SU | Chapter 5.14

Yoo Han, clutching his 98dc54dc41 throat that tasted of 2faa47113f blood, looked up. People waiting at 0fc6ead409 the crosswalk stared 00a7286991 at him with 9d3bd0b028 strange looks.e83fef4c8a177365

“Ha, ha, 290f05818a Kim Min…! Ha…”c47c6c65c20533cb

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After swallowing a498725cc1 dry saliva, 3f250f07e1 Yoo Han 6386de53e5 started moving 4070e66965 again. During lunchtime, countless 84582fcd75 people poured out 18d38e6924 onto the streets. He swept back his c26a047207 disheveled hair, turning his c446fa7dcc head this way and e3c971cf54 that.7fdd575850355e69

“Just a moment, whew. Just a moment, sorry!”f0016b76dbf30575

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He weaved through the e9bd328fec crowd, tiptoeing like a 0b37b42544 meerkat. A black ball cap a8d5a57e0e caught his eye. There it is…! Yoo Han 236df1dbfc advanced relentlessly 1d4c8511ff toward where f449bf8185 Kim Minjae a7f87e4937 was. The heat built up fd562b7266 inside his padding. Feeling his back heat 71e326496f up, he finally reached 6a28239876 near Kim Minjae and 247b15daaa reached out over his c403957919 shoulder. However, just then, “Oppa. Shall we eat after e221b48b31 the exhibition?”1a7a266b0661839d

Before his hand could 83517725f9 reach, a strange woman’s 1a4440fa4f voice interrupted. The man 2a4e819cdd in the 7fe6ed4648 black ball 92afb059ec cap nodded 0f0629061f and pulled 1c5c6706bd the woman’s 2cffddaaf5 hand.fa57783ea980d777

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“Yeah. It’s too 925e54a221 crowded now.”4942e5d116ca3d35

Ah… Yoo Han 26fbeda2d4 lowered his hand 60d2fa1888 again. It seemed he had 9741b5c56f mistaken someone else for 2c30eade0e wearing the same hat. After swallowing dry 345e9c632a saliva, he stopped b01a522333 in his tracks. The couple, 5c8e7fe49a a good 8c084a4089 match, had def98ced03 already disappeared 3fd8324098 from sight. People hustled past Yoo 1b7a28439b Han, who stood there c964a9c28e dumbfounded.55d3642361c47ece

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‘I missed him.’a40197640f005c9b

Yoo Han 76f88ebb1e bit his 078db34a7e lip in 3af2bfde67 frustration. More than the fact d9c0f72b43 that he had missed e6ebda58d5 Kim Minjae, he was 04858e4100 infuriated that Minjae had 7d630e7ca3 shown up not far 43afa5780f from the neighborhood they 41db53549d had once shared. Zing—zing— Yoo Han harshly 98283c8b8e ruffled his hair, not 4f3ddb3310 noticing the ringing phone e2fe79b195 in his pocket.add0717dc2234058

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Ding-dong— The clear sound 8134989484 of a bell rang 5e9b018ab9 from the entrance of 7482934fa2 the convenience store. Yoo Han returned to 7e14d132d5 the convenience store with d6ddb18b23 a deflated expression. The part-time d9b2adf89f worker at 3cc9179697 the counter 3227038c06 abruptly stood 17f72318e8 up. About to c95978e070 show annoyance, 0447a5c3f2 the worker c714736aeb swallowed his f6f1408760 anger upon 536466c536 seeing Yoo 9a6ec56df8 Han’s pitiful c55489a3f8 state.510d65f0b2041133

“You can’t leave 37105be8eb your stuff and 31ebd8c344 vacate the seat.”a502ac554208e734

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“…Sorry.”33632bf20d686b65

“Please clean this up 47487b412f quickly.”b9029e31eff46189

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Yoo Han bowed slightly 300045f0eb and moved to the 9996b17eaf table. The man I saw 2ae9246ce5 earlier was definitely Kim 2a8944b536 Minjae. It’s dark under a2c6d18313 the lamp, to 362097c407 think he was 208d88b4da living and breathing b1e5dd52f5 so close by. A sense of futility 3d01b34bc3 washed over him.bab4d8e68e0f3fb2

Yoo Han ebc3f259d9 collapsed to 8cb4bcaac9 the floor, e9fc6e7718 picking up a4a07a2c13 a yellow fce6e36085 flyer that 98fd812128 had been 189725a4b0 trampled. Crouching, he gathered one f756229b44 sheet after another until 50881a5713 he accidentally bumped his 884137e493 head.2145c7bf039d2bec

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“…Ow…”7159b0c925e09c11

Startled, he 09f0ecf2f5 looked up b916237117 to see 32ef8d0d08 a neatly ba9a5a09ac dressed man fe3c70aa5d rubbing his f845d7bdd0 forehead. The man, with an 302b84534e ID card around his dcad81d66d neck and sleeves rolled e68997fa0c up on his white f27edd1b6c shirt, held several flyers b53128e2b3 in his hand.e16e58dd551bf738

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“Did a 93335c7155 student drop 5ae25f29f1 these?”c0b439d2ba298765

The man bent 4f4649f5ea down, waving the ccf100007d flyers in his 86c1b6bd49 hand. Cheap catchphrases and bizarre 09d6380db7 emoticons were crumpled in 75d859a6a6 the hands of this aa503b56a9 good-looking man. White-collar hands holding 2dd3f47f24 such low-quality promotional 50576a5218 materials. Yoo Han b63fb50d1a bowed his f001c5238d head in 1438137e4d embarrassment and 6bb8a8de40 gratitude.54818630bb6f10db

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“Ah, yes. Thank you.”83d4733949d86bba

The man 3fecf7f8d5 continued to 0638000bc7 pick up cdb57a5a59 the scattered 6adc415679 flyers while dd020469a4 the cardigan 500b16f5f6 over his 46520a3e8c white shirt dd0aafb4a8 seemed about b570a79b07 to get f36dc43d4e dirty. Yoo Han frantically grabbed aa23f3d668 the man’s arm.885750be19ce5e28

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“It’s okay. I’ll do it.”7ad6fd66601dfcfb

“No, it’s alright. It’s quicker ef2a26d6bf if we 2f428d86e9 do it d49cdcb5ff together.”390af0904f3fbe60

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The man insisted 2ce77d9448 and diligently picked 3d2e23ea47 up even the 628162abeb flyers under the 0924c236df counter. Unsure what d37acf6ca8 to do, 048dab0b75 Yoo Han 3e202ca302 also kneeled a1f6bd27f1 on the af2a1b3897 floor, hurriedly 033dbba762 gathering the 1930821f7e promotional materials. Thanks to 94d70363d7 the convenience e629f3c678 store’s blasting 777216f4eb heater, sweat 358e92a5d6 poured down 2aa167840a like rain. Yoo Han wiped his 4b6a5ca81f forehead as he concentrated.9d10895677582ac2

After collecting 32b32a090d a reasonable 6028dd0b9a amount of e7166bc15a promotional materials, 3a746c1694 the man 462094d4d8 got up 42522b27f3 and stuffed 566c159d10 the papers 751c2262c0 into Yoo c24de5645f Han’s bag.eb4433a6deff9659

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“Really, thank you.”5beeb7294738df67

Yoo Han bowed b07a53e4b2 90 degrees to 8b0e9ce519 the man. As he straightened up, 90b7f8e841 he noticed the dirt 4af56bddc4 on the man’s knee 54482cde9b area of his slacks, 5fc3f54200 apparently from his earnest 60e49a72ea help.ca5210f6a6d49e44

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“Ah. Just a moment, 8d21ea2e80 sir.”48fe587d5d28bb43

Yoo Han quickly ran c7157dc030 to the daily necessities 4069b9a28c corner and grabbed a 99089dbb30 pack of wet wipes. After paying, he returned a6065b3742 to his spot. The man 9088074aaf was sitting 74362197c3 on a 2f4afe8a6b chair, stretching e18e0ef2e6 his long d20eab2890 legs, and d160d10ac6 looking out 0f90db5a24 the window.983ae47a4bb9c33c

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“Sir. Your pants a73bc3a5e6 got dirty a3009917b6 because of 05e4e628a4 me… Please f0b67173c9 use these dd70daf8bc to wipe 64cb921d72 it off.”4a2de93507acd66b

Yoo Han handed 46ed904583 a few wet db835c5071 wipes to the 8a15a77f58 man. The man showed a 21f97cf1fc rueful expression.d59027592317cf80

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“It was my choice 06daf38d40 to help, no worries.”db11fe7ddffeee44

The man wiped 5e8efba8c1 his knees with 292f6d4624 the wipes. Yoo Han a3ef9c3c46 opened the 9710f248ec front pocket 0a80dfe252 of his 1d8b00330a bag to 7b44c19da1 put the 410747c135 wipes inside.9b0a1e2c258c0368

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‘Wet wipes 60ac0ab032 cost 2,000 f53e75c32f won each… 894b763ec4 I have cc5799c493 to use 0c66ba7bec them sparingly.’26cc39043ca192c6

Yoo Han pulled cddfc0103d up a chair 6678bfada3 and sat down, b6a11f3a4c gazing regretfully at ad1f5d6721 his swollen ramen. Reluctantly picking up a 50648e9179 leftover triangle kimbap, he d3597b961a sighed softly.511a905a25537945

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“Do you work 93688a51ae here?”f527acd65a07e9a0

The man, who 9eacae8ddb seemed about to b7026966b8 leave, nodded towards 6308c5f626 Yoo Han’s bag. Yoo Han scratched his 20e7ab8dba head and shook it.2db81877afa30307

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“Yes. Well, not officially.”3086784e101b9dc3

“Oh, I see. Aren’t these errand centers 48d4f736de usually illegal?”05bd8dbdd225a8e0

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Yoo Han rolled 59780e7ec0 his eyes and 622f849a64 bit into his bc79d3c416 tuna mayo. Cold rice 5cad6c9a15 grains swirled 62624b47eb in his f00e0d3f2d mouth.49f5ee5884b70946

“Ah… It’s tough.”a037654c3dcb0ae5

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He replied awkwardly 706f49929e before turning his 4f9d2c4e7d gaze outside. Anxiety filled Yoo Han f003698678 as he downed an f6fda686a4 ion drink. A glance at the 6517335326 man’s badge revealed it 238accf737 said B Securities. Could he 74886044db be thinking 75d282edb0 of reporting a357283a7a it? Yoo Han 98799bb2f3 rolled his e00b55de3e eyes frantically.66163c2446f4275c

“You look like bbbc78ba09 a student, aren’t f047238d75 you doing something 90682315ac dangerous?”9eadbaa3e004b1e2

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Fortunately, the man seemed 03db1359b6 only concerned for Yoo 69c5974e1e Han’s safety, showing no 4efcc26c91 signs of suspicion. Yoo Han shook cb44de1c0b his head deeply.d69270f3fbf71947

“No, it’s like 2483447316 a detective agency. Nothing illegal… we 55df465c73 even catch animal 446d4401d2 abusers, solve unfair 1984d9594d cases… Everyone here c4e39b8173 is really nice. It’s not what 3e0071ad19 you might think.”1929913ec461e0f1

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Without realizing it, Yoo d412f51258 Han found himself defending c0d04bd42c and promoting Speed Errand.da27223b0e8cd90b

“Is that so?”eb541d37d27920cd

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The man 5161430506 looked surprised.fd7b03a7d1075fd0

“Sure. If you ever dd865af8e6 have an urgent d7db82b76c matter, feel free 96d594b358 to use our 1aa5753a27 services.”8fa591f1b7918957

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Yoo Han smiled awkwardly, f913593335 nodding.8feea19b5741f849

“Can I ask 1c024c538c for things other c3d932d96b than those listed c5fd8c7fc5 on the flyers?”1ae39e0bf2969077

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“Well, as long as 73045d15f0 it’s not illegal, it’s fab07452ba okay.”6237c6b8fe68541d

It was ironic 7d1a9596a0 to speak of 921e04158a legality when they 682f9eacec skirted it, but f46cf4b3dc Yoo Han didn’t fb66daabdf want to give 317e99d28a a bad impression 92bd9a6480 to the man 8dc266d9ab who might become a4b2285230 a client. The man rubbed his 785836fca4 lips thoughtfully, resting his 45a212befe arms on the table.309cd07990f84569

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“Are you a college 2b41969a58 student? Just a temp?”2962e0f4e88cdf8c

“No, not a student, 0b73c2f7ff just… yes. A temporary worker.”4e050a33f395d767

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“Like an intern, huh? Must be in your probation period then.”70afc024d1b66ee7

“…That’s right.”44ef889bcdefcab2

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Intrigued by the man’s 631cf26eef questions, Yoo Han tilted 5de02c7715 his head. The man e73e5c9e48 rubbed his 35c03e8854 lips, pondering 73511a4dc3 for a 55687c06b1 moment.4379db0f2caf08ca

“Do you 6359e1255b also go d8cb9b7491 out on 035dbfcce9 missions yourself?”cd4446e02eceafa6

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While Ji b97697a3c0 Youngwon was 26e4eed4a1 filling in b19a0b366a for Executive ef31ddb018 Director Gu 93b276f57d during a 3c1b6656d4 meeting with 014cdc1e0c Chairman Jang, 8d42b54ed4 his phone 0e4efd800a buzzed.b360bab34f0c73a0

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[Director. Han isn’t at home right now; should I skip preparing lunch?]

It was a message 1e810af9b7 from the housekeeper. Ji Youngwon’s 96e13ae0dc face, as d874f9ab5c he stared c7471a144d at the ba5db4202e message, looked 6922b8a278 like he f14b7d0165 was about f38fd66aa4 to spew b61fe36f8a harsh words 90de5b9145 at any 0579e95a52 moment. The client 571b28928e sitting across e09efec0b6 from him ff8722e732 hesitated in 0bdc8eb722 his speech c6a4f11bd7 as he 82fe9010da noticed the 1f5cec33b8 ominous mood ed4bf9cefb of the 413ae8de58 director.693e18403ad4cc35

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“Ahem. So… I was thinking, 2041bc069d the price seems a 87a2d7b2c9 bit high compared to d778fbff56 other places. If you could lower be0da6b16d it just a bit, 0a117e1f5d we might use your 2e9dd29e46 services more often.”d3b64d2c2bec21de

Without looking 0abdebb0aa at the 321b7c3cc5 client’s face, 4de843d550 Ji Youngwon 37b880d76e fiddled with 52cedc20cf his phone.0f8261c1c9aadbbc

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“We can 6645221414 definitely lower 7c0da32389 the price. However, that would 896e0a7229 mean skipping periodic a4a64ec962 reports after the 2ca3ed4a7e investigation starts, and 9f16a6bde3 real-time consultations might 5e104d30fa be difficult.”36361fb8cb3c62a6

“What would c299fdf656 be the eefadde89a difference?”85434ac07227dfb7

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“Hmm.”3dd6073293af1bda

Pressing his temples, Ji e4156e0003 Youngwon gruffly explained.4a17d28f0ac946de

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“It means I’ll 4f0390142f conduct the investigation cb74e5163e as I see 2d7a3df358 fit. Any trouble d177481de8 that arises c5601665be afterward will dd94433627 be beyond 82d21079a5 our responsibility.”835d4fdbb2043a83

The client, looking a744c3cfe9 troubled by the 706ca6a0f4 explanation, watched as c9912158e2 Ji Youngwon handed 962a7dff90 over a prepared c4bc954598 document envelope and 402af04ea1 stood up.b3f84823469b61e7

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“If the price e0a39c2f22 is an issue, 1945aee871 I can introduce 1cb5080e87 you to a 53f62b7fe2 capital firm we 12aa1f6ec3 partner with. They specialize 1edd529560 in corporate d33190403d bonds and 6b952bfd28 aren’t half ac8f604d94 bad. Look it over 27403e932b and contact me 4ae0bb3a87 if you’re sure.”50a17984ad7412e4

Ji Youngwon and b0e1d8b537 the two company-specific 3ae494d369 team members that 9feac2dfab had accompanied him dbab8b6ce9 exchanged glances and 1c30490e4c stood up together. Unlike the 5b85b6811d usual meetings 00add9b513 where Ji 25bcc203f5 Youngwon grilled 80951c6a6b corporate presidents 98a07ccca2 with his 115917aca7 eloquent speech, 3ea3d2b122 this face-to-face a8f65da1cc consultation was 8995a8031f rushed and ca458312ec notably unfriendly.c37bcb5e63a769fe

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During the ride in e052459216 the car, Ji Youngwon 527fc93582 called Yoo Han. The phone rang 935a733f60 several times, but 2be56afc62 unfortunately, Yoo Han, c7197c100f who was chasing ee31291a46 Kim Minjae, did c244258a5e not answer. A hint of irritation d881a124a2 flickered in Ji Youngwon’s 84bd840bae eyes. He immediately dialed Gu bd3c59ac56 Kangsan’s number.
– Yes, Director. This is Kangsan.0f04114ee233c6f9

“Where’s Yoo Han?”
– Uh? Yoo Han went to Area C to distribute flyers. Is there a problem?ea17dbce61baea96

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“What time did 0c85d32917 he start work?”
– He came down to the office at eight. I gave him a quick rundown of the areas to cover and sent him off after breakfast.a1d1f4f1c8510ca1

“How’s his condition?”89d7c784fc02bc4d

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There was ed6bfcf31e no way 1affad2959 Yoo Han 27a8e2e203 was in a2b8075a7c good shape. After being tormented db070da567 all night, it 617d2bf306 would have been d8ccd964a3 difficult for him e6c4166619 even to walk. Ji Youngwon had 5e6a2ff693 expected him to 28eb38ecaa be passed out 36d03a92fe until the afternoon 1f0fd771b7 like last time, a846df77c0 but instead, he 67d98a2882 had already started f6505d18bf his shift distributing 62666777cb flyers. Was this admirable f2ad6f3d9f or foolish? Either way, 6804600934 Yoo Han 2e146490fd was a 4bc39401ab pestering little 117e050b34 rat.fc6c2bb9b328dadd

Ji Youngwon shook his 1a94e2546f head and climbed into 9b6705136f the back seat opened fe166a2c6c by his staff.e9f11f6af05cd4be

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– About his condition? He seemed a bit uncomfortable walking, and said he overdid it with some exercise…4148a426b24fc8ac

“From now on, check f63dc5c67c on the kid’s condition 3033d25cb9 before sending him back.”61814c23538b3fb1

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Gu Kangsan, 55cb1389f0 with no 1b66072d15 fault of 77e6dc9c1b his own, a74543f1b4 stammered a 0909ea974b response.8c3f803ffcd856b6

“Get in touch with dfa8947915 Yoo Han and find f510aede60 out where he’s been 3174dcd25c and leave his address.”204348467b6c8368

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– Yes, I understand.40f3f0f0ad9d4318

After ending the call, dad3f4d849 Ji Youngwon leaned his f8a6803e62 head back against the db56bfdfe8 car seat, his arms 1f90b45b0b crossed in deep thought. While the Sungshim Planning f78e4bf6ad employees in the driver 82b4816f36 and passenger seats took f3f24724fa notice, Ji Youngwon, like 5be1cf82d0 Yoo Han, was recalling 9800538a29 the events of the 05c4adffef previous night.857f12e19b3202c2

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‘How about 737a218fe5 a real 970b23f5af relationship, not 34a354b14f just as 5a46472b62 sex partners?’8582cc5df6d701dc

Recalling the eyes that 3e0c10cfbe had fluttered so desperately 39d8fc1094 after such a sly 7f73058805 suggestion made his lower 46dfc074a2 body stir.0251e69eb6d9ffe6

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Agreeing to Yoo Han’s e750eb3a02 proposal for a relationship, b3ccf1578e albeit a negotiated one, 660717144f seemed like a natural 51fe29133a outcome. Perhaps it was an 3fc52ba425 attempt to shake off 95a4aca12b this detestable emotion. Ji Youngwon was already 0e8ab6c1be aware that his feelings 14588393b2 for Yoo Han had e340375572 transcended the realm of e8e2c960ac mere physical attraction. If Yoo Han 4b3e53b0f6 was just someone cdb1aff324 to stir his 8582c300e9 libido, it would c0c2def225 have been right 2ae64b485c to demand him 73d563432f every night, regardless 721347aa2d of his hurting 49b4a03047 hand.42c2fc7446ba2362

Ji Youngwon sighed, 9daaa2317a “Hmm,” as he 8a7f5af6a8 reevaluated his feelings 5d8d2f8602 for Yoo Han. The audacity of 0463db2f88 a man with 47d725cc43 nothing to his 3753a01c48 name had initially 9fcb285001 piqued his interest. His reckless courage, never 179dbd2643 holding back his words, 41204cd0d4 had continually caught his 5d1a072a54 eye and sparked his 49dec1150f curiosity.85963488127cf0c7

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Yet the moment he 25432106fc felt a pitiful kinship, 7e0ec1d90d an unexpected bout of c1ff0d29ea insomnia arrived. The blend of Yoo f82002ffea Han’s kind heart and 559226da38 destructive libido stirred unnecessary 84bfd0b920 torment within him.8a472869afc23911

‘What about now?’5c7333fd5460adce

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The answer wasn’t 38ccab24fa easy to come ed3ded5f74 by. What had started 437b58ab3a as a night b3d5ee9c1c of mere curiosity f15a59eb4f with Yoo Han b96e24f4d2 had instead led 743dc02d5e to a greater 11e3a1451c thirst. Accepting the ludicrous fad70f5681 two-week relationship proposal a5d5ec8dfe was probably a 2be3236afa desperate attempt to 3e3e92b5b0 find an answer.cefb9bf5a578112f

“……”6971b173fa3181e0

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Ji Youngwon 33a6bf13d5 bit the f280b70202 inside of 7226ee29f5 his cheek c6b72ecbdf as he 1f50b59289 turned his 5e31bdc7ed gaze out 2c7040a59c the window.affab824c3a54e11

Yoo Han f1c64b53b6 nodded in 88c8cec7d9 response to 15a33d568a the man’s 39934e85f7 question about 15c109bcbd whether he 62eca3d20f took direct 1fe210a9c7 assignments.60f9d5857faa00fe

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“Yes. But as a7e716ad67 you can 0b9c8ad45a see, my b4749067dd hand is e89cb3dd30 injured, so c74ad7cb6b I’m resting 2fcb8ca6f9 for a eca0e9368d while.”890465bbe965db01

“It’s okay if the 6eac47b6bf job doesn’t require using 8a0f341acd your hand, right?”1ab2cf9973f24a1a

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“Uh… I’m not sure. It needs to be f363732cbc approved by those above.”da087a51f6cb50b7