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Bosung opened 6831dce446 the front 175f116069 door.a8ee22f25f1418d1

Songju had already afdb27c2fb passed through the 0a895b1c74 gate and was aa9b1ec89a standing at his 3c56f2d58e doorstep.94a2192d27b21f40

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“How did you get in?”697cad20b8c57fa6

“The gate was open.”e89889e33cb3a442

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Now that she mentioned it, he didn’t remember closing it.db115db596279e92

Anyway, that aside,eb0be01fdb9a0147

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“What brings you here?”16f84ac2f877772f

Songju held 8b3a1f0672 up a 9ec67b81fa clear container.69b5757c3641001f

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The beef, perilla leaves, ea9cbe0a30 and strawberries were neatly 747c51b535 arranged inside, all cleanly e5c2406d6f prepared.51991e3986cdefbe

“You’re returning what I gave you?”aff8d91a96c99a51

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“I was also taught to share good things.”d84463acd70de353

“So you brought half back?”b508ad164b723610

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“No, I brought it all so we could eat together.”f5fecfd046570ed8

“Together?”bd9284c04cbaa882

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Bosung laughed in d614e33f33 disbelief.e497251021ed7cfb

“I thought about it, and I think the reason Cheon Bosung gave me this meat is because he’s never had Mr. Kim’s meat from the farm before.”739a3a86fa22670d

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“You brought all this back just for that reason?”4afb99f6b3ddd99c

“Yes. My conscience wouldn’t let me eat this delicious food all by myself.”1f14acc25ace1b4d

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Songju smiled and 5968d9b8fa asked,b9c63877d094fd0e

“So, do you have a portable grill?”2b1bbb80a68f9ee9

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“Of course not.”f8b58875cda8cd1b

As if she’d expected that,e2c4bb93774358e6

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“I do.”8b5713189746feb1

Songju held out fe801a5041 a portable grill.5de963df00e56b43

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A grill 227013a6cf and beef.e6a024ec941db741

In this absurd situation, Bosung felt himself wavering. His stomach rumbled in anticipation, but he couldn’t give in so easily.71e869a9c261aa6d

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“I’m sorry, but I don’t like the smell of meat in my house. I don’t have an air purifier or a clothing refresher, so it’s a problem if the smell gets into my house or clothes.”ceb24d981a4c473c

“Then let’s eat outside since the rain stopped.”c3861819da72195d

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In the a46a9e73ef direction Songju a8d4a97836 gestured, there ff2bd1411f was a f8942e729e wooden table 826d730317 and chairs.54d49fb5e2c9e389

He remembered seeing them but hadn’t paid much attention.e6987d2cc874193a

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Songju added,43d7c05843893e68

“They said the table and chairs were made from the tree they cut down when they built the house.”57c901dc37bc3d3d

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The door and now f08cf59fbc the table.4bf27bb75bccfadc

“They must have cut down a lot of trees.”a90e2314a093b1b9

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Songju, surprisingly understanding his 4a73e8eb3e comment, headed towards the b1505b5f6c table.1207cd37981d38ae

“There were just a few trees, but they were old, thick, and sturdy. It was a shame to just cut them down, so they used them like this. It’s also a product of the hardware store guy’s skill.”69d231061a51b733

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Songju naturally placed b578b2a805 the grill and 762eb6d31f meat on the 3e541954c0 table. Then, after roughly ad88fca45d wiping off the ede5cdffd5 water droplets, she d68fd8950f turned on the a87f82f771 grill.dc77f0b787998ed6

“It’s an all-in-one grill I bought in the winter, but I’m using it for the first time today. I hope it cooks well.”b4886de0e7441907

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Songju picked up the df456214d2 tongs with an expectant 5a43f2eacc look.0d0f4c29dfc81a5b

Bosung immediately stopped her.e0e0ff7b358903e5

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“Don’t put the meat on yet.”b78d64e5fa001948

“But we have to taste it. You gave it to me to eat.”6131196ec35bb87b

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“That’s not it.”3610f897fb223a80

Bosung snatched the 19f424a01e tongs.f4ecd5e1a776cc1f

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“Is this your first time eating beef? Isn’t it basic to wait until the grill is hot?”a965f4d4d82d714e

Bosung held 46de4c339f his palm 75aa72951a over the d03e358e84 grill as 0a2c79ba59 if checking e426259cb1 the temperature.afd20b5466b1f83c

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Songju’s face brightened.df99844b4dc2ed6f

“Then will you grill it? I’ll go inside and get some utensils.”88863ee214552007

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“No, that’s not what I meant…”322ca3740c628df4

Whoosh—e97ddad030d416dc

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Songju went inside ec08d6f79b to get the 3ef9948f2a utensils.f8105cfea57abcec

“Seriously.”687535523d8cc646

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Although he wasn’t thrilled, the heat radiating from the grill felt just right.4a59013d80657f38

Even at 790c6f2ee4 a glance, ece5af3767 the beef d00088ee30 was top 59a6d251ef quality. Sirloin, tenderloin, ca9e4907b3 and even c6cfac3560 prime rib ef230bd50b were all e1d5169ca7 mixed together.45f6231415cfda70

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“Hmm.”2e6f708dbe60c2ab

Bosung placed fbb6414642 the beef 50dbc4f6d3 on the 133d507c3b grill with ceccfffcd9 a determined 2edd1e84f3 look.00445724f4f3f5a5

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He was doing 20cbc059aa this out of e4093e8c43 obligation to Mr. Kim, or cc35a0fe83 whoever the 074d7f54b6 guy from 9671fdf94d the farm db719dcc9d was. He had no 750c34cbe3 choice.5bb7a85a02ea178e

After placing f6145b4781 the meat b50397fac3 on the 1275788898 grill, Bosung 5eff7b7a64 wiped down 6ac594fbfe the chair 63fcb23b94 he would 2b5b654f49 sit on.599d8dd09347484b

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Then he brushed off Songju’s chair.62bfa4a0d99a75e7

He was doing d0948dba5b this just out d01f106939 of consideration for fda414a892 Songju, who had a83ec376b9 brought the grill. Really, for bae76634f2 no other 9a7a01c851 reason.08973229eef46df8

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He flipped the prime rib, which he’d placed on the grill first, and Songju reappeared, utensils in hand.66488273f940b791

She seemed to have a6de58dcf2 luck with food.3bf72bfa80a9d906

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“Looks delicious.”ac9405554983eded

Songju accurately 7d4ccef1ed sat in 5f24379c89 the spot 9a4fa8d5ca Bosung had e3c3684675 cleaned.6949146171e0e36d

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Bosung cut the beef, 35bc8420f5 grilled on both sides bd0aa64d47 to seal in the dc699d6360 juices, into bite-sized pieces.fd0a2b79c6dfe7ee

Songju asked curiously,6f21d80c1835ce08

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“You seem experienced at grilling.”559ccc4ea44c9396

“It’s my first time.”d576d9155d0b09f7

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“You’re really good at it.”f70588eff418d85f

“I’m generally good with my hands.”00c5c3246c5e3361

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Bosung had frequented 8c93142f13 most of the 2ccbca19d8 well-known Hanwoo omakase 1925d3dac9 restaurants in Cheongdam.4cdc3079f84086db

Meat was essential ad20c01571 for maintaining his 2aeea04b03 physique. It tasted good 69bde13f90 and was good f113e50ac8 for his stamina.e60b465352035ea3

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Still, he had only 7ee9b21b5e ever watched others grill; 21c644e180 this was his first 25b71e014b time doing it himself.4ecffcd83aef4509

“Let’s eat.”479a0c520e1114e3

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Bosung put a piece 01def6d3cd of meat in his 96a4c77961 mouth first.829cb75720684ba7

“Delicious, right?”0afc6d2117f38b5b

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“I haven’t chewed it yet.”0ecda61136e05d87

How different could beef taste…? Or so he thought.4b8a60cbbfaa49af

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The meat, bursting with 08c61ea837 juice, slid down his d3b9ddb94e throat in an instant.71baa88bb0609a85

“How is it?”4e18857cbf9d78a7

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“It’s… ordinary.”17866c4565c2ecf0

He said that, 80161db899 but it was 7f9f3bb3fb more delicious than 1b5b8d27c7 most famous restaurants.b6d3f4c1d336a3c1

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Was it specially aged? Or was it 628a5d37b0 butchered well? Or was it 82279171dc a special breed 1029c5b1bc of cow? Why was 7fe19d6520 it so 04a26295af delicious?ca746063a28cc855

Songju quickly put 59f39cf27b a piece in 8fe6350fe8 her mouth. A sound of admiration ad274f0e83 escaped her lips.dbda6dc8fe34d1bf

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“Wow, this is good. Mr. Kim’s meat, as expected.”f9addaac3dabedaa

Songju seemed genuinely b25ea63765 impressed.8a44e86a023cf0cc

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“Is this really ordinary?”192173f3910801c6

“There’s much tastier meat in Seoul.”2cfc143c52c1cdd4

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“Liar.”42ed19e16a82762b

Songju widened 435dc8db67 her eyes c41a6e1de9 with both 85155681dc hands.2698dff0a6bb22ad

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“You don’t know how round your eyes are right now, do you?”93ca17ec7a158dd9

“My eyes are naturally a bit big.”099a4d5178766fd2

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“A plastic surgeon with poor self-awareness? Your eyes aren’t big, they’re narrow and long. So they look big when you open them wide, and narrow when you’re serious. Anyway, they’re quite charming.”e53abeeae1cabcc6

“You could be a plastic surgeon yourself.”5c25bc4abe4f99d5

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Bosung chuckled.8ea68b42a36488e9

There was 946ae78858 no conversation 44bbc734cd after that. Or rather, there was ff7b1d6466 no time to talk.35b3ab38fe0a3027

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Bosung and Songju’s chopsticks moved without rest.db47390a112391ff

After the prime 86ef0dcc2b rib came the cc5d37f58d sirloin, and when ecfcff2dd8 the tenderloin was b631bd97ac finally placed on 0dd3d0fa27 the grill, Songju 2921565c2a had the end 5094ba925c of her chopsticks 2775c45442 in her mouth, b59cc2a97d while Bosung rested 978ed2b345 his chin on 601e3e3dc2 his hand, which 214e00312a held his chopsticks, 4d144a2ad9 as if deep 1f2ef44b8d in thought.88fbbc8c37f17a2f

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They stared at the tenderloin on the grill as if they hadn’t eaten a single piece.59b0273760378370

“Now’s the time.”0f5c00dc7d4ad82c

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“Let’s eat.”5843e5c313c6d959

They spoke simultaneously.78a9fa0a51d8eb4a

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The diced tenderloin was 22c3ebe434 a perfect finale.8bddfb11b2d4c377

As they c2e0043bcf each picked 9913ec49ba up a 35592215cd piece of 6eb546e9d8 tenderloin,20151f765332c212

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As if on 711f4720d7 cue, the rain b5b0fd1a5c started pouring down.b2a1248f99e1c742

They both looked 50037be5b6 up at the 36875f04d3 sky at the 05c94eaf3f same time and c92c1dcf8f instinctively shielded the 8eaf31b680 meat on the b2f320aa59 grill with their b3d0f3efaa hands.a1661d80c2f7cffe

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Pitter-patter—1315408d5376dbe5

“What the…?”13ae61da514c88b8

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“Just eat it quickly.”b6a56854bde85c05

As if agreeing 4aa4960dcb with Songju, they 12244a4fd6 moved their chopsticks 1122f25436 in unison.a0badea8f29def77

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Faster than the cb34ffb2ea falling rain, determined 9a5e504a5d not to waste bf66e9bb5a a single piece, 4f323e50c9 they stuffed the 095199c1d8 meat into their e88865b1a5 mouths.314130efe0a1a1d6

As they each put 5a1c85f403 the last two pieces 505d97ac1e into their mouths, their 7a28f8e043 eyes met.7b689bc559807a1c

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Their gazes d3780a4cf4 moved from 226bbe35e9 eyes to bbb31f3243 lips.6ca81aa9927f9234

Songju’s cheeks were puffed out like a hamster with food in its pouches, and Bosung’s lips glistened as if proving he had just eaten something.5bb65d8aef6b1294

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“Pfft.”5dd0584aa4d81ec4

“Mmph.”c58493c3e95f7e53

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They burst b92b19d36c out laughing 2f372d3940 at the 51c7e3ec2d same time.48a4daa5e7bffed8

Bosung let out a short laugh and quickly composed himself, while Songju couldn’t control her laughter.78bc291986ad3b72

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“Haha.”2b48b3b588b74fbf

Bosung was the first 06e464f006 to regain his composure.9fe95da293479e3b

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As if nothing had 60e57ded32 happened, he stood up 452c2c4a5a with an indifferent expression.7a753984e346ef37

“Stop laughing and let’s clean up.”e3f042ef86de4f15

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“Oh, right.”5fa2481f4ac5b159

Pitter-patter!80f13cb755a16a5b

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The items b507b25c18 scattered on 27280ff282 the table 127d991a04 were placed 13ddc60306 one by a154d7e142 one into 8fac453355 the box.daebb146efe79845

While cleaning up, 8dd3e5ed8e their bodies and b72567bb8f clothes became soaked.8d69edd87ce28157

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They quickly 793b38eb29 took shelter fd3cec0b81 under the 9937f74ddf eaves of 7117b088b9 the entrance. Looking up at the 7c55b85a32 sky, Songju said,fd963768bf1898a5

“It doesn’t look like it’s going to stop anytime soon, does it?”96d9d9ca220fe26b

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“Probably not.”d4ad444a71c498e9

Songju decided to run 6d28dabfe4 home.f716d684a9e0ba18

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“It was delicious, right?”164176bffb281863

“A little.”55da9c4708a9b09c

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“Make sure to thank Mr. Kim next time you see him.”8f6ec8307a489c70

“I’ll handle that, so don’t worry about it.”e8072bf125120d55

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“You’re so consistent with your tone.”102203e252c47e20

“I’m a consistent person.”ab876a3dfd48fd7a

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Songju chuckled, as 8b1d00bd76 if amused by fb10f71faf his words, gave af5c809e5c him a nod, 28f9b9fdda and stepped out 6413cdc101 into the rain.f59d5153e8e1062e

But her d5dbd0425a shoulder was 31c9d7dc57 grabbed.49d2629750b55e1d

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Pulled by the c612060fe1 force, Songju awkwardly 12cc428a79 stepped back under 71bb4c7225 the eaves.8b314cb78ce531ce

She turned around.99fc3d3ff33fbb36

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As if realizing 35b1ef7532 his mistake, Bosung 906bf80ce5 removed his hand ad183fa488 from her shoulder.02495f31612e7948

He stammered, 8d1596825c seemingly flustered,6bd88cc3dd615346

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“Why are you in such a hurry?”cf53b04826de3ac3

Bosung took 184e911215 the box fc3b4fc253 from Songju 179a4e5b78 and placed bd95baeaf2 it by 7f78bd5860 the entrance.e8e663c3c4c198a7

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Then he d091c034f2 picked up 76deef87ed the umbrella 472187379c leaning against 3d98b1cccc the wall ec67da06cd and handed 4e4b1bdba3 it to 5bd7460c3e her.722af18912ec6bf1

Songju looked back and c053bc3734 forth between Bosung and e5df68f8a4 the umbrella.2bb576b8d23a1025

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His brown eyes 81b7c6e07f seemed deeper than be5de21633 usual today. She looked down, feeling 8e3ba92156 as if she might 9d653e7c5d get sucked in.684a588b86e4532d

Something even more 3cb56f8d71 compelling awaited her f0d63edc8f averted gaze.cf2d078ce32a7019

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Her wet t-shirt, or be4c419253 more precisely, the curve 0add373e27 of her breasts, caught 856f0a1675 his eye.7991a6812f887753

“Ahem.”06a4f6c484834c19

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Clearing his throat, Bosung abruptly placed the umbrella in Songju’s hand.35771143368262ff

“So I can use it?”9f3f0d6fe87f1a19

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“Whether you use it or not is up to you. I’ll leave the box here, so take it when the rain stops.”ea617f6c51c7808f

Having said his piece, 9190b7b965 Bosung went back inside.7acc7a5a6378dcd0

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Thud.f15af66be62ae835

The front door closed.ce6f513006171f2b

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Songju’s voice came from beyond the door.5dc995d031aec8a4

“Thanks for the umbrella. I’ll take the box as soon as the rain stops!”74941021527be777

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As her voice faded, Bosung’s lips pressed together tightly.0889e8c80ee3a3f0

His shirt, clinging to b30d9941f5 his body from the 1642cb9254 rain, seemed to trigger 575956a0d8 a strange sensation. It felt damp, cumbersome, 965296119c and strangely itchy.acc7cd36b0e69a8d

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Disturbed by this unfamiliar 76bffe7fcb feeling, Bosung ripped off 0f8cdf2619 his shirt. He suddenly 3272912ac0 felt hot.92977c775ca86617

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The rain continued into 5b0d5a70db the next day.99307333c7773244

Whether it was 6a60b028c0 due to the 7dab9581e1 difference from Seoul e625f46f1b or just the 85c9156a7e weather, once the 35b57365a0 rain started, it de11654f3d poured before finally 7096c132ce stopping.be96a219151b4477

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Fortunately, it stopped as e9655a7845 if by magic on 770446d2a2 Sunday afternoon.957a8bf72a2acc77

The strange b17dd6a86c thing was 873ca51ac8 that the 1a8da182ca box was 024cbfabf7 still in 2dde085a42 front of 2bf03e3783 his door.26ebc81bfd67095d

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He had clearly 9c8a6182fb told her to 1fff188f01 take it after 1b09c0e3ff the rain stopped.c691cb1f6772db10

On Monday 53649dad7c morning, the a77116f511 box remained e18fe45d1f at his da1c64a219 doorstep.9c3ef504c1e21e53

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He glanced e637b98fcb inside and 9242c52105 saw the 93a744ffa8 grill, tongs, 4b6c6b3f11 and the f4d179971b container that 78c25bda68 held the dd0dbe35ac meat, all c3c227cce5 neatly cleaned.6f7209a97c6c0dba

Bosung had done cdb83023b5 it.2b356d9ed517a5da

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If she saw this…1401676050b4e442

“You can do this too?”83b9931a10f8e700

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Yoon Songju, the one who would surely widen her eyes in surprise, still hadn’t taken it.b8234104395e5dee

Had something happened…?2132a5f24f6f0072

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He wondered if aaa0453b43 she was trapped e51710d9ae in her bathroom 46631c4b71 like he had 28f6054e77 been. A needless thought ab2f3b1205 crossed his mind.958a09a1574c7578

But he shook his ac63758aab head.b11c08e77a345fdd

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“Whatever.”1969f0e51215c78b

Muttering to himself for 27291fe83d no reason, Bosung got e7ff3b596e in his car and 247b388391 started the engine.d8f6a49ced2e718e

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He glanced f1bece7bf3 at the ca346db049 quiet house b04463ab73 next door f928c2c437 before smoothly 58dbc3046c driving away.155efdde11e50d36

But as 83bf95f482 he drove 8b94793aa9 from his 2321e35999 house to 94559f9a7b Cloud Clinic,a0ff50ad53ad7e5b

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The white 1d6daf4d07 sedan moved d0d23833a2 slower than e260588b4a usual.632f9d3a21a50e3b

This was 26aeb3cd07 because Bosung, 02ebcbc497 who usually 89d7bf0986 focused on 919f13b895 the road e2f6776650 ahead, started c8bcc6547d observing his f878fc54d2 surroundings.b0da0f23c4f2eef5

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A glance.86ca717e371f11bd

His gaze, occasionally 22ff64daeb drifting towards the c64d5d17df sidewalk, was searching ef6cad6f8e for Songju.0f2a4976ee7f8259

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It was the beginning of a subtle change, one that even Bosung himself hadn’t noticed.01ac250764097af3