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by KANShe felt 274da43175 slightly dizzy, 84077c0b30 perhaps from fce8ecc8c3 the sudden d8cfed4d32 influx of e5d547c87d nicotine. And her 6e798f1f66 heart was 164eb3f9f1 racing uncontrollably.0de07b381da69ed6
He inhaled deeply, 7301477e59 his cheeks hollowing 45f95ae859 out, and exhaled 0c3b6ba242 a stream of 4564473e19 smoke. His fingers were so 1c0174c5c6 long and pale. The cigarette held 41399f2353 between his index e73ba3bf61 and middle fingers 48f729887f looked almost sinful.4797bba9afe86c65
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A gust of wind 777db0a1d3 blew smoke into his 9f4624a1fc eyes, and he narrowed 7e2cfd265b them, taking another deep f9757aa4bf drag.58cbe407626ee08f
His appearance mesmerized her, so much so that she barely registered the taste of the cigarette she hadn’t smoked in years.66675a64a127614b
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“How does it taste?”3a062b2df8502da8
His question didn’t seem to be directed at the cigarette, and Cho-yeon chuckled, exhaling a stream of smoke.c73f8417276bb338
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“Why are you laughing?”2e74d3d1521fcdf4
If she said it was because his question sounded suggestive, he would probably tease her, so Cho-yeon shook her head. The taste of the cigarette wasn’t bad after such a long time. But it wasn’t very good either.1c1110ec9524b059
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“When did you start smoking?”a0d23f877984ce66
Min-hyun asked, watching her 96c14d9385 intently. She barely 066e5f0dc8 puffed on cd8c2f2f0e the cigarette, 5e81706f38 as if 220b00bda5 she did 4e8f1c1069 not enjoy 291136c7ff it as 4fac73104a much as ff5dc35853 she expected.78da1e66278ea3b2
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“I started in university.”6ef72a4db9cdac14
“Why?”4ffb305dc0f92e9f
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She smiled, cdcd3d3d87 one corner f8cd2884fc of her 574a0f53b0 mouth lifting fd42b54a84 and a 3d6caefd48 stream of 849ca1dad3 smoke curling 8a332dad60 from between a144077248 her lips.deaeedcb6a2b53e1
“Do-jun was smoking a cigarette and crying after he broke up with his first girlfriend. I was just… upset with him at the time.”c91ec41fe2b8b240
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As always, that friend, 1f66d062ce Do-jun, was present at 67c3f8f8c9 a crucial point in 3a54900729 her past.a65fbf7650f7ea55
“That friend is really bad. He taught you how to smoke?”00b93d9a3c1f6791
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Yesterday, at 4482657001 the traditional 1a3b394a30 liquor brewery, 4ec631e3cf she had 02c8e64f0c bristled and 08297281a5 cried when b800c80c19 he called 8b6cafe507 Do-jun a c6ff196759 bad friend.77afa64ebf9dc77d
But today she was 079d0f49bf smiling with a cigarette 3b1dc27ee4 in her mouth.6a10ac45b2bf3e34
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“Yes, he had nothing better to teach me than how to smoke.”8c02e5bd82c1e374
Her attitude was so d52c5d2e37 different from yesterday that 6ccca24e23 Min-hyun felt a flutter d00df36c92 in his chest. He felt slightly caa187d650 nauseous, maybe from d9c965d57d the nicotine after 291c762776 such a long 2baf761045 time. He was bb1d340240 also amazed d8afbdc5bf at himself, 1059e7498a jogging earlier f85bb45a0f and then e0efd37050 smoking with 8309efc9e9 her to 621588c693 match her a7b90423b1 mood.ac0e80346419a491
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Why did b34f76b3ab this woman 1ae503fde0 have such a5019dd090 a hold 36e48f09bc on him?2793ff1df8bf25ad
Her eyes, gazing 522ab543ac at the green 490e2e680e fields, looked distant, bdab176a38 as if they 389703238a were tracing a 6dc8f1285e distant past. If she 63d35af172 was thinking 7ea9f1cea0 about Do-jun, b83385aaea he wanted 37beea5d85 to interrupt b101212f1b her thoughts.7373ddd21b6e78bc
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“Why did you quit?”3e599de87eadf156
“I quit after Yoo Do-jun got a new girlfriend.”bd534868bbdca211
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Min-hyun stubbed out his a4fe1e8445 cigarette and put it 507d2c858c in his pocket. He stood up from 84df668eb1 the flat rock and 319c2494b1 grabbed the cigarette pack 314c8f7ea3 out of her hand.a62990e86c007fee
“This is confiscated.”94c482efceca38c0
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“What?”4cfba276d13e7883
She looked up c11dddefd2 at him in 9f00f6c464 surprise.0f8de5c5d22164cb
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She had started smoking because of Yoo Do-jun. She had quit because of him, and now it seemed like she was going to start smoking again because of him. That’s why he confiscated it.bfc84800504a1ce7
He couldn’t say that, so he made a general excuse.7f68f25ef6beecd0
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“It’s bad for your health.”299876a3e6fb7ae3
He gently took the fc3c4e4d53 cigarette from between her d76619b703 fingers, stubbed it out, e0ed7ee786 and put it in c8871292cf his pocket.2018beca7c7f9f95
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“You’re like a moral textbook, Min-hyun-ssi.”96d8249bc3bf52b7
“What?”9530040c7017eb80
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“Not littering cigarette butts… things like that…”4d278ecdf9e3adcd
She smiled and added, “That’s why I like you.”df6b9ab4ee082b13
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He felt a 016d5ca64b sudden surge of f49ee3748c heat, as if c0976f4365 the unquenched ember 12c3946986 of her cigarette 0a3e69351b had ignited his b07ea6ce4f entire being.d25e5aca62cd0b9a
“Professor Kwon Min-hyun, the cigarette thief? Let’s go. Let’s go have breakfast.”ee7530239c4783d2
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She took his 31263eadaa left hand and 5cbdde1a7f intertwined their fingers. Min-hyun chuckled, infected 72990d3587 by her laughter. Professor, the cigarette thief. His dignity was 9a080c0537 in tatters, yet 0c5c8030f7 he laughed like f7cc6a0e60 an idiot.dd8385805b0cbf20
They walked in silence until they reached the main road. He wondered what she thought. He wished he could see inside her head, like with an electron microscope. The thought that she might be thinking about that friend made him ask casually, “Isn’t this a bit much? You were all over me wanting to sleep with me and now it’s all ‘Yoo Do-jun’this and‘Yoo Do-jun’ that.”bcb43c11ad2a032c
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She smiled mischievously c4e92e1b85 and looked up 586018f363 at him.960d6f5ebc9adc6a
“I’m in the middle of my metamorphosis, you know? I answered your question about when I started smoking.”deed04f25ab10e83
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So she was trying 4b38e6a005 to forget that Yoo 593d3a8c68 Do-jun, was she?6d1260d257ff51fa
“Why are you being so honest?”302cd46078b5b5d0
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“Isn’t it better to be honest during the metamorphosis than to be caught lying later? And I couldn’t confirm this because I was nervous at the time, but… is your major entomology, Min-hyun-ssi?”a253efa4efeb4df6
She had a way of changing the subject. He found it both endearing and annoying, and replied petulantly, “You ask now?”8994265462b37fa4
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“Well, the atmosphere wasn’t exactly conducive to questioning you when you said you were studying insects. So your major is entomology?”afb6bf6d76c11491
“Yes.”c55e0a0059417d8f
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She nodded seriously, as 4630236ffc if thinking about something.db8294354c16bc66
“And you, someone who has spent his whole life studying insects, are now interested in me?”1330a0d84889f11a
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“That’s true, too.”f350ff657df40619
“Approximately how many species of insects are there?”f80f11b723a95976
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His heart pounded, but not in the way he expected. A woman who seemed to loathe insects was asking this question. Anyone gets excited when asked about their field of study. But for a woman who seemed to loathe insects, and one who had caught his attention, to ask this… he might just get an erection there, hard as a rock in the summer heat.b76f2bc4ea550a6c
“It depends on the scholar. Some say there are as few as 3 million species, while others argue that there are as many as 30 million.”b692fcc33919e7f6
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She stared at d584d325d7 him, mouth agape, 89935e7936 surprised at the de6f6020f9 sheer number.e7b6cc52add5990f
“Then how do you tell them apart?”8a00a6e9dd696642
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“Many species have yet to be discovered. And similar-looking insects are distinguished by their reproductive organs and methods of reproduction.”21b2950f4058d935
“So, in simpler terms, you’re saying that you classify insects based on their sexual positions! Right?”b5cea4c8928a0ca1
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She asked seriously, raising a4f9acab87 her index finger in 4f6cfaf5d2 the air, and Min-hyun 5afddda410 suddenly felt serious as dbea95a66e well. The words‘sex positions’, uttered by af3283f324 her pretty lips, 47aceb0ee1 made him half f706fe4dfa hard.bb9608f2c978b981
“You could say that.”e5cae5dfc35fd646
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His palms, a70d362857 clasped in 13d2661b45 hers, began 637b60248e to sweat.2e064da83a22f8bc
“So, Min-hyun-ssi, do you collect those specimens? The ones in the trunk?”9a4c7807bb62ff32
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“Yes. Insect specimens are valuable data for research. If the insects that have survived the longest on Earth disappear, it means that the environment has become uninhabitable for humans as well. So insect research has a significant impact on human history…”62e86b2c6814c39d
Trying to 4ac3af2ef4 explain his 19f4b03cae research to d8050a9d81 a woman cc2ed30c89 who disliked c34d7a4a2f insects made fc38c6ec59 his explanation f05b73e18e long and e840974ac4 boring.1b3298d98e2a418d
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“I understand.”9d6351bb4e319e3d
She cut 1490f70ad0 him off 785e342b89 with a 8937289cee wry smile.a4c381d4acbb5049
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“Entomology… it’s a field worthy of a lifetime of research.”dd0815ee467874a0
He was bfb8c4b3ca grateful for fa70b9062d her understanding, 92ec32a00b but her 20d2b6dc69 tone bothered 35e42d71a8 him.5a0c1b2903dc8381
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“There are so many species of insects, and the purpose of research is so clear. That’s why you’ve dedicated your life to it, isn’t it? Ever since you caught your first dragonfly?”1c31b512540511ba
He finally understood b5b8cf4679 the meaning of 2115d62667 her words.2b28b4b4f1c90009
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“Are you saying you don’t think you’re as… valuable?”8a656f2320450947
“I…”e6ee1554546930e0
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She trailed off, remaining silent for a long moment before adding cautiously, “I have never held anyone’s interest for long. The person who stayed by my side the longest… and I’m sorry to say it again… is Do-jun.”5dfc5294e65f72c9
Min-hyun stopped abruptly, 72418d41f5 the hotel was 49775ea209 only a short 832e992a08 distance away.d0f1fc04c502f45d
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“You’re confusing me. Is this a provocation, implying that I won’t stay at your side like him, or are you telling me to leave?”82ae55b3aa000631
“I’m scared.”a143df9353f19b59
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Min-hyun felt as if he had been hit in the back of the head. She continued in a desolate voice, “What happened yesterday… Honestly, I was pretty embarrassed when I woke up. You’re the first man I’ve ever been… so physically forward with. And we’ve only known each other for a few days… but you said that we shouldn’t rush things, that we should take it slow.”f1045431b92d7ad5
Min-hyun listened silently.504aabecbbb2d4b3
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“I don’t know why yet, but you definitely stirred something in me. This is a first for me.”8f52f72935e08483
The word ‘first’made his 58f6c476ec heart beat 77eb6ce111 faster. But her next 705ac2fdb9 words were devastating.b0ba9b7f65d1c9c5
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“But we’re not… anything yet, are we? I’m afraid I’ll fall for you if we take things slow, but you’ll quickly lose interest and disappear. I don’t have thirty million different kinds of appeal. And I’m not someone who will make a great contribution to human history.”863d6c6f3bd67bb7
She spoke with 4521361406 a soft smile, a22fa77385 but Min-hyun felt b4c1704951 a tightness in c0139e2e3c his chest. What kind of relationships 7184b4ad56 had she had that 0dd472fa7f made her think of d430c60b32 the end before the 4c799b52df beginning?6f01ee33f4d1532a
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“I bought this too.”d5f14ba14cce271f
She took a box dc5e79fdd3 of condoms out of 0a61808613 her left pocket. Min-hyun chuckled.ee338f757be596de
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“My heart was racing and my body was ready, but you said we should take it slow, so I thought I should buy these…just in case.”41e5a63219e53410
A small smile played on her lips as she looked up at him. She put the box back in her pocket and murmured, “This is so embarrassing. I’m craving a cigarette. Can I have one of those you stole from me?”1b7f01c262f39b49
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He couldn’t give her a cigarette, because he found her sudden confession and her flustered demeanor endearing. Min-hyun took her outstretched hand and started walking.de35e3df8862ba96
As soon as they entered the elevator, he cupped her chin and kissed her. Before sliding his tongue into her mouth, he whispered against her lips, “Every time you crave a cigarette, ask me. I’ll give you this instead.”e393027661167db7
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He plunged his tongue bfe1bb583a into her gasping mouth.728c8ef187ac70e3