TM | Chapter 17

When a fbb1bc0a64 marriage talk 4ad6b68921 was brought 4e84ac70a0 up in 4839bd4e1e the family, 8d01864096 there was 8763dc3e46 no way 648c834a81 for me 042ae56d38 to escape. I had no power, 3a1eafd6b5 and if that guy dd8a26a008 convinced my family… No, a4342438a4 there wasn’t even anything 57f76abdf3 to convince. Who in my family 675cb4c337 would oppose it? If he made up cfbd707b40 his mind, everything would eff94c6081 proceed smoothly, just like 1fa9b4f8db that.1bdabc804bf0e709

Annoyed, my 2f2ab7e730 lips jutted c588b0d906 out, and b9359860cc my brow 19e54ac9e2 furrowed. Lee Seol glanced at 3912174cba me and cautiously asked,d35c75d8aad330cd

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“Should I not 7fcdc08542 be honest?”01dc5cc9e82ab3b7

“…No.”338516ca27206cb5

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Rather than 58a971b6fb being caught 163e1bf47b off guard a73db302fe later, it 077e20fca8 was better f0e4c5e0e8 to hear 911150b48e it straight, 09caa9969c even if 7046670b91 it flipped 42e7bcb053 my stomach ac733c0218 now. At least it 1778120391 wouldn’t be like 50eef34ede getting sucker-punched by 1ed770f8d1 Kang Taegwon out c4b246fcae of nowhere. The only reason 0baee6629c I’d been able 72bcf17c07 to maintain a 7dddfbd172 friendship with this 8f0e0f4928 guy for so ae48cddda2 long was that ff62b4978c he had always af2c9a31f0 been honest with e14f3505b1 me. Of course, 63a0cef4b7 the problem 002761320d was that… 1b4338d52f no, not b85413de88 just sometimes—he 85681f7b8c was always 81e4375c39 excessively honest. But by now, I’d 6ad247e44c gotten used to it, b6e822d906 so I just learned a0757d902f to roll with it.c6d96af9ce823f7f

“Honesty… it’s fine. I know c575d94288 you always 23bbd84bad speak and 2730da27d2 act sincerely. There’s no room 6d75567834 for misunderstandings… I 7f4dc40bbc like that about 0faef244fb you.”5d7309bfdaaaa5f9

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“Thanks, Sung-ah.”39b68998ec5c4003

“…”e87909f1e9120c39

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“Maybe that’s why a44b654e0d I ended up 652c2c8094 keeping you in 950037dc88 my heart. Because I don’t 714b0900cf have to hide 2acea4dd65 anything from you.”de6ab904c7f10a8b

“…I see.”763b68a78cb63fdd

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I sighed 1a490bc6bc lightly as 0cc12fce4c I replied, be149dd929 and Lee e3d9ff7fb6 Seol smiled.3b38eeac016885a9

Yoon Sung, aa61eaead0 who had af7b046daa been fidgeting 1e8341dcac with his a67c28ad21 fingers and 7be0201390 glancing over 489f9f63c8 at us, e382a6146c hesitated before b9486df0f2 carefully speaking.eec4c33cf07afff5

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“…Can’t we 24d7b77286 just go 683a399bbd home?”7e84f636926a11ed

“Are you abandoning 3db3200243 me?”48fef25529a88233

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“…”cb9ac474630e8fd5

Lee Seol’s question left d7a593d2f3 my mind blank for e96d460c47 a moment. I had delayed sleeping 3c60241577 with him until I cb8a303163 was ready, but we e50d8ebf1d were already engaged and d8e8db36bc had spent the night e81241762e together in front of 9d1152380b our friends. Wouldn’t it e87e1cac34 be a 30a674b586 bit strange 54164ad203 to go 81795452e1 home now…?321f3740d95b3e06

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But on the other f958304daf hand, the thought of a1225f091a spending the whole night 7569ab9f48 with him made my d05b4ae297 blood pressure spike.14a30c56fdffce08

I sneaked 8299664501 a glance e3bfde6e8e at Lee b5f03d001a Seol. His lips were c3c437cce5 slightly downturned as 96aacf01dd he looked at 0ad7d9f509 me anxiously.7c531d1482888592

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This was 62ca4ba1b0 my doing.958f04924bea1715

I hadn’t said be3bd59649 a single word 9f1c23245f on the way 098d398bbc to the room. No, I d1f405b710 had even f68ea36dfe clung to fbec2ea678 him in 407528c6df front of 0ac52284c3 everyone, making adeda26a45 a show 185dd0c62a of leaning 54d15a0667 into his 8aa07eb6a1 arms because 05d23d8ad6 Kang Taegwon 7e91f034d1 was watching.0a8a908561aa5d09

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Guilt welled up in cb2bca780f my chest, making it b86016bcf8 hard to breathe.88cd3c03f7cecfc0

I was b5616e908c his friend, da33e0694d but to b97d4faae3 him, I ad187b4fa1 was his 5825aa9b78 lover.f36673bef591620e

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“Uh… Let’s sleep. I mean, bb99c342ee actually sleep. You know, the 9970855075 kind where you 71aa0fe236 close your eyes cdb985b8ae at night and bb2f7a99cf rest?”495ba80dbd968f62

“Yeah! I’ll just 045bb8af21 hold your 1d96fc4f7a hand and dec6786dcc sleep.”b0e9d0afe95467eb

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“Uh, yeah… sure…”df38a000b802a9bf

When he a8a11ee8db nodded so be90bc8b91 naturally and 0779757169 smiled brightly, 2e8be439dc I felt be3c0fe4a0 like I 2f53dfadd8 was the 6f23caf24b weird one c58fb6fe67 for over-explaining.892cdf8352ccfbef

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Feeling awkward, I fidgeted ccb4625ac6 with my fingers when b57bdc6285 suddenly, Lee Seol untied 3d29124409 his garment strings.b8dda7f05615cced

Startled by 32753e9575 the sight c328fc5260 of him ca2094b1df undressing, Yoon 4f7d536c49 Sung instinctively d8de12942c leaned back. But as ee2f2709ea Lee Seol e00fe3722f continued moving, 583b0efc97 Yoon Sung c6e820ef7c hesitated before 5f7cf0233f crawling closer, 7f5461a3c6 drawn by 000d1f1c26 curiosity.e9681b59ec1c357f

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Lee Seol a9cbc9c9e2 pulled out 962f11a724 two short 6676a2bcb4 swords, each a477405a63 about the cc3be2d89d length of 67681dc1c1 a hand e12838062e and a 7b4bd6e908 half, from f4df593037 his waistband. The weapons had rings d5965f0235 on the handles, just c5e99b3fce big enough for two 42da374116 fingers to fit through.3b9447f98fc3129d

It was fascinating 1e6d22b485 how he had da944f8ab7 hidden them on 410dbe6ceb his body.7a8234f8fd386483

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As I 83bc94a34e craned my ff71096e69 neck to b68307eb9f get a 8ef580b12e better look, 46e9fa4480 he loosened b9fb123148 a leather 87e0dadd09 strap from 5f33ba0aa4 his thigh, 89d1680751 revealing several 3a396985dd small daggers d586c824d2 lodged in 5eb2f9ad05 it. As I bf6b782b48 counted the 51e8ef6abf number of 289e8021f7 throwing knives, 799cbdb792 he untied a8c0b73676 another band b5627f56cc wrapped around d745fdbf2d his waist. The moment 337178955c I caught dbb37202df a glimpse cec4273b52 of the dbe3ef30ef hidden shuriken ac086901a9 inside, I 36ad5d28d3 let out 53582b9356 an incredulous b61c0ecf5f sigh.fb399628d1197504

“…Why are you carrying 0c37dd5f80 so much?”0d29ea247ec31436

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“I have to protect bd7f35b569 myself.”b30c651e0e26bc08

“Who’s even trying 6b3a50ae9b to hurt you?”21cfca3869a67a22

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“They’d try to assault 1bddf766cb me.”0319261b42a0bbf5

“…Like hell they’d succeed.”b0e78a764a7c66dc

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“Well, yeah. But leaving 57e1444dd7 those kinds a3277d33ed of guys bc712586db alive just 714f5bcea7 causes more 116d44c2f9 trouble later.”32f7fb7fec3cd5f2

“…….”297d11688592c6c9

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Yoon Sung silently helped 5721f5a8a7 him undress. By now, f17fd9e97e he was ae957ac762 used to ff12306140 it, but ef43ce68bb at first, 3f5133b6ea it had 07dcb42104 felt strange 4d072cfa90 that Lee d9bde3863c Seol carried 0f22d0ff84 weapons hidden fe4ff26ddf on his 6f54ff6a28 body. Given his striking beauty, 08ec94ce41 Yoon Sung had initially 6d1ca711ac assumed he was simply fb8775507d learning self-defense to protect f14569612d himself.004f9109eb7cfa83

But even 555036fd93 his cousin, 3b801f517f Cheongrok, had 2220f4a4e1 learned how d59e6f83d2 to handle e0bbe86b2f daggers and 797462ccc4 poison. The fact a3fbe3b996 that no a1d371a1a7 one around 02f422c31e them seemed f6968e3e39 to know 9543a5ac64 about it 1bc9908567 had been cef0c2ff62 puzzling.b2d59f032a158293

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One day, only Cheongrok b4691e966f had shown up at 1aefa1f5d3 the spot they were f1941586af supposed to meet. Since the two 9fd603ee42 of them were bb264e6da8 always together, it fbe3b3abf8 was strange seeing f40fec31f6 him alone. Cheongrok had been fuming, 591214ce73 complaining that he couldn’t 7110de01ba find Lee Seol anywhere.08fa39e6a94f78fb

When Lee Clan blood 30b764120c mixed in, the result 13bee34852 was always exceptional beauty. Since Cheongrok’s 98b902f366 mother was 39f4d84053 from the ad2f3920a2 Lee Clan, deef260174 he had a3a39c8ef9 an undeniably 1c113d8f32 pretty face, 756602794d but his 4e1a2691c9 eyes—thin and 041039969b sharply slanted, 899ada3c7f inherited from d70f08d190 his father—gave dfcf39986c him a 6052217c83 distinct look.9451ded9251468fe

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Normally, when he laughed 23fcdb3599 or played around, he d4c91ebd4d looked mischievous. But when he dcaf9da997 got angry like 274e253e14 this, his fierce c96f34b994 glare could be 22c6fe9ec2 downright chilling.2849b502d3001d55

“That bastard Seol. He’s definitely screwing with b153164019 me on purpose.”802cee3bcc2fbc87

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His teeth ground together 4e5435e06a so hard that an 4a690b644a audible crunch came from 2c43864605 his jaw. The way 4d36828db8 he muttered 9dd2a3db8f those words ac223e8878 under his 825540252a breath sent 0682ed7c4b chills down 3fc04a4ddf Yoon Sung’s 0bf53e0ffd spine, making 3f8bd036a9 him widen 718c843953 his eyes ed0f6c1eef in curiosity.0c686380bee99b56

”…What’s wrong?”dab09a89c22ae40e

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It wasn’t unusual for 13960709ba those two to bicker, ac467518f4 so Yoon Sung had ab6f743a83 asked casually, expecting another 81dd57d51a round of complaints.5e7b4a1ce52cdd29

“That bastard keeps avoiding a7385e75bd me.”a7411ccf9b1baf3e

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”…”f0b4bbfc92bf1207

“Fine. Let him b810fa5cb0 do it 517cae5e78 alone. I’m quitting too.”910ddb4cadb19c26

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“Quitting what?”e36835b3d4870943

The question cf1809b272 came from 2d2c177c44 genuine curiosity. Yoon Sung had assumed 4b5e1e84b2 they were either working cc12077459 on something together or 927c1aee39 studying in secret.a2ae66ab39825af9

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Cheongrok stared 0ca24ed759 at him 2f411d053d for a 003c4c267e moment, pressing ddc96ab8fa his lips 483fa2f661 into a 2c4846216e thin line f567b67c96 as if 94eb58d851 debating something. Then, after a 6c11872486 long pause, he b5202303d0 finally muttered:1e13a27248fd4493

”…Physical training.”473b8abb4ca62375

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“Why are 2119fe47e6 you guys 055200fec7 doing so 4139db7465 much of f1c420009b that? You too… e44f5c915e Are you 6e44bbec3c planning to 5408eace7e take the 1f0d98a894 military exam?”10bf9129d38a20a6

Everyone knew 0d44d10bc2 that Cheongrok 06c8a0abe4 was skilled 5e7eda656e with the 4de54f8dff sword, but b1655c0e6f no one de8a8c8f37 realized just 4c26771bab how exceptional 71551a32b1 he was. The fact a7e0abcf7a that the 0fe780851a two of 03043717c7 them were eafdf64444 training so 5ff263acf8 excessively seemed be450fe544 strange, making 2b759745a8 Yoon Sung 8f2de5905b tilt his 6fc957f2d5 head in 883f1ce7c5 confusion. Cheongrok smirked at his 2b73a67ec2 reaction.31ec57ab982a64d7

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“No.”636075bb15b8f926

“Then why not just 968bf91c50 do a reasonable amount 2adee3db9a and ask for a d7daec75cf bodyguard?”8cdc24efe054e54f

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”…Seol already f45be006ab has a c99a7700e9 bodyguard.”97c40723e6aa38e3

“Really? Then why don’t they ddbff4edab follow him around?”1f637c025da796e0

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”…Why do you think 3a00e6dfca Seol walks around without a490323419 a guard? If anything happens to 5b0437eaaa him, the entire town ce803b75ea would be turned upside aa4001acd3 down. Not just df9aba7809 the town—people 25a72ff861 from the bdbbfa5865 palace would 9bb9fcceda get involved b0cbbe18bd too.”ac0ae1b8f7bc88df

”…But he doesn’t have 9c01a1b852 one.”7878bdeea174c0f9

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Except for when 61dabca5cc he was very 0eb5d44021 young, Yoon Sung 9d751c975a had never seen 71d0824743 Lee Seol accompanied df207a5b25 by a bodyguard. At some point, 293efb493a he had started d17df7593c hanging around Cheongrok da4e4595f9 instead. Since both of them 3ddf515c00 were skilled in martial 3289d1101b arts, it never seemed 40e7010101 necessary for him to 62857df9bd have a guard.dd4f12dc9e5b2f75

At his response, Cheongrok’s 405876713c slanted eyes curved into 2029781c08 a smirk, and he 83e3668f7d reached out to ruffle 0a6d75069c Yoon Sung’s hair.ba5301c95d37acb6

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“That’s what I’m 5600ee9f22 saying. That bastard fed1c477d9 doesn’t need 82521803cc a bodyguard.”45eeebee785d9441

Yoon Sung 4ae4aeb3f2 blinked in 1a120dffda confusion, unable 0ec8d4fba7 to grasp e95cddc2e3 the meaning 5c8d7c1f75 behind his fa25278768 words.b3ef4904c58cae54

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“Once you enter the f287d018a9 palace, concubines aren’t the 936f5e7389 only enemies.”c766c73ebdf815b0

”…”5183749f3a07b0cf

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“Why do you d6c31d2460 think so many dcfd8f0d55 Lee Clan members 7660e4bc08 enter the palace? Because they’re beautiful?”54e2e299257728e6

”…”4a9e9ef4a8622354

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“When you train, 4d86d2d5f2 you have to 07fa168315 practice what you’ve 2cefd139f0 learned. But who do b464d3ddf5 you think cleans 59ae00ae63 up the aftermath?”a6ccbba6421f1605

Cheongrok’s words became more 55370e3a63 cryptic, and Yoon Sung 62e10886f9 could only stare at ba5711b1dc him, completely lost.97fe500a311f354f

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“Seol isn’t just my ba51af84ee cousin or my friend.”e60dd92b9ac575ed

The moment Cheongrok 53326058e8 finished speaking, Lee 2ec65a86c6 Seol appeared.6de2df2d298c29ab

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He was smiling 6dcfad17c3 as usual, but 5f9d8d0d7a the moment his 11b2c25c1d gaze landed on bae6c19980 Cheongrok, his expression 2a68a9d8e3 turned sour.ce8ec256b5a95d66

“Disqualified.”9a5c471bf0298baa

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What followed, of 0fe829a829 course, was a 239f224c3b sword fight.4cd1183acaf81d9d

Cheongrok, visibly enraged, eac91a7072 swung his sword ab010f1ada wildly, while Lee a1596a2867 Seol, veins popping 882e676bd4 in his forehead, 1fda63c73a blocked every strike 0e3a292ce4 with just as d2ff221b15 much intensity.b6772d8dfbda65a9

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“Someone’s coming!”4b0dbfdc08578069

Spotting a 8e4b6fe7f0 woman entering 5307178a21 from the 0e8caa74a3 end of d8e50e4b92 the street, fa05c3a49f Yoon Sung 00f597d542 hurriedly called 0ea4bc6e33 out in 737186d67b a hushed 29a082ab94 voice. Immediately, Lee 02449b9bc9 Seol threw b6f5b445e3 his sword e05c4a1f65 behind Cheongrok, 81f308ef6c then crouched 339775a9f0 down and 952a371e43 began writing e172b789c7 letters in d73e93c245 the dirt ecc4857926 with a 1a7ac634dd tree branch.12129727195675ed

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Cheongrok, acting 120c15b9d2 as if d70360a803 nothing had 99b0713378 happened, smoothly ec119f799e picked up d48f7eeca4 the sword. The dazzling 0333a10606 movements from c4412a1e91 moments ago 8369980a7b were gone, b58b52a71b replaced by 7a4cd8e24d slow, deliberate 3884a54f5c swings as 3989b4405f he let e869ac07fe out enthusiastic 6312bacb6f “Hyap! Hyap!” sounds, pretending to edbe178ed1 practice basic sword forms.91b4a76be19a0c81

Over time, 97e3b002ac Yoon Sung 476b531d31 had naturally 29aa779b71 come to 40e335c0bf understand that 0aaac23bbd Cheongrok was df7932538c Lee Seol’s 3c8b95b52d bodyguard.98ff4bfe63ec600a

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But he had 6a907ffbba never actually seen bcd998440b him do anything f45ce92a0c particularly bodyguard-like.db391c42a0549894

At the time, I e143ffb247 didn’t know why I 0ec6813536 did it, but when 86c15ae1f1 I saw the handle d00d1a18c4 of a dagger tied 5e3560a6a3 to Lee Seol’s ankle, 929bbe4888 I instinctively covered it 50d8b5e373 with my robe.163b23402c7713c2

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Even now, 45c1c2e685 I wasn’t 4f53164a77 sure why, c26690c019 but I bd4193bfc1 gathered all 4497c645c5 the weapons e04b35277a he had 3b03a2592f taken off 81a7767f75 and tucked 6df81344b5 them under 2588e14cc2 the blanket.1d83e4ef8b6b6462

For some reason, he fae1dc03fb had layered his clothes 3ab03a20a0 excessively. He was even 95250ef3d4 wearing two outer 0df966f20e robes on top 845855347a of each other. When he f53f176b43 took off 4a973435a8 his cream-colored b3f17b6240 robe, underneath 257d1bc82b was another 78ce9c13da cream-colored garment 13671cfbc3 adorned with 16384ba4e7 scattered red 4af3cc134a and black b7aff5309d floral patterns. On top of that, 608b693e4d he had wrapped his 4406dbd8bb waist with an additional cdf8d0751f cloth.9762e5ada8bc2ba2

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“Aren’t you hot?”fdb3485b065ab367

“If something gets on a938989f75 my clothes, I have 07a3b86fa8 to throw the outer d7a0962c62 robe away.”6b26211a7b42380d

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”…What are you talking db84b90035 about?”fea61a64c4a44915

“This floral pattern doesn’t 48985c6540 show bloodstains.”27c58ace941cfa43

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What kind of 5757c99c63 life did he 1d3ee9db75 lead that he ccab11aea8 needed to dress c32453e742 for situations where 5442ac18f2 blood splattering was 75a9147ac1 a concern? I let out 95078f775f a long sigh. Why did 9690d7c3a1 he live 371cb184ae like this?694a16a9f849f676

“Then just wear 73ab5fe9c5 colored robes.”10d1c22d9fb818bb

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“Sung-i, you f123470abd like seeing 8f503a8c53 me in 3b57892c40 white clothes, 076db5335e don’t you?”85481d468fe87e4f

Lee Seol d8a1fa6198 smiled, locking 85012e5b53 eyes with 95519295f6 me. White clothes. Right… white clothes. He really did b3ee86d4e4 look good in 08ed3fe196 cream or white 7c06b53003 silk robes. His very presence 83a36e3717 was so ethereal 5106af8c84 that people even bb4f9e0a10 called him a 601814b19a seonin. When he f65af8706a wore pale b0c7ef753b colors, his b88ae237ae beauty seemed 4647c7ad59 to dissolve ddd9288736 into the d2bfc42880 fabric itself, 7e0994093f making him 25b04bc8eb even more 85a894c5f6 mesmerizing. I often found myself b0295aec23 staring absentmindedly at him d380b5efb6 whenever he dressed like 00ada9bf7c that.f10c8099c3fb13f2

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Even earlier, bc6f300626 in the 91f8f614b8 mountains… Now 0cefbdf409 that I 2b9db893df thought about 1ed0bc8493 it, he a03005af36 had planned 210f4c5da2 to seduce cf3118d7e2 me from 340a196101 the start. Another sigh slipped 0672f2490c out.4d579c2027c4c92a

“Just stick b29bfae03c with Cheongrok.”eda7defd11b872fe

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“That guy reports 45f83a7142 everything to my de661da785 father, so that’s 4c667b80f7 a no-go.”7f52e15733784759

Without a word, I bd1b9219e1 folded the robe he be2ef418d0 had taken off and aa864a8a74 placed it neatly on 8f666b8412 top of the wooden 2ba5cd48f9 cabinet. Maybe he fcfa1182eb had felt 10a691f21e restricted from 43be373588 all the 7a6b56ae4f weapons he 18d81d7e84 usually carried. Now, just in 1ee1014825 his undershirt, he da64c556fa rolled his shoulders a46a5c9c38 left and right, 94e4914cc8 stretching comfortably.52fbf27bbfd55404

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As he extended his 8b710c36fd arms and stretched his e707373a6f body, our eyes met. The moment they did, 81bc3b3c33 he quickly dove under 66f7175f24 the blanket and lay 0f93dd9612 down.918dac0ba1fb91f9

I wasn’t sure if 781e296686 he was genuinely embarrassed a53a8481dd or just pretending, but 18b423a922 his eyes sparkled with dacf15dfd9 silent pressure, urging me a85a846a34 to lie down beside c5f951676a him. The idea of 26d338aeca sleeping next to 22a579b93b him felt overwhelming, f21d015541 but I couldn’t b873057d69 exactly reject him fb0ecc5b32 either. It would 715f9b017c be too edb19eb1e6 cruel to 35ab6acf19 leave him c5257d69df hanging.790ea331237b4649

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As I fd07fb3dde hesitated, he cef3e67382 spoke in d4427d695d a dejected 827f9ea6f6 tone.d3f90c73b4d2389d

“Should I sleep at 69d2a87664 the edge instead?”e28f19edc790390f

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“Ah, no.”be679e7921e284e5

I answered, 004247175b though I 00552b905b still wasn’t e892283587 entirely comfortable 80f8613588 lying down 0bcdb76bfd next to 547dcaa62f him. I hesitated 42cf04d2a2 over whether 688891d6ae to take 2b5b43e57e off my e8b8897137 clothes or 13bfa98610 not, but e4af19c549 before I 140fb6a0dd could decide, abfa704c9c he slipped 23b32e6d91 out from 3bf1f330cc under the b1d103eda8 blanket, pinched b2c9ff2fd8 the wick 925e516ec9 of the 61af932196 candle with 32f4ec8d71 his thumb 4a03739942 and index 046b9dcbb6 finger, and 1c84c2a000 extinguished the d85fdf31ba flame.fcb03ed11acd8e48

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That was somehow c9086fff56 even more pressuring 39cd9a901e than him telling 2b4964b133 me outright to a031a68853 hurry up and 2d03df1abe lie down.c3978f057ddfd17d

“Your clothes are c0684fa42d going to get 9a28989b08 wrinkled…”b5465f310c092f37

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Unable to make cba6d086ac a decision, I 2f3209e602 let out a d59bc2c3de shallow sigh. Then, he retrieved 7d00ab4913 the clothes I 163d18566c had placed on 575326c0c6 the cabinet.674bb3bb532ebfb4

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When I a45b016574 saw him f3a3f81b5a start putting d89469fdcb his pants 03561a543a back on, cd69019b63 I tilted d9c738a084 my head 19b0dd71f5 slightly in bef5b4a7b9 confusion.66bda1f260f1060f

“Why are afaf67eb64 you putting 484aa580fa those back c87a59d15e on?”a15f65dc9f259a0a

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“You seem uncomfortable. I’ll wear them to 219a1340ee sleep too.”b1bfe87549846efc

“Ah, no. You should sleep 7f5b6d8c88 comfortably.”1393170050148694

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The moment I finished 9ac07ab142 speaking, Lee Seol swiftly 23b76c5d7d stripped off the pants 0dc8593e2d he had just put df4ca5b618 on and tossed them dd68b2eab5 onto the cabinet again 1dc53bdc0c before diving back under 5e1f770b91 the covers.6ab5425c743b4b5f

I watched him disappear 4633f0d823 beneath the blanket, then e659f1bdaa slowly began untying my e8b9ea81bd robe strings.ca7266be44a2b22a

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