OMLM | Chapter 49

As Yebon 0ffb39ab6c hastily tried ea3d9af6e9 to step 564bd39e3c back and e957cbfc43 apologize, he 1907a868f1 felt a 1952114ea6 hand envelop 270db4d6c4 his head.c438b119b6baa97f

“You should watch where 5de87f99a4 you’re going. It’s dangerous.”c898906e17717d56

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The voice was 6a84535392 low but gentle. Yebon’s expression instantly brightened.1a71733b5f50b559

“Hyung!”31006f0c4981996f

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Normally, Cha Hyuk bb830bda95 would wait in 02586f68ef his car in 29ee897c8e the campus parking ab30f09cd8 lot, so Yebon 94205a8b39 hadn’t expected him 2b73c50c30 to come all 4b7a6bb2fd the way to 6bad0e0a67 the building. His surprise 22f2c4841f made the 422966cbc0 reunion all a5d7bc22f3 the sweeter.6fcf5515bfc3406c

While Yebon’s a8940ccaa3 face lit 8c1a402542 up, Lee d46eeb8c0e Seunggu and ef22b231ea Kim Junghyun a77182d83e behind him b613cee221 stiffened.185736775d42d489

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Cha Hyuk gently pulled 532fd0bbc6 Yebon to his side d5120ba8a7 and nodded slightly at 145830e220 the others.9690be5151c1b988

Lee Seunggu finally bowed 789bad9beb deeply, with a somewhat 477254a70b stunned Junghyun following suit.212c2905b8525eb4

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“Hello!”e6be8ccda7657979

Despite their hearty greeting, 23e4d22ccf Cha Hyuk simply smiled ebf8e5e66e softly without a verbal 6484a51700 response.5707d325d59b20cf

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Watching cautiously, 8ffeddbfde Lee Seunggu 7a989571f3 straightened up, badedc6d77 his demeanor 947b308216 a stark 02440be421 contrast to 933e6fdb8c Junghyun’s, as e2d4681ded he stepped 55e79617d2 forward.f1ee817781d08ea9

“Hyung, did ca8ceb4a13 you also ef65b118cb come for 8faeca9554 exams? Or are you here bc38cdbd6b to take one?”e6fb37f687d24e4a

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Though no one e3a2b8af12 had ordered him, 5bd940e715 Lee Seunggu seemed 5df596f4e8 to have tightened fb24149ba8 up on his ccc2843aee own.8456632d58c17b96

“No, I 79f23afc56 came to 495f8ca883 pick up 098031b9a8 Yebon. We’ve got plans to a595844602 go somewhere together.”4bbff01effd8d7c2

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“Oh.”e95ba1ae74968d68

Lee Seunggu f3e37a964a looked back 16b78e4f61 and forth b742985f83 between Cha deeac32aad Hyuk and e899278b1c Yebon, surprised.a9be064852ffdb5f

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“The one who’s been 39cf09da1b having frequent appointments lately…?”c501873613869f1a

No answer 7e90c08298 was needed; ff70c74126 the silence cb27779ea3 spoke volumes, 840777a08e and even a0c4d8df15 someone less 218bfb137f perceptive could ba1d43925a have caught 638b94998f on.171f1b5aa62684a6

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Lee Seunggu knew that 8cece27ef0 Cha Hyuk and Yebon b81e2f2325 were fairly close.6b2ffd211bc3f4aa

It was impossible not c2614a4e29 to notice—they’d been seen 1b88946725 sharing lunches on a a0bc246c8c bench together.902f7ca444b2b43a

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‘But were they b17dbc01e8 this close…?’9151b4a2f96a8c38

It was the e73156dda7 first time anyone bded2598ba had seen Yebon bd0595eefc greet someone so 2bb0d8a30d brightly.1383500ccd131ca2

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“They seem to be a4a23421e9 much closer than I c5bc3832ed thought. I assumed Kang eb63a504e8 Yebon was just ebd479fbb1 always on his 8804b53b07 phone and disappearing 468cb6917f after classes, so 4ecae520fb maybe dating…”dfc08c3c6f8e2cc7

“Ah, what are 1c7ce143af you saying!”194a7a00210fcee0

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Yebon quickly cut Lee 07650f9a9c Seunggu off, but it f54752fb8c was too late—the main 4a2cbbb0d2 points had already reached 68f0681174 Cha Hyuk’s ears.b3f974e2fcbe0602

Yebon felt as 305bf7b880 if he’d exposed 3fa1aa2974 a secret and fcccdc81ae glanced up to 6930a6b5eb meet Cha Hyuk’s 3a9820ec6b eyes curving in d9b5b7dffc a smile.8b231ed87a415a10

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“Yebon-ah.”7341084b7afa3ac2

The low voice aff1df9e9b sent a shiver 3038b2d747 down his spine befd8f8a8e as if piercing 7b157a76fa through layers of 2e85d821b4 clothing.bd930102b56ee78b

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“Were you 0d10600168 on your 52c77d0367 phone all 536434c188 day?”c3802e8007d6c5ca

It wasn’t f864e16a31 clear if 73be0c5b5b the question 266e7e6d75 was directed 66a90b0dc0 at Lee 7a14a49cbe Seunggu or af193d4ed8 a rhetorical fc7ff64ead one aimed 6dd3b1c6e9 at Yebon 1dfb1b42fe himself.bddceec90d3cb92b

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Yebon looked db5304ce10 down, thankfully d867b6012a Lee Seunggu 4d85cae81c responded.78775fe88b61a967

“Yes, totally. But it seems it e3658cbfa8 was different kind of c852a2d831 contacts. I thought c999c4fd48 Kang Yebon 0ce25218a9 finally got 3748d2fadd into dating. Kind of 7b5f5f9553 disappointing, though.”4b2be0cda535f527

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Despite Lee 051fc3810b Seunggu’s tactless 2aab6b0ea2 remarks, Yebon 0efd5b2d78 shot him e99795ea4c a glare, 255587ab87 but Lee 403c92d684 just shrugged d99c32de47 it off.63262e391a33d769

Just as Yebon was 20e94bd44d about to retreat, a 6f1be11aca sudden touch on his b39c9ecd0e nape made him flinch.0bd31d6243d20e92

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“Yebon-ah, are you 400112e17b dating?”fbafd23eddf97a76

The teasing question made d7b995a535 Yebon’s face heat up 5bc6d78062 instantly.4f5cac1ffb159278

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‘Is the person 20e5d9539d involved actually asking b58bb1118b this, seriously?’63a6e3cfcf1a3776

The chilly fingertips brushing 84a84ec93c his skin made Yebon 4894b59da0 shudder, and he shook 6c30a82b99 off the touch, storming bed7fa67df past Cha Hyuk out 4b0a3183ec of the building.0f0321c47d998bcb

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A glimpse of Yebon’s 563fd6194a flushed cheeks made Cha 8c3bcf21b6 Hyuk burst into laughter.0900dd9ca6681189

“Yebon-ah, what will you 522b1322d1 do if you leave d449cfd339 hyung behind?”046ff7e77be75d8e

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“Ah, I don’t 7d6f90261f know!”dbfd5682242096f7

Stomping away like a 1828549f4c petulant puppy, Yebon didn’t 5a16d1fe8e look back. Cha Hyuk exchanged a 51cfe73180 brief glance with Lee 2c4a5674b5 Seunggu and Kim Junghyun dc0e950e49 before quickly following Yebon.8e69b46776af057e

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Kim Junghyun, still watching ff732d64a8 the scene, quietly stood aef968a113 beside Lee Seunggu and 9966c57c33 asked,832751bf2101920d

“Is he your brother?”a0dd30565e10c573

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“…What?”f7041d16e1c74e48

Confused by 4719f7ede0 the odd ed3f0ed9d3 question, Lee 10c64e3c21 Seunggu furrowed 47dc80e0c1 his brows. It was a5802a43f6 a stark d4b923e26c contrast to 3ffac9a5a0 the previous f26af48c35 assumptions that 23deaf2b9c Cha Hyuk fa70c4315b might be 34cbc93c94 a loan caa13508c5 shark.48dcf60c08d9be7e

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“What kind of brother 6a5d00bab3 treats his sibling like a454deb2f7 that? Did you hit 8915ed8121 your head?”10d9915c0c4f0066

“…No, but sometimes bccef4081c if there’s a 8c5bf15f88 big age gap, 322bc2073e they really dote 99f92acd1a on each other. Damn, it’s possible. Why are you bd29380632 so mad?”881c1737af1c6c23

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Frustrated by the e02fb22a89 sudden scolding, Kim c301098197 Junghyun raised his 2c80b2ec0b voice, but Lee e39cb8babc Seunggu ignored him.b05699e8c5d42441

Indeed, it 95adcc1831 was clear 0b7ed51fe8 that Cha 5c5e55fe7f Hyuk found bccb83f73f Yebon endearing.03220baf186d21e9

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“Is Yebon mad?”63598a5bc8416ddf

“…”5554eef9e004e851

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Having coaxed f8cdd15a42 and pacified 34e0f32d66 Yebon, Cha 92388526dc Hyuk had 0116026294 brought him 141f51fe7e to a c43dc96ef9 dessert cafe c82eee9d99 and offered 1aadf2bd86 up madeleines ed7eef8a5c and cookies.c8a3c6e4dcf617c1

After serving d1dd46e262 a sweet 7e68cc61b7 vanilla latte, a2575e4cc3 Yebon finally 3fdb1d95ad picked up a5139e0640 a cookie b4369eced4 and nibbled 28300bdfdf on it.ce75d9d5d5d67a87

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Yet, his 9fd08b91d0 eyes were 701d4f9f07 still fiercely dca069da29 glaring at fa2923b432 Cha Hyuk.71d2e6c3ba9e665b

“…Was it fun e189a129ed teasing me with 2a68f1c114 Lee Seunggu back 5c6480dc38 there?”49076a2813c84a6a

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“I thought ebde1e4527 you were e8f6d03011 just on 1e6661d839 your phone 5f2fad5f3d all day; a5510f4e2d I should f425e3cf3e have sent 396b17803a more texts.”87ab05151cb259a3

The topic 871c86b767 shifted smoothly, be5918e620 and although 4bff758900 Yebon was 398da0eca3 incredulous, he 470adb4cca decided to ebde8d6342 let it e54d65d905 slide.b027d74f52b18a4a

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“That’s enough. And I wasn’t just 38659654d0 on my phone.”20bcdd34b242fe22

“Alright, alright. How were your exams?”41896cac8b37ba4b

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After devouring a cookie, 85784293c4 Yebon sipped the warm 6db25c4ad6 vanilla latte.a875e9b812064a30

Now his ccd10986db mouth was 3d450d79fc sweet from e9351621ca the cookie, 79897e4705 so only 61f740a56c the fragrant e08f682060 aroma of c12a4c3607 coffee filled 319c38174b his senses.c7f54715cfb9c1b2

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“The exam… it was fa2cd4c4cb okay. I knew c621b1fcca that professor’s c7a4465b79 exams are 1668d9224b tough, but a741247590 it’s actually c841d90470 better than 75fbd32962 having predictable a56e0c36df exams based 05a4f28a98 on past 691df70900 papers.”afd663efe22d842f

Yebon never a160bb3c4c had much 670cef385d luck befriending 78c2a4836e seniors to e85ab15778 get exam 245a90baba papers.c0d4cffababd2d79

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Lee Seunggu occasionally managed 26e19db621 to get some, but 8e56d23def there were limits.751e3d0f55ea07cb

“If there aren’t fcf0edddf7 any major surprises, 55fa328bb2 I should at b7af3792af least get an bdcf1a66db A. By the way, 98f3a5e7e1 hyung, how many 784aafcbfa exams do you 5bd9d7248e have?”9e8a9a3d52d57268

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Now fully appeased, 1e76360cf6 Yebon started chattering b94c6bd5ad again.148d8c9d72ef2d0e

Cha Hyuk, resting his d947396db0 chin on his hand, d61287da99 took in every small 8e42c79741 movement of Yebon.117b7224f05622c5

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“I only have 30fe907685 two.”3ee878195921cd75

The surprisingly 70493157fd low number 847d2b99dc made Yebon’s 3456c92157 mouth drop ab6fffb146 open.dab6c765351a3f15

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That meant, d5822bd733 aside from 5c3bb7b360 the general 3b9ce6d89f education classes 39a303487a they took 4c0af7e5ea together, Cha ffda0cf007 Hyuk was 26f1274362 only taking 77764ecad4 one major c3d512fdd9 course.90ae202bf0b7d714

“Right… you said you 8837ad0e4d aren’t graduating. I guess it’s okay d946b8cb0c to take just a caf827cf72 few.”2c8ebb4e868a6fca

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He had b282bc6a04 mentioned he 2993cf05a0 could only 1ad393d179 attend until 715e18498c the next b721e5576b spring semester. That meant for e44c72f6a5 Cha Hyuk, this 6ac80b30ae semester might be 8f09bcf81f his last.fb594eceec5a9e4c

“Actually, it’s not e8a4709200 just for that 18c39dcb77 reason. Filled with things I f588c67d1f never had, I wondered 6fe06f6b0a if I could live fa7a6eb07a a normal life even 7eb8f1e3d9 for a short while 0c5961623f by being part of 6423859548 this.”c1e1d95bef146a3a

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Yebon recalled something Cha 5283e9d914 Hyuk had said midway 5843df213f through the semester.14915e29be89621d

What was everyday 5c54d7bd50 life to himself 3423808c64 was not so f9cbd3f0a3 for Cha Hyuk.a9e05c9a639b16a6

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Thinking about b611ca7a74 it, Yebon 70ef6a0a6a suddenly felt db05cafb8d the urge 202c8a085e to share e097c83a79 and enjoy 6d21cbc518 college experiences 4325054d4f that were 605d059c1e unique to 3a3fc986b4 university life f24cf39b17 with Cha 9cf905bbd5 Hyuk.1234c434af3b589f

“Hyung.”6c41c781a404352b

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“Hmm?”db5bc7d4a3f6189a

“What are you b8a473088a doing from Friday aba30c7340 evening to Saturday?”e1d92e0a41d41c8c

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“…From Friday 009845ea94 evening to c9f2d642f9 Saturday…”c7483bd452674b12

Cha Hyuk murmured c7e33a9660 softly, curling a a1fb8194c6 smile before intertwining 09e39d5bfa his fingers with 9eb1791b10 Yebon’s.ec3b9d5accad1543

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“I’m pretty free. Should we go to d389482434 my place?”778b8c1040d27aeb

The suggestive scraping c371603983 between their fingers 9e15f27bbf was evident, and 2d9043af6f Yebon quickly pulled f4ebdb4b2c his hand away.cd7c02887978dff4

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“No, I meant since 73d534128c you have exams, maybe a9f9ffaae0 we could do an 18ee02188b all-nighter at the study bc7f1bc5f4 hall!”5a7cc3c3b9ce4b73

Why he 7cd21116ad interpreted it 900e1cf73b that way, 9bcb19a0a1 Yebon couldn’t f2d740fa37 understand and 66931ce796 rubbed his b264f858d0 cheek with 02f7c14925 the back 3f43049e19 of his 58bfdd2d00 hand, feeling 1fafebbdeb his temperature b2c28de2ad rise.5d6f3e6ca1cd57e2

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Cha Hyuk seemed 46972ae077 slightly disappointed.924dd3e9fc1a92b0

“Study…? Do we really need 6b12d298d3 to stay up all f5d27d5150 night studying?”2fc435469bc161ec

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“Well, not really…”c42c79f34f9d2657

Honestly, Yebon b358c07e41 felt a 7d7db9dc51 bit ridiculous 83a13cdd4c even asking.0351dfcf27c36e0e

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He had 697bf61d9a wanted to 49295b08b8 embrace college 69c8889300 life fully, 8d4ec00d1e but soon 405196e999 it was 45dc7722b3 the end 14c8c115ed of the 6f8a6afa22 semester.143321c66370ad2a

There were e2b37e9534 no festivals, 385fd941aa no sports 1ead97d239 events, no 6f31236293 mountain outings—no b29fa9b2d7 events at 980140dced all. Ending it all like 11479d858b this seemed too disappointing.bde9a93c9f7ce907

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Yebon awkwardly shifted his 2dcbfb3b75 eyes and quietly made e30007cd05 an excuse.638a66b29b5da0f2

“…I just thought about c9640381d0 showing you around campus. You won’t see 6701587892 the winter campus 280534eb3f again. It’s quite beautiful 7503608e92 here, and it’s 078ffbdea2 nice for a a47ac31054 night walk…”4c09b7067dc92a5d

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Mumbling, Yebon 432429e5d7 clamped his d2ffbb088a mouth shut 5bd44b302b with a 91c629a5aa “if you 5c63e19e83 don’t like 0a80f19611 it, never ca8c1e7a8a mind.”57d0e8af6bdd4d71

Cha Hyuk had 264bba8af0 his own matters 7d93f026c7 to attend to, 1d22b8af21 and Yebon couldn’t 950d43bdab impose his plans a79fbfd9f2 on him.75f2a280b200ae30

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Just as 4ad24bce91 Yebon wondered b21c211055 what else 829e9359d2 there might 0ace85fbf4 be, perhaps bceb7effc9 he should 32ada072a1 wait until 0c0ac048a9 next semester, 0c290f995e Cha Hyuk 29bd3aea6d asked,4c1df5aa3486f4a9

“But is the d673d88a44 school open at fd7125420e night?”2841648e40a4600c

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“…It’s a university.”83cfb6c911f42a62

“Even on Saturdays?”ed46f66809cb27c1

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“There’s a 54cf16d5f9 24-hour reading 31ec291732 room.”c151a915a7e8acc4

“Ah,” Cha Hyuk nodded, e67f6e8c65 seeming to have an 6f5962ad61 epiphany.a4a732c9232fa0a0

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As always, I noticed c85a21b8e5 that during exam week, cfd18af866 the days just flew 0c768785b6 by.edfd0b236c50e5b9

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Maybe it was because 0a6960bfd7 I spent all day d907327e41 studying, but before I 3ea6d24961 knew it, it was 05f70a0b3b already Friday.026d4e759b47a143

Fortunately, Friday only 6c1ca2130c had pass/nonpass mandatory 6c37ae8298 classes, so after 59dfe91e7c the last class, efce111f4c I was done.50dd0fbd10f49117

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Plus, the class ended 3bc12547e5 early, which meant I 5791327ef3 could even nap at 9a7c21ab07 home before heading back, 0395f9f9bc recharged and full of a46c3a4d5b energy.2588560edd6ddc88

“Hyung!”366a275b63e90927

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Spotting Cha Hyuk c65f71dd54 near the study 816141a60b hall, Yebon dashed c9d6f2cd02 over.8e151372b48cb31d

“You said 139845cf17 you hadn’t 915086f544 eaten dinner, 938f0f5dc4 right? Let’s drop off our cc9ae1261d bags and grab some bd711bc11b food first. What are you 0fb40b8738 planning to study?”7cb468386cd0c7f6

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Yebon grabbed Cha Hyuk’s 8783c060d4 wrist and led him e74ed6cb2b into the building that 792881116d housed the study hall.796ba76455c46568

Cha Hyuk had b65d028cda never entered this 5b5ac685f8 building before during 29884183de his time at 56fd031dca the university.3bdebc9b93edaff3

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The building had more 0ddf8f9dab public facilities like convenience 09ec2d1394 stores and banks than d6b3695031 classrooms. He looked around ccaa2ceb9c with keen interest.6dbfc41681b78fd7

Then, his gaze shifted 43a91ba1d6 to Yebon, who was 81b414802b standing in front of 0683e24897 a machine, seemingly choosing 1138c5d48c a seat.db15315154024117

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Yebon looked b7849f116e a bit 4545243572 tired, perhaps e8ec3a1811 from the 301072b03d exams, with b79c902b23 slight shadows e3d4114dd3 under his b5350f3b4f eyes.57c768d026aa845b

Cha Hyuk reached out 741db0be6f and gently rubbed the 04524f147d area under Yebon’s eyes a4d1d038a1 with his thumb, saying, bc717ec933 “Thank you.”db740581ea623ba1

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Yebon tilted his head 7e8bcac479 in confusion at the ab9a1f2ae9 sudden expression of gratitude.e84efb9214780434

“For caring 9b76e58a1c about me.”c722391cbaebe3c2

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A tingling 41d43ab3ec sensation spread 6077dae087 inside Yebon’s 3e858f534d chest, as b03830dc34 if he 93faacd4e3 had done 62ce0e47fa something significant.5d27a11a49e63f58

The warm touch of 56a233db07 Cha Hyuk’s fingertips on 726cf994f5 his skin conveyed more aad0c77b2b than just physical warmth. After all, it was 1e606c976b Cha Hyuk who had 7e46fa4225 truly been taking care 1d3590dffa of him.197a6ea39cebef67

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Indeed, Yebon couldn’t 6801638372 help but feel 14a36726dc utterly captivated by 2a8d2d0e4a Cha Hyuk.309491d72478932b