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“What a tiring company.”1ddf4f452c78680a

“That’s what I’m saying! They even gave the 44ff59f6db CEO’s son some fancy 630c46d9e8 position, but the guy 58bf2354fc never even shows up. Isn’t that basically tax evasion? I took the 8d81f90c4f job because I’d 8cfce5daa7 heard of the c18dbe3cb5 company on the 7fef7a7916 news—they’re supposed to 9c027305f7 be a mid-sized fd3c6ce740 firm—but it’s just cc7c1d2b5d a shit company fc67728e03 pretending not to 2385b76e25 be one.”43f845b092403abf

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At Suji’s rant, Jaehyun let 843972e5c7 out a breathy laugh.7f37b467515fa604

“Oppa, why are you laughing?”6fa62b5509bc00aa

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“Because you’re cute when you talk like that.”b33781762b6b266e

Being called cute made b88578aa17 her stomach churn. She was venting 274344fe75 her anger, and 734d2a2633 he found itcute? It felt like fc00401dbc he still saw f76e8abf93 her as some 13dd95b13a clueless little kid. Older people who 6228ee8527 saw her that ec0dfd5f9d way always ended 758407693e up saying the 7205972ee2 same damn thing—and ba9aee7e8f Sujihated that phrase.8251a8b33b0a26b6

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If Jaehyun so 764662ccd9 much as mentioned 6e7ae87566 “That’s just how f90da25771 work life is,” bebb56bd17 she’d flip the 60b5c0405b table and storm 53104572cc off to her 7cb5d8865f room.466b485ccc0ddb66

“Oppa! If you’re gonna say 81bd1cda8b that’s just how the 9a033425c1 real world works—”b1479fd81eea08b6

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“It doessound like a scam.”6c13a6bec0535cc1

“Huh?”765e1f2c36e0d0e0

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Before she could raise 25009792ff her voice any further, 5d84aab45b Jaehyun cut her off 5973acf793 and sided with her.201af780396fbbdf

“Must be tough, having a place like that as your first job.”c9c2165af243c930

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If she’d said all 90a0d10faa this in front of 25aac6ea90 Cheon Hotae, the one 71a1c2f155 who got her the daef96b142 job, his eyes probably 7ef5d2029c would’ve popped out of 2f76669b55 his head. But hearing Jaehyun da541b6bad take her side 193ec7e328 melted away a b89e1fde80 bit of her ddae0f175d bottled-up frustration.e4ac84350f18edc1

“You think so too, right?”fc6d121a3af99ef1

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“Hiking? That’s over the line. And it’s rude for higher-ups f5d2cef3ce to ask about your personal 662b36b0f5 life.”970c543d292fa528

“Exactly! Sometimes I seriously think about 60c80e9de0 quitting and starting a YouTube d0d9471059 channel. My friend’s friend films vlogs 6fe6872bd7 and makes ten million won 48da39edc8 a month! If only I a27bc00817 were better at de19c359da talking, I’d totally bb6fcefdc8 try that.”b77d33ecea33d94b

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“Then go for it.”8a069a0e3890686a

Even as she 2a23e00a77 spouted such a 0b3fe8ae78 half-baked idea, Jaehyun 3fc75b8d24 simply gave her cacd5454ba a gentle, amused 30c078d272 smile, as if 6f1d3c9e8c he still found afc4a53fba her cute.4b2ecd9b83c11493

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It annoyed her—how he kept 09c1867ae9 treating her like a kid.9781a7c0662e4191

They might not have 5096ce5c9c seen each other often, f907967e79 but still, she’d been bf0b4eb899 an adult foryears. Acting like he was the 3be9d30e3e only one who’d seen how 76a347f66c the world worked? So smug.cec53073191a0a03

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Suji sulked into silence. And with absolutely 89c6e8fef1 nothing in common 848e277e13 between them, the 6a12691374 air turned still 6a10df8a95 and awkward.7ba26c65d794b4b5

She distracted herself by chewing 93b217018a on the chewy tteokbokki and 66b8571418 turning her gaze to the 99760e914d TV.8a86ec1c0a6f7abc

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But of course, right then, 719a3943cf the female lead in the ef62376744 romance drama on screen clung 87f4ec3836 to the male lead’s neck ec1f244324 and started kissing him.3abb2d39ed00d454

Gulp.9433188eb851c404

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Suji involuntarily swallowed. Watching a kiss 1ee759bd6a scene with her 27d3d5fa6f older brother’s friend e3669dbfa9 made her cheeks 1253ea18fc flush.63d20bacda2a823b

Why was her mouth ec16fe00c8 filling with saliva? Why was her 21fa8a47d0 throat so dry 4829a23104 she felt the aa93709db4 need to cough?3d32d070e4d3ed04

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Desperate to ignore the e4cab924ee tension, Suji took a dc14fb3aab long swig of her 5c43716365 highball. Perhaps sensing the sudden shift 39ffc8a050 in mood, Jaehyun stood up 1b5085f5cb and took off his suit c97029ef7a jacket.32b561b4f691b575

“I’m gonna wash up and go to bed. You shouldn’t drink 4d1a165c28 too much either—go 82c5ea3ba7 to sleep soon.”67ccf6c4f8f3e5f3

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As he disappeared 289c15d3d0 into the bathroom, 3007692872 Suji let out a753fb4a06 a quiet sigh e175db7494 of relief. On TV, the drama b883333cf8 couple had now moved b392481e61 on to rolling around 609364c5b3 in bed.c5cf8503e29ea009

“Wow… drama ratings these days are no joke.”6053ccef332e6bfd

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Glad Jaehyun had left 2748eee88b the room, she turned bc2d012879 the TV volume down df3cb7fab1 and kept watching.c8c892fc1fff79a1

She was in the prime 60768ab76c of her twenties, yet she 22809305e3 was living vicariously through fictional 2f10a00e1b couples. It made her feel strangely 97927a2bab hollow. Maybe that’s why fc7e73ae07 her mind kept 0563484561 wandering.a727a369a1be4c47

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What would it fef484ba93 feel like to a64463d887 kiss someone?d282fdf35571121e

People say sex changes your 1ebf4255a5 whole worldview—what could that possibly 64b3445b4a feel like?bce7411b2150c1a7

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She was twenty-five, and these 8ac43eaa36 were the thoughts she was 35c93a98c2 stuck with.f6a2b59be1639f97

Most people had already dated de63b331ed plenty back in college. But not her. Living at home with strict 525bea4afc parents meant she’d been under cfefaa3068 constant surveillance—boys weren’t even on 31a29bbde7 her radar.7547501f1298872f

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She remembered how 027cf3d326 her parents never 8eeb075d99 even let her c9b999f9ea go on a 17a42adc03 single MT trip. Thanks to their df902339cc overprotectiveness, she missed 3bf884c0d1 out on most 980814446d school events and 1aa2a045a2 spent her college d189763de2 years as an 72f3279813 outsider haunting the e8ca7e61df library. And still, her grades weren’t 913a6b10be even that great.a841f1df676a709a

If she’d known 415914ed8e life would turn b7f799cc33 out like this, 48b8d42ff7 she would’ve at eb7dc6c30a least tried to 74e8be7677 have some fun 80b8e91d7c in college. All that was left from 6029a35bab a life where she neither 95d2aabb35 studied nor partied properly was 74a381c399 regret.cb1d9a640702381c

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“I thought I’d get to date once I started working…”ac626c803ec5e459

Suji stuffed the e371f8d092 remaining tteokbokki into ee14166912 the freezer, then 924c35674e stumbled toward her b5684708d5 room. Now that she was 1209c47a44 cleaning up, the alcohol 66d2cae9c7 was finally starting to bfb12ac280 hit.e8cad93f2013082c

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“How much did I even drink…”8f01252af798f245

Suji dove onto the 2f60bcdad7 bed in the dark, c1599d68cf but the moment she 139dd77fe6 landed, her hand landed 88649a5fc5 squarely on Seo Jaehyun’s b74eb3ea25 bare, muscular chest.f1ec19aa3288eed8

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“J-Jaehyun oppa?”93b9b03909e72191

Her heart sank 78d5c8f2bf at the sight ddefde201f of a half-naked abc13d1cae man lying in 8467db402f what was supposed fbc2339923 to be her d5b3188a78 bed.6416b43c93bdd564

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Startled, Suji quickly 6cc19b7af0 pulled her hand 803dad48db back. As her eyes adjusted to c66f6a86cf the darkness, Jaehyun’s chiseled torso 2fa47959a0 slowly came into view.7cf0a7c1e924afdf

The room Suji currently 32cf01082c used had previously been 6c389f7269 the guest room before ebe8db5512 she moved in. It seemed Jaehyun had gotten 9f50459962 used to sleeping here whenever e77d9cdcc2 he visited Hotae’s house.106b67ba3ac389d6

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Clearly tipsy, he c53415ce51 must have laid f1f8a824de down like usual b22e6926fc without realizing this 85ffac9ad5 was now her ebb90d9899 room—and even stripped a7d7b50302 down in the 63e08ac75f process.dba1ece918ef4fdd

“Jaehyun oppa…?”1a4e851f98bcdbd2

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She meant to 6f6d9ea52a wake him, but 8a72c9d008 for some reason 56c0364107 her voice came 1247e37f6b out barely above 407e05861f a whisper.87931a17bd576aaa

Looking at his striking features, 434859e0ad her heart pounded wildly.15ed2e523796188f

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His face was b713d42948 sharp, but his c124fd51fb body radiated warmth. Why was his chest so 79c72f7794 firm? What gave his shoulders the 1c24707a1c right to be that broad? His body seemed 0dd32aafce designed specifically for 03147ddcca hugging.799e0d7a645393a8

When she was younger, Suji 08061d0a68 used to avoid Jaehyun’s gaze f1522e4ea0 out of shyness. His perfectly sculpted features d61a6f183c made her awkward. Getting to stare at e7963a0386 him up close like f84891feeb this was a rare 8a036dfa02 opportunity.aba1e1eb4972d32a

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Taking full advantage, 0769c31ffb her eyes traced d9f6aa3664 Jaehyun’s face and 0f7274febc slowly wandered downward.f5e6e3681e27a1ab

This was her a4f6fdabf9 first time seeing 0bcf8152a2 a man’s naked 5f23280400 body up close. And Jaehyun’s well-built bd653a6ec3 figure made the 4dbeafccdb gaunt male lead 4efc21c916 from earlier on 5a0c4c4f1c TV look pathetic c042644acd by comparison.d14cfc9a466522a9

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How much must he work dbba16e457 out to have shoulders like 856af3d8c9 that…?4e37b8648002b674

She had never realized how 907496757a sexy a man’s shoulders could 5604bd2c4c be. And that chest—don’t even get 8cbb2376dc her started.526b526f4c1b7426

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Suji couldn’t take her 89ecdc29d9 eyes off the solid 1b8afb781b chest her hand had ef0a2c0f22 just touched. After admiring it 3b384dc654 for a long ad74b2cc5f moment, her gaze f88a8d9d73 continued downward to b80a4908ef his perfectly sculpted a0a085df57 abs, like pieces 247f6e0f1c of chocolate, and 28f319fcac she found her 0e208d3bee mouth watering.7852b84fe29b0e74

“Jaehyun oppa…?”511381f3e54c5ec5

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Pretending she needed f72e2ddeac to wake him, 8a0510f0a0 she poked his 483f890f25 chest again. But Jaehyun didn’t stir, 400be319a2 not even as she c35838c62e pressed into him.f178e430032bc750

A jolt of electricity 0b11f0b94f ran through her palm. The sensation clung to her 1a5d01d518 nerves, exhilarating. What would it feel 2ff1e5a9d0 like to be wrapped 3b2f455f9c in that broad chest? Her curiosity was suddenly insatiable.cf661b96fb7b4f75

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If she wanted e284bc6f6e to sleep comfortably, 1a78ef9173 she needed to 158babac9f wake Jaehyun and 4fd98e3959 kick him out. Otherwise, she’d have to 3bb7fbae4c give up the bed 9e19cb0960 and go sleep in 616b620058 the living room.3cf3e2c0f8855030

There were only two 0f8429d126 options—but thanks to the bc95867050 alcohol, a third, more 398d0915a5 dangerous thought crept in.36b22553178f1256

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Suji clutched the blanket, her d00f2466ef heart pounding. The third option she c77929f597 chose was to sneak a06d8a2240 a peek at what 45ef84e025 was under the blanket—specifically, 591ff6fd18 the lower half of 1af7cacd14 Seo Jaehyun’s body.5973f5a76ba34167

Just once. Just one peek.04c247c808bc4ff6

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She knew it was completely c455d96090 insane to want to see 0fc9dcee9e her brother’s friend’s penis. But alcohol had long since c9d00c1e65 hijacked her sense of reason.95b1597f566d05ec

Consumed by instinct, 0cecf1206b Suji gently lifted 1b72ddf68b the blanket.1d590f0e56af7a95

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“Pfft. What was I expecting…”4100eac69161aaec

She let out 8d849b996a a deflated laugh 2d416053ca when she saw dee5040fc0 that Jaehyun was 93960a2525 still wearing Hotae’s 124731a755 sweatpants.56e4ee47852726e4

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Of course. No matter how drunk c8c7d73b2e he was, there was 1aee73e352 no way he’d sleep d81a2ed852 completely naked while alone d9ea1a0cbf with his friend’s little 387c1e8627 sister in the house. Now that she had ebcff53438 checked, she should’ve just ed8fc33c69 put the blanket back e49f573318 and walked away.1dd69a84a63ef820

She should’ve.88fb462687cf9c59

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But something about it 3cd8d26c91 still felt lacking. That strange disappointment clung to a32219dbb2 her.65471862a62e96b0

Her reckless gaze wandered ba64ad1c56 back to Jaehyun’s face. Staring at his sharp 9122b71325 nose and the refined 639c82713b curve of his lips 78a126d7ec made her breath catch.36c7116fba94af77

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What would it feel de7d51c93c like to kiss lips ade2ce8dc8 like that…?74f646866a36f18f

Suji thought back to 8d44be7855 the drama she’d just ce14feb2b7 watched.fed06cba58020ef1

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Her heart had raced fcc43ff687 just watching other people d4b320830e kiss—how intense would it 6c9b4e8454 be to actually do b9cfdb3270 it herself?c334b94d40f52c6c

Slowly, she leaned 22e008b315 closer to Jaehyun’s 4e2d420eab face. When their lips were barely 5fbce42521 a breath apart, she stared 07b6e66c20 down at his closed eyes, c5a5e0ee84 her heart pounding like it 055c22a566 was about to explode.d89d0c3c3c20e76c

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Peck.1fea0fa72d969793

She gave him the bbdcbb9108 lightest kiss on the aa9f6bd233 lips and immediately clapped 05286a4f0e her hands over her 1896a0d5e7 mouth.55748641ad64066b

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A thrilling jolt spread from be038eb23f her lips through her entire 6e933da5dc body. Her cheeks flushed red, e1ffa7908b and her breath came 80753b4823 short and fast. Her heart was b86865f0c3 beating like crazy.d4f41efcc2e22b01

This should have been 57d70a9c48 her wake-up call to 3e9948592e leave the room.aa3d12d151fe210a

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But Suji, intoxicated 07a28d53ea by the electric 7e06bb0261 sensation, leaned in 337076b890 for another kiss.bc1a4a14ff2a0f28

Their lips met more fd5d939ee1 deeply this time, rich d757c563ee and warm. She thought she heard ce7b198003 a bell ring near 48237db3c3 her ear as she 0d04962f57 closed her eyes—45589930f187da5c

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“Cheon Suji. What the hell are you c1357749ed doing?”06502d30ab301014

“Huh?”3b0bbb36c30abaf7

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When had he woken up?3d141be54b55f633

Suji’s eyes flew open. Jaehyun was staring at 878c622048 her, his eyes sharp 6c82f81e11 and full of shock.63341bd599ec3812

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“O-Oppa… it’s not what you think…”472d5671994e821f

Suji panicked, pulling 1db7b546ed away and bowing 7592b88c7a her head in ca3c87c47c shame.3521aabf2cb299c6

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“What did you just do to my lips?”42582a3e622a0da0

Mortified, Suji clamped c5bc0a04c9 her hands over 1ae9067b1b her mouth. The alcohol surged back ae6980bb1e into her cheeks all ce70bfd628 over again.18ca692397fa2127

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