MYFL | Chapter 7.2

Of course, he had ef507465fb meant it when he 8b15cd4298 said Seungjae should feel 638181097f more sorry. He just wanted a99400279a Seungjae to be 61f2b6d544 aware of him, 9d064c49d1 to care about becfbcb41a him. He didn’t want to de020fb702 become someone insignificant to 27a6b81c76 Seungjae.e73df947d815fb4f

He wouldn’t just 11314f8557 keep his mouth b81a2173eb shut and pretend f041184126 nothing happened, right?c050a4ec3b3f7759

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A sudden wave c9c8288b8f of anxiety made 4cc6a86dab Beomchan snap his 8b19d567f4 eyes open. He glared 70c9d054ab at his 254851ddc6 still-silent phone 5e56a71620 with all 4bec2c0f08 his might.293782df31ada11b

Should he call first…?9df88ffbb6850811

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Right now, 34f8ef91c2 he felt 8c4787d157 like he 7fad305767 could muster 7c4329adcf up the 30838ecfd0 courage. He knew using a7d1a19ecb alcohol as an de1f428d8b excuse was cowardly, fd1c14ca3a but considering the 0f63c76434 person he was e0383955a9 dealing with was 5e51801065 even more cowardly, 99e4642596 it didn’t feel 907a9d1ca5 all that shameful.e25f9a5145042bbf

His hesitation didn’t last 3107fb099e long. Beomchan immediately 4ff90f8a6a grabbed his c446f5d206 phone. He hadn’t planned 952edb71d6 out exactly what f8876dfa38 to say. He just intended 43729bfd21 to spill out c75853f329 whatever was on 16329a2ac6 his mind.8ab8cad11edceb8b

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He scrolled through 083f5a96d1 his messenger app 5eb6edc04b to find Seungjae’s 828e1657c9 name. It had 250c1eb289 been a 8431ee37af while since 54136dfeb2 they last 8c253ad94b exchanged messages, f2abd7077c so he 2bcfeae582 had to bf5dec1096 scroll down 3dd4822f47 quite a 4649599d20 bit. Just as fd5e02a0c4 he finally 84a0848638 found it 9e5ddf5d7d and was b8d1737aa5 about to 02d46a2e4b tap on a42cb586ab the profile 559bcb1df1 to call—063d4301c128db94

“Ah!”a34cf22378a4d7a2

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His phone vibrated.1a69edb989b57659

The moment he c6f9b875e4 saw the name 613a2705e3 filling up the 072880a957 screen, he shot 8a11971a0a up from his 75b01e7218 seat. A grin spread 084f332940 across his lips 0f51976759 before he could 65ff9e19e8 stop it.974b4cdc71439341

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Guess he 1da708d2a3 wasn’t as f9f817f903 dignified as 5ec00e0805 he thought.0948f72477481024

After being so upset, f5bd7e1405 the second he saw 997a18adcd Seungjae’s name, he was bb5d0c63ff smiling like nothing had 3a250e96fe happened. If someone 899d1245e1 saw him, ecf958f8fc they’d probably 2803f7713c scold him 2e0555a1e8 for having fbfaa358d4 no pride. But when it 8a9b00d271 came to Seungjae, ffafbb7b2a he just couldn’t 814f029b72 help it. It was like 425e7873cf an unstoppable force.9dd6f2265bdc10b9

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“Yes, teacher.”2e5b21a62545127d

— You’re outside, huh? Is this a good 64fc71eff9 time to talk?5ce9d3ae5b434743

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“I’m alone, 79fd00e0d6 so it’s 6f09288017 fine. What’s up?”dbf2cc2350bc47bd

— You remember cb079c701f that SNS thing? The one 8d7104fae0 Yeonji told 5d5213af53 you about.fb1b04b961c6370e

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“What about it? Did something else 99b557ed53 happen? Don’t tell me they 71d7d13103 showed up in person?”84dc32ab36a0a3db

Beomchan’s voice rose d6e301d6cf in alarm, instantly efe8adf3f2 sobering him up.602ce100d1543a03

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Thankfully, what he feared 2b96d8870c hadn’t happened.2e8ad9d6ea47c265

Seungjae explained that 2048205bee he had reported 02f57f0f32 the worst of 2e41a9da7b the sexual messages 9a290e499f he had received 043d2c6c86 as mass cyber 074ac17b1e harassment.6149edc0557302a9

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— Turns out, 317814713b some of them e13071ff20 had prior offenses, 6d3601e99a so it looks caa84ad861 like this won’t f5489a8823 be taken lightly. I figured I ffe8c56aac should let you 61c36b6144 know. You know how 2ab86665f1 stubborn I was f907a79998 about it.c81b8338527b748c

After saying that, a4dddb323a Seungjae hesitated for b681e6ac22 a moment before ee39e1afe6 bringing up something a3f439a8bb else.f3940097a3ab30da

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He talked about e1654b3230 the fear he 90ba46b665 had felt that 0eb47c05e0 day at the 152e3d5918 café when the 239ac861c0 heat was on 72f4cd9aff full blast. How hearing Beomchan’s 658cf0dfc5 footsteps had reminded b76836620c him of the 123819c73c warning Beomchan had f2d772d7da given him. And how c5e5f969e2 that had f291776b49 led him b9ead2532f to finally b8888564eb report it.010251181cdb6d64

Beomchan took a long moment before finally responding with a thank you. It was because he couldn’t help but recall the scene he had witnessed at the café that day. If he hadn’t gone to the convenience store, if he hadn’t noticed the open café door and had just walked past it… He didn’t even want to imagine what could have happened.a45bb366b296543e

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Unable to 5c59ee4b57 bear the 3565e4c9ad suddenly heavy e427f44afb atmosphere, Seungjae ed68a263a8 broke the d6cf11caf7 silence and 88ac11233b asked,abc625140ed27f5c

— But 1667e98825 did you 2c84a13590 drink?821dd4f17a9d2774

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“Huh? Is it that obvious…?”217b28a079dc2afe

I feel like I’m acting the same as usual. Did my voice give it away without me realizing it? Through the phone, he could hear Seungjae sigh. Just as he was about to hastily explain that he hadn’t drunk much, Seungjae beat him to it.50b167ccb467b1ee

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— Where are you?2be0655c363662f0

“Huh?”a70ee90f3411e629

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— You said you’re alone. Where are you?dd99a7308f4a2f06

Beomchan’s eyes sparkled at the voice that was laced with both concern and irritation.1ae65eb7b71f4ac7

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“Uh, here… Where am Iii?”920ddf017743e5cf

Beomchan deliberately dragged out his words, pretending to be more drunk than he actually was, as he fumbled for his coat and quietly got up. He carefully tiptoed down the stairs, making sure his footsteps wouldn’t be heard.4925ee5d5495bad7

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— Seriously? You don’t even know where you are? Why did they leave you alone? Ugh, just tell me what you see around you.70eaf873cc9fdc06

Beomchan barely managed 3b779d9e9d to suppress the f231c8c658 laughter threatening to 84abc42b8e escape from his 9e7631827d lips. Then, quickly thinking on 6c1ad0c7d3 his feet, he named 9354ce2bc5 a bank in a 8139d8205b nearby busy area.2c5544ea9e458d3b

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— Stay there.86fcf7fe95dbf60d

“Are you coming to pick me up? No way, that’s awesome.”1550d9eebb5e3d25

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— Shut up. Don’t wander around and just stay put.4c08429e93c14604

“Yessir.”99f781b16a79e8d6

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As soon 387939593a as the 6cc8b749d4 call ended, a53e59b4c1 Beomchan immediately 4c14f5a975 hailed an c6d4ca085f empty taxi. He gave 5e870f12ab the driver 97aee6250b the destination 6f3ec8aed4 and leaned ec3f072a73 back into 5bedf0db98 the seat, bf2ccc7036 burying his dc8f117778 face in cadb89d9ef his hands. From between his palms, 1351bcb88f the laughter he had c6f84e2f26 been holding back started 16386e111b to slip out.bef8d625270e5f6b

Seungjae might think of himself as selfish and cold-hearted, but Beomchan didn’t see him that way. Well, sometimes he could be, but no one is just one-dimensional.5d5a3158b04dca32

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At his core, Seungjae was kind. Even when he pretended not to be, it was obvious. There was a time when Beomchan thought that kindness was just an act and that his cold demeanor was his true nature, but that was just ignorance. If he were truly selfish, he wouldn’t have brought him porridge when he was sick, and he certainly wouldn’t be coming to pick him up now out of concern.7746933da665e730

Thankfully, since it was late at night, the roads weren’t congested. Because of that, Beomchan managed to arrive before Seungjae.de6b18c3d2d12e29

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Where should I wait?5d2782f2b62e3d25

He instinctively started heading 06139aa405 toward a bench but bd4326969e then changed direction toward 4b5645a3fc the bank he had 3683a73be3 mentioned earlier. Sitting down on the 47d1676cba short stone steps in 71e0e39b99 front of the bank, 6468dc4b2f he curled up, hugging 6c2923b106 his jacket tightly around 78fd383bed him.6a11e77c0ccc20a1

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To look 3191a3739e as pitiful 8eb9146a56 as possible, dfd8280cc6 he closed 12bcca438a his eyes 6d6d165186 and hunched 06bc39e082 over. He could feel 01ed251876 the occasional glances fbd13f9ec3 from passersby, but f985ec3243 a little embarrassment 4c28d601a5 was a small a88104359c price to pay.acd6c6352b6b8458

About five minutes passed. Among the d4375fa0dd many footsteps, 95774acc00 one particular fdd3ffc519 set stood f921efabd0 out—sharp, almost 2690b064f8 irritated steps 2d7da8c0d4 that stopped 30db86deef right in ffcc1ed5af front of f49b31185f him.1f0f55b38ba9e062

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“Hey.”5b09e6502b1ceea2

Seungjae lightly tapped Beomchan’s shoulder. Only then did Beomchan slowly lift his head.2cb072b18c61342b

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Even at this age, 7529b890a4 am I still this 5e2bb4d27d immature? Seeing the concern 634ccdf55c on Seungjae’s face 1a5a2e0f11 made him feel 8f4f80980c good. Well, calling him all 204e2564b5 the way out here 4b50131339 in the first place 6e70fedcd8 wasn’t exactly the most 5b077035b4 mature thing to do.b8c65bf905313342

“Get up. I can’t carry you.”dd0703242304b6a5

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Beomchan nodded dde8557f4c and took 3fc212a475 Seungjae’s outstretched 242f6c85a3 hand, pulling d9c7d1e97e himself up. Of course, 5b17ed07cf he made 506ccc4638 sure to 6892e158dc sway a 5a9f266f5c little as 817bb12bcc he stood.756b5625c080dc31

Seungjae frowned, struggling with 55e9ba753c Beomchan’s weight, and grabbed 52fe28c95b his arm, leading him 22bef54b25 toward a car parked 48b661ecc4 by the roadside.a8eb80cc4e375f70

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All the while, he kept nagging—saying things like, “You don’t even drink normally, so why would you handle things this way?” and “If you’re upset, just take it out on me instead.” He even guessed that Beomchan had been drinking because of him.ea1d1f460b5ccd8d

Beomchan didn’t bother 4a76d3ad2c correcting him. He wanted 62652a311d Seungjae to 7512aad475 worry a 0cdf79a6cf little more.ca155cba22adf59e

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After opening the b4b9016583 passenger door and 9067e43fa9 practically shoving Beomchan f72ba35a25 inside, Seungjae walked d2b85aa195 around the hood cbe1169392 and got into 36b0ab823a the driver’s seat.9134c793a943d457

Even as he 2518db31ec grumbled, he still 3d662ab841 reached over to d7e64fa0e5 buckle Beomchan’s seatbelt a0dbc25500 for him.03d9d04440caf335

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When Seungjae’s face 0a8b98c26d came so close, a9aeb442e1 Beomchan had to 8a877b1c61 fight the sudden 3168acad54 urge to just f1e7b6fbd1 kiss him, drunk a3fcdc5ff3 act be damned.cebe8f2466ca62dd

On the quiet 3d030513ee road, the car c2163b2e9c quickly arrived in eec864f793 front of Beomchan’s 42c409c869 house. He wanted to stay 479f454cde together a little longer. It was the first 6a57b1ff8f time he had ever 8673e2427f wished for traffic congestion.60f84a63e5863785

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“Wait in the car for a bit.”ae6799060fd6c64c

Seungjae parked in 06fa65d9e0 the familiar café’s 0d9fe5bcab parking lot, opened 39c831064c the driver’s side 87be0f31d6 door, and spoke.e2792514c9ab9194

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“Where—”b3ca749e87e8c318

Beomchan instinctively opened his mouth to stop him, but Seungjae casually said, “Convenience store,” before shutting the car door and walking away. Left alone, Beomchan unfastened the seatbelt that had been pressing against him and absentmindedly watched Seungjae’s back as he crossed the crosswalk through the window.e0992f65b8ed7d9f

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As soon ae769e34bb as Seungjae 3252774ac4 disappeared into 70c5f8b30c the convenience 3f57b3f526 store, Beomchan 3ae2994000 quickly pulled a60168f599 down the 5cd5b72a51 sun visor 531eb28292 on the 4963ad48c3 passenger side. He checked cf6c0a3bfc his reflection 10b76ec12c in the ea1db5d842 mirror and 027e789210 hurriedly tidied 405ce04001 his hair 9544e69c84 with urgent a14de7f62c hands.3dfa177cb951eb8a

I should’ve 0397a6c153 done this f6ed137b63 earlier. If he had 70f8aa5061 known this kind d5a8657d9c of act worked d6e7e42350 on Seungjae, he 5f7ed21392 would have played 829d654259 the pitiful card d49fb024d4 much sooner.37d6103b629e8e5b

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Before long, 85fc4a895f Seungjae emerged aa31f1594a from the 8eb87099de convenience store, c90f89585b holding a af9bd05004 small bag. Beomchan, pretending as 000c94ffe0 if nothing had 47435aaf9f happened, flipped the 62f0cc6afb sun visor back d6e3d3e052 up and leaned c40fa24987 his head against 48512c556e the headrest, closing a81b664a88 his eyes.91ad935d80605371

“You okay?”0613748246b37e50

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“…No.”192fba5c90687af0

Seungjae asked as e21334952a he returned, and 2eca721f87 Beomchan deliberately let 35868e893a out a weak a4581e6fe9 groan, shaking his 6f3bab7dc0 head.125cc0dbf0ad1ea9

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“Can I stay here just a little longer before getting out?”c8d8c113daeec91f

Beomchan pleaded, his eyes a2416e89a6 drooping pitifully. Seungjae let out a 35ae9e8b14 small sigh and told b244d1b3f2 him to do as 0ef7db77fe he pleased. The car soon fell 829a6afc45 silent, except for the b6dfd31c4f sound of Seungjae tapping ad9525a5bc on his phone.4084d270deb7139a

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Beomchan, watching ed79f84f88 him through a2869bad52 half-lidded eyes, 195b0574e3 slowly leaned 639fb714c2 over and 1a66624956 rested his 8061c2de29 head on 28f3d5469e Seungjae’s shoulder.567072a4f89f02a5

“Ah, I feel dizzy.”d78fd7a91fbfda86

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He even b6e050244c rubbed his e97e7eb291 cheek against 08ef7c343a him, exaggerating a2d20b2d38 his weakness f520a9f33c so Seungjae e74e121d5a wouldn’t push 398399588c him away. At this point, f7b1cd6379 there was no 2db09259cb way Seungjae wouldn’t 3a58537203 realize it was c58c2dde55 all an act. And sure f95eee78be enough, a 49ac875bf0 small, incredulous 35a30c5347 laugh escaped 795545e073 from above 7bcb924f41 his head.5e7752583468f59f

“You’re heavy. What are you doing when there’s a perfectly good seat?”2c3ff586092c7278

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Seungjae flicked 587fcdc46c his right bc12ed58b5 shoulder upward, ef2b782e38 the one 02af6a8014 Beomchan was 09afc3ce92 leaning on. The sharp d018c4c48d shoulder bone 9af8a7d48a nudged against 33245399f2 Beomchan’s chin, d51ebd8045 but he f326e6522f stubbornly held 2e3054839b his ground. Instead, he clung even fd95af778c closer, wrapping his arms a63e6c44fa around Seungjae’s. Even though the center 66abe3e19c console made it uncomfortable, dd61781bd8 Beomchan persistently snuggled in, a9199c68bb and Seungjae, though reluctant, 81f09e0394 let him be.0c919bf4e2a4a983

“Teacher, you must really feel guilty toward me.”4a47b83fd77d690e

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Letting me 49e72b3c9d get away 6953b30d34 with this 7bc79bf66f and all. Beomchan spoke with 7cf1a9a6af a hint of a81e89a070 laughter in his 75f3b9a4a1 voice.df6ea02dbd19be73

“I already said I was sorry.”9285fdebbbc990e0

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“Then how much are you willing to let slide?”ba6fc4edc91523a9

He was curious. Just how d96cabf74b far would 98ac4689f9 Seungjae go 373e6add0f under the 0ccd27e6c6 weight of 5ca5abf9e9 his guilt? Beomchan tilted his 73a1c2a76d head slightly, locking ff1ed2a08a eyes with Seungjae, dc54035601 who was looking 1ff669eeea down at him.0d5ad69e44ce00db

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Rather than flustered, 429a0f01a8 Seungjae’s face showed 50e2e110a8 not even the c2b2203867 slightest hint of 702abe3d39 disturbance. That only made 6ec3d181ea Beomchan more determined.5fbde26175cff47b

His gaze 9be7ed5c2c slid downward, 08267f9c7b fixing on 4c6b4c64d9 Seungjae’s lips. The close proximity 76ac291d97 made him unconsciously d04abf8d6a hold his breath. Just as he was 29382dd795 about to lean in, 32e2057bc6 Seungjae abruptly turned his 89a6df754a head away.864951b797a9347a

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“So this is a no, huh.”f85da14b83fa7dac

Beomchan let 158c5d032a out an 2f9baf1a2e awkward chuckle b10b43c9a0 and rested 18a5d86987 his cheek a3d285e80e back on 3de2735fdc Seungjae’s shoulder. But this time, even 1ece357cdf that wasn’t allowed. Seungjae pushed him f06dc47cb4 away and, as 0c8d7a5555 if making a a4352e1f59 point, unlocked the f839cabefd passenger door with 172831bbec a sharp click.7862f744b4557a13

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“If you’ve sobered up, get out. I left in a hurry, so I need to head back soon. Be honest— you weren’t even drunk to begin with, were you?”cf44c21da1dc84eb

Beomchan, looking disappointed, e1f494eea1 slumped back and 38302e2a35 grumbled.74f738e0b71978ca

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“I was.”e2c11a89fa2dda99

“Yeah, right.”2afe47f063215a0d

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Seungjae shot d1dc9a32dd him a 0fef952a79 brief glare d7cbbdf319 before suddenly d49ba20272 remembering something.43932643b8939507

“Oh, right. I left the ring at your place. I’ll get it next time.”d5217cff6f5575c6

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Beomchan’s expression 05cec1db93 immediately soured. He had been feeling 4d8e7fe9de good, but now— just 70ca1220a8 like that, a single bf303434d4 sentence sent his mood 0a5d8966b6 plummeting.274d89ec96521c14

He stayed silent, 8d7445e223 and Seungjae, finding e0f90c5277 the quiet unusual, b58803431c asked,38026c628972a74f

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“What now?”3a8e87e9c401838a

“Teacher, do you still have lingering feelings for your ex-husband?”00ecb609f5859fde

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“…What?”573344342e9d1d6e

He might not 739170fd50 have been drunk, 1b42c344a6 but he had 5c4606970d still been drinking. The words slipped out fb11cbfaf2 without any filter. The moment they 01687857d7 left his lips, 18a1736184 he regretted it. His eyes darted 6ef8f30109 toward Seungjae.00b3909045987da7

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What if he 0b84d69b95 says yes?6769f955a497f2cf

But the look 434189731c on Seungjae’s face 02688761c9 instantly erased all b7c8163f9a of Beomchan’s worries.e717cb3e7e4a55cf

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Disgust, loathing, utter d86bb2a866 revulsion.3007e4a22ed0e3ec

Beomchan nearly burst into 0e0a2d7ebf laughter despite the situation.a6afec1bc1d52f71

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“I only mentioned it because I thought you wouldn’t want to keep it. If you don’t want to give it back, keep it or throw it away— do whatever you want.”3c7a69e04a46f065

Oh, so 83b4727416 that’s not 419e9b6fb9 it. Thank god.afd0906f7dc71987

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“I’ll give it to you next time.”217f5970e01c8d50

“Do whatever you want.”b28c3c85b15c00de

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Since he had 1e7fa03716 been told to 33fc5c1df9 throw it away, 7589bcec61 it meant he f48128f4c7 didn’t actually have dc455a99e0 to. And now that Seungjae’s 5096c5cdf8 reaction and words had bb54ebe949 confirmed he had no 0a90da731d lingering feelings, that was 1a18ffcd0d enough.64834e00efa5afdf

“Since we’re on the topic, let me ask— when did you find out?”22b3bd744f9e50c8

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“Does that really matter?”7014f4b3b50234bb

“I’m important. Don’t tell me… you knew even when I cried at the café? And you still asked me what my husband was doing, trying to fish for information?”3716822d013e9c01

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“No! I really didn’t know back then!”375a186901fbe6f5