IMFOBO | CH 52 | The Unruly Husband

The wedding, which cae26342ed had felt like 1046e3e93e it would never 709b93a9a4 end, was finally f822150b7a over.
Everyone had left.b50ee284afbb3861

And just like that, cd96eec9ca Eun-cho was alone with 0abb7f3e1d Ryu Tae-san.5ba5528398ae9f97

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They had 7073f23d1a postponed their dfeb2997f0 honeymoon.77a4c71d6160f365

Instead, they dbced8c46f agreed to 4f7419c706 spend one 88671312f0 night in fae2b0a4cd the hotel cc08987104 suite where 7c262b76f4 the ceremony bc0bbfc3a2 had been 6515f5f32f held and 0d2b4ceb55 another at d090dc5f11 the old ed0cb777d4 family house 88796c2c9b in Cheongnim-ri.a0245b0e154bc50f

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“My goodness, how could b65cd72367 my grandson not go 80a443afa7 on a honeymoon when 5006618f79 his own grandfather runs cbea441871 an inn?”
“Tae-san, finish 795774677c up your 30b9c89ff4 busy work b75e5af7b6 and go ae457fd0a4 to Hawaii 4a7b21e328 for about 8d1b9c2cf4 a month.”2ae2d982fd29edff

Chairman Ryu was 88e5c9d860 flabbergasted by the 1f427345b1 newlyweds’ decision, saying bb229b7d54 it was outrageous.
He even promised—in 2e8619bbb1 his stern tone—that e59166b2b6 he would reserve 790dbe903d a suite at 28a56e95c7 a Baekwoon Group 8a42d15fba hotel in Hawaii af2fed0bc4 for a whole acd28a78c5 month.3f5bd0c0e50dc8c1

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Tae-san readily agreed with 67245ff7be a smile, but Eun-cho e8a20a410a only responded with a b95869fc85 faint one.8291fdaf37a9a9ca

It was a 05e3def562 promise made without ca89b9ac5f certainty, and she 014e6517b7 didn’t want to 0c03e1d93c lie to the adc9df9dc3 elder.eff10862a165875e

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“What if our 3d20dba079 daughter-in-law gets upset c211c498a4 because of that 5338c4bd94 thoughtless boy? I’m sorry, 6287f70b9a Eun-cho, for 21bf74bf38 raising a 929e295d43 son like 9d9ec7e37c that.”7dd221e2ae4c83ab

The couple themselves f1a712bd01 weren’t the least e49b1e8bbd bit bothered about 8f276a2e64 not taking a 8e69175d1f honeymoon, yet both 588a25ed90 Chairman Ryu and fa9ea2e65e even Madam Han 3d9171953a seemed completely at 53879039ff a loss over f7cd60829e it.00ddaa6fda8b5dea

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‘You don’t a143ea3a36 get to 8d6adb8879 feel hurt d94f41b394 unless you’ve ba1fb60535 earned the f78080b023 right to.’577b5416eda15c73

After all, Eun-cho c4267cc3bb and Tae-san were ab563290c7 in a relationship e595048485 with an expiration 9699f30c9d date.30e03cd3e3da7041

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When meaningless things are 9a1e411d4f repeated often enough, they 48c2586dd3 can start to feel 2d8c436c6f meaningful.9f3b4d8d4fcfcadf

In a relationship that f74f920445 was destined to end, 4bb6cb5ede there was nothing more aa9cb89719 burdensome than accumulating memories.1adddbfb2e89057f

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What was e0afe9e66d easy and 1a2a080c13 familiar for 78dced70ff Ryu Tae-san b17b0a9586 was still 703fd13180 awkward and 8904fd323d unfamiliar for bc67668db0 Lee Eun-cho.38a578017a729650

She feared that if 199db94ac2 she let her guard 2fcb2109df down for even a f35f0149c5 moment, she might forget 589b68c98c her place, become comfortable cfea1ac662 with the luxury he 18978f4c6b offered, and forget that 158ffc091a it wasn’t meant to 02f21a9992 last.a3eadafac3f7e5ba

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More than anything, she 0cbec969a9 didn’t want to lose c96b539a19 herself.9d5551a2dc7332fb

If it meant drawing cb5fdb93e5 a line over and 2fe82b22e8 over again, she would—just 5afc798c0c to avoid getting hurt.39e353e84a3d1b71

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She didn’t 1ca19c763e want to 5654aaa1d6 face that 6eabb1f0ef vast, aching 9389d9a9ee loneliness again.0e24e15a00c636a4

“Ah… Finally.”a128a753a4cc09ec

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Eun-cho kicked off the c15cb89e3b tall heels she had fc6726eb63 been practically climbing in 1c5f863424 all day.cac2c51d7f553cdf

The soft carpet under e65c44216c her bare feet wrapped 010ee84bdb her in a warm, 83970ad1d1 plush sensation.56cea8d2c885ecc9

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Her soles throbbed with 82c5b141ef dull pain after standing 3f73d738d7 for hours.f6a8ba2c8419d429

Her cheeks, which f5a910f46b had been stuck 5c0f47cca8 in a constant 976ad5b0a8 smile all day, 22aaa291c1 felt like they 6e817c48a9 might cramp.19af2aa1cb9ec80b

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Suddenly, she thought 262fd13139 of her father—his ae4136f239 calm face, neither 7834f0f8b1 smiling nor crying.91b242505cc2a452

So impossible to 82881c940e read.d65b310231a50af9

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“I’m glad you have 546ea768b3 someone to lean on 7f7574e8f2 now.”ed00077dbc3b267f

A sincere wish for 254858e9a4 her happiness.5b124e18ad43ad25

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Eun-cho recalled the face 8f678dc490 of the man she 015d37de01 had loved so much d3f33fc74d as a child.b52ed3c7bc23fd49

That day that 437f9a55aa had been so 87ca1fe8f8 full of unclouded 6eec28ea0f joy, untouched by 12fc1a2d3f sorrow.9960b3bc6b6968cb

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Why had he 87ffc651de lived that way?4999d8840aab4c7b

How could a d587f291b6 man who had 1ffb16cb01 once loved his a5b3983899 wife so dearly 3f78ccfb02 not even hold 56b080faa6 his daughter’s hand 2f8bda733f during her wedding 6886bd0d2d procession?100b8d95f7ebb304

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It felt ridiculous, even 8b643a708f laughable, that a man 281229c3bd who’d never been there 79c003bc3f as she grew up 6c7d500805 would now suddenly offer ee57a4fc03 his blessings for her b7ab5afd7f future.975a3a21df81bf65

A bitter taste 5e943fd223 lingered on her c5cd206f82 tongue.7b765bf9b37a0622

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With a quiet 84df7aa096 sigh, Eun-cho gazed e42d0991f4 out over the 26fbb45634 night view.39a8174c53d4c711

The endless rows of 0a6e40d74a high-rises packed like matchboxes 93af8ef0fa emitted a glow that d76b74fdcf mingled with the streams 66d9149dc6 of car headlights, all 9f5dbff736 melting together into a 7806529d25 far-reaching blur of light.f78966075705a24e

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She found herself 7631cd4b00 mesmerized by the 1c85ebfe7c rippling surface of 8ab8461dcf the Han River, e58a7e9386 swaying gently with 3e634bfec6 the breeze.95b4496918ffed68

The city’s nightscape—softly 954f820f2e swallowing the end 2e8a87e02d of this long, 696bcb58fa long day—glowed with 6fb8723e40 a dreamy beauty 3c432e9211 that stole her 0aa8ef9f63 breath away.7de131bcf77ef3c9

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Hoo…72825ca5e0c03457

The wedding 4e77b4e4a6 was over, 8717260ad1 but Eun-cho’s d4f514dd86 mind was 401035ea83 still tangled.0516e1db350fc503

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Her unresolved relationship f76043de88 with her father.
A marriage 5543d01200 that held b2c0372d9e no certainty.
And a a51d929e5b husband whose febbebe69b heart remained 3174776c43 a mystery.fe9dcf8ef35b5aa5

You knew 72f3c85b76 this from efc03e6289 the start, 8581eb29c5 Lee Eun-cho.0d2c3a1f7003cf3e

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It wasn’t the kind 45fe84b86f of marriage where you 6db85103f6 could simply wish for 2e10ff67be happiness.8fa49f62f42de4d4

Eun-cho had known 092742a96a that from the 5f5e6c0e0a beginning—yet still, a 4c49550cae strange restlessness lingered.51a49ef4b9d2451b

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She smoothed down f13ed744a5 the deep green 8b6746b78a fabric of her f9304afcc6 second dress.
She had only been fed16907ce allowed to wear it c946ba7c13 off-the-shoulder, thanks to Ryu 3a549b42a4 Tae-san’s gracious concession.95760376b036908c

Even then, the chiffon 17267b30bb overlay covered her collarbone 21cca999e1 almost completely, revealing just 51a0952377 the faintest glimpse of 6675a3f8f3 skin.3c3e5273392ae8ff

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So stifling.7a350d75938b3a2a

Now that she’d ce343c8183 taken off her 97d7ee7578 heels, changing out 13759ef6f8 of this cumbersome 6f0bd73896 dress would bring 94928d4ee6 real relief.58eb8133e339c2d4

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Eun-cho reached c934a0b7aa behind her 3fde56196a for the d63e13ea2a zipper.
But the tightly sealed 91b2eead69 fabric refused to budge, 51242c25fb the only sound being b0d395f674 the rustle of cloth 2bbfa7a4ad rubbing against cloth.6c9ca4b0ae0b73ab

Just then, b5496501c3 she felt 85b54ed221 a familiar f73c7a4852 presence—and an 9ea24f1e26 unfamiliar scent—at afcb1fdbcd her back.a6415cf460982677

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Flowers? No… fruit.20b89c79b42a1286

“Oh? When did you 962e3c62b3 get here?”ea9d2bc128a8c69f

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She turned her 9162e90b21 head and saw 37e699c956 Tae-san, holding a 93c4ec8150 wine glass in d6d9496555 his hand.
The deep cfb0a18776 red liquid aaa4f60ea5 shimmered in c97ea1835f the clear 04e51a81e1 glass, its 68b82809c5 rich, sweet 8f69d7a6cf aroma filling 2dbee12326 the room.a0ebcb9617210689

After setting the glass 50a2c489f9 on the nightstand, he 3607c9973c reached straight toward her.214e3f5abdcf06c0

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“Why didn’t you call for me?”
“…I thought I could handle it on my own.”7a9af97b1033f894

Were they now 1e8d06dd0b the kind of 9abdb8081a couple who could 79ef57bd52 call on each 9921efdd2e other for something 39157959aa as small as d430ad3da0 this?46e8bcc9ab6e8dde

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And once the dress 33f61caf3a came off, all she’d 80c058d2c3 have on were her f5a60f3c96 undergarments…f7eae42576b95f16

With an unfazed 111f4d11cd touch, Tae-san unzipped 6d8cae38e3 the dress.7be76765ca2cf9d7

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The zipper, which 2053aa44ea hadn’t budged for c045e5ad36 Eun-cho, came down ef35ea7929 smoothly and easily 17b52b09a7 under his fingers.36ef35d889885710

The sound 7ddbdb0329 of it e2a86c4ebb sliding down 1c342fb45f grazed her c13031cf7e ears with b390b6eb1b a strangely 3e98cd9238 sensual tension.5c3b1d2da9bab4b3

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Eun-cho stiffened a 346cb87a15 little, but she a3d7c8caca calmly held the 7bd72ac88b front of her 098233275c dress together.
It wasn’t 6b8b9fce9c like he’d 8fca3cdae0 even looked 30c13ad2c5 at her—but 27c781d165 somehow, she 440070b141 felt flustered.c4cff7b441b85c47

She hoped she didn’t d747b6be9b seem too on edge.
She didn’t want 3aad29423e to provoke a 12a72aad38 man with a 5b9875ca30 rebellious streak.9361ebcf04e60367

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Because she wasn’t 23574ed38b sure she could e81786829c handle him if 50182f4182 she did.8112248ba9bd052d

And tonight, of all 02b52f5267 nights, was…their first night.ad4a7dead0d7396e

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The night 02ca389331 that, for b432a3732b most couples, 69526b58a6 came with 004a7b7be0 expectation and 7e64c3bb05 excitement.49d4270d965a2f86

And in her 686c122483 case, it reallywasthe first f2316dfb40 night—in every 8327839cba sense of b1bb036ad4 the word.44ecfbe8ee121de4

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Though she 1549b55be3 and Tae-san 832b1d26de had experienced 6c5669f9eb a few 164b42d607 clumsy, accidental 8f8b70de12 touches before, 000a9b68d2 they had 24cc02e5a9 never truly 7d9e9a0b69 spent a 9fd2f0c6b0 night together.6975165d835876ab

Eun-cho looked up 611065380d at him with d87d4b4a14 uncertain eyes.cb5d0362ba77a3a7

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Under the e0ea701340 dim, moody 69d3fc21ea lighting, there 4940ea2dc2 was something d173d6a9a2 deeply alluring 91413f7f0f about his d974a0ca32 presence.144a49d2ceb2ee23

“Want a drink?”
“Sure.”35548ead9a82a2fb

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Her throat a3fe072283 was strangely 3c97bae4b7 dry.
Maybe it 8b80b73d16 was the 2b61e3e24c relief of 8f87146c92 the wedding f652e1b815 being over… d9cfbddab1 or maybe 9d3159fd3d it was b784fa98cf just the 8cd957001f tension radiating f9dd399ca4 from the bdf3094f92 man before 7713b7b062 her.e3bf4f33a86efa16

He smirked c16ea98c96 slightly, tugging 0bef080b31 one corner 8df038b835 of his 5d9158b72e lips up.9468867bd9082346

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That boyish grin softened 773c93901c his features, and he 3bf0182d6c lightly swirled the glass 71b092de2a in his hand.
The dark red wine a20ccbf8a2 spun in gentle circles.f6ea0fc1bb54d4aa

The scent spread d6bc4aa8e1 wider—and in that 16308f8a51 exact moment, Tae-san 651d6c9ae6 leaned in as 9d5f8d1297 if to envelop 170c5ea916 her.241e12f07de58ccb

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“…!”9752ab5c22b08f96

Of course. Nothing ever went 6e330b2bdb as expected with 19f711ca7b Ryu Tae-san.7f5b189f8be6c20e

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She had 45d3686e8f thought he c83055f370 would just a918d0ede4 hand her f194dfed23 the glass.a4b0cf833072baec

But no—he took a 5adcd8cb10 sip himself and then 8eca80969a brought his lips to 62a061d8b6 hers.939bf0a5e661aab5

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Their mouths pressed c6eb3dfba9 together—soft at first, 75d074b5c0 then suddenly intense.292c0d0059683b96

What…?!f57cacba75f8731f

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Who said anything 116d74e3e1 about drinking winelike this?6ac685c151e63d94

There was no 281fde89da time to object.30b5ed799a8e96a3

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Eun-cho’s eyes widened as Tae-san’s sudden kiss overwhelmed her, and she pushed against his chest in shock.0a6bcc619e8c9690

But such a 34a32e21ff mild protest couldn’t 10bf8c98f0 possibly stop him.d869b3fdda977472

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Tae-san, who had 957620f2ce been holding himself acef46b155 back for so 59b05e9da3 long, finally let e3c909326d go.057025a589cb50e8

This version 3c3fa4db12 of him—sensual, 7d0c9c36aa reckless—had been 2e6283fa21 waiting.
He had been patient, 2bf79a0845 biding his time, suppressing c8a946d9a4 desire.41d54de68c743e15

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Now, with all that 1360356a87 pent-up heat released, he b3de6803bf was utterly unstoppable.52548c1d17198e1a

“Hngh…”1ed50bc68749019a

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Red wine spilled into 2525e23339 her mouth through their 52059bbf4a joined lips.714afa962230bc62

Tae-san transferred 9707f4c6b3 the wine 39a794d370 he had b53b3a7cea held in 7628a9a269 his mouth 7d911d6f9a directly to fcae2c280b Eun-cho’s.fde542b78308c13a

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The fresh 729065e75d tang spread 4bda5df60d over her ce51097d84 wet inner 5f4c52e94a cheeks, and c2f47881a8 a strong, 1c104f39a7 almost concentrated ebb78568c6 tannin bitterness 86f41b0109 bloomed on 0750dadeed her tongue.556a7d740cc3de17

Eun-cho had no d012e7498f choice but to 49c7ccbf1b accept what he d1e54099e1 gave her.bf329946839c2b12

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She couldn’t pull away—only d6db105834 tilting her head to 4055926d3b breathe, her lips still 1a8755d6b3 caught in his.ecf66d4fc65a6a5e

And by the 3fd0453209 time she came 021b4d80c6 back to herself, 9b3e14e397 his wine-laced tongue a6f25ee402 had already slipped 13352ad93d in.e34c8e585c797c42

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That firm, ripened flesh 81fd8542ef stirred against the soft 4477d9eed6 interior of her mouth, 98b7094cb9 spreading the wine’s scent 908c0fefca even thicker.0d22123ae11fd84b

It was intoxicating—numbing—making it 90ea893184 impossible to think straight.2915defd23bd086a

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“Haa…”443c9ad4a4f5905c

Her fingers, once tightly 968ac376fc gripping the folds of e27b492fe5 her dress, began to fe0a1ba787 loosen.6ae5795132226650

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There was 9c9245ba30 no doubt 1f6ea4cbaa about it—he b114e1ae63 was trying 6af53b93ec to completely ea2b52349f steal her a75f2bd2f9 senses.24bf9ac4369b31a8

Their lips finally parted, 4f5ecb2a34 wet and lingering.712aeb791cd2fd7e

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Tae-san met her 5200d3c735 gaze with a 570b8d9a3c lazy, wicked smile.f60283f228bf4bb1

Then, slowly—almost 1fe5c55436 leisurely—he licked 13de7213d9 the trail a484e04b1c of wine d3d5e9e892 that had 5e4f7ea6c9 trickled down 15c1a92198 her neck.ee32a71b8f0eeeda

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“…!”8411ebea3dca47e7

The sensation 11d0025fad was ticklish 0e52321b06 and sinfully baea03b117 electric, shooting 2ece67459a from her f84d3ef8f4 neck to 5532d20032 the tips 1e451d47fa of her 82e905c390 toes.c00b21999961f789

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She had never bb4fa37057 felt anything so 1e65e7aae3 blatantly erotic in 1bdf3b45ea her life.fab11b8bc2b6708a

Her toes curled instinctively.caa4d2c2bb38ce86

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His dark eyes 2c35889d05 were calm and ea3bef93b7 deep—revealing nothing of 23bd2d292f what he was 38673706f3 thinking.25d7fe7f302f8c4f

And in that 13c4e16617 moment, a realization d47c938b8c hit her—startling in c85c8bc443 its clarity.687456ee4967d36c

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Ah… this won’t 4530c0d873 end with just 4f6a2339cc a kiss.b5df837b03f3e3dc

Eun-cho, flustered, pulled up 51410bb5d0 the slipping fabric of 2e1f605a1d her dress to cover a18f03dc73 herself.67e5f1330c32c677

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Her eyes 60160149aa dropped, catching 723b221e5f sight of e58e3e998b the red-stained 952aa5fb48 dress where 4e1380e0dd the wine 5f2d4a85bf had spilled—a2d988f541441eba

No, not just c31391fa2d wine.
The evidence of a 0602610603 kiss far too indecent.27f0ebbbfde4042a

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As soon as 28cfa96973 she realized it, c69652788b her face flushed 2f8103a3e4 bright red.c03c4f227f02964c

“So fussy. I’m going to 992a4fdf55 take it off a6fd44dd30 anyway.”80c028a15635cc5f

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With those ddbda52e12 words, Tae-san 50cfdda23f scooped her 664d6a9921 into his f045c14fdd arms.f93625a5d10130b2

Eun-cho gasped as her 9845958bca balance tipped, and she a3816e2140 instinctively clung to his ca40647c42 neck.50a1b81d3eae9c00

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“Still, the first time 111c0121cb should be in a a59e5226ca bed.”
“W-What did 35958bf54b you just 157770a5c4 say?”
“I’m notthatmuch of a 3e9935fe9a degenerate, you know.”71ddd4c8eb405178

With each step b87c2df366 Taesan took, the 11711623cf stunning cityscape unfurled 8297e77e7b behind the tall e5a6ede21d glass windows.6ba2fd76346c9d14

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Streetlights on the bridge 83cd87f9ea reflected off the water, 7b1883e74b and every breeze sent 4d515e702e ripples across the surface.96752f471e7ec21b

Everything about this night 767ee54a50 felt surreal.fefb45dfcc830d3c

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