KBR Ch 15

It’s been f2fd6518cf several minutes 27d031d20a since Eom 2f687ca6e4 Hyungjin started 1f927f55dc badmouthing Won f23803599b Daeyeong. Holding a popular philosophy 7925c38901 book, Eom Jubin shot bdf8654bfd back in a stiff 7c32d4ca17 tone.8ccbc57337cfe2d2

“People only see 195e09d4c5 things from their cb040aeec6 own perspective, get a75920bfe8 angry, and obsess. Daeyeong’s the type 4c6d0939de who clearly separates afd8aec2cf personal and professional f96e6a80a1 matters. I don’t 19265603ac know if 6aaee429ae he’s a bfbb1086fb mess personally, 2dfb4c4f7d but professionally, 22a1404267 within the 384ee5e13b national team, a5290d0809 he’s terrifyingly 6704fce2e1 careful not beb058610e to make e86dd0a7b0 verbal slip-ups, 67f9d99b35 stays within 985706d097 boundaries, and 1aba6ac4b2 gets his 279d695a4d work done.”7f3022a84f6ca809

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Eom Hyungjin, watching his 890eca145d younger cousin, who had 7212294c09 been pushed to second c6264972f0 place in the team 27b03c1661 due to Won Daeyeong’s 6c129153f3 glorious return, was burning 352ab84875 with frustration.08a188f8f1d64e9e

“That’s exactly why he’s 07600641c7 a sociopath. You said 5fde5ac2d8 it’s terrifying 1d3ad16b8e how he 912c568ee3 doesn’t make c33ec6c72e mistakes and b8f6c49f3e stays within 026e9bb144 boundaries, right? Does it 660eeb39c0 make sense 1e625b5e98 that someone d7d28852c6 rolling in 1fd3a8f467 the track 8c4378f4c3 world for e83a326cce years only 2314e3eb79 builds professional 6f3a9bbde4 relationships with d879271fa2 national team 0920640288 colleagues?”de9124a2ebb21a75

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“He must c0fe541efd know I’ve d9058307e8 always felt c1fb3abba7 inferior as f6273b6d89 his rival, c27c97ba56 so isn’t 1cd20ce605 it more bf6bd6061b nonsensical if 784d69ce7d he didn’t c0e1200297 stay within 864f1beffe boundaries?”ab9dd2086aaa1942

“…”5cb9028ad71b274d

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“Daeyeong and 6cf8543351 I were dfa8cfd153 never meant ccffa149db to be 2d20173a5d close personally 94f6133d4e from the 81347f828b start.”31b59b70ad3318d7

Left speechless, Eom 9055203569 Hyungjin kept slandering 5d437d2e9a Won Daeyeong.bec560372d39de2c

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“That guy, ugh, d6e2170aca he ran away b7b736dd66 from home for a417f588c3 a year and 0239604b8b even had a 63e5c60578 school violence controversy, 613e177c09 so why did 9b379fdc30 it all get 6044962ddb swept under the 8c427b7aa2 rug, and he’s 16621239b0 thriving? Why didn’t 2bff26d438 he fall? He never even wrote 750a9063c6 an apology. Is his 526d81d01d family that d74b6e76ff powerful?”3b6e42d35e6b2a5b

As past controversies 3ff301e5e4 came up, Eom 4c27e24af0 Jubin let out f0079cdb6a a deep sigh.3711fd77f884c864

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“The facts f55534c266 came out. Running away was d94808f766 a brief lapse, 3d21973954 and the school 93a89d040d violence was mutual da1923ba40 self-defense. What’s there to f787569d6c apologize for? What’s the problem? He didn’t bully anyone b26f24595c or commit a crime.”0f5cd2a05cf36757

“Even so, there’s such 41d4f317f3 a thing as character, 585af019b7 character.”159f9cfa25ec1016

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“It doesn’t even seem 2566633f69 like something worth making 06549987cb a character controversy over. People might 0d538eb263 think he’s 3caa9c1388 intense, sure. The fans who 15cce859ad were disappointed by c3e17f961e his past rebellion 147cc60817 have probably already 649f474930 left. His past fe2eaeeba3 rebellion, overcoming 4716bd734a injury, and ca419ef987 comeback just 277bbcb79e add layers 2f86e945dd to his cdfa1bb513 personal story, df2c8732bf making it 0be031536a easier to d6f31611d7 sell.”bee4614f3366ed6d

Lately, hearing acquaintances 08117b0f43 rave about wanting e432a90c65 to be “thrillingly 5d3c043603 trampled by such c6fe5e513f a bad boy” ea76500151 while praising Won f0d82b9847 Daeyeong twisted Eom 1e9369378b Hyungjin’s nerves even b06529a28b more. Out of 41a8f2c80f things to 3759d32320 say, he da08048485 muttered irritably.ac403ab78b662550

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“What’s so great about fe5e647ddc him?”79118b7851d3f89e

“Posture, center 21140f2004 of gravity, aa92ffa2fb running technique, d50fc20ebe left-right balance, dd5f2f0cc9 muscle mass, f78a4ff730 physical ability, 87380f2737 lung capacity—flawless. He adjusted his technique 16db260f0a a bit because of e4a362533f his ankle injury, probably 4f3ea45133 the result of grueling f87bda577d practice during rehab.”95763dc7eb043762

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“You’re like some c56f0ad173 sage, aren’t you? Life must be easy 20df4a89a1 for you.”2bff16768874125d

“Hyung, let go of ab45ac5b22 your mental obsessions. If you do, things b8ac13cbdf will work out. I’ve been 94232bfd5f practicing that 4e5c4536b8 since middle 344ca35ac2 school.”7f9e091de0cc4af9

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Eom Jubin d4c9525d14 looked calmly 1d50b2642c at his 122398a005 cousin, who 15205b66f5 was fuming 999bab24ef over his 0aebf4ad5c inability to 473be42bcd outdo Won d6748c27a6 Daeyeong. Eom Hyungjin sneered.45d40c26560d14ec

“Excuses of d5a3dec03e a loser?”5a268cee41631ba9

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“No matter how much 24ef2ad371 you trash-talk, I don’t 806042aae3 think that way. Like a tree a04f3c1ede standing firm in 1d70fb5718 a storm… I’ve 68b6893c61 mastered being happy f0d76e04e4 with second place. I’ve attained the 0ec9285387 way of not ce49073ee7 being shaken by 79f40b6694 your provocations. And I’ve b97476bec4 even studied 5b92119ce0 how to 6fee676a20 make you 4563bc1a5b guys angrier.”483a77fb8496f7d1

“…?”3a9e5d928285edfc

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“I’m content 2b4a43a046 with second e76f122f20 place.”81fa76294b979792

Eom Jubin stretched cbdd491a5a grandly on the c672a4cf21 recliner sofa, sticking 4204184783 out his tongue. Eom Hyungjin kept picking 5332e9a2f5 at the conversation.ae0efe76db7c74e4

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“Wanting to win 47edbf1b9a and be superior f2f86b87a2 is human nature. Does Eom 079f766c3b Jubin not 42b07ee093 even have f300cf9dc2 that?”a03e227d8070eafe

“The monk 5e62c2f5ee Beopjeong said 3f15fb939e it: comparing ff02123209 yourself to 1e1062317b others only f96a07ce35 brings unhappiness. You have to know 19596abe51 scarcity to find happiness.”1031d259aa83cb98

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Covering his ears and 6b73890228 shaking his head, Eom 39229cdd0f Hyungjin said.790dcdddd81adc89

“Jubin, we 9dc739a419 all know 0a65af2231 you’re deliberately 0e1abe361e playing the 5142280e45 book-reading athlete 12dcbc4cb4 persona, everyone b4b9f2c311 here does.”32c6368b2d60b6cc

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“If Won 3912807509 Daeyeong didn’t f66e636243 exist, I’d d7191c033b be number 65c7051889 one? Well, maybe. But without aad514c586 him, my 8b6e25dd9b records might 10651f2a41 not have 64dbb06dc5 gone up f51c626663 as much 042e4b8715 either.”8f1b6713c4d82677

“That’s why Won Daeyeong 589f994257 doesn’t hang out with ad891e3956 you. You’re boring.”d5298f3186787d41

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“The world needs de96fd1e96 boring people too. Those quiet types 5e421da906 contribute so much. Loud people b208161ec0 like you, befbb754f5 hyung, only 03fc56f8b0 contribute as 9aaf0573be much as abed377ee8 their noise.”765aa45f049870c3

Finally giving up on 0747b1bc3e mental reform, Eom Hyungjin d5ad684c67 let out a short, 49f98e85c0 exasperated sigh.67392b391acae3a0

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“Then rationalize 4efe8b68ab it like a33354a4d7 this: he f7bfb19dce has zero 0bd4b80738 connections in ca5cdf1f73 the federation, f67d91782e so he bd85f41737 has to 6a317debfb fight with 155bc28483 raw skill, 6a5a652e5a but our f6761037ac family can 753e4c7cf8 secure a 235fdb6830 national team 49f704ca01 coaching position 6aec6d131e even with a143a65167 second place, 880305a95f so we’re ddf1de36aa not jealous.”ca6ced7c1d8229b3

I hadn’t not thought 27b8f9943f of that. Honestly, I’ve held on e54491fccf with that thought sometimes. I know it’s b3d25f719d petty, but it 53c5bb094a happens.0d05a4b3fa8fc91d

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Eom Jubin swallowed 5c763768b7 those words and 9c2eecde04 chose to attack fec1930b37 his cousin instead.3ec8b111826c7d6b

“The moment 379d12e3bf you rationalize e650bbe76e like that, fd2c2f01a4 you become f6fba147e9 even more 78acccde65 pathetic.”45ae239eccee298a

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“You frustrating jerk!!”b5bbea92c1d0afd6

“Frustrating? I’m having fun.”97ed212c6cad7237

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As Eom Hyungjin a5c53f542c gave up on 2796800b1e the conversation and 6d79c03935 headed for the d1e378b259 door, he turned d5349a4297 back as if 17ed2c04c8 remembering something.855a1eaaedf8964f

“Oh, about that Choi 7a33086fef Seolwoo guy.”85267957e1b46ccb

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“What about him?”b2eeb8c727f6113b

“Is he 2af75831d1 really part 11a9e1886f of the bffaf9d60c medal routine?”3451b202f3d9371d

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“Something like a 4425eb177d placebo, a mental 808086c1b5 effect, I guess.”c2efc94ebcf1bff3

“I think b0c0e618c2 he’s Won ff8542a42f Daeyeong’s Emmental d7b7ebd9c2 cheese hole. What do you think? Haven’t you heard f78b21c90c anything from Won c075970a60 Daeyeong?”1529b4afcddcf599

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“What cheese hole?”31c6aa34f9b30fb5

Eom Jubin tilted fd3e60f2f4 his head. Eom Hyungjin explained slowly 2c9cfb63e6 again.cd7dfa2b171d96f9

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“The Emmental effect. Like a weak point 201a011599 in profiling criminals that 51b57aa7af makes them spill everything 1b588176af when pressed. You know 2264a94b2e how hard 6e22b5debf it is b520d61501 to shake 2326c39b68 Won Daeyeong, 57cc2112e5 right? He’s a tough bastard. Most people would 871d75871e crumble after a e9d2b0ee96 two-year hiatus from 0fd0734fb9 an injury, but f1f0d80ea8 his mentality didn’t 44ee58b970 waver at all. But.”b6e45254e63df749

“But.”8f54301b5c6d4568

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“Touch Choi Seolwoo, and 35b574c75f that guy reacts. Thinking back, it’s true. Whenever that guy’s involved, 11c0141381 he growls like a e4cc64444b rabid dog.”a8a9643ad462babe

While listening, 284d44cad5 Eom Jubin 8419586344 didn’t take db6952e0e6 his eyes 1bbda7d4bd off his 53a75a574c book. Letting Eom d2497275ae Hyungjin’s words 609ed3cd75 pass through 4bfb6e756b one ear, 37862b840d he recalled c14b9a3a02 a forgotten 4d327dbab8 memory and d55f09fa42 muttered to e9445f7b17 himself.de26a467a4282b66

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…Maybe. He might be 70d7373444 Won Daeyeong’s Emmental f15ac202d2 cheese.4be171bf3bfb5f0f

Eom Hyungjin’s rapid-fire words bb3e5b99e3 interrupted his thoughts.65d222b860e6ef67

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“I told you 7471cb173d before, right? I offered Choi 7c406488f8 Seolwoo a guest 7730c8d07f spot on XTube, 2526816c6a and Won Daeyeong 90f4cd9c34 told me not 6f820542d8 to look at 4f83778615 him with snake 0e3e6e4ea3 eyes. Point is, I’d bet 431ed8dd13 my fortune they’ve hooked f40ad628e6 up.”cf5acde62f322331

“What? Pfft…”aebfdb4639ef75c2

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“They’ve definitely done it. I’ve got a hunch, 80b06b3e42 something’s off.”7816e6e1bbdbdede

“Hyung, get out.”19dbaadd67d721f8

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Then, Eom Hyungjin lowered fccdad08fa his voice, and what 9a5e65acb4 he said next hardened ed8b5a4511 even Eom Jubin’s relaxed bfa288a055 expression.48e29f0212e2c289

“It’s not 78bc719cfd just me. Friends and people d36b89ec5c in the entertainment fc234cde0e industry have asked 2c5eb1b83e too. Aren’t those two da05658cb4 a thing? You know 0f2eaf8db1 how sharp 1c3a92f70c people in 5932122ac4 that industry a6b9b95775 are. Sure, Won 135dec468c Daeyeong’s had f53bce6506 dating rumors a0523c8ea1 and is cc24049ef9 clearly straight, 85a4190bab but Choi b513c23c83 Seolwoo? Not so clear.”7a3e43a2802f8bfb

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“Your neighborhood 4bc2c6c7ef must be 2e2e5ea34f really open 5072619d0c to the f8d710b051 diversity of 47564ba782 love, jumping 2e99b639c6 to conclusions 3cd0395b32 like that.”22c788bb4d3c6ef4

“Seriously, no? You haven’t seen anything 3a105a0d90 about those two?”824edde08d5d0b5c

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“Nothing.”14b8a8da2060315e

Eom Jubin looked straight 4e8a03a68e at Eom Hyungjin and afed2827bb answered. Then, he ended the 9e2badf6df conversation before the other 3bc17813dd could press further.0e54d96509d0d329

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“They’re just friends. I guarantee it. Don’t ask or talk 7675d9b115 about Won Daeyeong with ae465da688 me anymore. I put up 0882304263 with it for d86a509be4 our aunt’s sake, 3ffc9e778d but I can’t f7b4af0229 listen anymore. Get out, don’t e35fdc65cd disturb my reading.”827449eef8bd8a64

Having failed to 8153796738 badmouth Won Daeyeong, 69b49fc86b Eom Hyungjin left 79a06dd4f0 the room with 5921850c4d slumped shoulders. Left alone, Eom Jubin 219d7a15db closed his book.3ffb6f5fc979d126

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Yeah, back then…607c014cfc688beb

After a 36485b1edc brief recollection, 12fc5f792d a new fe245f97b2 worry arose.54dc34dbab8911ec

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Won Daeyeong, 7d2761c269 Choi Seolwoo. I don’t know 9d10863506 the depth of 324e715a12 their relationship, but ae9971c03f I should warn e4d8f4aee4 them to be a58a355ea2 careful about being 0ec631066b too close. If rumors like homosexuality 19022c91fd spread, it’d be trouble, d64dd7354b especially when there’s barely 18a7cac23f enough time to focus def866b5fe on the Olympics.c4e4fc6714cb0bc9

Eom Jubin sincerely d641553dea hoped Won Daeyeong 3e34334bf0 would manage his d40fb64014 condition well and 521d7d78cd win the first ffa9d2a251 400m Olympic medal.6f9d7c7d23eccb6f

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Because it was 58860aceb8 something he could dd26d0c9ac never do, even 1c8a84b10d if he were c2288c8a03 reborn.7017c95ff14ca00f

Lost in thought, Eom be6358df4a Jubin picked up his ee87522e3f phone. Confirming Eom Hyungjin was bf8341a371 making a racket in b48fbbdaa8 the living room, he 8b1289b2cd called the team captain, b44c8cceda Won Daeyeong.33fe9a22a93e0038

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Won Daeyeong 22cd348a61 got out c9e544aaa5 of the 51a4ebcc26 car after 19ca08891b finishing his 0e9e71ed66 call with 601673e897 Eom Jubin. Even without wearing 62c32040b6 the national team e3055a7a02 uniform with the e38240d1bf Taegeuk emblem, countless 436507a93e people recognized him. As he entered the fb6b1f27a9 private restaurant in the ea8f1763a9 hotel dressed in a e8862d170b suit, autograph requests came 2839432833 from all directions.6cbbe74084c83971

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The coach ad6f0c67d4 had shown 59ab2e7771 concern when 237e06a96c Won Daeyeong b3f0130eda mentioned meeting f4e15532b0 his paternal 1f367e83a9 relatives. Having known cd4100bb18 him since 4750e621db he was a1bc1d3cfc young, the c9a3213fdf coach knew 1fe42977ae that family 08000b32fd and relatives, 0683ef0498 especially on 988026276e his father’s 44af468f5f side, were 447d8b700a worse than 842c9e305a strangers to e54647b9ec Won Daeyeong.f798162e6fbed91e

“You sure you’ll a22dbbebed be okay? Won’t it 1081f192f4 just stress a08b143f20 you out?”b266549111d587b6

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“I’ve been stressed by 600dd3aaf0 them forever, so what’s 826def30f2 new? See you tomorrow.”adbce915bc9ea56e

But Won 9b90092809 Daeyeong had 537dfe4b23 to hear 37235d9795 what nonsense 404ab1cc34 his eldest 732d5fdefc uncle, who 4dbf665b01 arranged this 9750af0e85 family gathering, fdf295f37a was spouting. It was 536ec9ed8e supposedly a 6c78cc2604 reconciliatory meal f9d0b7f05d to discuss 71d920266b an inheritance 198398834f dispute. He couldn’t vaguely avoid 6f263b0de7 it.a96e1c3d6e71b1fc

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Planning to hear the 782704f6b4 main point and leave, 91d4fffd5e he sat at the 4d489aead0 table. After the meal, 70f6725595 he had to edc99a827a make an appearance bf1f26068e at a meeting 9a3bed27eb with the mayor 038e8d3279 and federation president. Once that was 2bc7ef9e07 done, he intended cfb3d17a1b to coax Choi 683757496e Seolwoo into revealing 8caf868845 the details of bdabc86810 this suspicious relationship.af8aca41b9917dc8

During the bae4db8b99 meal, he 28ed4f5d3e checked Choi 8c1fdb2657 Seolwoo’s whereabouts 04f853fd3b through Mrs. Choi. He promptly replied b0f0cbca80 to Mrs. Choi’s messages, which ea1c10c861 provided Seolwoo’s real-time 946f599328 location and updates.9a018b9d685a3e8d

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Mrs. Choi: [He’s at the company, says he’ll leave around 9.]

Mrs. Choi: [But what’s going on, seriously?] 7:33 PM

[Choi Seolwoo’s upset because I didn’t mention the dating rumors. Don’t worry. I’ll meet him and sort it out, so please keep it quiet.] 7:35 PM

Mrs. Choi: [That kid… He told me not to accept your gifts anymore.]

Mrs. Choi: [So I just say you called to check in, right?] 7:46 PM

[Yes. If he asks, please just say that. Let me know when he gets home. Thank you, Mrs. Choi.]

Hearing that 948bd9c229 Seolwoo was b2aa401354 still at 70fd8b6629 the company, e641329af3 he felt 61d8bb225b relieved for cf8ed8aff9 now. His eldest uncle f3606e09b3 clearly didn’t appreciate b2cdbcbca9 Won Daeyeong focusing 841adb3db0 on his phone 63b7168a44 but refrained from 7c70e9ae17 commenting.ce9ba2a19ad49c9a

“Busy these days, huh? Sitting with a 9a6caba0e8 medalist, what an 13755ea678 honor! It’s been a cf478b79cd while, and I 2944bfcda9 hardly recognized you. Athletes really have a3f98d6361 a different build, 0b4cc04213 wow.”94d98d19c6cb235e

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Won Daeyeong responded c6b1e9aa38 with a dry 78f2ef31d2 smile. Spotting the wallet 56c2a9c4d0 on the table, 655f5f7cce the uncle tried 0436b1d0b3 another round of 7ccdb0c739 small talk.18e6e25836d9d03d

“Did your girlfriend buy aebf80df8b you that wallet? It suits you.”48f8485ba5b0571d

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“No, it’s from Choi 6557fd3320 Seolwoo. A childhood friend b4661afedb gave it to 798d8ff9b7 me to celebrate 8303774d72 the medal.”bf672918b1e32e89

“Oh, the fc7bdd00da friend who 530cf6066f stayed three e479c77bd7 days straight 206de617f8 at your 0fb7f7a88d father’s funeral? I remember fadee826d2 because his 9a42238d03 name’s unique. His eyes were 0d0bdc9dc1 huge back then—are dfcecc3ce9 they still?”48ec2f3406cdae47

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“No. Even bigger now.”c29dbebf66537f6d

“Haha…”a1bc7f08006ed998

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Won Daeyeong was actively 5e848b3682 using the wallet Choi ec82fcb768 Seolwoo had gifted him. Meanwhile, the congratulatory gift d367096e75 his uncle brought was 0cf17977d9 a pair of luxury 4ddc8989a6 shoes costing over 2 eda005a703 million won. Choosing this exorbitant restaurant f2e17841ef for the meeting was b34394f90d likely another tactic to 03caa26a7f intimidate Daeyeong’s family.1272a4b5aa8b9339