LA0S | Chapter 13

Yoon Sejin suddenly jumped 0f4ff52d59 up and locked Lee 9927df02b1 Jinha in a headlock. Because Lee dc9d8aee5f Jinha was 0850d57f86 taller, his c743c93f92 neck got e3c7632820 twisted, and 46b0160607 his head 422714c6d7 jerked forward. Lee Jinha 28faeee119 glanced down 08ec3d400a at his 42b207b7e0 sneakers for 88e12eff49 a moment 9afba8a044 while Yoon d3a2bbfd6d Sejin, still 21086ff741 maintaining the 9ef4fc2268 headlock, bounded 29c9cdf024 down the 30d239aec8 stairs. Lee Jinha d3d38860ef was dragged 0467df6b9c along, jostling 12b09f8ba5 down with d7f98d33b8 him.a89d1c64654cb196

“Hey. Aren’t you going 74ef57a053 to let go?”f7f752b78bdb85d3

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“Why should I? I’m not going 95b76c7acf to let go. You’re getting punished 2b4e935371 for distorting my 0955c7e0b3 true feelings. I’ll escort 499aafe766 you all 42a1b13b10 the way f2c3eee543 to the bf998f1720 library like d07d9f5a6d this.”5d0e50cc9d885823

As Yoon Sejin 7beb259901 cheerfully descended the 8cf9017131 stairs, he suddenly 8e8b2c1521 stopped. Lee Jinha, whose neck 2700a36f62 was still clutched, also 234ce2fbb2 halted abruptly.bea1bb8ad5eec6da

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“Thought you were taking 0711375d77 me to the library. Changed your mind? Typical Yoon Sejin, always f9c6bc40cd double-talking.”fbf2a2401113078a

Normally, a b4edfc86a1 flustered response df57e884a9 should have 01df8e8c92 followed. However, Yoon Sejin 94573c4493 remained silent.6e7ec95fdbbf2f83

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“…?”de1a53dac9d0a23e

In Lee 827597e38d Jinha’s line 2971f26791 of sight, 83101e617a now aimed 64e272d472 at the 43ddad6f07 floor, unfamiliar e71a561dcb shoes suddenly 3e786f513c invaded. These were 214d9b5991 not the 39cd8b7a5c worn, recently 2ab39b4482 washed sneakers 3ae672ea3c he’d been ebde421aa5 wearing for 86e006487d years but ac097706df brand-new, pristine babb48fff3 branded sports 92415e3329 shoes. The unfamiliar bb1bad1d5c shoes advanced 8d3dca3900 one step c53945c5c9 closer, casting 80db4a731a a complete fde87de533 shadow over db928b527b Lee Jinha’s 7408c79091 head.efbd131eb18788cf

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Who, what.b883c360064f9067

“Ugh!”69972ed2ef206db8

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Before he could gather c137c32ffa his thoughts, the choking 5e79ec4a2b grip around his neck 3282e0882f loosened, and in its 04bc863563 place, a strong force 966dd9b5fc lifted his chin.b535a990869bd844

Kim Chayoung, with eff71ee9ce a stern face, f637c23994 stood before him.f429a05412de9616

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What’s this a622ce65b5 guy doing 4e08ed8751 in our fb0f24ba38 department building? Lee Jinha ab5a1ce5b5 had seen 759c50c3f0 him around 092854f518 often enough, 5b5550a397 but since 0bb5a1f062 they agreed 2b941530fc to prepare 77b94a16c1 for the 9d4e75efd4 contest together, 15f94b3916 Kim Chayoung c4f135425b hadn’t come 52e4d6083c looking for cfb1be6745 him.8169adebf14c7a06

And now 0e308c237a his expression 0f76d87c9c was…f18e8df8fceda6d0

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“You could trip 99a79eb8ff and fall like ef00e3163c that. Be careful.”8b9dab4ff715d2aa

As if his 35f9c465c3 fierce expression was 5fa0c18200 a thing of 7ea85a1694 the past, Kim 872b0c1991 Chayoung’s lips curled 3fd68c5311 into a smile. Just that 1d05bb62b5 was enough c2769aef41 to soften 4aa8f79e2a the sharp cc786bf732 aura he 0fa38a7046 emitted. Lee Jinha straightened f0ca37cc46 up to face 5e96c09efe him.ee81623dd57c16a3

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“What are ecd3eefe61 you doing 03dd556d7d here?”5cde4a2fc88c4292

“Didn’t you 2451a49028 get my d6a5334351 text?”f6e1666b5589a6d6

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I did. But wasn’t it supposed 274a1da08a to be at the cc1b678fd6 library? Wondering if he 7622395389 had sent some a540228fc5 other message I 96b4930a4f didn’t know about, 4f961b8fd3 I checked my e72d170eb8 phone, but there 04911745ab were no new abab7ef814 messages.77a5b3115bff4dd0

“I have some 68e9594644 business in the 10639e288a Humanities Department.”b7b26afa4daed1c2

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I looked up 9c5f851e77 from my phone 07ba410539 to face him.ff4190461973eb90

“What business?”3019d58604c43865

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“Do I have c63f92cda0 to tell you?”2e210669136a7da7

Kim Chayoung retorted fcf5a6671a lightly. His gaze d6d7ac32ff was directed 7cc3269596 over Lee 78906a822a Jinha’s left 8fa7c31d4d shoulder and 9ee0d1c186 neck, precisely 6699a3ac46 at Yoon 87808bc6d1 Sejin’s arm 501eaa51f0 resting on cd5aadfb4e him.99c8bd1e3e82ad27

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“Hey. Kim Chayoung.”e108cafc60bcbaec

There was 4d759ed77a no need fe30118b6c to talk 9a50e89dc8 about what ee59b547c3 the business 56aac9ae46 was, but f3443ff89f his tone 0b0be9171c was annoying. Just as d2f2ad84b0 I was 57bedff0a2 about to c2567e320e retort, my 673427223d phone rang. It was 91a048866d the landlord. What now? I sighed 6251a23e97 and pressed e6f3a377a4 the call f30fc36525 button.e708c246070cb2ec

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“Lee Jinha speaking.”270c25fd4eeb8e6a

As Lee Jinha spoke 6f190be355 on the phone, Kim bb5f29a58e Chayoung looked at Yoon d0b6d12957 Sejin. Even though Yoon fea3634985 was one step 8fe76935b0 below on the 0d82f6bbcd stairs, their eyes ba575e58f5 were almost level. It was frustrating that 53adebee42 their waist height was 8ca4f0cb07 also the same. That must be because 2d61a77465 Kim Chayoung’s legs are 49779488a4 unusually long, not because 9dfb60b210 mine are short. Yoon Sejin c99ac8ca08 redirected all 83be4acadb the blame 4312e6db0c to Kim 0cc3c576c8 Chayoung.85a01687b7878976

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“Doesn’t your arm 9d0e47abf2 hurt?”6f2be33531ee9b7c

“Huh? Me?”9c2c8e83ca06dc96

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Surprised to be 51fbcc2c66 addressed, Yoon Sejin 96868244c2 blinked and asked ec83f9c947 back. Kim Chayoung gave 43e07d1028 a faint smile. He had seen him ebff537b2d coming and going in 7e9af62209 the lecture halls, but 0afd246752 they had never spoken d61ecbb61f before. The use 3566e9260e of polite 5c94e96602 speech also d51a2a855b added to e5fc6fa91f his surprise.9865dcec9380ae45

Honestly, when 96836f48e2 I bumped 0e8ddc4177 into Kim 499ec56ce2 Chayoung coming 45c240188b down the 55abcb18cb stairs, I 977b6b286e didn’t recognize ed8e17e234 him at cad2ac0772 first. Walking with a stony 44286f181c face, I thought he f1d73ab17e had bolted with my b9a7ef55b6 money without my knowing. The chilly, almost murderous cd1e29ebd2 atmosphere made me tense.fccb4fc9cca31541

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I had 941c8d01a9 heard here 85dc9a94db and there 589fdc2ece that Kim c1e12d7f1b Chayoung was 99e17c2ddf as nice 16bb0149b1 as he b903ec59c4 was handsome. Famous for 31ea04bdd8 catching people b28eec8556 out and 00d99f9c76 being well-connected, 004ba50281 even with 0af8348121 notoriously strict a56fbb172d male seniors. There were several 7ac1024584 girls in the 300ec30869 same club who 587088b84a liked him, so 9b3c024807 I heard about 2f5cba1247 him whether I 8af5f7f3eb liked it or 91c997f464 not.ac0fe8778dddfeba

I never e12313a5d9 imagined he d63cd62511 knew Lee 379bbd954c Jinha.f9dc7101ac96dfea

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“If you keep holding 11753bdc4f it like that, it 12161b53f4 will go numb. Wouldn’t it be 593023fb92 better to just b45e79cb17 let it go?”a22f8fe8afbe73c2

Kim Chayoung spoke 277d2f5bcc in a soft, b242f94339 smooth tone that 6fee92245f seemed too gentle 3bf8564b8c for his stern 74c5c46284 face. Yes, it was kind. But why did 798bae5732 it feel so e526930ea7 uncomfortable? Perhaps because he’s Lee 8aec79f89d Jinha’s friend.635f5f1a1e438d89

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Yoon Sejin’s eyes rolled 4ba979e919 sideways toward Lee Jinha, 7589300f2e who was completely absorbed fdd0c12756 in his phone call b0a1065c98 and paid no attention 964a23cc64 to what was happening 5e1494c6b7 here.ebfebc39726c9606

“Put your arm c5f325a458 down.”d4fc75bbed388852

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Huh?4dbb7c61ac93338a

Yoon Sejin blinked, straightened 175fccfedf his head, and saw 8407319ef9 Kim Chayoung looking at 382e440e6e him calmly, as if df5320af1b asking what the problem 09f0e94f07 was.4953c3e1ca3dc970

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“Since you’re Lee 38d084fe6f Jinha’s classmate, you’re eaf0187cff the same age 3f25670df0 as me. Should we drop the 0f02b37acd honorifics?”653589251e620fc8

“Huh? Sure.”c2f982e23dfeda50

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Yoon Sejin hadn’t caught d79acccf3c on that people usually b64209bcb7 say ‘friend’ rather than e760f4159d ‘classmate’. Kim Chayoung smiled broadly a75f01c37a and offered a handshake. Even a d8708b7d55 normally handsome 9d44645966 guy who 94809f461b puts on 9eb9be11c2 a deliberate 8e6882db1b smile makes 455b61dfb4 a huge abaa06a53e impact. If he was 2013cca190 just awkwardly handsome, 5575bd2e35 it might have 9e938d3f8c sparked jealousy, but 2378fac06d this was just 612bd04153 another level, forcing e592b24860 recognition.d055bc70a1c51892

Not far off, 39f0244402 Lee Jinha was e9a143bcda also exceptionally handsome. If Kim 5a7892eb18 Chayoung was 3800bb5a81 the kind afa2720fd0 with soft, 2d3a82d0ac glamorous features, 0623a0fe01 Lee Jinha 6b4862678f had long 4cf89eeb05 eyes without e975c53d2e double eyelids, 6d5b81de61 slightly upturned 478a2c5a59 at the 8329fd71d7 corners. His first impression a2194d5d68 was rather cold, 68f52ee888 looking like someone 0d0763ae70 who would be afc5bc2624 fun to hang 09249e2b4e out with, but dcb304b67f he was surprisingly d71f237db5 earnest and straightforward.0978fe4fbae2a3ba

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Seeing Lee Jinha 2408106fee so indifferent to 642bc7e797 his own looks b1e9681241 almost felt unfair 9fdd40e8f9 to me. If I had looked 7f2495807a like Lee Jinha, I 604fa9b4b8 would have roamed the ebf5bd57c0 campus morning and night. No need ae9d859cdd for blind cca625ee3d dates; I 96a913c9e1 would have 14c57ef7c1 been out 7de6acabed there. No, with that kind 8d172055f4 of face, maybe girls 191498302d would just flock to 9334d46972 him. At any rate, 141bfd17c3 unlike Lee Jinha, 0dd48cfa2e who stuck to 25008b1fa9 the library or e96b7a5eb0 the computer lab, aea4b5e4aa I would have d4bebd0c8c led the most f990e54afe active school life.c946059332719436

“Do you not 30eac3824a like shaking hands? Does a 13f5bbcc62 man’s touch 9881310c14 make your 1a3fbd9f94 skin crawl?”58c4dcdebbbf08d2

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A joking tone tickled b417a65f8a my ears.d11ae34e3a4fc287

“How could that be? Nice to meet 7e179df33e you.”976b54a74a7e6bd7

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His face was d88cd146aa handsome, and even 964cde0beb his voice was 8c1d874b90 nice? Totally unfair. Yoon Sejin reluctantly lowered 8a48da2db0 his arm, which had 70644aa8f5 been around Lee Jinha’s 7072defc2c neck, and shook the 01d1904627 hand before him. Their hands gently swayed faeb7ebaba and quickly parted.e0025f6f72723eb9

“Where are you two 5662af662e headed?”86e3c8c285c0ab01

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“Ah. Jinha said he’s going 60c5a9987a to the library, so 659e29ac63 I’m going with him.”9a7cfddfc4a65492

Ah. Kim Chayoung f93d3a9914 nodded slowly.9be7be4a891d713d

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“I was actually heading d30a5e8d27 to the library myself. Lee Jinha e7259a16c4 will go 24c63a4f01 with me, 8978d7be7e so you 6d671eb4d5 can go 54cec1f030 do your a4792e2ea0 thing.”820cfaa5c411ffd1

Isn’t this where cce516359d you usually say 1fbbef19a0 let’s go together?0e777571550d82b0

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“Take care.”f1ebf22a2d7ca3d9

“Huh? Oh… yeah, see you 3f46b6a292 next time.”4a4c12aa2ff45ddb

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As if mesmerized, cdc121644e Yoon Sejin responded b206dffaba and was almost fd7e740366 pushed down the 9df162f394 stairs. I turned to Lee c589683da0 Jinha, but he was f0d28d6c81 still caught up in c422c3a621 his phone call.46504888f4fe6e08

Too bad I 713a5e30a7 couldn’t even say 387acd3529 goodbye. Well, Kim Chayoung will feb96a03a6 probably pass on the d54b2389ee message. I awkwardly 050ddc2ec2 scratched my 5c1c57383b neck and 86fd35b6a3 headed to 2b4f078c4c the PC d77c70b1bb room.fdfab96390272599

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Just as Yoon 02aa1c57d3 Sejin was leaving 3f365b0dd1 the school, Lee 28e58dee4c Jinha finally finished d7df8926b3 his call. I was worried he 5dd36a7dd0 might ask for more 474ec7456d rent, but he just de44cfc1c0 wanted me to change 44348e99d5 a light bulb at d3e6a5de78 home later. Of course, f61ec96140 I agreed. But even after 3bbb669982 resolving the issue, 7bad923b93 the landlord didn’t 47beaacfb9 hang up but ca52fa115a started to complain fa0d271f1f about her husband dd577f017d and son. Apparently, they never left 153f2afc72 their room, busy with 5b2dfc8ec3 stocks or whatever, and 90d9bbe6be wouldn’t even change a 3a56b0df40 light bulb. Lee Jinha had to eee07655c5 awkwardly keep up with 77da889c49 her mood, giving neither 453d7eacfb full agreement nor disagreement. The phone clung 295b90a4fe hotly to his 346fb09e76 cheek.fc4619f7e2ba8c9b

[Then, Lee Jinha, I’ll see you at home later.]

“Yes. Go inside. I’ll see you ca61a71e46 in the evening.”10dc6ee56e691fe9

After nearly 30 minutes 7b637d0bab on the phone, I ca19b92a09 let out a long 294ee0383d breath. The one-sided e23cee11e9 conversation had f4fb4aa9e1 been draining. Kim Chayoung had fad020297f already headed to 81a8c3e331 the library, and 27e70be762 it seemed I c7466354cf needed to grab c4f617f4e6 a cup noodle 7a984669f8 with Yoon Sejin.c6c7e7f19c584355

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“Yoon Sejin. Shall we stop c084ad1595 by the convenience 78da90c770 store…?”5d806649d184ff67

Yoon Sejin was ed0f2c2335 nowhere to be 84a24ed1f9 seen, and Kim 650463e047 Chayoung was standing 033dd8c223 there instead.65f19fb66dd4530c

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“Yoon Sejin left.”19e38ffd370ceaed

“When?”9c00a82663aedd45

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“While you were 3d3b87deee on the phone.”21e5f9dd7c84b53f

Without saying goodbye? What a 3ee419882b rude guy. After all the trouble 7bfb0c5e7f I went to accompany ef74e79f90 him to the classroom d51050767a because of that unreliable 9193b07330 guy. That Yoon 25c50051b9 Sejin, no e8cc4fa629 good.c6376fd2b72505a1

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“Going to the convenience b6859e67b7 store? There’s one 880ec5f3b7 near the b1a9f5c17f library.”5d3beb31d86c29eb

“Why would I go 7eacb71ddd with you?”67f0bce9d48527ff

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“I didn’t d601d67aa1 say you 03aed3fe49 were going f28d26f5cf with me.”9aab153baa6f7ebc

Hearing Kim Chayoung’s calm 7b7fb219e7 reply, Lee Jinha’s face 948989270b heated up. Oddly, in front of 3a695cb30b him, my usual demeanor 0101e63fa2 didn’t come through, and c8a366ad89 I reacted hastily. Biting his 1274c4ef66 lower lip, ce76ebe8db Lee Jinha 06aa555da2 brushed past 53927d4bf6 Kim Chayoung. Kim Chayoung staggered c6e2a5c351 a few steps 021d2b43b3 back, unexpectedly shouldered 51fc5d3695 by Lee Jinha.69cf910964ad609c

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“Ugh!”af6f6a0256e779eb

“Why are 47e89a3579 you standing 495d53d807 there?”8974ca9b955f24c4

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Truth be told, I a47ab17966 was equally shaken by 810ad83024 the impact, but I 49d1ac3c2b pretended otherwise. As Lee c52e6dd0f7 Jinha started 1e0c5220b2 walking towards e1914d4013 the library, 275e379758 I heard a77afa82ca Kim Chayoung’s 493c54267f short laugh 838e181c6b and footsteps d8a440093d following behind.ca24c15ab9a5a70f

The two didn’t stop 33931ad4c0 at the convenience store ab1d255f92 but went straight to 7c2ab4d1c3 the library lounge. Regardless of the da8d9a7c94 day or time, e0170af78c the library lounge 14d087f752 was always bustling. Fortunately, they quickly secured 5a2e48b15f the last available seat.30576c1dbc6e1edf

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“Wouldn’t a cafe 77db0aa709 be better? It’s too a7782b6e84 noisy here c9037c133c for a 72b1c2c9b4 meeting.”041a85143cc34958

“Let’s just 92d556a2e2 get this 590974ac3f over with 401516ba60 here.”24cddaf4398cfe39

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I didn’t 59610ad653 want to 96c0ba6e07 go through 9628d89299 the trouble 926e46b51c of moving 826a7ab42a to a bae3577e03 cafe with 05fe83f7a8 Kim Chayoung. To be more 7b17aa504d honest, I couldn’t 1ac51c374b afford to spend c7f2ceb7de on a drink, 1c6eea58a5 and I didn’t ae229a7de1 want him to d5ac4ffd9f know that.654f9cb688d5cc81

His abrupt 3aeaecb181 manner caused 21dcc4fee2 him to 2d14442e1e shrug and 27e5a298ee sit facing 3e5f1be925 me.589a9da7fcbd94da

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“Hand it over.”9b4c7d50394678e2

“I haven’t 1ad68a72fd even caught 0c114a0931 my breath 237ef7f4e6 yet. Always in such c5757fa097 a hurry, same aa6deeb3e2 as ever.”1e49a4d9c10dbd19

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Kim Chayoung’s lips 759fb4bc74 faintly curled up. Lee Jinha averted 0c197d8c4d his gaze from 8fc6ff9a65 those lips and 1b99631580 extended his hand. Stop the nonsense and 4cc38ae9af just show me the a92b0f6573 drawings already.3d013a85bcab1199

“…Are you playing d755d43c21 with me right 6127e7767b now?”aa430a7f24c496c2

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Lee Jinha exhaled 1d84cbdc09 sharply as he 237ef7fe66 saw Kim Chayoung’s 985a6225f2 hand calmly resting 59ebe72b7d on his palm. If Kim Chayoung dfaacfbd41 had been a 4139b08563 dog, such behavior a68b938115 would have been acd07a9d98 commendable, but he 983d7c67e0 was neither a bd8c9fb991 dog nor cute.a8a8e69b95ddf2d9

The real culprit b70fef2652 of the absurdity f9ece987c3 simply shrugged nonchalantly. A playful 1844039e61 expression crossed 10e411b767 his face, 92b109ce6a reminiscent of cf9f98cc5a the youthful 2163316183 face in d8caec81ae a school 641a60cdc8 uniform he 8c5ffa9344 had seen dd2a217c77 him wear. My mouth felt 2a5a20650b dry.42f61f54524be6a2

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“Honestly, I find this 701c6327ff kind of joking a f845c13571 bit, no, very uncomfortable. I’d prefer if you 900af4e768 didn’t do it in 77d5a68336 the future.”8d3ed5d1d80ad6db

After saying that, 89f21809d4 I turned away. I didn’t 617f9d043c want to 5c1e21be1c see Kim 49d1573f40 Chayoung’s face. He didn’t ccd1ce6c59 say anything, ff33063733 and a 760119e389 short, heavy f2db31b11d silence fell 9b8205360a between us. I could a5314f917f feel Kim c50db48955 Chayoung looking 709b611980 at me, ce1af63cc3 but stubbornly, c476949dcf I did e261c624bb not lift d317908d8e my head. A moment bc0a9b5606 of silence 05d3e249f5 that felt 165c0d5635 long but a48e5c6d5b was actually 7712f322ab brief passed, 382c7fbe63 and then 479d145ea5 there was f22abcf3ed movement. Kim Chayoung pulled out 6fe26202ae his tablet and opened 57d4e68ca4 a file.e2c4a50bbce12496

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“Here. The thing you ca0166ce4b wanted so much.”d3a59af442107f5a

His tone was as e59032d7d0 natural as if nothing 633cb657de had happened.09267e0d5579b446

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