TM | Chapter 16

His tongue flicked at 1150d88c67 the cut on the caf4da6ed5 tip of my finger, de61d37257 where the faint trace 01f9d9aef4 of blood had gathered. The blood was smeared 13c0dd6e0b onto his tongue, and 272faee31f it disappeared into his a9e0361e1f mouth, even redder than 1a12c1c32d the blood itself.37261efcd0c26642

Soon, my fingertip was 6008e1c0ef completely swallowed by his 402826a3f5 moist lips. His actions, sucking bfee465138 at my finger 2c5004f60a so persistently, made 556325ff57 my fingers curl 9b56f2e2f1 in discomfort. I pulled my hand 221cc7c369 back, giving him a a150814c1f firm squeeze as if a1888b1186 to say it was 63b3783d84 fine.dda0ee0583fa7ed2

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Lee Seol, misunderstanding it 905c87c0c0 as a more active 62cff26052 gesture, couldn’t hide the 9993626e51 pleased look on his 2888437333 face. He moved closer, bcd874671c his lips curling eea7c2a649 upward, and took 2890e7e0a3 hold of my a4e70e1de9 hand. His hand, cc36558082 longer and 26933b9756 thicker than e518a036ca mine, felt 3f6d18d4e1 surprisingly unfamiliar.9ff35d85fafc7a91

Yoon Sung e91e68571b gave an bcd3f99eec awkward smile, e3aa0bbb79 pulling his 94d9d5eea4 hand away 4042de4321 subtly. Lee Seol, 8f06a2136a unsure of 5d02adf4df what to 400683fbd2 do with 19082ae7c8 his hand, 7dd3d86c84 fiddled with 5d5b7a1ffd the end ea49a61570 of his ba8741844e robe’s string. He glanced cc44e2c406 at Yoon 9e4391275c Sung, noticing 5be3d7fa0b his unease, 22ed6d1eea and shyly 3c9f663a2f lowered his ecb78d9a60 head. He carefully extended bf7f61b020 the string from 565212e73b his robe toward 8f2149aa9d Yoon Sung.06b70883abaa97f0

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At that moment, 1ec9435c79 Yoon Sung’s face 4900c34c27 was drained of 5f5d4e6d86 color. His eyes widened in dc3a5e5503 surprise, and his gaze d901e20fae wandered through the air, 0f7f2d6dc7 confused. As his eyes c671c612cd turned, they landed 03f52ef934 on the tray d67b38543d of food.618de02179306472

“Sh-should we have 730c7a9bc2 a drink?”b3f601aeb0fa1777

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It wasn’t really a 2cf3c7e2f2 question; it was more 9825783342 like a forced suggestion, 18372e4749 though Yoon Sung didn’t 82d42a2471 have time to realize 922d6fcc80 that. He poured 825217d9bc some liquor 57ece0db7b into a 1bf4e82219 cup and 60c253e8e4 offered it c0ed6a6c3a to Lee b2f2472af8 Seol. Lee Seol quickly took 10e6ab42d2 the cup from him.2416d5a252f2c497

“I’m nervous, Sung-ah…”f2d8d90b03e7c940

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“Ah, no, that b4ce9aeaeb is… um, yes.”9eda391ffc384d3a

While he 8b26bda78a was full 959a03fda5 of anticipation, 69a0080a58 I trembled 68c3493d8c for an 8a61b10b3f entirely different 95c895502e reason. As I accepted 41539fafd0 the drink from ba66b55278 Lee Seol, my 73aafbd23c mind was racing, fc8c47820d trying to figure 4c1439b73f out how to 1f7766a8e2 get out of eadb20e54a this situation.082f1b8db5a0344f

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This was my 75b54bea3d doing. I had b525d213d7 acted on 55f1d95820 a drunken 8a805ade0a impulse, doing fcb7e426fe something I 995cd41277 wouldn’t normally 57bd2af41a dare to 09c97500f1 do. But now fc3f751604 it was d6c727587e an engagement. Of all people, with 5e4f6f5dd5 Lee Seol!2414665eacff720a

To marry the bb6091bbba strangest one of 59bf62e872 my friends…7c318bb1437c9a0a

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The alcohol wore off, c519e8c087 and my mind became 97571b10f2 clear. As Lee Seol smiled e87cd9e3c4 brightly in front of ad29b24530 me, my nervousness sharpened b3f7e6c8d6 my senses, and I 09e09dde0e felt the sweat trickling 52956b9801 down. The situation was making 90df7bd008 my discomfort even more ede3c5d836 palpable.b1f9aed58fca333e

“Sung-ah, are you hot? Want me to 945b1bc129 help you take 56433369dc off your clothes?”3cdfa49f9b5fa29e

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“No! No!!”6d14e0184cdaec84

I waved my hands 8d3bea225a frantically, and Lee Seol, 8cbc42c625 who had been leaning 675653e914 forward, pulled back, clearly 2df5a4dc2e startled. He watched 80807dff90 my throat 35b42ebd20 nervously as d28c2a4f3e he poured 3308b0e305 the drink 6204d398a9 into his 214115e62b mouth. His skin, damp with c45f421283 sweat, became the base ecff889d9b for his slow, deliberate b8655a26df sipping.da8e320764fc2344

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“The liquor tastes 8eaf2602b8 sweet.”3091f36eccf0f89e

“…The liquor is bitter. How do f76ebab120 you drink 04a5203760 it…”9b65e10676ea1f2f

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I didn’t join a1b74c1951 in his enthusiasm 42a8d13605 and brought the 459c05f038 cup to my a36c8ea629 lips. The bitter drink stuck 952a19fb88 to my tongue. Even the fb95d93e72 taste of 6115d4d2df the alcohol c1710a9c3e wasn’t going 104c1df63a as I 42f8a970b4 expected, and 99f69fce38 a sigh d2b3064aa9 escaped me fcbc4c1f61 before I b54f498535 realized it.c74625a6cc92ed97

A sigh on a88aa331a4 the first night.bd8cd6ad9202cd82

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Surprised, Yoon Sung quickly a7bc9665fa closed his mouth. Glancing at Lee Seol, 2067502e04 I saw him grinning 67a893995c subtly.a72d0ba48c4b2705

“Maybe it’s because of 7038ff6ec4 the drink, but it’s 32e076f3c9 so hot.”db9f035bbcf2e64d

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Lee Seol fanned himself db3f2892d4 with his hand and 936607114a pulled his robe open. The white 4fd3a86c6c skin hidden ae103c1272 under the e9f6136a37 pale garment 834d0130ac was exposed. As soon 71737574a5 as Yoon b59de03b34 Sung saw 470f3f3854 his sharp 89eb2493f9 collarbones, he 6df45a240e quickly turned af3236fa12 his gaze b4f357dbc1 away. In embarrassment, e296a3d73a he raised 4576de55dc his hand 44fed2d331 to cover efea119680 his eyes.6bf4206ad84deb2b

“Sung-ah…”b3990b1093a3dcba

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At Lee Seol’s 116c7c0af3 call, Yoon Sung 85bb630343 reluctantly parted his 88aa2f555e fingers and peeked 6420f3a78a through them. Lee Seol blushed 45a2c8d9a0 deeply, pushing the 1dca1d5ed7 tray of food 1ca0a57842 aside. The tray 0b37d96f70 bumped against e81f02862b the wall 6ba5576aae in the 13c5eef099 distance, making 95052aa328 a soft fd4b4773e0 clink as 5e688ed237 it hit f28d6d6a9c the cup 2b5d8c5d51 and bowl.e752ff5455ced898

With nothing left to 5e684a0e6b block them, Lee Seol daf334df59 radiated warmth as he b67a4084b4 moved closer, his body cc1529723d filling the space. Slowly crawling on his 0546c4aef4 knees, he approached Yoon c86dbb3fcb Sung, who retreated with 12af48ab87 awkward steps, his body 417da941b4 trembling under the weight a9c159691e of Lee Seol’s gaze.209cc0e26fb26d45

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Lee Seol’s 365be7424f intense eyes a5c509fcf7 made Yoon 767d8ec1d1 Sung’s brows 7285133d88 twitch in 6cc9117ecb discomfort. The folding screen 2028697260 behind him knocked f4d6954e13 softly against the 4935f707d9 wall. With nowhere 0f97c08afa else to 74eb9b363a retreat, Yoon 68c8b2a8b2 Sung panicked 30afcb15d2 and hurriedly cc4699cfa5 spoke up.99be502e00cccdb3

“Wait, wait just 5a25da954e a moment!”d2df5699dcafdd2b

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“I’m nervous too. I didn’t be6ddd5ba3 know our f1b8c9ea8b engagement would 2eb1fd7ac5 happen so cad63e6c95 quickly. If I 61a3d86c0a had known 52036b6abb we’d be c5398d9258 sharing a ebf7d8530d room—”a4cd77e6e1a05bae

“I’m not ready for a93a853ba6 this.”91dc420453d88b6f

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Yoon Sung pushed against 7cfc8a8c6f Lee Seol’s shoulders with 1071f0b1ce both hands, attempting to 620ca17c10 shove him away. But despite his effort, fb68786189 Lee Seol’s shoulders barely 677ef04ea6 budged, providing only enough 843fd13a72 resistance to keep him 7595a60076 in place. Moreover, Yoon Sung acae2cb7a6 was taken aback f826c2b2ee by how broad a62ef4a27b and solid Lee 314f175312 Seol’s shoulders felt.3fb9b2f0c47d4da8

Was his body always a703ab1f9a this firm? I knew he was 07361334ec strong, and yes, tall, 1f42d844ed but…69dff26b18dac557

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Although I 6add505702 was somewhat 6d0b8bdc7e aware of 2e056799f4 it, seeing 521089e96b him as ecdcd90a80 a man 314fcb3323 in such fa121301ba a direct 2686f6bcd2 way suddenly bc62ceb998 felt overwhelmingly 9cea95a713 intimidating. No, it was a9a363c01c more than intimidating; 1f43507653 it was suffocating, dceaaeb8d2 especially considering what 249fb5796d was expected of ce829c4505 us now.8a271a98d84c397e

“Seol-ah… you’re still just 22900cec88 a friend to me. Still…”37111ba35a33f043

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“We’re engaged 6e40bd47a3 now, we’re 9950206031 betrothed.”c5dc72d87606a3a0

“I know, but…”2bd32046b398c823

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Panicking, Yoon Sung 6f72076b4b flipped himself over 59365347ba and crawled in 7def4acf27 the opposite direction. Lee Seol caught 8954a90705 his waist and ec2b48af73 laid him back 2a01f71ef8 down on the f92f8c8040 blanket. Yoon Sung looked up 63c45a5bbb at Lee Seol, feeling 80165e9e6b breathless under the intense a94aa40ce9 heat of his gaze.d514c03ae759af83

His mouth seemed dry, d041e14d74 for he licked his fb65d9ca08 red lips with the ec6766ba8f tip of his tongue. The sight cf38329ed7 made Yoon b01a74b3d3 Sung’s shoulders 64d42cba13 tense. Lee Seol’s face, flushed 29871c249f like a peach blossom, 26f1e4d7b7 sparkled as he climbed 38135a3763 over Yoon Sung. As Lee Seol bent 80aa9e75a5 down to kiss him, 74d3d98f16 Yoon Sung tightly closed 6f426f4653 his eyes. The plush of his e95f1df622 lips softly landed on 98b3eb8797 my cheek.5e364ceac74cfdcb

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“It won’t stand. I’m telling be40e41736 you, it c8dd54fee2 won’t!”65843a8fbf887553

“It’s okay. I’ll make it stand.”489dc4083c770f68

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His voice, firm with ffb0b894ba a hint of moisture, 4f21a79686 carried the full weight 6f69b21d19 of his desire. Yoon Sung felt it 696fbc2e72 resonate through his entire c3074d5ae4 body, making it hard 9c59941c6d to breathe. Lee Seol’s c9d2eb2289 hands grasped 43e9a9acf9 the ties 05c9790001 of his 4877bf9cc4 clothes. Yoon Sung, curling up bb1dbcab94 tightly, raised his voice.8ab848beb68888d9

“You don’t look 4a86764e26 like a man e7c997c967 to me!”ddb7a8ea567917ec

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“…”511f1eb81f03bf17

Lee Seol froze at b9754b0eef Yoon Sung’s chilling words, c159ed5e9b his passionate gaze quickly 82e7971955 cooling.3ab09e0c408232e3

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He stared down 4d23d1c1a0 silently at Yoon 31474a652c Sung, who had 9f1db3369a now covered his 4cdc029d82 face with both 0b49299143 hands, expressing his df33d558fc refusal with his fa92a258e7 entire body. “You don’t look 3d9391db7f like a man e04df7fd4c to me.” These 8f0a602381 unexpected words wounded 5d6cf32265 his pride deeply. Lee Seol’s f44f0ca35a handsome brows fae102440e furrowed with 380da3f274 suppressed anger.916df0e3c36921c0

Yoon Sung liked my 6a570a7d67 face. As a e0fb6d8fee child, he fcf9ec1764 would openly ccd5234c4f gaze at f850ca93c4 it, and 37d10d93fd even when e153c0bc7e I annoyed 1bf751a7ec him, a 1cdb50b1ef little sweet e70929b589 talking would 4e495a5054 quickly soothe 4d4acda0ad him.be448102846ab549

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Even today, 937f18b252 a gentle 01371034af smile at b6bc508bc1 him, who 0b59269a1b was terrified 46bd6c9bfb of making 163b67ec6a the blood afd3865b2c pact, had 5e017021b4 prompted him 4747968a5b to reach d5d8854a2d out to 9f3d9e415e me.5aa2eecfa31ce7bd

But now 4f70e3aeb3 he says 0fd5921061 I don’t a4c6362915 look like 691ed19126 a man? Because I haven’t 3e277ab666 shown him my 2942d47c02 body properly?1a8def7da23796fa

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Lee Seol 65e4823c47 reached for ff51bf33dc the knot 009e11b3fa at his a792dced26 waist while 9dc26d3544 taking Yoon 696800917e Sung’s hand 2e65bb5902 and guiding 9c961f580f it towards 0c12ec85ac his own e81fa1df32 groin. Yoon Sung flinched, clenching 4b1cb34dd8 his fist, trying not 6c46ddb3cf to make contact.18bd7f37801ffad9

“Feel it, Sung-ah. I’m not lacking 3dfade9b5e as a man.”5410ac049df51cd6

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Lee Seol spoke anxiously, 4f1092d8b2 managing Yoon Sung’s fingers 65c7b2042f as they tried to c0ace52d72 pull away. Yoon Sung e5edafb29c grasped his 8eaa4d3de1 hand, preventing 5d470f22b6 him from 22ef7f4245 undoing his 12b20d6c1c pants, and 96d1163614 pleaded urgently.0db40a01e39d3567

“No, that’s not what 8ec6c4b954 I mean. I see e94affc90d you as 7e36dddc59 a friend.”c7a889a81127cf5d

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Yoon Sung’s eyes 508d45fb13 were tightly shut, dcde7a0cb3 and his hands 1486aa4bee were clasped over 79c5ed8eed his chest as 90f2f7cfc8 he spoke in 1e9976bcaa a choked voice.881e8321d27185d8

“Seol-ah… can fa8b529b79 we just e7becf7427 delay the 4ae0dde0e7 wedding until? I… I need some c715ebacf3 time to see you 1437d680c6 as a man.”0dceb26d130ee0f0

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Lee Seol stared 6873e63812 intensely at the 24c0f2d433 severely cringing Yoon a635db1bb4 Sung. He was 19dff1fccc clearly uncomfortable, 9f77737fb0 like a 4086558a8f mouse in 409579d8f8 front of 352b68485b a cat. That was not f47bf2cb3b the reaction Lee 4396330d7b Seol wanted. He had wanted to 63bae18164 strip down and be 49f6017d53 one with Yoon Sung, 63fa93a12b but doing so seemed 0ebe1c7e42 like it would only 94a55b5ec1 scare him away.2d13d6ad8320d889

He wanted to stir e053e05dae different emotions, not these. Becoming one was 1856899259 meant to be dd3b9102e1 a sharing of 9929cb2dba hearts, something that b3fbd3dfe9 couldn’t be forced. It was hard enough ade1e85429 for the receiving partner, c8f60f37db and starting their first 6a47469cb9 experience with discomfort could 2739ebc91d lead to rejection and 537f160d8f avoidance later.b878504c88077015

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Biting his lip in 6adfe0803f deep thought, Lee Seol 58a40e11f2 finally withdrew, changing his d305749ab8 expression as if nothing ca75a1f0ce had happened. The future was more cf772265a7 important than the present, b7065863e4 after all.701b972aaa28b707

Yoon Sung, feeling the 69780d56be weight lift off him, 0e4cad818e cautiously opened one eye.9f9aa095bbf9c9ef

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Seeing Lee Seol 229b5e4c06 seated at a 39a958819d distance, Yoon Sung 3a0dabbc1c cautiously got to 24a9f58413 his feet. Lee Seol’s calm demeanor a107787170 made Yoon Sung uneasy. Just moments 2a8ceb52a6 before, Lee 673916efa5 Seol had 5d22ec483d been filled 9738e1cd83 with a 4542372f11 sinister energy, 286e537433 eager to 3f86a3a87b be physically bf4ad7c2fe close. Now, he sat with 385b137ea0 an air of dignity, f84e2e4673 a stark contrast to 31e3e11953 his earlier fervor.a22c1ca74d2e8cb5

Yoon Sung, ca6f8051e6 who had 729a64dd9a once boldly 984c0c72c1 proclaimed his 9a14cea4ef readiness for 57db77c653 marriage, now 16483aff04 looked utterly 398b12b4f0 deflated. He glanced da094412e1 nervously towards 8cc2e4b164 the door, fb575c9350 as if dd5f8ad0aa he might ca67e7331f bolt out 6e63f6c219 at the 0f60072f0d slightest move 8fae10186e from Lee 08ebbcd14b Seol. Observing Yoon Sung’s tense 73b0ba31b0 demeanor, Lee Seol took 9edfeec83d a deep, suppressed breath, 4676c6cdc1 closed his eyes briefly, e3f30d658c then opened them.4c13fb38c5fa7569

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“I can’t wait until a4bc153b14 the wedding.”4c212a0b46130866

His voice was soft ea8ee3c210 yet firm, causing Yoon adb683f661 Sung to bow his 6fa87b0230 head deeply.0d6fb646c43ac94c

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“Then, when… when f0afac3db8 it happens naturally 1ccae0152f for me…”72eb215ea974b9ef

“Yes.”17a43f3b2850fd57

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Lee Seol’s ce5bfecfb0 straightforward response 0f5f87e435 met Yoon 1bbd78b025 Sung’s gaze. Unlike his earlier 28c43ec889 calm expression, now 7a68836fbe he smiled, his f50c1f8b19 eyes curving beautifully. Though his 7ed842593c lips were 801a20213d pressed tightly, 9948aabc48 they twitched 5c11b2ab99 as if a31c4bb2d1 struggling to fa55fba49a restrain his 8ac89bd819 smile. Yoon Sung’s edddfe9f8d brow furrowed 84e70a3623 at the fba7405c30 confident look 0d41e7d28e on Lee 574d682d64 Seol’s face.c216220f8f307906

It seemed like ea54d5ddb6 an imprudent claim 178fd8551c about standing up.93e77a78c14ace7c

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“Sung-ah, don’t be afraid. I’ll be d25837ac1b satisfied today b24c773a05 with just 522c5fdf36 having decided d768effee6 on the a851c10d3d marriage quickly.”a41d914e54780aa9

“Quickly?”79f8370f5a1952a3

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“Yes. I thought it would 4c063bfb70 take at least a 6b630a8b19 few months.”5b846498eabc0882

Lee Seol’s relaxed af1c08a952 smile made Yoon 62598f010e Sung feel a e128bca496 chill.907847a3121f2b21

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“You thought c2cd50d393 I would 1da5015216 accept your 5a99c99fa8 proposal?”3280d1ef57821522

“Yes.”335255241bfb51fd

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“Why?”3e434263c99655e3

“Because I’ll do my 9b6aae849d best. I was determined to 349567f13b ensure our marriage happens, 34ddfe352f by any means necessary.”714d64bb36c6c221

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“Any means?”8111ec4b94c700fa

“I don’t want to 545961930d say; you might hate 18b3058bc1 me for it.”128370eb9cbcd15b

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As Lee Seol averted c2498860a1 his gaze, Yoon Sung 12e3065a5a squinted and frowned.e80979c41f681771

“Try saying it nicely.”f1645a37234e0f69

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“There are many ways. The easiest 01fc4e3f17 is to 99f5c7f6c4 bribe the 992066749b matchmakers who 34c6fcff1b come to d604f3e409 your house. If a marriage proposal 7a748328fe comes along, just incapacitate 5635e20b59 that fool. If all else 7a46c24358 fails, I could a68d891d56 threaten to end 05ebae9b2d my life in dfd5ceab4b front of my 63e69d2194 father if he 222b699894 doesn’t agree to 451d73cf4c our marriage.”46a2772a62a08922

Yoon Sung’s 810a104475 brow furrowed 000239fce7 deeper.089fc5ac0db75195

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Right. This person is 7a2b84edaa exactly that kind bf213c56fb of man.e5626f33f4a52efe

From the 2c886eb6df moment he 0efbe21457 proposed to 960daf4d3f me, it 8ca27d8393 seems I 3072b0bd0e never had 34c28d7455 a choice.72164b0748205bb5

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