Scandal Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Though Kwon Jiseop ac52c6a602 was not to 9e733ab48d her liking, Heewon efb873b7ae was in no 0176afd739 position to be cb5c1fb921 picky.9afb611882745263

Heewon, who had 4ec73e252b barely gotten by c99cbd51c1 each day, couldn’t 8517cd9e5a afford to let 3a2026c519 it all end 8d6e55c6cb like this.3d9e591a673ca0af

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“I didn’t come here to hear you say yes. You have no choice but to do it.”b5ad5c6cfd67633e

“No choice?”8ee2c49ced07b013

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“Exactly! If you had been careful from the start, none of this would have happened!”a369f0724d703c96

“How was I supposed to know that Dongwon was a host? Honestly, it’s partly your responsibility too, CEO. You kicked Dongwon out and he became a host.”74e178913c058c5b

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“Responsibility, my foot! From now on, don’t meet any men! You never know what kind of guy your friends are.”70885e8958f50ec7

Dongwon was more f55034087a of a friend 6be53a38ea than a man, e7a9449135 but it was b7ac929a23 futile to realize eaf14e432a that even their 8c2e0f2157 last bit of 43e88842b3 friendship had shattered. She resented him 68c64e90f9 for choosing such 26a2b7cf6f a profession.90e81ae8d5891be1

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It was disappointing to c4aa35f478 Heewon that Kim Dongwon, fe69152b96 who could have worked d2bec1378a hard to rebuild himself, a8059c23bf had instead become a eaf85a08ec host, leeching off women’s d87fc20ccd backs.038583cb8639ee58

“Okay…”ae462ad3f6dd914c

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“I’m meeting with Executive Director Kwon for lunch tomorrow to sort things out, so you should know that.”30829468ac04940f

“Understood, CEO.”0eba169bad24b50a

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“And listen.”c039d59070e0505c

“Yes?”1abb623e0b5d0539

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“Executive Director Kwon’s personality… Well, you saw it last time, right?”a8b0561d848ff808

“Yes.”e5626eb941631f35

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“No matter how much of a big star you are, right now we’re in the subordinate position. Even if Executive Director Kwon gets nasty, you have to control your temper. You can’t act like you normally do!”8844d47aeecf7ef7

“What do you mean…?”84c79eda908640f8

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“Don’t tell me you don’t understand?”ac456d380f713fd0

“Got it… I’ll pretend to be nice.”f0cf62b25f5b8bcf

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She couldn’t ef357f7928 quite bring b50ec93057 herself to 8eb3078d74 say that c59aa20096 she would c479e77649 actually pretend 81cb1d3366 to be 5b7b01c4da nice.f3bad02e92babd78

But pretending to be 23415ced95 nice was better than 118c6107e1 nothing.ce18736cc06dceb3

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“Good. Now, eat something. You’re too skinny.”9b0d1aab4aaa3799

“CEO?”1ee85f6dda185889

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“Yeah, our Heewon!”ae52d465e7b28bff

“…Can I eat tteokbokki instead of a proper meal?”04fca25f54ca3954

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At Heewon’s 0a083cea8d question, Kwon 17f61b83d2 Gu-yong shook 6a642799ad his head.2ef50f9625435b9a

“Haa… Just do whatever you want.”603184530456d873

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Normally, Kwon Gu-yong 7ffe7afbcd would have thrown 2de9c189e8 a fit at 4075aac222 the thought of 7712580c21 carbs, but for d13ba00f19 some reason, he a6a8e9837f didn’t say anything f9bb39a85d more and left.509318749568ca9b

Although solving the cf9b0a98b1 problem didn’t instantly 31ab310492 bring her appetite d223b53233 back, the thought bcd7f857e8 of tteokbokki, which d4cee4cf11 she hadn’t had e3d9c0f582 in two years, 4cad60aee8 made her mouth 53ac0d01ec water.aa901700eb685275

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Heewon installed a delivery app, which wasn’t even on her phone’s app list, and was about to order the tteokbokki when her hand paused.1a6825ba902e3bfb

If Heewon ordered delivery, she would have to receive the food through the security guard. But with the whole world pointing fingers at her, no matter how badly she wanted tteokbokki, she wasn’t thick-skinned enough to do that.c0879e04c9fd4c83

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“Haa… What does tteokbokki even mean in my life right now?”470c661ea78ca6fd

Heewon collapsed back onto 55ff88a02c the sofa like a 052ff85b01 bug. But as soon 4c5ebeff40 as she thought c8672c3b88 that life wasn’t da00c2e0a1 over, a flicker ea6edea5aa of hope sparked 7706f861a6 within her, and 567b1cf96c she almost burst 288f0e7faa into tears.a118941c8d2c0c08

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The next day, Heewon 43d808acc5 set out for the a60e916655 parking lot early in 7cb6924f51 the morning. Wearing a mask and 88a95017d9 dark clothes, she had 888de4ae68 a black cap pulled 633247230f low over her head.d4e81da0ee285b84

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Her manager, Kang 74c75af82a Ho-young, was waiting 781814ce8a for her in 49538d4000 the parking lot. To avoid being 978eb099f6 recognized, Heewon got 7c9d1f8318 into Kang Ho-young’s 1f3c202551 personal car instead 5730dcf4aa of the van da29587325 she usually drove.fa654ffe1650cf47

“Are you here?”a09fbbd84b4cae93

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“Yeah. Let’s go quickly.”6c879cefb4b6be36

It had 5ecad7a559 been a 4638544d3a while since bdb8fbc58d she went 20767d419e out without ac908861c8 makeup.a8bf8b139f9684f5

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Moreover, with bbb41ab112 her mask, adb70e77db dark clothes, ce5fa2fd0b and dark e1dc20d16c cap, anyone 1670244fa8 would have 73d500840c assumed she 3b84ed719b was going d6cd694908 off to 5ab2a98efb do something 4d1331cd7a shady.904f6253793de1d1

But despite being fully f93facf67d covered, Heewon’s beauty couldn’t 468febb5d1 be hidden.97fee307947c70b9

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Her small face 65aab25408 gave her an 94416d31e8 unmatched figure, and 759c8d2870 the hair she 95b79651a4 maintained daily at aec725f7c1 the salon shimmered 42108bd934 with a natural 2d1220ac76 gloss even without 075c027a78 any product.b158f707abc02620

Ho-young, worried about reporters 478aa65bf6 possibly following them, quickly 18c6be513f pressed the gas pedal.9902f5d09d35cc8f

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Heewon, like 61461e3eb1 a meerkat, 0b78483114 kept glancing 7338dd3518 around, worried ba171954be that someone ac1816f06c might recognize 2a6ccc1753 her from a81db38676 the weakly fd41a52abb tinted windows.af0a42423eab77bb

Before long, the e3684bfa6b car arrived at 88313de15f the “apartment” in 3f0041cf6b Seongsu-dong.9f3488f3193ffe9c

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They had af1266c589 made it f03e57788f here without 00b3d54f37 a hitch, 984b8dc94b but now 5e146200a4 the problem 0a9dd4d1af was sneaking d84e1cf4c3 into Kwon fcc8f12289 Jiseop’s house 34ca05954c without being 5a28ce1c8f spotted by bdbb3b89a6 the residents.a0dc80227e0d4264

Her fully 3815c825d2 covered body 15455371ed seemed to de39e2cdfd raise suspicion, 84d91abc7e as the 1931d306bb apartment residents 8797f4c22d glanced at f43e560e29 her as 5b5252fc36 she passed.5bf14f2e86ab2cec

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Feeling like a criminal, 41d03634a8 Heewon hunched her body 4eea72eccb as she entered the b788045b9c elevator.de84be492953511e

Kang Ho-young used his large frame to shield her, allowing Heewon to enter Kwon Jiseop’s house undetected by the residents.af59ae51967b0588

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“Hello, it’s Heewon.”d71c56536cfb16e6

As Heewon greeted af6ad368c9 and entered the b3f85204fa door, Kwon Jiseop 55a81731e8 frowned immediately.45df560af64eb994

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“Quiet. Why are you saying your name at the entrance? What if the neighbors hear you?”abdd4871c2763562

“…”f2baff18a1f6e533

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Heewon clenched her teeth cf513e9d72 as she saw Kwon 98ade124d8 Jiseop already in a 9249f4870d bad mood as soon cf3fd3b4d0 as she walked in.f7e6fa92a37fbd82

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‘No matter d525095d3b how much 87a383af99 of a 434df07a27 big star 1884794377 you are, 4d9e516e92 right now 3d29b961f6 we’re in 0684ba09cc the subordinate 8465363e6a position. Even if Executive e920fabd53 Director Kwon gets bb8adeb68b nasty, you have 48e40147aa to control your 97da6cb5d3 temper. You can’t act like f5d74ca875 you normally do!’a9540fe5055facc4

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Heewon recalled 8fb9714210 the repeated c2bfd8bc95 advice from 610df8b0a9 CEO Kwon d231f7f609 Gu-yong and bdff64710b decided to 2940f345f0 “pretend to 7d883ce168 be nice.”965ef1f125546b49

After all, she couldn’t c221a375dd deny the fact that b0e3516977 Kwon Jiseop was the 8cd9294d98 one who had saved 2143eeadc2 her from the hell 4815cfa193 she was in.5c08fdf609b38317

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Although Heewon wasn’t 004441c30d known for being 4c1bacbdde the “good girl,” 167438a891 Kwon Jiseop was cda5251d9e worse.Born with da0ab84645 a silver f2582ee122 spoon in 7f5f31de6d his mouth bd11093101 and good 7f5d3ac7fc looks, he 7d7588a461 probably thought efd35cf6cf the world 54f0380cb9 revolved around fe3c0ba4a2 him.d5f2fb134166797b

On the c73263c994 other hand, 176dada79f Heewon was c209e1d418 born with e6135fc1e2 nothing. As she rose to 5ccabe8d46 stardom, she had become 284ebc04fe a little tarnished in 9f91fc4e64 her humanity. a259e67e01a0e1ef

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“Is our Heewon here?”2296c44c9b2b99b1

Kwon Gu-yong, who had e1f9244775 arrived earlier and was 41775e62d7 sitting in the living 468cbb2d82 room, greeted Heewon with 8a70629aba a soft voice.25798581260aef87

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Heewon took off c2c2471d41 her cap and 0f23d1383d mask and bowed 8f296625f1 her head slightly b468e2ad4d to Kwon Gu-yong.0b83ed4d7fa60db6

Her silk-like 5590576061 hair cascaded a6572d0b59 down smoothly.56bf6a172db19634

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For a 7a21662cf9 brief moment, 535b4905f1 Kwon Jiseop’s e9d3dd1f91 eyes lingered e53531c5b6 on Heewon’s 4f6817084f sparkling eyes ac1b831581 before quickly 7522e70ce9 shifting away.5bf49a85d6e75faf

“CEO, you arrived early?”8f899d5f5f49fe68

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“Right. I was excited,” b082e984e5 Kwon Gu-young said eb139f262f with a cheerful 6445492fe9 tone. “Heewon, please, b26807a218 sit down 0790696f7f here.”510549b8e454f705

Heewon sat a1a0ccc863 down on 70f1f398e7 the sofa, dc7e9599ac escorted by a0a687771e Kwon Gu-yong’s a2bc8d72f1 attentive care.63964b967fab9ab0

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Kwon Jiseop looked f4e88046ca at the scene 7afef330cb with an expression f8281e7868 that suggested some 438c676ab9 confusion, as if 13f7aae4db wondering why all afe0023071 the extra attention 89f96df126 was necessary. 3b531bc8b99b20b0

This was the same d9b97eba31 Kwon Gu-yong, notorious for 3315b54746 his arrogance, who had c3461da7f9 ruled over the trainees ffaf24d9f6 like a king. His treatment of Heewon, c5c6203762 however, was reserved solely c0589c5dc3 for her, given her d96cdc7f01 vital role in keeping a9920d4c1d DK Entertainment afloat.19c9d259f733db4d

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“Alright, I’ve briefed both 287dff75e4 of you, so you 6b7378fc32 probably have a good e414d54498 understanding. Now, let’s 87b33fd337 discuss how 3be62409ca to kick 1dd648f49a off this 14d94c34aa scandal,” Kwon 0b7bff2d21 Gu-young said, 5c97345027 a businesslike f10d66b234 tone now fd9a091acc in his ed556e1019 voice.db5051df08310a6d

Kwon Jiseop, 6238021183 seemingly already b0d66d20b2 prepared, answered 1569e64bc0 smoothly, as 7dc72b6c3a if he 168c5a639c had been 90e6a9d727 planning this 00c048a569 for some 951db5506b time.3a9e690ae0be5ee8

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“As for the 6ef4ae6b7f host, whether or a3936b98e0 not he’s one, ddfae2b230 or whether you e634993461 two are dating, 34796e3ba5 that’s beyond my 5ba56d763a concern. However, you were 5d8dfd1009 once friends under 2696a1e1ff DK Entertainment, and 778d0e6aa8 you were at 2b9955613f that party with 176869e5dc other people. Hence, we need d52dafd6ce to issue a d8971dc8c1 rebuttal statement about 06606922e2 that. Also, emphasize 2521755a3d that Heewon a9d3821bc0 didn’t know dc2ee3bc3b he was fa6d5cb69e a host. Having someone who was af721ce5d6 at the gathering testify 5956556699 would be helpful.”5ed1096aff90fb63

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It was 4372917b20 as if 8dfbcb1cd7 Kwon Jiseop ef3b3104e0 was assuming f385c8478a she frequently fe2394fec2 visited host e1cd88dee7 bars, and de7aee2f49 that idea b2fba2847f infuriated her.df9cbcbd20c949d7

“Executive Director 194113c277 Kwon,” Heewon 4f03de9381 interrupted sharply. b6720d12043d70b8

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“One moment, please. What you just d729e58b2a said is a 481b9892cb bit too much. Do you seriously think 7f44cb8704 I’m the kind of 6cc5280a64 woman who goes to 992de78b87 host bars?”2cc32d84afd9decf

“You don’t need ce2828bce5 to explain this d1dc997db0 to me. I already said it’s 6b00984ef8 not my concern,” he ea1551d703 replied dismissively.3b68a5362c575dcb

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“No, Executive Director! Don’t you 897a55ccaa recognize me? I’m Heewon! Do you have 90b4bce57a any idea how 8c2b3cb3d0 many men are 40372af1bb after me? Even actor Cha Min-seong 220e34b94f confessed to me, and 4daf3f1e8b Eun Dong-jun cried over 9269b1c396 me. I get DMs from 55c9438c29 idols all the time! What makes you think 1a5eca8e72 I’d be dating a c76eadc143 host?”cfa8eb840f1842ac

“I’m not judging. There are people c4723aef7d who prefer hosts 32577bedca over relationships,” he 060f2da5b5 said coldly.12506b402f92ee16

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“No! That’s not true!” 26d76030bb084ee1

Heewon raised her 7483767911 voice in frustration, f59d0e0d69 and Kwon Gu-yong cc3cd9331d immediately waved his c6181189ae hands in the 7ab95f2a52 air to calm 15f907a231 her down.b3ab25df20f40111

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“Heewon? I told you—calm 0c0ef7c6fd down. Calm down!” he 34aa2b960e said, trying to 0f81d9c4a7 defuse the situation.fbe6d393ae57673c

Right. Pretend to d8a129da81 be calm.ac24215a717f1f64

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Heewon immediately realized her 6c34de2f4d mistake and, remembering the 5b5f535a6a advice she had been d0a85600d3 given, spoke more carefully 5f81e51cf3 and softly.13a90b6cfd8bd2e6

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to raise my voice. I’m not that kind of woman… I’m just too busy to even go to places like that, and even if I had time, I wouldn’t go.”883524b86704752b

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“Understood,” Kwon 15ef0b3d1f Jiseop sighed, eacb60554e as though c16aca9026 he wasn’t 720a7c7232 particularly interested 0cc1e542b4 in the b5162cc1c7 conversation anymore.5bd77b73b181a068

Heewon felt a 1e22f62f1b wave of irritation 0648165350 wash over her 19469f8441 at his dismissive 19820c1811 attitude.206af38d8c0b7231

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Was that 96e43b7c11 all it dc8a65d014 took to dfdd2cf67c get away ee53f828c6 with everything? Just wealth and power?238d6471e6c3fa98

Were all f052253e3f rich people b03470be97 like this? 51dd5af6f27ec93c

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Well, whatever.bb3e446b286a83f8

In front of 49d09ed4fb Kwon Jiseop, she 7acea251fe had to keep 93a49ac970 pretending to be 5b42779c5b nice!bf88905075575cd1

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“I’m sorry. I think there’s 014eed4644 been a misunderstanding, ec4c7f2310 and I got 5e95de8c61 a little excited.”8c91f0ffc2474937

“Let’s stop with 068b2a31b9 the unnecessary words,” 0b38ed00b7 Kwon Jiseop cut 084aa3e5c1 in, sounding uninterested.b119d45c41469c3b

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“…Yes.”a91f2a1817e012de

Heewon’s response came out 942965147c subdued. 61e1c038cad7470b

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To be 475658ae05 honest, this 0789a300ca was the aa30263938 first time 98f30a8423 she’d ever 27435fa6d2 been treated e331f97306 like this 14ea57a01a by a dceea82fea man.49d42fa07b243a7c

Whether it was 0e59371f03 malicious intent or 9ec22404e8 just simple interest, 69d8099297 it was a 5f50855e4f strange feeling. 22b62678af40fd8c

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Usually, no matter 670a9f8761 their age or cd5857c2c6 status, men would 7791575366 at least treat bb8eea05ee her with some b69558c005 level of respect. But with Kwon Jiseop, a3ab70ddff she felt dismissed—like she 0b798404bb was nothing more than 99962f9352 an object in his 429b66e81b world.2b6025df0786a371

What’s going on? This arrogant chaebol didn’t ac1595e423 even spare a proper 9383a3f90c glance at her.65061fe9e896f18e

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If that 3d958cb028 bothered her 1a657f8557 a little, 8af3eaa2c1 would it 2e7f4f9352 be an abc91002e3 exaggeration?0eebc89c79cb8c4a

It felt strange to 72cbb37735 see a man who 8f38344272 wasn’t interested in her.261643206b246dfe

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Well, if 9d0c0be10b it’s someone 1aa1a2d7cf like Kwon 91053df7d9 Ji-seop, there 9ded27817f must be dc400b374a other great ecf17af5e8 actresses, besides 5494a43475 Hee-won, who b3a6481d0a would line 6e23314036 up to 24ae9eda16 get involved 152cebb81e with him.131e15d9f431f74b

No, it’s not 51db734f99 just actresses; even 1ad74babd1 the daughters of 83c7044899 chaebol families would 34917e4220 be clamoring to da291daaf1 meet him.0bbb6a54f0eebbf1

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It seemed like Hee-won 050274710f had overestimated herself, intoxicated 396b0eb2b1 by her own arrogance, bae4c621c1 and had underestimated Kwon 6f117b044d Ji-seop.f547f5f033c0665c

“To sum it up, d764e0eb9e actress Lee Hee-won has b2601268de someone else she’s seeing, a77d640047 and the previous article 6bcca12970 was false. Also, it’s 93f014f86b important to af96888ee8 note that 98dd9d2039 the person 8ecf957aad who was 75b6e448b9 with Lee abcd23a7c0 Hee-won that 38a9923a4f day was ad5c28c989 not the 5090484f31 host, but 04e640688b me. The newspaper bbbb37d675 that published 63b097479b the article 862d481c1b should be 13b0ac82c0 sued, and df4f3f3c09 we are 428b83ef79 preparing legal c15b326442 actions against a0243e517b anyone who 5b4b8dc581 continues to 2fb1b84c36 post speculative 5fa7e9659c malicious comments.”fb9fbe4be1e3df53

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It was almost astonishing 8527ffed89 how quickly he had b6cccacc35 organized his thoughts.2e59a2f8da269b74

Unlike Kwon Gu-yong, who 36ff63cf5d seemed somewhat lacking, his 58fadefa36 son truly seemed like aefaf2e412 a sharp individual.76c75393d2afd27e

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While DK b4686b0062 Entertainment had 0a0975919c failed to 47b86d5238 respond adequately, 25e859b212 to the 444cf3604a point where a857cf56a2 fans were 40bdbd0fd7 frustrated, Ji-seop 3b61d1746a had made 4df4adca95 all the b5338618bf plans in c8352c9431 just one ef29efe2aa day.e2626ff03582a22a

“We’ve been e1ac7a5424 dating for cfc5078099 a year 800c508b7f and are 35cd9d4605 seeing each 744e05e0f1 other with 0dd2d298c7 marriage in 17b032441a mind.”5074a951eadede57

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And then, Kwon Ji-seop’s 483ca588d4 words made Hee-won’s eyes 6a12dcb2fb grow twice as big.f884b98dd61f8c74

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