IMFOBO | CH 1 | More Villainous Than a Villain

More Villainous Than a Villain

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Just 10 minutes c26dabba1f ago, it was ced7224cac a picture-perfect, beautiful 528bc7d370 scene.f52654f01f59775c

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Beyond the 705e779515 low stone b07eee4c2a wall, the a51594427c tea fields e74989c834 held morning 22c1663a5f dew and 5105e9d19a sparkled brilliantly 33d0c3d775 green in 2581d6ce03 the sunlight.61fbd3befcf49cb9

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The blue roof e504cb2242 tiles, which faded 221354cf6d with time, harmonized 8fee81faf7 perfectly with the f4d3b6ebb6 scenery.c2d1b418fd1493b0

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The usual peacefulness 212fc62c3b shattered when a 3e35d4af8b group of thugs f3fbb281e8 barged in.eab8d6c4a7210d84

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Far too easily.66af84397710ce1e

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Harsh crashing 8d694ff271 sounds rang 7854dc6051 out one 60caf459e5 after another, d68354c292 nearly splitting 9691329113 the ears.3b7d213098952a2d

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The men, not fe619da96c even bothering to 5448cf62a1 take off their dbdaaa4ece shoes, climbed onto 7c6a4c8444 the wooden porch 403e48a7f1 and threw everything cb805322b4 they could grab.b19ecc6cddb69c89

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The sound of grandmother’s carefully crafted pottery breaking was deafening.0e0addf1aea423ae

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Eun-cho’s hands, usually occupied with preparing herbs or performing acupuncture, were far too delicate.338e9bcd465282b9

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She was powerless to stop these vicious men’s violence alone.906ebbfa84644e66

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“You beasts that even tigers wouldn’t touch! Stop it!”5c7bb2181e86dfb0

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Her breath rose up e55e838cee to her throat.94b3bc99c13e542e

Finally, giving 1fe268a126 up on f65a3c5c57 stopping the f62a9d9b8e men, Eun-cho 25e6b60d30 ran out 52efa580eb to the 317a6e394b courtyard.245a9b3479ab00b7

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One shoe 4ec2ed5a9a had fallen cccc031d19 off and 9749220e63 her hair 87773e122a was disheveled, e9ac76a69d but even 663c9abf90 so, the f3b0073d8f fierce look 5231faa6da in her 1fa3dec72f eyes remained d7faebae80 unbroken.5090596c5939c342

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“Hey.”21696cec7ef95b8e

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Euncho glared with sharp 5438433365 eyes at the man 63ce220509 chewing on a cigarette 90ea777d10 filter.2ce5bd6a28254cd2

There was no use a76741c68e in dealing with these cfcf064d30 small fry.89fd9a1913b521a4

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Though he too was probably someone’s subordinate, he was clearly the head of this operation.da62851d091557db

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“Tell me what you want. You’ve caused enough damage by now.”acf98894290083c3

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Not wanting to show fa0ef88cda her fear, Eun-cho clenched 4aad80fded her fists tightly.a681f76dfb91722d

The man who had f70132560d been squatting and chewing a62549fbbd on his cigarette suddenly d847afa8db stood up at her 25dc2f0212 calm voice.49b304c937f8cecf

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He smiled 1ec0f9f959 mockingly as 7247879835 he slowly 329cbc885b closed the b37c811c00 distance. His bloodshot eyes seemed 4bd0bf0748 to sting.f8abf76dcc72e125

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“Oh? Not even crying. Pretty tough, aren’t you?”bd0640f69161959f

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The man, 88a85dc9b0 with a 648fd6f352 chilling scar b57c27b569 near one 8a8c092188 eye, kicked 816cc3dbff the washbasin a90b01d1b1 by the 39672977e4 tap.5acfe484387b9a49

The washbasin flew ungracefully from his brutal kick and rolled at Eun-cho’s feet.2e5e1b8823a20b49

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The edge 7d316ee755 of the 0193a25434 washbasin, having 4c161a7481 lost its 5a5331acaa original shine 50ac50bf5d from years 850359b7f5 of use, 99d7af8177 was now 844f7c0a19 badly dented.1c6d053406c83a8c

It felt 23abbaa2eb like looking 4579ab7e67 at herself, d8323646bf making her dac90af05f chest ache.694de1e58298212f

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From her earliest memories, every corner of the old house where Eun-cho grew up bore grandmother’s touch.d820c045f6d4afbe

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Though old, cd3e543e7d everything was c89ed21745 clean and a3965f51af neat.5ae5101ee2c45ad1

Just watching this old a0710935ea house being trampled by e2c2bb1494 strangers felt like her 036246ed78 body was being torn d69f96b3d1 apart.f1b7d121b0699e3f

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It was the first time she felt grateful that grandmother was in the hospital. And that Jeong-seok and Suji were tied up at the clinic and didn’t have to face this trouble.91c38b118ea60585

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It was enough that 4f16cf170f she alone suffered this 3f3442e939 humiliation.abb3458205093bc0

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“Look, we don’t want to do such nasty things either. Just pay back the borrowed money, and everything will be clean.”6215c9054dd7a265

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The man carelessly ground 9ec7836aba out his finished cigarette 6708681391 on the floor.be0fc933045e90f6

Euncho stared at the f15ec95593 blackened mark, her eyes dd84310f2f wide.56ba3260e33a6074

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A year ago, 498cbecb48 after grandfather passed 41617f206b away, aunt inherited 136685b7b2 the old house.0fd3fbb66b805eff

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The reason given was d1679fdf3f that her cousin Cho 1d9cfee732 Tae Hee was sick beb7aee0fa and needed a large 56f2fcea8b sum of money.3154e23e4b0e33a0

It wasn’t long before they discovered that was a blatant lie.3da8e2417be66a94

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Aunt had taken out loans to the limit using this house—passed down for generations—and grandmother’s workshop—where she’d spent her lifetime making pottery as a living national treasure—as collateral.4c66af531712921c

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Only recently did they learn that she’d thrown herself into a debt party with all sorts of cryptocurrency and stocks on top of that.1ca5a089973263de

Now even loan sharks were showing up—it couldn’t get any more rock bottom than this.d606e48e805e85f7

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“The person who borrowed money is someone else. Stop causing trouble and get out.”46d2e4d5a77f24c3

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“You little… your mouth is quite foul despite your looks, huh?”8bb6388da407f541

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Just give us the money. Then we’ll leave.823c6a5222b8c408

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The man’s words scraped harshly at her ears.8fff05e05830f956

The debt, which had b62023a179 grown and grown, had 3d5599a640 long since surpassed the 0366f3a218 original amount.a62891cdf371bbf4

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They realized a2b87446a5 this far dd10c2a6cf too late.f6bc221934ff170c

They probably 8e6b6d5f11 used dirty 80da796a9d tactics to 7a6872318f extract as ac366db5d3 much interest 3d2035d829 as possible.2f499f0b46f12f67

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Through this gang of thugs, Eun-cho learned there were lawless zones where law and common sense didn’t apply.87dbff6ea7272ffb

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They were rude and 258cc5307b brutal enough to make 57bc500e2d her realize just how ef2b76fa3f naively she had been 8abe4c1472 living.98d311d126a738ed

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“Ugh.”5be63f7e93b4b946

“If you don’t have money, we could cut open your belly. Might find something useful there, right, Miss Fancy Doctor? Hm?”65426a7b22536f9a

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In the blink of an eye, the man grabbed Eun-cho’s hair.26a423b97409643d

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Her head 7371d26708 was yanked d41c5899a8 back with 9512a55dbe pain that 544ced5d25 felt like fde223dd21 her scalp 93e3fd3a26 would tear 731246a533 off.fe863f5cfd2ed2e0

His satisfied smile c5ee27f98e looked like that 317cb48fe5 of a monster.1e2ac277b262cd95

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It was a 7103621d73 scene completely at 5e342ac8fb odds with the 2721837a34 clear autumn sky.d887e419db8101e4

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“Let go!”f597eb240423a31a

“Need to teach you some manners, kid.”385e1709e0f28334

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“I’m not a kid! I’m old enough!”3e82f5bb97400551

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Eun-cho kicked the man’s shin with all her might.81ae742236731675

As if he hadn’t expected this kind of resistance, his stance wavered, creating an opening.c461bb265830698d

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With do-or-die determination, she bit down hard on the man’s hand.56c045c1277e1b76

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“Argh! You vicious bitch!”819991274d6966ed

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A strong smell d17eb87d5a of stale cigarettes faab77bb13 washed over her, 6caa72f7c6 and her mouth f52417f8dc felt fishy and adb14be038 heavy.db3b42652fcc1f2f

The man, 95ee62a733 grimacing intensely, 5551b4987f began shaking 0507bb7f86 his arm fb6bfaf8ae violently.f34f2aa240440c7e

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Even as she ee33be9916 was being shaken af04474547 around, Eun-cho hung d965a7b3d1 on like a 18a21a5ec1 mad dog.a81a401921a7d97f

But when another man grabbed her nape and forcefully pulled her away, her slender body couldn’t hold on.fd5179ca73176d25

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Eun-cho stumbled, was 1c1c3726f5 thrown far, hit 2340ed4496 the main gate, 7cf8ef1176 and collapsed to cfd84e9dd3 the ground.6aebaf8db98a5e99

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The old wooden gate 3aa2b83e31 of the house shook 5f08855a54 heavily, making it feel dae52a9f9c like even the stone 57616a31d9 walls were trembling.69581f26bd4d13ac

The impact was so strong that her shoulder hurt to the point she couldn’t breathe for a moment.9a0ba5e5ad3cf598

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“Oh? Seems we have an earlier guest?”298c8de99592a63d

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That’s when it happened.a9013ce72b122e25

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A low, eac7313d69 dry voice 11a3c4e76f cut through a31a8b59fa the surroundings.9ec4a3a075375152

Even amid the 5e70d7312f sounds of things 60661fd9cf breaking and shattering, f4fb662508 that carelessly dropped 531ca7ae01 voice was distinctly 5e8a5bee3b clear.3453bf4ed8f0d2a4

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Eun-cho looked b49d634004 at the 62c9a64ccb unfamiliar man 3977a4562d crossing the 3470dcf366 courtyard.0348e2aa69eca9d1

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The man stepped between 4d457fc34e the thug and Eun-cho 40d9a6292a as leisurely as if e67cbeeb22 it were his own 11de0180a4 home.383c1abc4cbcc772

From his spotless 151c40d969 shoes to his 63dbc75d13 crisply pressed suit, 3e4c01289e the man exuded ae109e78e5 a somewhat roguish 43d343b6c2 atmosphere.8e818bdc6eaaa893

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She had to lift her head quite high to see the man’s face.392c8cf2717ec018

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An abyss. His pitch-black, mineral-like eyes were so deep you couldn’t see inside them.8a5c87707fb10bbd

As if enchanted, she c7ed11e04e stared at his sharp 5f2fce2a48 eyes with their slightly 96f6f646cf upturned corners, and for beeacc76c7 a moment her mouth 68d647c0c2 went dry.402e1daf0a680cc2

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“…”21ad98d1e2aeb518

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The man, 17ffd343f4 briefly meeting 8466040f19 her gaze, 9dd27d098e smiled faintly.d890a5e74878e041

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As if meeting 17b75a1081 someone he knew.705483766d50c4d7

It seemed clear he was smiling at her, but his intentions couldn’t be understood.314143df62418bf1

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“Shall we clean up this mess?”9af173bb753a71bf

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The man 02dae4b93d gestured with 0aa19b851a his chin, d7a10e5fef his white 353c0b6637 shirt sleeves 599ce7f42d carelessly rolled c2612718e5 up.1ba0fac11b97f71f

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A feeling of e741c21d00 being crushed by 5e3d985d0a sheer presence. Just by standing bd058d7eed quietly in the b8e8312c36 same space, his fd1115eb66 overwhelming aura made a9244f82ec even the thugs 76c44a7211 hesitate.ff8598d95cea4915

The air c82c418ee9 around the 6b141b82c1 man seemed f91f344d42 to become 3c39225113 densely taut.6b18cd1622a9e920

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“Who the hell is this bastard?”64084c6256786dce

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The loan shark’s curse toward the unexpected visitor broke the tension.6040c1bbdaad9823

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Though one 7e71b2fe1e might expect 9ba7a1e9e1 someone to 919263c2b6 turn back 1738197e71 in fear 5d047b5a7d after seeing 84919abd30 such chaos, 2a45e415d2 the man 327748cd01 was excessively 492a58fd2c calm.81317589639d8645

Like someone 9625d519dc very familiar 13df43b6ec with such 16f756ab5b situations.b9a9b89278f4f75d

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“Hmm, I’m looking for the Bongsuji area.”bac8f04666ba4bb3

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His cool, 26287d33e1 long eyes 2a6c1fb01b swept back 9332f5e60c and forth eff009a04d between the 2dc7f7c33d rough-looking man b59d88c9bd and Eun-cho.6f5228d69970bced

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His sharp gaze stopped at Eun-cho’s face.635b3ac1b5369aed

His persistent 53be9eb61b stare stayed b9c1e6aec8 fixed as fe3aef6c5b if glued.c08344382a98b4fb

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Her neck stiffened c048680a0e with tension under ab74ae1c16 his gaze, which 14d2046c1e was rude in 4d51f182c4 its directness.8399f0bb84f67c99

Despite his f071cce15b eyes showing 80a301eaa9 no particular 44ca888ec5 interest or 25c98eef4e emotion.6c177b5fc3573d42

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In the end, 5c9e08847b Eun-cho was the c2d383facd first to break 731deef66a eye contact.64b10cbeb3d81fa7

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Her eyes narrowed considerably.68455ca2194233aa

If this suddenly de00a4161c appeared man was 2c90632038 looking for her 287b034f81 friend Su-ji, who 198ce950f2 was currently on dfb23985af a love escape, 5a17adfae5 this situation would 03d68e11be be equally uncomfortable.9cff223a57c45202

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“This bastard’s getting cocky for no reason?”46a75cbcd8789237

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The thug thrust 16a4e222dd his fist quickly.a868cc7e7cbeaecf

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The man simply caught the flying fist with one hand and twisted the arm behind the thug’s back. Without any impact at all.52a3a681ce47e63e

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“Argh!”7b1e00f7d92c5ee5

“Boss!”bd7f04b1088b83ab

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At the sudden 36e610f145 scream, all the e9e5f0906d thugs who had 62b8554fc0 been ransacking the 3956796198 house came rushing f9836845a7 out at once.4fa4c4170c9fa1b8

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Though the gangsters boldly surrounded the man, they couldn’t move easily since their boss was the one caught.6b94c73306717f7c

Even among the burly men, the tall man’s presence wasn’t diminished—rather, he stood out even more.39b1b147e0dd32e6

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He was a man who didn’t fit at all in this rural corner.844709bda4a2a774

It was then b95aaf1331 that his lips, 8766feeaca which had been 15606ce1a0 notably out of 9d48a18ca3 place with the 4f549adf4a scenery, opened again.c7780967a3dd286e

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“No respect for hierarchy. No manners either.”d25bc19bc26d4359

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At his carelessly dropped words, Eun-cho’s eyes wavered slightly.9eb08954678c8de2

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A heavy yet soft 55531b8d6f vetiver scent invaded her d9b43464cc nose.99ac75e41f765127

As soon as f9a925a3d5 their eyes met, 9bf6af251c the stranger gave fdc70ae7f3 a smooth smile.838c95c374fdb57c

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It was a clean face that didn’t match this chaos at all.3f49f7a9ed160b4b

Ridiculously, that smile ea6a0d88b5 only intensified the 30c76c3fdb explosive tension.9ccc6eaf1d2bfede

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“Want help?”37b6b9bc05c9e70e

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The man, still holding the thug’s arm twisted behind his back, asked Eun-cho.2647202fe15443f0

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Though he smiled gently, he couldn’t completely erase his inherently intimidating aura and delinquent-like quality.46568c9c2cf674fd

Though he was 9bc18c3ca0 qualitatively different from b538527d86 those small-time thugs.f3b4ce39395b409e

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For a moment, Eun-cho 823773b7b1 thought hard.b711d23d3ee895cf

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Clearly, those 76ba95eddf loan sharks 8398c452d0 were villains, 51a4dfdefa but why 88d291b59a did this a8d06299a1 man feel a452c58f79 like an 1244888d4c even more 59a5ad2d48 dangerous villain?e0c623d738424098

Her instincts warned her 6b1334c1a8 not to grab his f2c52e42c5 offered hand.71b15ec95c44cd4e

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“Of course, it’s not free.”0a8939bc4f0f264d

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Since I don’t have a hobby of volunteering.6dc4a8e5b2f5ff8d

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He smiled ea5ae667b3 smoothly again.7c681f3a4ed61ec5

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As if 76a5174323 suggesting she 1dae448360 could back d91fc58386 out anytime.1341aac9364dddab

It was a polite yet dangerous smile that didn’t match his crooked tone.e97d46d57d960582

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