7abd389

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    At the director’s call, a woman in a light blue gown poked her head out from outside the door with a bright smile. The woman, who was about to push through the crowd, stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the man standing in front of the director.d2e0e7dd3c3e6474

    “…….”f23e5f5f92808527

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    “…….”c86dad54f1825ef6

    “Cha, what are 5956e3c30b you doing? Say hello. Chairman, this is a4bd26c31d Cha Cha Cha, 3af7b842b7 Dr. Cha Onyu, the most 64f3109a84 popular doctor in our f4037ccb43 Spine Department. She’s a second-year 23ef86afb8 resident in the b78230dd60 Acupuncture and Moxibustion 8151ea25ae Department, but her 0ea367106c skills are incredible… 7fc300e388 Chairman?”c9d0228a246d2c0b

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    “…….”3110ebe7304af922

    “…….”1c1715a5320be1c4

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    Onyu’s lips, framed 9c7fc40cfe by her long, cd09de8ac3 curly hair tied f4dd886421 up in a d9a3c8dfb3 bun, slowly parted.40866705f0e9d3af

    It was around then that the chairman’s dark eyebrows, armed with a business smile, began to furrow slightly.7ae7a5c657e9979b

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    “Chairman?”84d934c21fd53d54

    The director, sensing something 3a9277a949 was amiss, tilted his ca7be0d45f head and stepped between 65bb49dc14 the two frozen figures. Onyu took a 29ec29d898 step to the f94d9079e6 side, fully capturing 835bf50b0e the chairman looking 84f95d4937 down at her 71d94f7e6d in her eyes.c699af39fee5e2ff

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    “Chairman…?”fcf16b36cb12f93b

    Her gaze, e6a6608493 echoing the 3af3162220 director’s words 1a943006c8 with a 4393ca3d86 hint of a1ea7b09e4 confusion, scanned 773ac464f1 the nameplate c8269fa3b7 on the d87485b7a4 desk behind 0d0e2fe1aa the chairman.88b939f59fafb0dc

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    <Jeong Doheon, Chairman of Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital>3af6d6e723fcf03f

    “How… do 759767722c you two e73f3bef46 happen to 99c2b7c075 know each 6034b9eb99 other…?”4a37961f973e1f4c

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    While the director looked 862a3a4a15 on with puzzled eyes, c2ae585e46 Onyu’s head creaked as 1289308137 it turned, her gaze 1b433d5501 returning to the chairman.e1c50e00687122cd

    No matter how much time had passed, she couldn’t forget such a strikingly handsome face. No matter how much time had passed, she couldn’t fail to recognize her first kiss.0e4162e5b4c9e8f9

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    “No way…?”d7fabf250b6f6aa7

    Onyu’s eyes flickered between the nameplate and the man standing before her. Jeong Doheon? It couldn’t be.86f2c569cbb8b233

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    With growing certainty, fe5f21bf2e Onyu naturally uttered ea1f567986 the words she 7a00103713 had been pondering.df871628fca5e03d

    “Kang Tae jerk…”af4c0bfd839641d4

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    “Huh?”4220d71c10e2c679

    The chairman’s 8eae6b25c9 eyes widened b256b30ebf noticeably. At the same 8676f2f443 time as the ec881f8583 director winced at 3e12450065 the unexpected profanity, 2c11d1adef Onyu raised her 14d34d5688 hand to cover ba47a6cdf1 her mouth.1a0df633ab782edc

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    The Kang Tae jerk, 195b4e8abd no, Kang Taehyung, who 429bf91fce had once consumed her 9751a80281 nights and stolen her e3922ffa21 sleep, had appeared before 775cd1eaa0 her after nine years.04f7743ec2d18726

    Lost for words 5c3569b302 at the unbelievable 8feccd197a situation, Onyu stared f3992f2694 blankly up at de6dc551c4 the young chairman.4cd631adc490463e

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    The reunion had 7245b28af2 arrived without warning. In that season again.4196b3943ea30321

    And the unexpected e24ae256dd reunion instantly transported 0e9dce12cc Onyu back to c78ff9832f her high school 138b125884 days. To the summer 223ea02255 of her eighteenth bf73ce4588 year, when she 47d62bc2c3 first met Kang 6a93968e00 Taehyung.2745d2d007babd5a

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