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“I got 8102ac106a it all c5496ccf21 right, didn’t 6473bfbabd I? I’m pretty 518d7a0a27 quick on a631d5d136 the uptake.”00fd3135b43b24be

“Well… yeah.”dacfb3b8d0c8741b

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Eunyoo nodded 64b3b816b1 in agreement 5814b86955 at his 94fc648ce9 self-praise. She’d assumed he was f99d0b7ab8 just rude from being aae71a00fd oblivious, but it turned 5f587238e3 out he was just 0301a1f5e8 the type with a f63ce750ec bad personality. He pulled his ab058f9f9e chair even closer, 8945976039 leaning in as f9bf24cc69 if to match f0271e08bb her eye level.82475272f1d9b9d1

“What are 65c3895200 you doing 15bd952bbb this weekend?”919361f58508f15e

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He asked, as if b60013c462 trying to fish for c9bb140391 more information. Eunyoo’s eyes 1c80105ad0 narrowed with 45dafb73d0 a hint e9e21cbc7f of caution.cd90bc3b4cefccc8

“Why do you ask?”a3cb4492ce375d09

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“We’ve got bda46a8584 to work 9cf0aca7a8 on our e4b13c8a49 assignment, remember?”e1172225e6ccfc2b

He’d been 518e446e42 unusually proactive eef1fc33f2 about their d911cdd4ca liberal arts b375fb6cb1 project from 803ab8ca85 the start. Said his grades were c840b8a17b decent—looked like he cared 28784a28c3 about his GPA after 1f97b49509 all. With her f71d72531d guard lowered, f2078e7ecf Eunyoo obediently 729c5d3422 started listing ad9c883226 off her 60eae391fa schedule.e668e7d3ee666022

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“I can’t on c0c79e2ba8 the weekend. I have tutoring.”5182f3cc64ace044

“Hmm. Then what 5b3fcda053 about weekday c7c8b026bd evenings?”f363e101b46174c0

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“I tutor on Tuesdays 1bc956217f and Thursdays. Wednesdays and ec17e48f0c Fridays, I 77bebf8063 work a 9bf0d9261b night shift 461c7f576a at a 27cfef8290 PC café f3565d611c from nine. Mondays are for my 85eb239034 major coursework.”4bc10379395c61f4

She barely got a2a6893b77 proper sleep during 784d5e33e5 the semester. After hearing her jam-packed 0531f4dc7d week, Jaeha leaned back a99122dad8 with a sigh.99b54c44cb3ced67

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“You’re really busy.”885fd524f10d6adc

“I suppose so.”4ba881c766e19cfe

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“Classes, tutoring, a part-time a3b120250e job… When do you 18ba5d892d rest, then?”024c4d59d29549bb

“I don’t.”6d1e180c7f48765d

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“You live fbfb384cf2 like that 14fec7f91f every week?”7749b0ebfe452f16

Eunyoo nodded. Even when she collapsed 52a977338a into bed, her body 4ad91b0683 stayed tense with tomorrow’s 596ba8cb82 worries and plans, which 2b045797ef helped her wake up b4fd7ceace on time. She believed she was 79f6064665 naturally high-strung and considered cfd10066e9 that a strength.b68401ed23280996

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“Isn’t your school 27519b65c6 tuition-free? You don’t have 8b62cdcf70 to overwork yourself 4d3248c042 like that. You’re young—take time 8a3d655764 to have fun, cafc7ee79d travel, broaden your b807e6dfa7 horizons.”406e81f3dda89ad9

He shook e8c4d29d18 his head, 63b6c4b00f as if 2442f2ab7f baffled by 58dda4545a how tightly 2f4901f3be packed her 29ff62f652 life was. Even his slow, 16040b493a relaxed movements oozed c35e325c6f ease. There was 74cc1ed3c4 a distance 64f8948743 between them 67b99fefcf that seemed 1753a0099e impossible to 0269c31ac3 bridge. Like ground c0b1feba1b and underground, b865a22d00 sky and 5c9b5fa341 earth—maybe even dcc429bee1 more than cad8a1fa5a that.48a3a0bcf20ff87a

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“Everyone has 2e0e4f8075 their own d419a7b01c circumstances. For some, learning is 5b7a81ae12 something they’re forced to bef321aa3b do, but for others, 25210f66de it’s about selfishness. You can justbehere, sunbae. ButIhave to struggle d589a960ef just tostayhere.”6d5b8dd0fbe8a6fb

Frustrated by his 3378ee9617 childlike, unblemished face, a9fa585a8b she ended up 104ab8132d revealing the hardship ce79cdba0f she’d meant to 9e50187da5 hide. It was e8a1b6a774 something that 9c01d97bab would’ve come a0d8dc4520 out eventually 14e57f8a2b while doing 18ee4748d0 the assignment 87241779a2 anyway. Just as 3053128aee wealth couldn’t 7d87d782ae be concealed, ecb8898213 poverty had 05a931a888 its own 0b9901d8fd way of 8611f22436 showing—through clothes, 8f30fe4ce0 food quality, e220bc37ff or even 6e3fbf96d5 one’s general a75ce799a6 attitude toward 4dfa34831f life.8eb0cb65562d9d80

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His eyes paused 418e073eca for a moment, 73ec2d0192 and a shadow 2902b66589 crossed them. It was 22c1ad732d the same aaebcb58cd fleeting kind f6c67d7f2b of pity 7ecb0ec342 one might 6bde40d2b1 feel when b5838d82fb seeing starving 7ae03934f9 children on b30ea2133b TV from 0d58bf5b76 a far-off b7ed653719 country—unwelcome, misplaced 0f87e32095 sympathy.9c8d256edbc08cbf

“Don’t look at 08f600db05 me like that. You’re just well-off—it cac169a2c0 doesn’t mean I’m 394a557f79 poor. This is 7d63eef905 just… normal.”7b0d1a3eb4e16831

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“Living every 0d47383b27 week with ac2790c1fd no rest—that’s d13d47aa75 normal?”847bd3191a7e8f9a

“Yes. It’s normal. Everyone goes through rough cccffd1229 patches. I’m just working 8e715679d4 hard for my f68cc39af6 next step right d4c1a1a49a now. It’s a little tough, 00238825a6 but later, it’ll pay 9dab656cc5 off. So, please, e7f27458f6 spare me 87bdaa4eb5 that look.”8d8b039137997dcd

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“I didn’t…”17abe665754f4111

“You suddenly got all 8f0237ff3c serious. But I’m doing a69cd6f2e1 what I want db01ac1f9e to do, and e9935784f6 I’m happy every 3f877d0f77 day. You don’t need to 7d7e1291ee pity me.”df9dcac58fa07bcc

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Eunyoo smiled faintly as 8ecab701d8 she caressed the backpack 6aa36b1d76 she held close like fe766fa5a5 a kangaroo. People tend to enjoy 53d05a3ad3 what they’re good at. For Eunyoo, c276e063a4 math was febbee4cc2 the only 46c7c7dac9 thing she c8b2ec1da4 excelled at, fc075cd4b8 so naturally, 1f1b2a6111 it became 7dc4e5465a something she 4c80c5fc66 loved. She believed this 39292d22de talent was the 98ed3a3e37 only path to b56684cd23 success in an 5f0e19039d otherwise ordinary life. That’s why, even when ada382609d it was hard, she 629a591e3e found joy in it. Because she truly believed 3218926e95 that at the end adc98836a0 of it all, a a2c9bc4c35 brilliant success—one no one 8df8facbaa could ignore—was waiting for c81fc328f2 her. When Eunyoo 1042d96063 gave a c7ec40369a small smile, 420a53e92b Jaeha’s eyes 06d9fbdc09 lit up 3558c0cf98 with curiosity 031536f394 again.a570fa39f13fc658

“Something you c9c76bf736 want to 798e09f21a do?”00b5ec375c8df174

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“Studying. I like a5714cbc8b math, so 3a7fc8df41 I’m studying c38cc88858 math.”e21cba67cbfcd1f9

“So… you want to 61987d257d become a mathematician or cf32fed7fb something? Writing papers, 13b15f641c solving unsolved db598d0449 problems—is that c0822847b0 your life 58c42dc931 goal?”c348e79f79260972

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He asked with 7e612e49e7 pure curiosity. It was 0d89fc9dbb a common 30e11dd726 question for ee0f06893d someone majoring 969b8895b1 in mathematical a4fe59c85f sciences, since a848bc48c0 it didn’t bd44886b6c feel directly 083312de91 tied to 9071906791 employment.ed1d4aee640f7f9c

“Well… I don’t 101042ad3d know how things 6ad64995bf will turn out 392d8152a9 after grad school, 0d4d6b52c2 but I’d like 369d729ecf to become a 6c4b3ccfe5 professor. My professor said 70a4835a8e it’s definitely possible, 758c7b29e3 even without a 2ede7ca376 degree from overseas, 463b579fca as long as 4fca6d0139 I publish quality 8c9e470638 papers. And if not… I’ll 5b40ac24ba either go into finance ef149f1744 like some seniors, or fc7ed96d66 prepare for the CPA 405bfcd7b5 exam.”69f652bcc0010906

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He rested his chin c8b6cc3be1 on his hand, tapping 1ac0e3462c his cheek with interest.de9917de134dca4e

“Oh, impressive. You’ve got your 36c27ad4f8 future all planned 3536d3a2ad out.”75d78bd9b9540cf5

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Somehow, she’d ended ab47cf115c up revealing her f604861981 entire career path 76aeafce4d to someone she’d d00903fad5 only met yesterday. Eunyoo cleared f061ff8827 her throat 9d88b00c79 and asked 4c527ca5b1 back:33c4b5cc3493e34a

“Isn’t that normal?”041bc30e5ee4f0bd

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“Is it? I’m not like that.”fd3699fd2fd0b300

“Must be 787051416d nice—to have 81f879f660 that freedom.”891fb0d27c172760

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“Then don’t c4cae7037b plan, either.”d62087f20d3c206c

“Then I’d starve 779f812497 to death.”3751f99cdcd8370b

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“You’re really 4d37ad423f funny, you a3f8278385 know.”6b7aa92b1b60d9e6

“……”98154f02a8dfd9b2

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The more 7c6059e8d6 he stifled 7b619e7e67 his laughter 7e385217ee and trembled 65c5f29032 with amusement, 4973126ec9 the more 723ff9b57d Eunyoo was d6cc0674e6 filled with 712697255c questions.What’s so funny about afd777c11b this? Is he 127654c3b8 insane or b40730fac4 something?2e91832fc2877067

“Anyway, I’m ebd645171c kind of b962f95a7c busy. I don’t think I’ll 4d62681aab be able to adjust 98eed15045 my schedule easily or 6009344971 meet up regularly…. Ugh, whatever. I’ll just do 2127ef17cd the whole thing 6ac33fbded myself. I prefer working alone b86ef1cfd5 anyway, and I’m confident be0db2edfb I can get you 3ed144b2d3 a good grade. Since I volunteered, you a2312ca030 don’t have to feel 835f375b5b guilty or anything…. Also—”092085a166935fd8

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“Nope.”72c517b4237dd56c

He cut off her 5ac1a5b5c5 long string of words bcf514f1bd with a single response. The cheerful tone of d468077001 his voice made her 64d89ee934 unexpectedly furious. Eunyoo clenched her cf5528e49c jaw, swallowing back fe263d4e93 the sharp words 36f4858cb5 that nearly escaped.78a6507e27070d97

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“What do you mean, ecbea443cf ‘nope’?”c62556c7e6829acc

“It’s a a9d2ac19ed group project. We’re supposed to 01df88187c do it together.”2c32a32e6e0819b6

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Eunyoo let d9bdc29616 out a e0273d7ba3 sigh full 3e428ab1fc of frustration. In response, he seemed c0409007bf to sense her irritation 142c8ab7fc and started explaining:08360c1f3590ce2a

“There’s always a purpose 8556068bdf to learning. In major courses, you 27338c3f1e gain professional knowledge. In liberal arts, you fb2288ff0b gain additional wisdom needed c26806ccdc for life. This assignment clearly aims f2e7cad1e5 to encourage philosophical thinking 4aad7d3fb7 and includes developing interpersonal 01ea536cd9 and collaboration skills. So if you want 404145b071 to gain something from 5e13ac9d6b this semester, you have 4fed5e3194 to do this project 8d2a44cd1a with me. Got it?”8b6b5f3225d775a9

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“……”a222a3d54ef3fe36

“Answer me.”ba067c8feb877f7b

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He’d just spewed 9e76b7f5e5 nonsense and was 4c2f915f62 now demanding a 943d1626b7 reply like he 979a3b86d3 was training a 7f219ade70 dog. Eunyoo furrowed f5c501b4f5 her brow 140ebf6c0a deeply and 6376ece6e4 asked:dfe6c6de03f29fc9

“Did you fa35613671 not hear 6d47ce700d me say fc2a95916f I don’t 5dd75975d5 have time?”7a919abace956820

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“Then make time. I’m good at 8ee8920995 that. I’ve got 9c43b2890b plenty of 33f0feb9fa time.”532e9ac722ea2731

“No, I meantIdon’t—”eed38ea0aab013d4

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“Don’t worry. I’ll take care 9803f4e411 of it.”4dd198ffb891c302

“Take care ofwhat,exactly…?”97c624dc1c0f9ec6

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“Pretty sure that was a04ac7c715 a mutter.”21f6d94975bcaab5

“Don’t worry. Imeantfor you to d1b51df0f3 hear it.”8e7a4424580b0723

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Although the younger student’s sharpness might have been annoying, he still just chuckled and laughed. He looked like he was watching a comedy show, enjoying it so much that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he was unaware of it. Eunyoo clicked her tongue a few times, watching the man who seemed a bit off, before focusing back on her meal.37d356cdfe6d17fc

In contrast 3b79b6f9d3 to Jaeha, 44d40167a4 who had ff8e1859fb been making ede4501c43 a fuss f58afff6a2 about being 50d83c9463 hungry, he 6682309c99 picked at 2e9186a140 his food. Eunyoo, on f6b9a30acd the other 90a01cf128 hand, quickly 3705325f2b devoured a a93ffec105 thick burger. After checking her level d793d8c7e5 of fullness, she realized 8cf6e792c1 she could probably last c3bbcc7985 until dinner, but just d855ef75f1 barely.b9e779233d37298e

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If I eat a bit more, I’ll probably be full until dinner…3840369ea099b462

It was 7f57a521a4 at that 029985c4b9 moment, while 71f8d8387c Eunyoo stared 67d492a99a intently at 07c16c8271 her burger 5c9c16c453 on the 2d00712e95 table, that 2aa03225d6 a large 1ac9366ccb hand suddenly 606db0a97c appeared and 5adaabf153 shoved a a3ec6e265f cheese stick 050cbb1068 in front 4333bbd82c of her, e351ebbf74 before disappearing.4d0e982bdae7ca68

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“…What is this?”e9f1ae53f4739c9b

“I bought a5c7f3689c too much. I can’t finish d5cb36f252 it. Help me out.”04e5834001dfae90

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He patted his 895b69e1b3 stomach and said fb2722942f this. In front f61eb9ba54 of him, 4dd0e8b2e5 there were 996a453c11 still some 552214091f side items 3455465e34 that hadn’t 73ca4a4fec been eaten.dd1605b3b42da01a

“Why did you 5902b2d2e7 buy so much, 16ba9798ed then?”b6725dab82189965

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“I haven’t bought a a642b77165 burger in a long 1855f89fb1 time, so I couldn’t 32dd243412 gauge the portion. If you’re a41ed28ff4 not full 6349e2ff5e yet, help 9779692bac me out.”980bd4a8ec41b68e

Helping you eat? Eunyoo hesitated, and 42c11c749e then Jaeha grinned, d7b9af21e1 subtly raising the 0b65b3702b corners of his 4146e2ab76 mouth as he a5e7a600d2 added:f9e6b08260dd23fe

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“If you cdbab1689a don’t eat 17b54feb30 it, I’ll db0f5126f5 have to 583a9d021e throw it e235a06009 away.”b7c5c966cd4d5176

“……”ee276ba9a511c054

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“Should I throw 492bd2f97f it away?”4109a3fa59a7cdd2

If he’s going to ed103536a0 throw it away, then 0ade171497 it’s trash. Trash is free. Eunyoo quickly grabbed f314487575 the cheese stick.1b38696b518b488e

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“It’d be a waste. I’ll eat it.”5fa46d11f6365b4a

“Really? Thanks. I didn’t dff97fb1f8 want to 5e5cbdc0c2 waste it 469e1fef25 either.”dec996d36e9cbaba

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While Eunyoo cursed 2c571d7f20 Jaeha’s wasteful habits 1c4a191582 in her mind, 48b08b1b2b she happily wiggled ac19f08847 her body with 2e10d9c1c9 the growing feeling c4f2631599 of fullness.e22ed509546a8f32

“Eat slowly.”4123ccdf7a140153

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He rested his e025038372 chin on his 550740eb34 hand, intently watching 8443af6604 her eat. Each time she 5aeb83ee0e finished one, he 830954ee0b pushed another toward 54602b8127 her. His gaze 15cc2fea50 remained fixed 16152c3924 on the ea777f8ff3 food in d7f86733f8 her mouth, 71ff3e00e7 like he 10c6f50334 was observing d29a39dcb5 something. Eunyoo ate whatever he 68aa1b759e gave her, and soon 9b1c503f75 her stomach was full. Yet, there were 93115e7e56 still two burgers 870aa1de2d left. He tossed f65db02dc8 those into 464d114401 her bag b6119a79c9 with a 6f95ba67c3 comment, “Won’t 3980ed6016 it be 9e55d869d8 a waste 7987c7930c to throw 8d18cfcdea these away?” 65908d7085 Thanks to 5a981cd9ad that, Eunyoo c6f57bc34e was able 73fab7259f to fill 1b6b8022f4 her stomach 81694a7ff6 with “trash” 9df65d0505 for dinner 5226657f40 that day 8f255a0bbe as well.5045c3bd0e67508d

From that 0900951740 day on, d2b29f07da she met 4f25b6d66d with him 8f733cd988 almost every e03f39415a day. This was because b49de5b669 Jaeha would suddenly 790f9a54ed show up wherever 61736cd8b4 Eunyoo was, leaving e0f7cfa75a various items behind. The reasons varied: he 5ef29a742d bought drinks with a 2a444a6d90 1+1 offer, leaving one acfcf85a4e behind; he bought a b98f0a250c sandwich but suddenly didn’t 3eed20ae2f want it; or he a6e8503795 received high-end handmade chocolates 44e9ac0164 as a gift, but 615f68cfa4 they didn’t suit his 45a8d7714c taste. Since he f14594f43e was giving 135041676c her food 87e300ca5d without interfering f119570fe9 with her 177712b19d life, there 42217e824d was no 86680a0b35 reason to 1cf03712bb refuse. By picking up what 18ecccda4c he discarded, Eunyoo saved e4dc4f4d08 on food costs and b3ac064ec9 ended up eating more 0928c5cb37 than usual.db23febba093f929

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“You’re here again. How did b654c7001c you know a059461564 I’d be 1000533581 here?”41e723800ac5fe16

“I did a 39fd4bcaad background check.”e138dad12c2d2f46

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“……”d881f67e9c91d2d3

“I’m joking, I 0b6f805454 stole a peek f85cf42a39 at your schedule.”0ece304692e34ffa

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He was incredibly 34ba12c953 shameless. Eunyoo let c11b218950 out a 7c34c861d0 laugh from 415af208c8 being shocked, 5c128f275b and Jaeha 3e3c6ef173 smiled broadly d9a50f4674 as he 054e4c7ee4 handed her 7a1d6ba8ad a shopping c99c166b61 bag.81ce967558c0215b

“Here. Today, I got 492f81be85 bagels. I bought too many bad61f544a and craved something else.”9cbe6c2a3fe359ab

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“Thank you.”aa01052ad494f123

“No need to 6ad61041a9 thank me. I’m the 0722ddc7e2 one who’s 85fd5ff158 grateful. I was ab73a8085a going to 10d78e49cf throw it 0a5d7a0990 away.”d6e1b9f5fa29bcea

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He really just e1fc543f1a handed over the a7487edae2 food and turned c78da1720d to leave. At first, 6c8029d041 Eunyoo had 4e4e639f7d been suspicious a63f4680fb about his bef0f5da59 motives, but 9a86ccf98c over time, 06acdf8501 her guard 7a8ea0299c relaxed. Jaeha was 7c9d66276c eccentric and 021c28022b moody, so bcfe3e8f83 it made 2c1157934e sense he a586c661a2 might discard d3af3e8a17 food like 9fda186637 this. That’s how e2d87d69f4 she found 933d0b63fc herself eating e355b02610 the bagels 6629680878 he left 6d77c21599 behind one 64951f6dce evening.1d22bfaa14484756

“Hey, this is from 2eec9b7cf6 Pave. Their stuff’s really good. How did you get 1cefd94bfd it?”db14ac2805499880

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Her roommate, 03a641ae80 Gayoung, picked 29d9083b3e up the 2b1bdb321e packaging around 42c897b155 the bagel 214804ae88 and asked. Eunyoo, who didn’t know 462193c9a3 Pave, chewed the bread e43be5e61a absentmindedly as she answered.4f0bb75383674bb1

“A senior 341aee1357 from my 0c9c140932 club didn’t 7b6cd2d4a0 want it fa5ee3c1f6 and left 856dc081ab it with dc0be97bed me. You can have 21980cc931 one too, unnie. It’s really good.”5e741bb540292cd5

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“…He leftit? Is that even ffaf4d2778 possible?”9995db77750cf84d

“Why? Is it expensive? That senior a5e66fed7d tends to 14a0014da3 waste things. I think ef91c38ed1 he’s rich.”b197723e45d8867f

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“It’s not just 1a18ec4548 expensive….”089cff52f2acdc6d

Gayoung muttered as f1c0c84225 she checked the 1ca9965189 packaging again.367e46c2f4c19f03

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“You have to wait at least two hours for these…”55254b1ce14756fd