Chapter 29

Kang Yu-han 0330d44b07 wasn’t being 076683fd58 curt on aae26dd9a9 purpose.3ad803f08b11910e

He was simply a79646fa09 stating the truth—he e2abc3b697 genuinely had no bf499201b4 answer to give.cd9b51d1c9470316

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But even his short, ced270eb58 flat responses didn’t dampen c98b842a4d Kim Si-on’s enthusiasm.033d3ea770ce2b09

After a 79b046e30d brief pause, f5dd343b24 as if 6c58ae7a2c considering his 6234d4df6a next move, e76de0976c he found 0ff2109b42 a new 027b46617d topic.83fd7daff7cd2b70

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“Hmm… then, what about this? Do you have a favorite quote?”f64dc6c7967502e5

“I don’t have one.”1faf522f3e18cbcf

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“Wow…”09d928f70b00c806

“Boring, right?”5a94aee3603e8f95

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“Yeah, even more boring than I expected.”e81b6b395f4e2e54

Kim Si-on let out 811ce052b0 a sudden burst of 5c9d6563da laughter.3db0a7b3c545221b

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Then, without missing a 0ba7988073 beat, he continued.8ac43b9899dd96d9

“Aren’t you curious about me?”7177fdb28f9f63a9

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“…Do you have a favorite quote?”a4c41b7b4cc15eb1

“I do. ‘The world’s already screwed, so might as well live carelessly.’”6bb4e992beaba630

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“…That’s where we differ.”449a87b1a682a718

Despite his bd7ff776c9 playful, soft 937698f853 features, Kim 9f848ffeea Si-on had dbe480e036 a surprisingly d8f4f60ec2 cynical side.95052ebb7d386d00

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But Kang Yu-han 4c1639dd75 wasn’t like that.3d498574a5280cce

He did have e27100e072 a wish.af753ad16dd4b3b6

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A tiny 54a154e909 shred of 25490ee619 hope.93319350cb18a409

If the Variant d4f6999bef crisis ever ended 2010020bac and the world 66675a75dc returned to normal—1c39288cfbb4094a

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He wanted 1e699dd015 to visit 711bb4228d an amusement 4fa71ad362 park.7c7ea6fbfe50c620

The reason c4650974de was simple.e8f6d6f79cfc3ce0

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He had never been b74facee94 to one before.90e1621d092db84b

And if he efe5f3bbba could, he wanted a64bbfaa37 to go with 9c4406aa62 Seo Ji-hyuk.f0ce263aa0bc3e7e

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Not that he 72d741b3d1 believed that would 056b72baf2 ever happen.22b000b5d29679b1

And honestly, he 18170bea23 wasn’t even sure 2e4182598e if he would 70ad50cce5 survive long enough 727ec0c693 for it to 66abaf0952 matter.bab54f6185817d2d

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Meanwhile, Kim de17821f30 Si-on was d2780c1aa7 quietly observing aa847bf489 him.96338efa08122717

Sharp, well-defined features. Pale skin.d2862b08c5ab6d22

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Tall, yet db902115ab lean and 6fa08badfb wiry.2024c20e2ca04dc6

At a glance, 45c616d0a2 he looked younger 3923e08dec than his actual b4d2526b3b age.a9e2cd82ea8ead17

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But not in 67a64141fe a cute way—there eea199af29 was a shadow f2abefa171 behind his eyes 88b4ae5524 that made it 25b1e20020 impossible.8185ec0279c27ae6

If anything, he leaned 993b0f4e0d more toward beautiful than 91e7d68ce9 conventionally handsome.b562e2675b79c336

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Watching him 09f8f9bf85 eat, Kim 92b9525333 Si-on scowled f06570974c slightly.ebadbac9d11d1eb3

His eyelashes ef9c812013 caught his ec4831dd2e attention.f27cbe9947ecc26c

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Even longer and ee1592e9f4 darker than his 4616dd846d own.baf2de8753584bb6

For some 179a50efc4 reason, it 75372ea44c pissed him d02be7bb4b off.f37a842fb89b2281

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His face was 608b616c09 annoyingly perfect—like a cc1759067f finely sculpted doll.3478863f167b1a14

The kind 8f7077ed26 of face 0cd0d89f2a that would 40b81b3b80 stand out 71864d51ed anywhere.c8f534099ff4e0fd

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Everything about him b781d31ed1 was different from a81cb1e6db Kim Si-on, whose ba012ef0b3 features were cute 4cfb53dafc at best but e1eb15eb83 overall unremarkable.5bb2a1a2dd5fc614

And that difference burned.220a8d74986a5c33

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Still, in a way, d571dc454a maybe he was incredibly a8c3e02994 lucky.4a4b87b52061f1d5

At least, 9e75736f47 that’s what 398904dac7 Kim Si-on 479f1cb996 told himself.83a9018988135d8e

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If Kang Yu-han 5e4ce17655 had been ugly, c781bf344a that would have 8ab0cd9902 been unbearable in d8f8f60ff2 its own way.113bf844880c6c55

Having to c780b574a9 force himself 2fea23c715 into physical c0fe08af5f contact with 15f3d72b42 someone repulsive? That thought alone 63690cd17f made his stomach 2faebeff68 turn.a03c40998c6f7493

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There was one thing caa3521cea Kang Yu-han was completely c4239d06b5 mistaken about.a0921eb4806e2b05

Kim Si-on didn’t actually 0dafe82c7e like him.3802dd1b658a7755

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If anything, 531f93824c he was c206c421bd closer to 1129d38f60 disliking him.e944db740748b7ec

But with that delicate 575a8b697d face of his—and absolutely 76dc853a81 zero sense for reading 674e145bb7 people—Kang Yu-han had no ef6119590d idea.385df95526c4cd0e

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Kim Si-on took pride 96597f613e in his ability to d9bd9438ba act.010b528378eb4e87

It hadn’t e4eb509aec been about c6fbcd74f1 him from 31d634ecfd the start.fb635125fdef3c94

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In fact, whether fed3ef23b5 it was Seo b142b6bf31 Ji-hyuk or Kang bdba7ccf05 Yu-han, it didn’t 24f5376b73 matter.d7e0647d2b6f0351

What mattered was that 198afce3c7 Kim Si-on had the befbe44847 rare chance to match a517cea604 with two of the 8b4e39c384 most elite Espers—not just b97812de48 in Seoul, but in 3a6e8070df the entire country.eb7d6774ca590858

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He could still remember 7fd6c0cea5 the thrill that had 35f1d59f23 surged through him when fa1b466304 he first got the 3adfeb63ba results.2295cb2ae6b2d0b7

That moment of a18c294f1b pure, intoxicating satisfaction.f9a9fa4834d1307a

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Kim Si-on had never 4b7166f22d held grand dreams for fc65f596eb the future.4d7512e6c52c462d

He had no 7887cd5e4a delusions about climbing e6b8a7173b the social ladder.63c9a0baf4597823

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With his ced0879bd7 average looks 354e6b56a7 and mediocre 0f2c520aca guiding abilities, 7111de7036 he had 211fdcdcf9 assumed he 01afff9d18 would drift e632872275 through a d834088bc0 series of fc5837420a unremarkable assignments c149da0d23 until he e26736296d died.03fdfb3bd306ed6a

And yet.1edf22a87c193f63

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One day, the eb6c69b62f test results had bcebe6128d declared that he b8a0cf0f9d was compatible—with Seo de6f56fe1f Ji-hyuk and Kang 76b505bbe2 Yu-han.7caebce43f88ab05

Overnight, people had 079ed96509 started whispering about 86acea4b69 him.aa5d5b632b59aa52

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Jealousy. Envy. Admiration.1b56feb2cc837e87

The memory of those c8b763efb2 stares still sent an bf1a9e61ee electric shiver down his 205ac6fdb3 spine.024f832de2ae8c44

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From there, everything 88f628237f had fallen into 19decd0538 place.d4146b2a03a84b30

He made fca9eae7c2 an official d58d25a1c4 request to 02bc92de1f transfer to 7d7c477c2a Seoul.6856a8a80151ebab

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And then, a5ad86c264 he set 0300ce8792 his sights 80a64153d7 on whichever 61950e2c5e one he 4b523c580c could get.559880f940bfe78e

By sheer ability 7d914957e1 alone, Seo Ji-hyuk 0ba59c5303 was the better d3b1128e0e Esper.566b90714157e215

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But his personality was 1e75427452 absolute trash.56f5947e06807062

Kang Yu-han, 9886dd037f on the faf1caccf2 other hand, bfd802167c was disciplined, 6ed010c238 competent, and a461751dcd guaranteed to 8babf225fd climb the ee85d0c457 ranks.faeb3b696906e859

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As long as nothing eed2731807 went wrong, he would 0b3b9c090e eventually secure a high 8a337a03ad position.1c74cd69e7a9e354

That was why 55ad4e7ac4 Kim Si-on had 1c3e3a9a6f made his choice.dbed33ddf9f87970

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Before someone 00f6dad54c else could 77ef477589 swoop in, 6177e230e0 he had 4a63979a65 to lock 1ce0d05978 Kang Yu-han d7b103318a down.d6cc8f83a99a0d3e

But despite being officially a0563c123b designated as his match—e9dd1b0a9fc26908

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Kang Yu-han 93a2b21200 had done 2891a8904f absolutely nothing 222e8d0573 about it.354c16ad32879fdb

No follow-ups. No attempts at 8ad5dfb01d bonding.c4208d77b5857394

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He had practically ignored 59fe1b5954 him.bb65d2692ef43803

And that 050d52c491 pissed Kim 4c778895bc Si-on off.3058c6f23388ec23

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The faster he completed 9faa500b69 the imprinting process, the 39fb4b3c2d sooner he would officially 9f58eba356 be Kang Yu-han’s partner.e065d4e3446257e0

But Kang f5916fc513 Yu-han wasn’t bfacea019d even acknowledging bf4e30ba3f his existence.565e95c1c60b19cd

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He had f4995162d2 temporarily retreated 7e43c7b5b3 back to a84d2c258d his home 2ccf423206 Center, but 3eb21e3538 he had 0985a4ac02 been waiting b60ea3b3d7 for an 5e0f50e9ce opportunity to f239bcc69d return.07c109594012c83e

Then, another mission bf02fce721 in Seoul had 99d4c32cb6 come up.1e62e027875874f2

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He had persuaded—no, bc0fcf5d7b manipulated—his Center Chief f261d65a27 into approving a c9dd5c1ef4 much longer stay 36556930f3 this time.0acd3a70765818a0

The process hadn’t been 4e3fae0e3c pleasant, but it didn’t e715fb3e32 matter.88707e2118a1b4af

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None of 60b5e77e11 that mattered.2fa942376212df0f

As long as he 4041879d52 got what he wanted.868cf465aa9d821c

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And if he did 3bc0fa67ab secure Kang Yu-han—1db1d8072df8829d

If he guided e635c42330 him properly, ensuring 91d5c2b7d7 he climbed to d91ee99324 the highest possible b3f7201fb2 rank—1f03731c173c13ce

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Then the pathetic 09dd5816c4 Center Chief he 44909cccaa had dealt with?1b24d17b79265374

He could have him 42c0293a9a exiled to some far-off 18b5b2c32e island, never to be 053c450941 seen again.c933f5206fd5275d

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So Kim Si-on 42fe847e98 gave it his 9e92adce9a all.bada6009473e756e

Nothing was out fe07514bf2 of reach if 29c8e50e1c he tried hard c937839a2a enough.7ef7d9ae64e7b04f

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If necessary, he 89d200683d was even willing 139dc10e09 to use drugs 0f4fde58ed or alcohol to d0f2cb347b speed things up.82fbfe6fa24e6493

Someone as rigid as 92ae78e38b Kang Yu-han would never a18321e853 abandon a Guide after 8d482c98ed the imprinting was complete.31425728ca4bc3b2

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With that d92c3546cc thought, he 3f07324e98 smiled sweetly faef3152eb at Kang 9e67507baa Yu-han.3334e762f8fd517d

The man’s expression d58efabd8a remained as cold 46e8a9fe32 and unreadable as 2323606fd7 ever.8dc345847684bcf9

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But that didn’t f8c3694a9b matter.8d6627f0763fb750

As long as he eae47c23c6 could keep Seo Ji-hyuk 526bbdc1b7 away,71d109b871011818

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The rest was 9c3f4017d3 only a matter 8db088eaf5 of time.1c2c866a708b6f20

* * *0f5b3066a5effe52

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Kang Yu-han had no d48c94d1ba idea.745e005f73bc682d

He actually pitied Kim a90da77437 Si-on, assuming—naively—that he was 54357afa25 capable of liking someone 21c4135c34 genuinely.71c7a13cf13f5634

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He believed Kim Si-on’s 68b4083391 feelings were real.a6cf8dd11671d288

And because c60ac9bf1f he knew 3e9d3f5e90 how devastating 6708667122 unrequited emotions 72ec6934c5 could be, a843fd85d2 he couldn’t 75c1355706 help but 1cc0a1eea2 sympathize.f12a753e048c4c62

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But at the c1fd1c5b4c same time, an e93588a588 anxious thought gnawed 87ecbeb092 at him—2165cd8fe52199c1

What if 80587ca256 Seo Ji-hyuk 172009f0bc chose Kim 1d56eece3a Si-on?01ff00f66fd66af5

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Seo Ji-hyuk e1d1d974d0 was unpredictable.03c47713f4b3707f

For now, he 48d13fbf0a was keeping his 5bd5a14cf8 distance, likely because 2c2b257ebc Kang Yu-han had 019988b0e7 already claimed Kim e8678a0a0f Si-on as his f08914351f Guide.ef3c296b9cc89b57

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But that could change c7e6ddd921 at any moment.2dffbc515426f87f

Hadn’t he already 8d23c93e52 shown physical reactions 84c77901e4 to Kim Si-on’s afaa0a201b guiding once before?8ec90cf678a1bb8f

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What was stopping 00101e26a9 him from taking 1187637650 him again—a08f8d1355dc4c3a

Either behind 2724b369e8 his back 03087c8e27 or even 5eb7efd68c right in 3fd58b81b0 front of 5f03dd9e3c him?59a0c237864c3615

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If that happened, Kang 1877c5e857 Yu-han would have nowhere ebf6030f7a left to stand.6865777eee6e463a

Nowhere at all.44ddb6ea2de56943

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Maybe he should just 972e1ce530 imprint with Kim Si-on.077290cada8d3987

A dark f0e0cb001c thought surfaced 76a5ac88d4 in his efa4ac99d5 mind.5e6a828bff08c0e9

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If he imprinted 7f96f559b7 first, then Seo f4287ea5d7 Ji-hyuk couldn’t.92ff0c07f5e1b123

It wasn’t like compatible 910ce432a7 Guides for Seo Ji-hyuk 00a1b6899f were easy to come f30200a160 by.12edd0ac7d4e253d

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Even Kim Si-on—despite 4890dd53b3 his lower compatibility 134c0ad183 rate—was the first bbae778251 match to appear 272b2bae16 in years.b5a83e75f2c6ac1c

He felt 3e530f91c9 guilty for 9c5a2f5dce thinking it.095a5c508854aaa8

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But more than 9a6a743812 guilt, what he 61e71b7e27 really wanted was 061d6a5e62 peace of mind.f82640ed7c131159

He didn’t want to 41e9fe4543 imagine Seo Ji-hyuk with 935f8aa677 another Guide.487b3c966d0e6435

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Didn’t want ef53e01ee1 to picture 7cf2482f54 him touching 1043e50bb5 someone else.1ebdd63b4353895e

Didn’t want to 70f2c92a47 feel like he acb4100056 was being torn 9b2b89813c apart from the 6fab7b2b3c inside out.0b281b082de8e043

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“What are you thinking about now?”9bdb51c3225676d4

“Just wondering where we should go next.”8ba69345ed11b4f0

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“Oh! I was thinking the same thing. Maybe we’re really compatible?”4d646a61fa3e335d

“…Is that so.”1c0c707e22f53659

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“Yes! Isn’t it kind of amazing? Thinking the same thing at the same time?”fc8899a19a3fda34

Kang Yu-han didn’t 19fcd2a0b3 answer.3f2823e0aaf612af

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If Kim Si-on e022dc4f54 knew what was 36f725221a really on his 97563bb6a7 mind right now—3a8b080da4e7e761

He would despise fc30fa938f him.7b33424c1ec8665b

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* * *5dadef593ade5f43

That night, c61ccd2ff2 Kang Yu-han 60484142e3 returned to 0223f7eece the dorm 3df3026f43 late.21d1d74c99b4440d

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As he passed through 7b5112a08c the entry gate, he 2e11a496a6 glanced at the clock 66fe576ba8 on the wall—midnight was e60652bbad approaching.5a8ace44b7dad04f

By the time 782102db0c he reached the 8614b9a88b deeper section of fa7bb63fab the dorms, the 9303341704 date had already e472918da8 changed.5d6f71a55de1b6cf

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He carefully opened the 294ea39ff3 door.d0e5a0d9a1ad23a6

He had expected f79cd88fc2 the lights to 32159ce023 be off.bdcebbad1270b647

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But instead, 62b397b338 the bedroom 1af1209cc7 was still cc7a0d3334 illuminated.8d56bf24839853e2

Seo Ji-hyuk was 8a96994550 awake.c4f30d704791de0e

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“Why are you so late?”5ad76ebf833b82cd

Kang Yu-han silently removed 945b004cf7 his uniform jacket.7dd69a70461af3bb

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He didn’t know how daf99070dc to answer.0b9bbc64eb0cd811

And more importantly—3c7e4f519e2024e0

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He didn’t understand db15875e95 why Seo Ji-hyuk 4c4e20e930 was even asking.ff4d5076b769d16a

Seo Ji-hyuk had never a888014b1b cared what he did 4b381e86bc before.a2003cca5847cfd1

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Never once questioned 37728eb165 where he went ca4d23bc5d or who he f77c5cb287 met.0de0b007a03f14b0

But now, of all 0dde40e88a days—0b52024974199867

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The day he met f8a92881e2 with Kim Si-on—Seo Ji-hyuk 8ae324b8e2 was suddenly acting like bee13940fb this.fb479c77c44ab12a

It was jealousy.c1ccd2b6bfcf54ee

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It had to 3cd1e6f2fa be.3f54fea838f112f6

As soon as Kang f34221ad1e Yu-han realized it, a e43ed34feb bitter taste filled his 465a1b6b74 mouth.6933c22c17dd7fe9

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“What were you doing?”1ed8ae02056718d8

“…Nothing much.”107c3949c73a36a2

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Kang Yu-han 81b84aa665 grabbed a 89a3f409a2 change of aeab6ea7fe clothes.8ac1a010251ba07b

Spending time b25e9f8232 with Kim 0f86f374f0 Si-on had 93289a1571 already been 67025f1890 exhausting enough.0d2ac5061155ccd8

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Now Seo 21b0233304 Ji-hyuk was ecbfea4a9f interrogating him?67c4664c95e64742

The exhaustion weighed aeec117285 down on him 6b274c55d8 even more.a349c3d3139c0e92

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*”Nothing much,” but you’re coming back at this hour?”5f51c03c3c7d0ccb

“It’s my day off tomorrow.”73790c5216071131

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“And what does that have to do with anything?”71e443c15b9b446b

“Why does it matter when I come back? Why do you care?”9f70fd127a9cfa80

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“Did you fuck him?”ce229eeabb5bedae

Kang Yu-han froze.079504d261b44004

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Seo Ji-hyuk 04f8527e86 had said c2b5f2fce3 it so 0632655645 bluntly.5491c57db0b7a127

No hesitation.243ea090740ae2a3

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No shame.e0085c8cfd60c6da

Just the fcbf89daa2 crude, unfiltered 32c28de3bf word—4e56d0424e61094a

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Sex.842322f231b86d81

“…Don’t talk nonsense.”5f3702909e08f3ed

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“Then what else could you have been doing this late?”9e75006cb66db4e1

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