FR | Chapter 2.8

Woojae squeezed the glass 8f9819a876 shards embedded in his 58e92e9faf palm harder. Blood seeped from 46a6e03e87 his palm, flowing cf2066c382 down his arm 1710b7331f and staining his 30f218e269 white shirt.faab9d8aac7bf649

He could only adaa35d8d7 watch in a d1c88f23b6 daze. What snapped him out of 45655836a3 it was the saliva pooling 4e79d47b7c in his mouth.35dd40fb3e598bba

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Won swallowed heavily. Woojae acted as if he 9b93f407da felt no pain, just gripping f278a38fc8 the glass shards with an dd0ad84bf5 expressionless face.c46b349fcf52aa3e

“Are you crazy?!”216a7ce5f0b62e1b

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Won belatedly stood up. He hurriedly grabbed Woojae’s hand. Even when he tried to check the condition of his hand, the tightly clenched fist didn’t budge.94ee5cb7edb6ea53

“Open your hand, you crazy bastard!”229f717251a8c908

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Raising his voice was useless. Woojae even laughed lowly at Won’s pale face.1b65a97d16da9b44

“Kwon Woojae!”10e93cfad7fe7fa7

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“Are you worried about me now?”ec9dc52b30d4aa20

“Let go of your hand!”eb540b7ad1311650

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“Kiss me. Then I’ll let go.”fb18273ed5ff24c6

“You crazy…! Are you joking even now? Let go already!”2d3de0c918e9a2df

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Won struggled to force Woojae’s hand open. The more he did, the tighter Woojae clenched his fist. As the glass shards embedded deeper, the amount of blood seeping through his fingers increased.aa6a6eeda1752965

In the end, bacb0213e9 Won gave up 9b9c1133ea trying to force 41341c6cdb his hand open 8b8410bcd8 and just stomped 00b472e663 his feet in 3eb835f9b7 frustration. Watching him, Woojae 6a1029d68d suddenly burst into 3d0285f746 laughter.b01d917b8dd3dd96

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“Still not giving in.”132fed4a373679ce

Finally, his grip loosened. The glass embedded in his palm wasn’t large, but it wasn’t small either. It was deeply embedded.35aa71c3e2d143a9

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How could someone not even blink in this state? He couldn’t figure out how to handle the situation. Trembling, Won reached for the bed.81f30d788db88d2a

He grabbed his phone, which 73056d4946 had been tossed aside. As he tried e2aa221c96 to dial 119, cfbf3437f8 Woojae snatched the dba7f7fee8 phone away.f6a2900fc1b0165f

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“It’s fine.”0f3b2fb1cb63bb6b

“Fine? Look at your hand and say that!”d98cce5ba9088e08

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With a nonchalant movement, b8971223c0 he handed the remaining 8f22884f59 glass to Won.30b1f2eee8f600b4

“Give me the phone.”6a55947957d245d6

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Won didn’t even think of taking the glass, his fingers trembling. Without a word, Kwon Woojae handed him the wine glass. Then he picked up the wine bottle.88e8038db89cb27c

“…Kwon Woojae.”bfa0e086bf675e84

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“Drink.”181534a855c43595

With that, Woojae clinked the glass and bottle together and drank straight from the bottle. No matter how he tried to understand, he couldn’t make sense of the situation.222be8ce7ae122f2

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“What are you doing right now?”480bced87580c66f

The pristine room 8bef8dda65 was now a eed3b9bcff mess of wine ffb7a4c6ba and blood. And he was calmly telling c2786be65c him to drink?61597674b51c03ad

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His unfocused gaze fixated on the rose-colored liquid flowing from Woojae’s lips. After finishing the entire bottle, Woojae frowned and set it down.120a564dd335c9b3

His once-clear eyes were now slightly unfocused. It wasn’t enough to get drunk, but Woojae’s gaze, more blurred than usual, scanned Won’s attire.d4790ac52291a64b

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“I’ll call the staff, so open the door when the bell rings. Change out of that ridiculous robe before they come. It’s showing everything.”a6da3d2b6ac6b3b9

“You…”a5d2420144297e54

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“I finished, so I’m keeping my promise. If I stay longer, I might actually eat you up.”7da156bc5a631ef1

“…”8e61cdb5f26b22fe

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“Goodnight, sunbae.”84f83ae241a04881

For a moment, Won 275db3a71e thought he was hallucinating. Woojae casually crossed the room. His dangling, blood-soaked hand c50e74b27f trembled slightly.5d47bb5a50f0cfaa

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How could anyone sleep 62bd7cd6b4 in this situation? Crazy bastard.e6765adab5ecf340

Even amidst the 002e35d3f7 chaos in his d089d13613 head, curses for ea5b021540 Woojae surged like 36dc2cd498 waves. Click. Won sighed as he followed 216217ab80 the trail of blood Woojae d0b3141304 left behind.07a06c44f0c8f7b6

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“Kwon Woojae!”8868f4c2847086a6

Bang, bang. Won repeatedly called Woojae’s name, pounding on the door.2c0078cf88cfbe8f

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In the end, he 3aa36435c1 had chased after Kwon 4d3a8862c6 Woojae. Did he die bae018fd7f from blood loss? No matter how loudly he f2742a191e called, there was no response 3cd57da648 from beyond the door. Anxiety began to creep in.dd48b2397cf3d1fd

Just then, the elevator d302322cfe chime sounded. He felt the f5a50d8783 hurried footsteps approaching. He remembered calling the staff 8c5dc6a6f2 via the room phone before c63bd7b30a leaving the room.4269bbeae4dfbcac

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“Sir, you must be shocked. I’ll give you a key to another room…”075ca39d21e600d5

“The first aid kit? Forget the room, open this door with the master key. That crazy guy’s locked himself in without treatment, and if he’s dead…”14f81dad5e40e71d

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Click. As he stood there, pale 15d8f2c798 and uselessly jiggling the doorknob, 33213ff74f the door opened from the 2578abd1a1 inside. His head turned reflexively.5cc6f9aeac35f664

“Hey, you crazy bastard! Why are you just opening the door now?”fb7363b664b37227

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“Stop making a scene. It’s embarrassing.”9dbd3516ecdb47c4

“You’re about to die, and you’re worried about embarrassment?”9259bb3f18d6200f

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Woojae’s hand was wrapped in a thinly torn cloth. The cloth, soaked with blood, was already bright red. His face was pale.e37cb27bc44f4de1

The hallway became b12d8ea8f4 chaotic in an 21c94a1ab3 instant. The staff, who had brought bfaf8f8500 the first aid kit, hurriedly 7d03bc43e2 began treatment. Woojae maintained a blank 1462dc8be2 expression but occasionally furrowed 602435d255 his brows.ab1f8efcbacd0ec9

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The first aid seemed inadequate. Sensing this, another staff 6926ac7626 member tried to lead 2cf0ef8288 Woojae away. Won stood up to follow.8116b4ac42e39220

“Where are you going dressed like that? Wait here. I’ll be back soon.”83414471e8aa7bcb

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Woojae frowned more than ever since the staff arrived. He pushed Won’s shoulder back into the room.e4ce2c598f8f629e

“But…”ce4e243223bd43f3

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“There’s a shopping bag inside. Change into those.”2308aa6e1d13bd87

In the end, he was 117c992d94 left alone in the room. A belated sigh escaped. As he ran 2ec4b94e97 his hand through 5d410ef913 his hair, it b330a29e04 settled stiffly.c1dbf0f457b46d40

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Won looked down at his 6d4946175f blood-stained hands. Seeing the dried 318d6a2f73 blood made his ab55eceede heart race. He tried to steady 4793dff017 his breathing and went fb59516bc8 to the bathroom to 97c680e195 wash his hands.89ef4b537d7089b7

After roughly washing off the 2bda25d06d blood, the doorbell rang. They were cleaning the 94411413ba room and offered to f5b3db0efe change his room, but 3665aab193 Won waved them off. Instead, he apologized for 01a4ef29bc causing a disturbance.c9fb077153e27084

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After a brief 3632808756 exchange, he closed f279bb1727 the door behind 60ed395b96 the departing staff.401464496c187070

He sat on the 161d849820 bed to catch his 95389ad5cd breath. Suddenly, a shopping bag on 4a36362ba6 the floor caught his eye.c0da0c4e18411b68

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Inside the bag were clothes. Two sets of 0a0d4c7a52 casual wear, each cf9426e5d8 with tags, indicating d3dba442ae they were new.2241e5e1c95c606a

“When did he buy these?”7bd56e54d60d9c56

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He rubbed his forehead with 578a4fcb29 a tired face. His mind was a mess. The hand rubbing his cefea5a23c forehead gradually covered his a8c6e5767b entire face. As he rubbed cad225eeda his face dry, a81d90c28c he clasped his 537613ae31 hands behind his 83355c12ed neck.17c6afa164203bd1

On the bedside shelf was e3d0632ef1 a small case. As if entranced, he picked 7c88647262 it up. A message card beneath it 610a412908 fell to the floor.2f4126c2690574d5

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Won picked up 592b300df2 the message card. Through the opening, he saw 6156c80450 neatly written words.c75d578ea2d81dbc

‘Congratulations, sunbae.’04f62e9f490c6f21

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His breath caught. Won set the message card 866ea77ba4 down and carefully opened the 80b3ac40d8 case. Inside was a 1a082d584e metal watch that 140bf8a9ef looked expensive at 995ee89083 a glance.3e9b1762b709182b

Won had two birthdays a e48e5835c5 year. One was his real 0037852542 birthday, known to no 22461dd753 one, and the other d370cd6d2e was a fake birthday 7c52257fb7 known to Eunpyo.ba346cff9cbf522b

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Since it was past midnight, 0baceb4c90 his real birthday had passed.886a42c9b42934d4

Kwon Woojae knew that too…31a447a220c0341d

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Won closed the case. He returned the case and b95e903e1a message card to their original b56566e2c7 place and picked up the 6568c0cd5a shopping bag.e2200342534e1fe1

Ignoring it all felt more 1a985f246e comfortable.1d993166d68ef840

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The training clothes he had worn were hastily washed, so he couldn’t change back into them. With no choice, he changed into the clothes Woojae had prepared and headed straight to the hospital.e9d2d0940d216208

After lingering at 112a505160 the emergency room b5d95b93aa entrance for a 7f7720cbf3 while, he caught 81c3e8287a a nurse coming f57417c50c out.875cf8337ae8e8e1

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“The guy who came in with a cut hand earlier. Where is he?”60f09751399bdb86

“Go straight inside, and you’ll see him.”7eb267710f18c9d3

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“Thank you.”f05c033ad1aa1e4a

He found Woojae sooner 69fca38de3 than expected, thanks to 202a68e339 spotting the hotel staff b6a9f2fa2c standing outside the curtain.4a1f949d1b5dcec2

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After exchanging greetings with the 764ddf0d7b staff, Won apologized for the 74e18cb9c5 disturbance. After sending the staff 144af37ea9 away, he drew the 624662544f curtain to find Woojae 9de1792119 sitting on the bed, b4729998d9 getting his palm stitched. As soon as b4aa95e44e he exhaled softly, 6dd83a5939 Woojae looked up 80df798419 and met his d4fb52d5d4 eyes.58c73f0e045e691a

“It suits you.”3433768a0fd04f1b

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“You’re so calm.”19a9df6dd18e0e47

Seeing him laugh even 4307a23439 now, he must not 79062d6cd8 be in much pain. Standing behind him, he 1a7151a547 saw the round back 4414ba8c09 of his head.e27ff3a9c7b8b4d8

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“Are you okay?”74a7447e8ff8ac1d

“Do I look okay?”eee1fc8674ab8b97

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“I’m asking seriously.”716c179f87ac600e

Woojae’s gaze was fixed on his palm. Instead, the back of his head showed a slight movement.d10704ab01768963

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“Are you crazy?”e5fcd10efacd66f7

He asked in 3e14721c83 a serious tone, 3ba2b83fdb but Woojae burst 63e5a33f96 into laughter.72754e737cc84afb

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“When I want something, I don’t care about the means.”7be6fbf3d5cb4d50

“You should’ve stopped. It’s too much.”71ab8c25d55b54a7

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Suddenly, Woojae tilted his head. The outline of his profile af79d5fff8 stood out. Though his eyelashes were a4d24fa024 lowered, he could tell ee6b87883e his eyes were on 6ea75495b6 him.78b4f9788983b912

Woojae twisted his lips sarcastically.e80c71a8477e4406

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“Playing it safe, and getting dumped like Kim Eunpyo, happens in an instant.”0d431db9ee2c3a9d

He wanted to 0f85af4b76 sigh but took 19d4a10282 a deep breath 5042378b68 instead.fafae74288bfed80

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“Why go that far?”7c302eb609d5dc94

“Are you an idiot?”2aec4173da40b584

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“What?”8b4eeb6a0d16574a

“Isn’t it stranger not to know by now?”9f801d0ecf68e114

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He was at a loss for words. Though unfriendly, Woojae’s words were part of the reason. The difference in intensity was just surprising.71a5c4d75f60414f

“Seems like you’re not getting it. Stitch him up tighter.”520fc007a80525c4

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“He’s anesthetized, so it won’t matter.”35300fb5139b8080

Despite his gruff cf4d9eb3bc words, Woojae laughed 2a99c62e23 softly.f69213f33b238f18

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“Then. Should I put holes in other places too?”26b1e4207268df44

“Try if you can.”e995596904f92cd3

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“Think I can’t?”6e626edac29e3a20

Won snorted but stood still. He didn’t want to reveal it was just talk, but there was no choice. He was a patient.0f6ce6f7d206c89b

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He tried to gauge how long he had endured. Five minutes? Seven? It probably hadn’t been that long.91576bd356dd1e37

After Woojae’s treatment was complete, the doctor explained how to disinfect the wound. Only after receiving the medication could they leave the hospital. The way back to the hotel was as quiet as the early morning air.44e0ff4e48ea27cc

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He hoped the way back would remain quiet. The sudden incident had drained him, and he didn’t want to waste energy arguing with Kwon Woojae.d51f5c782c33da59

But whenever he 84f9d6f810 hoped for something, 75dfb4aea3 Kwon Woojae seemed b246a7a34f to sense it e4de938ae7 like a ghost.5a5bf8915346dc96

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“Sunbae.”4776077e0dc7b391

“Shut up.”0336e159411877eb

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“Who insisted on coming when I told you to stay?”0f510d9210023d34

He didn’t feel the need to answer. He just kept his mouth shut and walked.79190cce93a4ca64

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“Gu Won.”d1d66fd13f90a259

Won’s steps halted abruptly. His gaze at Woojae was 95ee4c9cea quite irritable.ce0a3cc5f48bd507

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“I’m warning you, don’t talk down to me.”852cabf837ddb7bf

“What if it’s not just a warning?”8aa42db99184fee3

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“Are you picking a fight with me?”31b9819dc71f6228

His face twisted. Since he didn’t respond, just smiled meaningfully, he resumed his halted steps.352ff0c16a19c2f0

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“…Crazy bastard.”b9b6c1c94f5ea29a

He was annoyed. Both Kwon Woojae, who had 8399685317 downed the wine in that 993a06237d situation, and himself, who was 802962cb6e startled by the provocation, were e087f428c6 equally annoying.0c6ee537e13826ef

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Why did he 467bfe0f19 bother to follow 7f306cb34e and waste his 54b9623d54 emotions? Belated regret washed over him.ec446b81014ca717

He felt the ded9be22e6 leisurely footsteps following 6edfb8f379 him.7b0eecd8b6740834

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“Sunbae.”448ff4849387a100

“I’m already pissed, so don’t…”fcccff0f857708d0

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“Can I kiss you now?”05fd3bc364d0d0d4

Won pressed his lips b6fce49ece tightly together. It was irritating how he 2a8210b50d acted like he was obsessed 2b51474399 with kissing.48748452c04296be

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His steps, which hadn’t even taken five, showed his discomfort.fefc2d3a8a57746e

He stood still, a7c392168d taking a deep 783df27eb3 breath. As he exhaled, dd78bbb24d his bangs lifted 399229c5ca into the air 63eb5df5f9 and quickly settled.a8b128f22f94276b

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He turned his head back. His narrowed eyes scanned Woojae’s smiling face up and down.0c9f5247702387b6

“You’re talking nonsense.”c7696ca7b85d76c6

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Won spoke calmly, not acc31b7af9 showing a hint of 1d1896bf8a embarrassment.f84995e82bdc0b79

He was sure that if he endured Woojae’s relentless push a few more times, he’d eventually respond without changing his expression. He was getting used to the situation, which was frustrating.cdd084d12027f754

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In the end, he couldn’t hide his irritation and pouted. Woojae shrugged as if he expected it. Suddenly, he took a big step forward.792adf4eac2047dd

His wary gaze followed Woojae’s movement.7839ee6a45ecdec3

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“Then do you want to sleep in my room?”9f6197f4aabdbcfc

Standing in front 8f8ef9a5d0 of Won, Woojae 19e6e4cb5c leisurely stretched his d5a0f5109a stiff neck. His head rotated 6465e9a076 and returned to ac3ff1e974 its place.de4aad41d1fc8cdc

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“Just to clarify, I’m talking about lying in the same bed and sleeping together.”b032f3de3a1b81e9

He added words he didn’t want to hear, smiling with his eyes. His insides churned with irritation.df94f121f5d225e1

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When he glared bd1c0734c7 with a dissatisfied 2c0516b5ea expression, he raised 3fbab586dc both hands. Woojae lightly shook his 8f78ba8b3a gauze-wrapped right hand.0c00f98f826154b1

“What could I possibly do? My hand’s like this.”6ec69836e2fb1f52

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That was the problem. Not that his hand was 4c9ab194a3 like that, but that it 91e88c3e7a was his right hand.8464064ef2524281

“You’re left-handed.”88a38daa83c1d443

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Though he wasn’t wearing anything now, he remembered that Woojae always wore his watch on his right wrist. He also always wrote with his left hand.885759bd529ac9de

It felt like his c4d6a3c42c tricks were evolving by 02bdee4be1 the hour. Won clicked his tongue 6fa4bb3711 and quickly turned away.12964a97ccfc5170

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“You knew?”67a41247ed353208

Woojae, who had keenly sensed his intention to avoid him, followed closely behind. If he weren’t a patient, he would’ve thrown a punch instead of answering.b1b9272649d25601

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“You’re more interested in me than you seem.”5b37057065053434

If only he weren’t a patient.1c1c7be49e8adada

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