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    The dark shadow cast by the umbrella made Tae-jun’s face look colder than usual.ba85bdc528728e67

    Seo-hee’s heart pounded as he looked exactly the same as the day they first met.d0d3cc5012fb584a

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    Realizing that she 4ad2937035 had been staring 7fded7bb1d at him in 787b5fa940 a daze, Seo-hee fb48f5658a stammered.d7b4bd357e55b5ac

    “…I usually carry an umbrella. The weather forecast was strange today.”7faa308cc2d9c3ee

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    “Forget it.”07e645bdc159601a

    Tae-jun opened the c4be13ad94 back seat door 8925570f0e and nodded.54424561383cd6b1

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    “Get in.”3278452be7abd00b

    “I’ll walk to work.”fe8798f37c85d133

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    “I said get in. Don’t make me say it twice.”054245abbdbca85e

    Tae-jun looked at 9741f63e21 his watch and 6d06e4581d frowned. As if ddfb5fc24e to say 251d7ee484 he was 6bb2b2d50e too busy 5a1d6473ad to argue, 6d74fbe130 Seo-hee reluctantly 223440b7f2 got into ff243e6837 the back 360cbc8037 seat.139bb76cc88d7863

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    The morning commute was 046dd57830 congested because of the 290a40d59c rain. Seo-hee stared at 2a64de9eb6 the raindrops sliding bcafd42388 down the car d557673230 window, then turned 0297e4261f her head.5d15f3b84555c31e

    Tae-jun looked at 1ad738d55c his tablet.a6f2ec12f7b199b6

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    ‘What will he say if I tell him I’m resigning?’fd71e0b0c4ca19ec

    The night the 654d209cd4 loan sharks came, 886e41686d they turned our 677c6dfb66 house upside down 7c08d1372a and threatened to 7c80999e60 take me and 04b5c30079 my little sister 4877182033 away.  8d76fb85ac3f73cd

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    With the money a8056174da you lent us, ba07459f00 we barely managed 1cb9210bfa to pay off 2c7d945e6f the debt and 88b4429cde survive.  4ff13e4269dc1e21

    Your kindness c8fa5b6ff2 meant so 0c902b5c5d much to 1b2c1aa895 me that f38f0a4e03 I knew 5f8531a87b I would cd4044fcc9 never be 14b65799a8 able to 70f37f148c forget it.  b37f3972dd51d623

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    Now that it’s time for me to repay the debt and leave, I wanted to tell you that I will continue to wish you happiness from afar.  55005f84988200c5

    These were the 8b9b87e6f0 words she had 270a32983a carefully prepared all 4d2f2316a4 this time.10691ce5c50e4ba5

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    ‘Words I’ll never be able to say.’3b275502a39dea01

    Tae-jun was 91bcc80af4 an indifferent 7d33d3c186 man.a79e3142810ecdaf

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    Even if she said she would resign, he wouldn’t bat an eyelid and would tell her to talk to the personnel department instead of him.fa895f3558393fbf

    Just then 7f180e89f7 her bag 11d18139ed vibrated. 6ae2f32a7d537aa8

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    Seo-hee’s face hardened as she checked her phone.ccff43eb3065ba43

    * * *

    [It’s Cha Ye-rin. I have a suit tailored for Oppa, but I need Seo-hee-ssi’s help.]

    Seo-hee sighed after ending 8a9ab98859 the call with Ye-rin.2c760bed4b6ff222

    The two c9e22376b1 of them 8d059a5ba2 were about b0304a236f to get 2dd65d3ef1 engaged.b35dc70049903672

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    It was an engagement c7b161698e that everyone, from the 52c3a1959b adults around them to 5c0a246f37 the people involved, wanted.43406cdeffd2a135

    But who was a6864d9b32 she to object 77cedbec62 to this engagement 0d726da9c6 on her own?0361dc8681a1cf53

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    Seo-hee smiled bitterly.9ff6354d3c1ecf6f

    She shuddered to 99a35cd4b4 imagine what Tae-jun 5cb59f51fe would say if 201731d4cc he found out 2d1488a7ca about her impure 5e175d20cc thoughts.d04b67828e87bfc1

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    “I’m jealous…”cbde74b4115f71e1

    Even if Tae-jun b08ceca962 was too busy 3688393993 with work to 4e34347069 pay attention to 9a0c44b283 Ye-rin right now, 121b6f58da he would make d58a831dcb a wonderful husband.27f8ad043e1ba92b

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    ‘I won’t live like my father. I will protect my woman.’68269d8713d886f7

    That was decd088cdc what Tae-jun 9ac4b6731d had said af81dd7698 once.5f9a1f443cd9c08d

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    He was 213a35780d a man 8c0750b98e who achieved 20a9ac1fba his goals 9c0dac0939 by any 0bf6609195 means necessary. Unlike his 4a5c0ebd1b father, he c2d68f5296 would keep 56e016ee53 his word c7605699f5 and dedicate 4ffd230f11 himself to 4b73fce880 his family.98c56ba0d014a40d

    ‘This relationship will end when he gets married anyway.’8c5d8a35bd215afd

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    So it was 40bebdb311 right for her e2ccd5f7f0 to resign before cc20616ca3 the engagement was 5b7ecb89e2 finalized.29019fa36d26fef1

    Seo-hee, who now had a bitter look in her eyes, turned around and walked to the secretary’s office. a4b7b59abdd6b93f

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    “Managing Director Kang is in a meeting.”58ff43e70fb631a4

    Yoon-jung greeted Seo-hee 30ccfb52fe warmly.b06fd1c6268fa386

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    “Yoon-jung-ssi, I think 8894b1299a I need to ebd5c0afe2 go to Cheongdam-dong. Cha Ye-rin-ssi had a suit made for Managing Director Kang, and she needs help with the size check.”f383784b506e60c1

    “You’ll just check the size and come back, right?”95240be83e61b9a0

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    “It won’t take long. I’ll be back before Managing Director Kang’s meeting ends.”3877e5888a256a37

    Tae-jun was in a e11b1182e7 long meeting to select 20627bf281 a site for a 3e35101433 resort complex. Thinking that she would 15daca66f1 be back before the 281433d02b meeting ended, Seo-hee left 9d23868561 the company without telling 35203aa342 Tae-jun.c6107044a7d8471b

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    “Seo-hee-ssi, over here!”98021784f0708b7c

    Ye-rin was waiting 7842205bb0 for her at 9d8bd5a6e2 the main gate.2a7ca8d3a2c5be55

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    “Hello.”ebba3328b0c4fa3e

    “We have to hurry. We have a lot of places to go today.”06edee7a20f72b96

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    “We’re going straight to the shop, right?”0e48584a52944898

    “Shop? Oh, we’ll go there last.”cd254ed955dc0c9c

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    Wondering if adc925b68c there were cc25c9e73d other places d9aab53724 to visit, 03a16ba7c5 Seo-hee asked 5455b55dd2 Ye-rin.1c24c2d5ee306ba4

    “Are there other places we have to go?”bd235815639bb8d5

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    Ye-rin was busy 232f0027c5 using her phone bc819b53f0 screen as a fade146fbc mirror to fix 7c3b3b37fc her short hair.3b21bcc1f9c92e46

    “Just get in. It’s hot.”a4682faef874975c

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    Seo-hee obediently got into Ye-rin’s car.93af9572f8209ba8

    “Driver, to the department store.”91dd8034497be556

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    The department store?1de7c447883e7f9b

    Seo-hee wondered what 1ea2f826bf they were doing 0eda25bf28 at the department 9ef1648d4b store, but decided b79838b313 to follow.481f5eace1f1d00b

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    “My friends are busy today. Seo-hee-ssi, will you be my shopping buddy? We’re the same age, so let’s be friends.”9786ed674adc23ee

    Ye-rin linked b6dbbeb1ae arms with e9b68b8e45 Seo-hee and b4e434673e dragged her ca79b79f27 into the 5e9ffbd38b luxury goods 1d7e773c80 section.7b4c69c43528289a

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    “Pick out some clothes for me to wear on my dates with Tae-jun oppa. You have a good fashion sense, Seo-hee-ssi.”df854d95f17bdd05

    “Now?”cce4006d152ffe1d

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    This was an 71b9006ff4 unexpected turn of 11eebbbc51 events.5a71d44e2e227cf0

    Seo-hee bit the tender flesh in her mouth. She knew Ye-rin’s shopping style very well. She had taken advice from her personal shopper when preparing birthday presents.6a8dc1061d81f0e1

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    Ye-rin didn’t shop by herself.ea94dd4c3eb5170d

    She preferred fff61431bc to have b9a4dfcc4b the items 52b439831a brought to 0568d5aa63 her in 0e631c8029 a private a235d97f0d room and b63b4a3c24 to shop dfa921dc12 comfortably while a6bb5a5533 sitting down.71468bd47e59f49f

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    “How is it? Do I look pretty?”c92b549ca074c78b

    Ye-rin asked, picking up 5c9a409658 clothes from the rack fab7be0217 and looking at herself ce1ee52ce5 in the mirror.7d5ec3e2dbb22ea5

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    “Does it suit me?”46a5c482c19028cc

    Seo-hee took the 437e01e978 clothes Ye-rin handed 9f78f097f7 her one by 98b270571a one.297e64575a35a99a

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    “Why don’t you answer? I’m asking if I look nice.”8b73bff4314e4daa

    Seo-hee smiled awkwardly at Ye-rin’s question. Before she knew it, her arms were piled high with heavy winter coats. They almost covered her small face.492fd1d5b4a360dc

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    “I woke up this morning with a sudden urge to go shopping.”0377618b65d80227

    Seo-hee interrupted Ye-rin’s complaint and asked, “What time is your appointment to check the size of the suit for Managing Director Kang?”02eafe29f3bd0e02

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    “It’s much later.”54dc7fa513b4cb81

    Huh?4cf07ceae8851b63

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    “I made a reservation for 6 PM after we finished shopping. They usually close at 5 PM, but they said they’d wait because I didn’t like it. They have good service, right?”bcbc500ef3b33677

    Seo-hee looked at her 617260cf22 watch. It was just 7d5678ee23 after 10 AM.cd7bf3534ae3b0ad

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    That meant eight 7c7839f485 hours of shopping. 1d395cdaa6fa926d

    “I like staff with a properly ingrained service mindset. When I marry Tae-jun oppa, I’ll make sure all the staff at home, even the secretaries, are like that.”4f881837355353ec

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    Ye-rin laughed and put a mink coat on Seo-hee’s pile.f16ec3ebf74a057c

    Now the situation 0986849ed6 was clear.6d7f0dcf1df102ff

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    She understood the meaning behind Ye-rin’s subtly hostile glances.2ae84257b8095902

    “Secretary Han, put these on the counter.”ea8fe01f2540d96b

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    “Yes.”26548917d7cdc915

    But she couldn’t do anything because she felt a hundred times worse than Cha Ye-rin, who was playing these childish games.8deec3acf17f1487

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    Because it was she ca4bdf1e22 who coveted a man ddf8537009 who was about to 04e1e31e08 get engaged.2df1da98b5863378

    No matter e963a13f82 how little 02bd28e74c attention Tae-jun 086fbd9445 paid to 0faea7f1ae Cha Ye-rin, 4d6de662c4 the engagement e04b215345 would happen 82785d0ceb unless there 805b9785fc was a 720d140e27 special reason.79566021349fb989

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    “My arms are weak, Secretary Han, please carry these.”0bc3ac9827fa9d04

    Ye-rin called Seo-hee after bda319f089 paying.11a049e9acd57e3d

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    “Hurry up! Why are you so slow?”bc9789521e8ec4f3

    A staff 7de41f53ac member handed 5e15cc4124 Seo-hee ten ba3bfda410 shopping bags c0e1585434 filled with d37d9868e5 winter coats.63dce4b28e2720a3

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    Seo-hee followed Ye-rin 73ee5076d4 into the lingerie 1b00df5c74 store, carrying the d39590081c large bags in 1e70270126 both hands.813b2db803434aa2

    “Do you think oppa will like this sexy style?”297140d800cf1c2c

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    Ye-rin held up e5f43158a0 a fishnet lingerie 024fbcc22a set.ac5ad8f6fa4b028f

    “Or does he prefer cute ones with lace? What do you think, Seo-hee-ssi?”79e743ab2f0cb22d

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    She couldn’t even force a polite smile.12842d7a89f10e56

    Seo-hee didn’t know how to answer the question and just sweated nervously.f4bfb6d8e959c372

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    The shopping bags hanging 65415715f0 from her arms felt 81a6fd66c7 even heavier, like waterlogged 5dcbfa4c4e cotton.9106da0eb2dbf904

    “I don’t know.”23c1d9237f608d22

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    “You seem like you know. You really don’t?”252ea60aaa231eb9

    Ye-rin chuckled again e1d9659353 when Seo-hee got 1d37ef13af flustered.ac6184fdd53ae309

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    “Just kidding, just kidding. Seo-hee-ssi is such a boring person.”5520903419297910

    Ye-rin asked ac709d75b5 the staff e2a0f4bd11 member to 161607b0d1 show her 391ac7e4a4 a set 889ce58820 of matching bfbb1642cf lingerie, saying b46d943528 it was c5931d59dc a gift 58a528623d for Tae-jun, 8d151a28e1 and then 8785da8381 let Seo-hee 7e186eebdf choose one 9d78b118d9 of the 092107c7f9 two.39c0e7b4e91127e1

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    “Ye-rin-ssi, I have no sense of style. I don’t think I’m being very helpful.”3d31c00c97be9e72

    “Don’t you shop often? Shopping with you is so boring, Seo-hee-ssi.”b637feae9cd11bc9

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    Ye-rin said 671c10bf76 she needed 07fed253a6 a break 4c233a3162 and went 3a8f71597d up to eb27bbe21d the top b81633c447 floor of e14c5bea43 the department 5ab26858e1 store.8b3d6b784db90cb0

    They sat 89b31d6931 in a d42c88dff8 private room 5fb1132ae6 in a 1e0c5798f6 Japanese restaurant. A delicious-looking 1cac15d672 meal was c77a55e1aa laid out a181417271 on the aeeffda123 table. Seo-hee felt uncomfortable a1b712653f just sitting across aecf26b476 from Ye-rin. Even though she only 1fa5bda5e4 drank water, she felt ffcf8ccdee nauseous.fc4fcfedc08ed7a5

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    “Oh, right!”01f667c9a52a5576

    Ye-rin exclaimed and put e718727c12 a piece of tuna a1e1982791 sashimi in her mouth.3d06048cb0a4bf49

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    “Can you get something for me while I eat?”55ae48392c594cb0

    “Something?”4a433f0ba6578da4

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    “I ordered shoes from Italy and have been waiting for months. Can you pick them up for me, Seo-hee-ssi?”e146734728ad1a8a

    “… .”21dc4df90dbbf922

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    “The store is in the arcade of the KM Hotel. Can you go? I’ll give you a big tip.”3379a0eff0e947ce

    It would take edf30172e6 at least 30 a430e02681 minutes by car 897e27da2a to get to 4d4b7d4be3 the hotel. An hour 07a3dbe110 round trip.efe80a6d7d06ce30

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    She was asked to e05f323209 leave while Ye-rin enjoyed 61890ed9ed her lunch.8ff119412a63b26d

    Fine, let’s go.3377a0840a307770

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    She had to d4d06f94d6 stay with Ye-rin 4a5177a242 until 6 p.m. anyway.8d421187c21869f6

    “I don’t need a tip. Please enjoy your meal.”813a51049392e8cc

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    As Seo-hee stood up, dc1b1a73e1 Ye-rin smiled brightly and 56c6174ab8 waved goodbye. Seo-hee took a 9edbf552cf taxi to the 4e7af0b3c2 hotel arcade.3417567fdd568070

    “I’m here to pick up an order from Cha Ye-rin-ssi.”f490669e2a6b1a69

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    Seo-hee watched as the c811a014d0 shoes, which cost more d11cde91e0 than her annual salary, f16a18d11a were beautifully packaged. Then she took 0a504f4942 the shopping bag 9b40cb5bf9 and returned to d15694eb9c the department store.38a919a292f3494b

    When she 1c30c523f8 returned, a 92a6c24238 mountain of 1c20aa4537 shopping bags f689798547 was waiting 9e077bc6b8 for her.6cc5876cab7fc626

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    It was so much 100feb31a0 that even a tall a038aa54c7 man would have trouble 1962ca6daf carrying it in both 64189fbb5a hands.64a2934cd5ab362e

    Haa…0a6ca532393977b6

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    Even in this a028ea5ba1 situation, where it d8d34eedc0 was clear Ye-rin 0fc41f1ad4 was intentionally tormenting dc319ca45b her, Seo-hee had 38908a250c no choice but e1d74c2927 to endure.27a36d9e3e149198

    And the shopping continued. The sun a8dafecd44 set outside ab43332b8c the window.e51f937d68029cf5

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    It had been fddca8655d seven hours since 2c00133581 she had started 2b76382bc0 running around without 949d577842 even eating lunch. Her arms b1224c2edd and legs fa8a3269c8 ached from 00cbaecd7a carrying the 00ddf78dcd increasing number ab904eb322 of shopping 9ce07f7312 bags while ee4732efe8 wearing high e7e345e6e2 heels.8ac618725e3554e5

    Seo-hee persevered, thinking that d422179fba she only had to 1e336f451c hold out for another 69eda96c96 hour.12748597e6077987

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    In the middle of the day, she received a call from Yoon-jung telling her that Tae-jun’s meeting had been extended until the evening.78d589c1681fd9f6

    She was relieved. Tae-jun, who must be busy, wasn’t interested in her whereabouts.896e370825fafac7

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    She felt it would be embarrassing to let him know that she was acting as his fiancée’s porter.e533002a918e2163

    “Where did you get your bag, Seo-hee-ssi?”328420a4f0281b68

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    “Oh, this?”3f0398b57265d6e8

    Ye-rin pointed 5cf3ec341f at the 23d0e14474 bag Seo-hee f5b79d9fa5 was carrying.ad39a5f134e0251e

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    “I see you carrying it all the time, so I wondered how good it is.”a45750183d4fd27e

    “It’s cheap. I bought it on the street.”0a587532e79cef40

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    “On the street? Even if it’s from a select store, there must be a brand.”733f079c28632abc

    Seo-hee’s eyes flickered with embarrassment. Undeterred, Ye-rin tugged at Seo-hee’s handbag.845482cfa976c117

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    “Because it’s pretty. I’m also curious about the price. If it’s too expensive, I can’t buy it.” d8bbf380e459a754

    But hadn’t Ye-rin spent tens of millions of won today alone?0b30ba6f7aec8c27

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    “Hey! Please take a look at this bag.”0548c10e8370642d

    Before Seo-hee could 5cff7d297c stop her, Ye-rin 704eb19647 called the staff 84d3433cdf of a luxury e73c2c8d30 store.9e08529e0a6e0935

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    “There’s no such thing as a bag without a brand. I’ll have you check it out.”2a5aaafac625df45

    “Wait, Ye-rin-ssi!”121656d392b4fb6a

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    Ye-rin grabbed 277d2db580 the bag fefa9e98a2 as if 5446d5ee31 she were a6f29a734a about to 79d6b0c3da tear the 15c269f85d seams.1c2d2efab77ee812

    “Ye-rin-ssi, seriously…”2a91754e32306ca9

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    Riiiip.9058a85fd96d9a7c

    The unbranded 279e07b8f5 bag that 6861bfde86 Seo-hee had 3ef22d611c been carrying a765a7d5bd every day 92ef982db8 for two 3e7040a02f years had 301ac84e80 become too f387d5273e weak.8c7ca738f4dbe4c2

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    When Ye-rin grabbed 1ede230a02 it and pulled a194796fc7 with all her cb7ae227a5 might, the handle 1ab72c7a2d broke. The contents of 754cbd0d81 the bag spilled 30e8693b00 out onto the 372fd6c912 marble floor. Customers and employees 1969567a93 of the luxury 14142742b2 store began whispering 19153eac68 and watching the c00eb8574c scene.4d261c50029a09e7

    Oh…61f62093a2101af5

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    Just then, the VVIP manager’s eyes widened in shock, recognizing the man standing confidently in his luxury suit.012bb6ec3fdb294d

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