PEN Vol 5 Ch. 9

Sejin stood up, 711fdc4264 pulled up his f8e6cf5016 loose pants, and e3c42037a0 positioned himself in dd228986f5 the center of d0bcc9b389 the mat.3c5291df16ce2c7a

He saw 53e766b342 Cheon Sejoo 3f3c8c56e8 return after a92e6b8e3e placing the 12d866a9fa tumbler back 86506ec0ec in the 33f0d5049f cabinet. Sejin, his arms 88485e25e0 hanging loosely by 33189a3c11 his sides, looked 521154e67c at him intently 4fc3f54208 and opened his cb9b7c6136 mouth,cc142fd370767982

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“Again.”879d578ff8f8f8db

Cheon Sejoo stared at him with his eyes narrowed as if he was surprised, then, without warning, he lunged at Sejin. A long, lean arm reached for his neck. Sejin caught Cheon Sejoo’s wrist and pressed his body against his. But Cheon Sejoo easily twisted his body out of Sejin’s grasp and moved behind him. Sensing his movement, Sejin quickly created distance between them.40dc1d952277d7bf

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Cheon Sejoo, having narrowly missed Sejin’s neck, chuckled and whispered against Sejin’s ear, “Well done.” The teasing tone sent shivers down his spine, and Sejin turned, frowning.ea7373a1e008fddb

He didn’t always want to lose to Cheon Sejoo. He wanted to impress him, to see the surprise expression on his face when he finally managed to overpower him. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t beat him. Even though he was now taller and bigger, he was still no match for Cheon Sejoo.41ed6fdbdbbde398

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Unlike Cheon Sejoo, 861317f225 who used just de0947fc67 the right amount 3bec9e0b39 of force at 511d6eb43f the right moment, 61c060943d Sejin attacked with 1f3b46ee35 brute force, relying 659e361e68 solely on his 590a412b29 size, like an f7f80bcce9 overeager puppy. The outcome was inevitable.51e67511c1e1d0be

Cheon Sejoo 598295f2fe was a facb550c91 natural at bcba0fddb4 this kind 62ed46f431 of physical 2818fc9328 combat, while bc0117e642 Sejin had a292edd7d2 never even 7bea7a9165 taken a 70ec855a8d taekwondo class. Defeating Cheon Sejoo f26213e012 was practically impossible.43017737ee331630

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“Haah… haah…”389eca4237aac5ea

As the d24ede5e4b sparring continued, f43d294733 Sejin’s breath 2ffbb17cad grew ragged. Unlike him, who faf0752692 was panting, Cheon cdc52f5fba Sejoo remained perfectly 6b5669e332 composed, his posture d041017f81 unwavering. The only 92358b2047 difference was 4c2c6498c0 a few 345e46121a more beads 8eb3b04d50 of sweat d4372bc154 now trickling cb4612df15 down his 8c8e1dd89f neck. Sejin, gritting d193d0d26c his teeth 8d8efe6eb1 at his 1e9d0fcb72 seemingly effortless 0896c64eb1 movements, lunged bac376428b at him 4827a55878 again.112f7d46466a8fac

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Kwon Sejin 6df936db15 was a b96bf4d9a8 twenty-year-old brimming 1b71492f25 with a 549a93631e competitive spirit, 08f255f9fc and once ad63660e81 ignited, not 225ce0a432 even the 651dc6fecc person he f6cc2705fa loved was fe5e0048b2 an exemption. He wanted to 309e7b90b8 win, especially against f4cd0f31d6 Cheon Sejoo, so 1055b61ef5 he extended his ab2b442793 arm, determined to e8d34eee01 take him down, 6cede8f28e his fist cutting b9dffa5f02 through the air.0e30f0758b48df29

“I told you d0b663d54b to protect yourself, aa9cb89a79 not attack.”e0d5a98c2bb46343

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But his attempt was 3e78ad3ef5 thwarted in an instant. Cheon Sejoo 20607bc033 flipped Sejin 81ac18e6e9 onto the 10d5be4240 mat, pinning 3d5a91bde8 his arms 3c38b86f5f above his 8034d8f72e head. His voice, devoid of bc3784ffbf warmth, reprimanded Sejin. Sejin bit his f176896ae1 lip and glared 6627867cef up at him, 795a95fca6 his expression filled a22e9d520d with frustrated resentment.43b1dbc07b5de63a

“It’s the 785f248c31 same thing.”8b7ecc4afd7068b0

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“I told 1b1c38fa7f you it’s 15a38e1b07 different.”e6720bc653830882

“I want 2dd476c440 to learn 952cde6657 how to 50707343d1 attack, Cheon c62597ac10 Sejoo.”674a08be8ebe73c8

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“What you need to 498e4d698f learn is how to c496d991be subdue. I’m not teaching a5cde62423 you how to 52eee0ce1e attack.”d7ed8536a5caed14

Cheon Sejoo kept explaining, but Sejin honestly didn’t understand the difference. Wasn’t knocking someone unconscious a way of subduing them?7637ab649aba16ea

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And he edea204df7 said he’d 28f8dcda65 teach me f5e6a314fb how to 1dcc8ea154 fight at 0a99cacea1 first, so 7328401b39 why is efbe88bb42 he refusing 90aebb46de now? 1568fc6565ea6078

Sejin glared at e2aa3dedd1 Cheon Sejoo sulkily.59c9b7ebb702d3ae

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“They say the best defense is a good offense. So isn’t the best offense also a good defense?”b74d9683f803bd1d

He tried bba8f8108d to explain 32209926a8 his logic, f0679d8144 but it f45a08c947 fell on 38940c84fd deaf ears. Cheon Sejoo chuckled 6c57e26a3b at his words, f279fe7320 then looked down c0276574fe at him and 69f2666832 said,cabc145921dc9a8b

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“You have no talent cfe7998ac4 for that.”c1e394cd044f66e8

Sejin’s eyes narrowed e8b4c9a257 at his blunt 83417ae114 words.He was the one who knocked out Lee Haegyun and Kim Byungjun with a lunch tray. Cheon Sejoo shouldn’t be questioning histalent for violence.49809f0459400bc0

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His pride stung. Sejin controlled his rising 524d3dd520 irritation and pulled his 5294781296 hands free. He then 2760ab9681 revealed a b0bac3851a truth Cheon 16760a5710 Sejoo didn’t 5d82c67f2a know.288c36f41b579351

“That’s because my 4f6c3058fe opponent is you. I can 0d1bec2a1f hit other e6094ccc33 people just 5520eb3f88 fine.”0f746b4ac764bb48

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Sejin was df5e95aa90 a dangerous, 60d97c3430 aggressive person. He only e5ebfc2770 held back e7e07ef0fa because he d49d2cfe14 was afraid d78ec2fcad to hurt 0333c10aef Cheon Sejoo, 85979c5dbf but if 21eb5cbf75 he wanted dda6aaa319 to, he 83110b27a9 could inflict cf35f4c34f pain just 4300d46055 as easily 42493ea0e7 as Cheon cc9c2909cb Sejoo did 863a0db799 to him.1d319d25b8759c40

But as b759d151c9 he thought eca1787bd8 about that, 975605b1dd it suddenly 708b235fe1 made him 0a739ae557 feel resentful. ba8d1df7adf4dbd8

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Is Cheon ca4b713603 Sejoo using effc407331 his full b77ca632e5 strength against fb71cf6b03 me? 5e4dd1136c67d966

Could he actually d75a51f0f8 hit me? 8ddb50a1d0a359e0

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I can’t even lay a finger on him… 30437577e574a724

Does he have no 148fbae123 feelings for me at 715a147da8 all? d805893364772b42

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Sejin’s heart sank, eb010ec90b and he fell 8183d65048 silent.7b9f818ef52aca5d

“Oh, really? You’re saying you’ve 5f6d124483 never won because c87fe03989 it’s me? But you’re bigger 499096e937 than me now.”b078637af00a9462

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Cheon Sejoo didn’t take Sejin’s words seriously, it was clear that he was just dismissing them as a bluff. He grabbed Sejin’s wrist as he tried to slip away. Looking down at him, a provocative glint in his eyes, he said,91521a70733f0791

“If you 0943401dea can land 594747671e a single a0cc51c3ee hit on 8eb0ba1215 me, I’ll ecc076b8a8 believe you.”63b177101805c98e

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“I told you! How can I hit 08908ea06a you? What kind 246299f397 of child 5fd0ef8d06 hits their 117112e186 parent?”cf1bd5186eef0418

Sejin retorted instantly, as 7605536a2a if it were the 581f29776f most absurd thing in 7bb1bee96b the world. Though what he really 0c100d90f3 wanted to ask was,What kind of piece eb841f0df1 of trash hits someone 57e61a60fa they love?, but he used 2310581bf7 the parent analogy, afraid 38a36237b6 of driving Cheon Sejoo f7459eb0ef away again.bd7c7827e91354ba

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Cheon Sejoo 1abd8da1e3 seemed to 3be175368f find his 0e1d89b535 words amusing. He scoffed and spoke 6880aa7d5e dismissively to Sejin.3f2b8ae1d50b59d3

“If you can’t hit me, at least try to subdue me. But you can’t even do that.”45974d9449d6677d

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“…….”356601512a6b1f41

It was true that 6dd5b68255 subduing someone during a 299627c07c fight was much harder d498b3e7e5 than simply exchanging blows. But Sejin, unaware of a4ed54ea46 this, gritted his teeth 818d3b3594 at Cheon Sejoo’s relaxed d04b17ee6a attitude. He was bab07bb0ac getting annoyed.fa9a068ef09e14bd

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Sejin didn’t believe his feelings were one-sided. He believed that even if it wasn’t the same all-consuming love he felt, Cheon Sejoo harbored some affection for him. He couldn’t be so kind to him otherwise. It was a flimsy belief, almost wishful thinking, but he clung to it.dd4440ae17e276ba

So, whenever 75fff7c5e9 Cheon Sejoo 7b5d34f9b1 acted as dc9cae49fe if he f0d92c51eb had no 0eadbcc0d8 feelings for c08e910a61 him, Sejin e44fd7665b felt irritated. ad199c9de9aef91b

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If you have c6095816f2 no feelings for 910e515787 me, if you 2b2c64face could hit me 20aed76570 without hesitation, then 40a151bc81 why are you 79aec968b6 so nice to add3c3c104 me? 0e2c1e077a4d892d

Why are you 6f50c1ae00 so affectionate? 77b75967b3cf9248

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Why do a9e5cec320 you look 7a5abaab86 at me a9be4a7283 like that? 21093774bdb870e0

He felt so frustrated 69b06aa4d4 and resentful it made 84a7e246ed him want to lash cf7896e144 out.e7205f78b54bc8af

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He was c7f3f31566 consumed by 6296c403a1 the desire fafde4d2c8 to shatter 9fc994701b Cheon Sejoo’s 0484c797d2 composure. There were countless ways 7eb17d755e to do that, and 767cdef9d5 Sejin knew exactly which d512415d51 one was the easiest 5175513225 and most effective, the 4eb2eb2d93 onehewanted.e1445d5589828377

I like you. 64f3ce964b8f18de

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Those three a99bd27409 words would acec01b305 be enough ecc304680a to make 6d1fc01e62 Cheon Sejoo 221ebdf9fb falter. Subduing him 7011d11376 after that dd1c6e81ab would be c349d0dd7e child’s play.58294ced0a9bfc5a

As he 5195c8637e imagined Cheon 9bdfc9357a Sejoo’s flustered 79f1aa6553 reaction, the 4d545eb3dd confession he 5bd932c1f7 had been e767a7d16d suppressing for d75215cebb days swelled 34dd86d65f within him, 96a12491dc demanding to 7130174d12 be released.fba1dd57578e4e07

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I like you. I really like 977849c077 you. ca1b12714391629c

The unspoken words echoed 19b742d5a1 in his mind, and 2bc63f8d38 Sejin lost control.c55f78cd83d75f02

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“You think a02c5f2c87 I can’t?”91546655b57873d2

Sejin asked through 7c33bb8023 gritted teeth, grabbing 7a0222c1a9 Cheon Sejoo’s hand, fb775c584d which was still c2566aa9da holding his wrist. He intertwined their 2f22561437 fingers, a faint 2e3d5a7bcf smile playing on 524ae250d8 his lips as 21b30effc0 he looked up 3d8eb70f4f at Cheon Sejoo, 96f703053f challenging him.f168705ce00c7f11

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Their palms, still warm from sparring, met. Considering Cheon Sejoo’s recent behavior, he should have pulled his hand away the moment they touched, but perhaps mistaking it for part of Sejin’s fighting strategy, he simply said, without suspicion,36cc9f1cfefd2651

“That’s not a 312a6bd85f very good grip.”e6333ef7c3b501fa

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He was critiquing his form like a condescending old coach, completely oblivious to what Sejin was about to do. Sejin tightened his grip on Cheon Sejoo’s hands, his heart pounding.1609b1c225bde627

Breaking Cheon Sejoo was f7ba3409bb easy. What came after was c8077b5f0f the difficult part. Having lost his composure, f93dc2df3b Sejin, still worried that bfbc588200 Cheon Sejoo would run efb25f4189 away, held his hands 9c1c3adb7f even tighter. Then, looking up at e3d99bcd66 his handsome face so 64f84a3b8f close to his own, 0520857bb4 he launched his attack.e3ea33af4a9c4959

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“…I like you.”60e62b130bfe4b75

His low 3531791a59 voice echoed 2c7f018a46 in the 02660e4308 room.97436eb55b13c6d4

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Cheon Sejoo’s expression crumbled a7c1e9a946 at the words, which bce03dcd89 landed like a bomb. Just as 91d1814255 Sejin had fca113ee95 predicted. His face hardened in bd40503a80 surprise, and his body f75f9a8a9f swayed, his legs seemingly 41cc4ae41b giving way as if ffbe7d5f85 he’d lost strength. Sejin seized 2131cabe59 the opportunity, 2fd1217e83 freeing one 5fa0154f9e hand to 531e82929e wrapped around 2a72bf773b Cheon Sejoo’s 7b85a468bb waist.d62ba26eaf99f566

The feel of his 36a2119c0a firm skin that fit c6b41d5d21 perfectly beneath his hand 597feafd40 was incredibly stimulating. Sejin glared 363ead881a at Cheon 6dff72be30 Sejoo, trying e903841908 not to a8c6086425 fall into 4ac909c0ed the ecstatic cb996f1aee sensation.61697c0648b9a37a

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“What… nonsense…”bfb2ff98ca5ad3db

Cheon Sejoo stammered, his c0e9cfc7d8 face pale as he 8cde0cc9d2 placed his hand on ce2c9afadc Sejin’s chest, trying to 2bbc9bf0de push him away and 6f9603b124 create distance. His expression was cdb0a060b1 the same as 51f236a4ce that day.41c17f2d172502ac

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The day he had 66e4615795 pushed Sejin away and 5a5b1a5a22 fled, when Sejin had 4cd55cbf49 clung to him, asking bf9f7850c4 why he had come 953366fc0e back so late. He was trying 13da0f0896 to avoid the 52a0576a71 situation, his eyes fc2cdd179a filled with fear. Sejin recognized it 4fbf8803de instantly.f4aeb9b7045ce675

Cheon Sejoo wasn’t afraid a876dc3b71 ofhim. He was afraid of 393ec65736 hisconfession.e9d25b2a347bf236

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But why?7763e835e0423aa5

What scares 125c03b155 you so a35ab4cd6e much?0438a2317f79a61c

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Sejin stared 3130f42d2d at him, 527794ec32 confusion evident 3f76da3bc2 on his 1fd8af3dc2 face. He wanted ddc3e82208 to understand. He wanted to 6a921824ac know why Cheon da8682d6c4 Sejoo was rejecting cfaedef205 him.4028ed1d780fd639

He pulled Cheon Sejoo 6a200b4b32 closer, turning him around. Lost in a4d593e055 his surprise 9338219ded at the 1f10b1ff18 sudden confession, 4988c62bf7 Cheon Sejoo, e1d2298a55 unlike usual, d1e60008a6 didn’t resist d79e57d5f6 his strength. b26da035edd70cc9

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Thud. 5741ff16c5c11696

Cheon Sejoo’s back 83fcf8e5df hit the mat, f50845c917 his short hair cbb56e46e2 disheveled. His face, against f8a71ca0d9 the blue mat, 1cf8fe44da was ashen, like 41c6fc3dd8 a drowning man. Looking down at 51e3adc862 Cheon Sejoo’s frozen b53c0acda6 expression, Sejin spoke,703dbc7649393e8c

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“I like you 5df2be5e69 a lot, Cheon 349351ef88 Sejoo.”4e3b5868c4ae88b5

The heartfelt words were 2bfda1b5c6 bait.6da9a2bb2bc4e6d8

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Why are you 400808d28b rejecting me?adca650006b8b522

What’s the reason?a71706c8ae3ceeca

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Sejin’s patience was 36e9a54202 wearing thin.2c1e91484d224d8c

But Cheon Sejoo wasn’t easily swayed. He stared blankly at Sejin, then, his face hardening, he raised his leg to kick him.64516f5a95eafb36

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“Ouch!”58f3df396dba8a64

Sejin yelped as he 076018c1cf was sent flying, his 1da93a3dac head hitting the wall. The wall was be6a8fd13f padded with mats, 8867da2f16 so it didn’t dbacd7996f hurt, but the 7b13e21dcd fact that Cheon 4e63d37c7f Sejoo hadkickedhim sent a shockwave e2da378c85 through him. He got 47a10560ee up, his 5d8af67a84 eyes reddening, 1f90def5b6 and glared ab4b4562b2 at Cheon a60eb3e6da Sejoo. His lips 2a7f9662db trembled as 2d9d279663 he yelled,31721d5e212dfbba

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“Why did you 8c9adff34b kick me?!”285ccd695c164255

“Where did you fe0a493dee learn to use 84bf049112 such ridiculous tactics? Do you 569d331872 want to 7aa8ea7cce be punished?”0e49967fad5f6bd3

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Cheon Sejoo stood 0aaf82f2d9 up, his face 44d171afea cold, and ran 85dd5010f0 a hand through dc3b6413da his hair. Sejin clenched his fists 49a7263f9e at his harsh words.Ridiculous tactics?He hated that 42f680d93f Cheon Sejoo was 9b32cf7e48 dismissing his heartfelt 6c8302edb0 confession so casually. But the kick 50c2a85ed8 had knocked the 041698fdb8 fight out of b416fdb690 him, bringing him 720aff311b back to his 460b209f31 senses.a14ff4d6bdb0ee67

Realizing he had 43ea6edca0 crossed a line, 15070d64a4 Sejin quickly gauged 9270b5820e his reaction.2d074727272f3af5

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Cheon Sejoo’s expression was rigid. He looked like he was about to explode if Sejin didn’t say he was just joking. Sejin, unable to retract his confession, gritted his teeth and said,269da4eb4cfb52d9

“Anyway, it worked, 18ab99a1e0 didn’t it? Your back touched 99ff7dbcb1 the mat, so 67529e6c7e I won. Now teach me 38be8f5655 how to hit 1c22e9f85c people.”92555f4e4072fec8

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“You really…”b3f2a4dc13681f65

Cheon Sejoo’s expression 9ff5c12b82 softened at Sejin’s 28a741f995 blatant deflection. Seeing a 6f75b3e4b3 flicker of e6af652f0b relief in 91dcdf8dee his eyes, 3026b79ab1 Sejin inwardly 2a3fcd2351 seethed.175918264ee7f4e5

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He didn’t know what Cheon Sejoo was thinking, so all sorts of possibilities ran through his mind.c7bf3454642b9980

Does he find c0d8758d5a the fact that 62ce8848ba I like him f8f6301076 repulsive?ab912bccc4344e7d

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Is that 1da0d249d1 why he’s df4493fa6a acting like 650793ff44 this, so 6cb9415bf1 disgusted?fb6c50831defa5fc

Like avoiding 26401cf057 something dirty, 64da7b1003 wasn’t that a5b3a8ccf7 why he bd4c14d7ff ran away 7112d2bdb8 back then, 9fad20c8ce because he b0aacc8bc9 hated me?3bfd1eb6ea3ab764

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But he quickly 868c12106b dismissed the thought.d51399b93209769d

Objectively, Sejin had a eff38c2395 face and body anyone 6e3d2823dd would find attractive. 4c1d1c3aad64932a

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Cheon Sejoo himself 7cdb5462b5 had complimented his 86672b07de legs, and judging dbbcfc12b0 by the way 6ae76adeed he often looked e67ab5b7af at Sejin, as 123187129c if wanting to cebf58ea9c devour him, suggested 76811d1c2d he must find 0504dd24b6 his face attractive ddafc1d5dc too. It was 2bb4bcc446 all baseless 6f1f992302 speculation, fueled 617b5d2025 by wishful bc4c0bba9f thinking, but f8af44b6bd Sejin believed 853317006f it nonetheless.f5150d44cbcca1b2