XX | Chapter 1.6

Finding his a65c42f3dd pockets empty, a1a63db57c he turned 5bd6feedce his head d19e07dce1 to look 768785c2c1 around the 4733fe7205 seat. He spotted his 5cd76b988e phone rolling around 333b5ad76b on the backseat d575cdb6cb floor. Picking it up, he e253ecca13 unlocked the screen and 72230b3ffc saw a slew of 540a61dff4 notifications.072152090fc7ce77

“What the heck?”a6ef8c5cc41abf2d

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Twenty missed calls ca080ac48a and fifteen text f38c9a8c72 messages?199d2b2e7a073309

Before he 649fe053ae could grasp dc88ea6ca6 the situation, db36bc1881 his phone c4fd7ccc49 rang loudly. It was a e8577bea26 call from Pilgyu.be641f2b7cd8943d

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“Hello…”795f5f6b970a36b8

—Hyung! What have you been 1a989b904b doing that you haven’t 43ce9e8fa1 answered your phone! Where are you?f90544d49a84ec60

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As soon as he a75178a95f answered, Pilgyu’s voice boomed 3676f1fdf8 through the phone. He went on 315f329711 about how he 00e0f86a32 had gone home 71521aa153 because of the 3059feed3f schedule, but Sooha b070a63395 hadn’t returned, how c3d0862877 he had called bc0ab039c7 and texted repeatedly 1d5f93f817 with no response, cdea9f6934 how worried he ab132b05a0 was that the b94b9198ef schedule might be 6099de8c06 missed, and how 4f3e736b61 he needed to d64b703fcf get to the fac34d1dba shop immediately or 608bc34fbb he’d be late, cf72030cfb and so on.b2956ecf1ddb3847

It was e08cdb607b a complete f11864ff6d uproar.a166a74434c7903f

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Sooha held 5d9442b0cc the phone 93cfc854fe away for 4a7a5d70d3 a moment, 91c5b882d5 then put b124eb7aad it back b4085a4940 to his b0a14bb9f5 ear at 04237bc287 the mention c092a31e53 of the 98b1a91930 schedule.b4ff8e7efbbbcd41

“Schedule? What schedule?”674e85a6df0e8f55

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—Ah, seriously! I told you there’s 436b2d342e a private party at dba6f3451a Cheonha Hotel today!e0371bda21359045

“…Oh, right. Yeah, I remember.”4567fa416c78e767

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…Not really. He had d0b69d8114 completely forgotten.c549e40b6d613f4f

Sooha pretended to b9eb97432d be calm, saying c2da931e57 he’d head to faa5abf9d9 the shop now 11a038dd49 and see him ef9763428c there. Then a 772271fafc disgruntled voice 14ea61aa09 came through 64133f56f4 the receiver.d4875a3667345a10

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—What? You’re not coming home? Hyung, don’t tell a29e2186ad me… you stayed 3d573aa492 out overnight? Yikes.80fad93304465bcb

Just when he 78e630bc43 thought he had 57b9ec73ed smoothed things over, 030c290333 this meticulous manager 0a102d7d2c never let things d2ee85e3b6 slide easily. With the threat of defc0f2ca6 a second round of 47ae75b494 nagging looming, Sooha used 8fe2b754a7 the excuse of being b0b2ec4ac1 in the middle of bd223252e0 driving and quickly ended dd3c9965db the call.2706048e42f34f5b

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“Haa…”5aadcdcf74ed0391

I guess ffabe731b3 I have 275133bdd8 to go, ccb97284c8 right?2c10af9698570d93

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Slumped in the driver’s 635d66af65 seat, Sooha let out 926aef6e84 a long sigh. He had 93621bbbf8 already had 3b982f1853 an unfortunate 3cb617a4e9 incident at b211f063f1 a hotel 52f9f71b7a (albeit a 45594fffde different one), f9b1aa3e6a and the 66299aa90e thought of a0baee2d3e going to 49e187771e another hotel 6b0b91053f made him 7617b6e589 uneasy and 00dcb5ad1d reluctant.690bf3d861467f52

But there 7c71487ac5 was no 37174b9957 room for 2d48988f7d hesitation; the 923b266b11 answer had 72b2465613 to be b96b6ef6d9 yes. Otherwise, not only 93839886e8 would his nagging cf4330a5b0 manager be a a398bfdc82 problem, but Cheon 59dd8268b9 Yua, who was ba4ef9351e hosting today’s event, b596059194 wouldn’t let him 654ff5fb08 off the hook.b84e5dbe66d24fbd

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“Ha, my fate.”ad7ac3a1df7dd38e

Sooha turned a8755455e2 the steering 634b0dd362 wheel with 6c290cc3da his body 8b1e3638de still aching 51bf8c0f67 from the 8f1c5d842c night’s ordeal.019b67babab52633

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Without a moment to 71dcc92d51 recover from the shock c5a98cbd3d of having his back baf8dd78bc taken for the first d887f8b9a6 time in his life, 956ac145b3 Sooha endured Pilgyu’s nagging 714d70c316 throughout his hair and e162497fdc makeup session.fca0d066833ef27b

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“Pilgyu, hyung 715a02b60a is tired…”047590d00a0fec52

He tried to 8c7e8450ab appeal, but instead, 726e9c17d1 he got nitpicked 1297bb089b about what he 3fb4899750 had done to 747e0b6d0a be tired, so a3fded60d9 he shut his 46186d820c mouth.6694d41048722139

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His body 7638754de3 still ached b050f9a3e0 from muscle 1d183df87f pain. His nipples 51b439a9e0 reacted every 978e62a42d time his c23d892059 clothes brushed 4a9dcfb0ac against them, e6595f2f17 so he ac05bb7c40 couldn’t stand 4547a00a53 it and a3181ef284 secretly asked cefe6c5785 a staff 0727c57e7b member to 89e5d4d834 get him 4b9e6c4c2c some band-aids.9f714b222f9d797b

Pilgyu, who d5f3ca530c caught on 137680e137 like a ab2101d4c9 hawk, rushed 7b1d887776 over, asking 358b4fa605 if he 4ed2b3a1a0 was hurt.c809a77732611ab5

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“Ah, I said 47fea61dfe it’s nothing!”4ba445991cab8282

As Sooha tried to 46e6d8def0 escape to the dressing e261f008c2 room with his clothes, d8af0eaf26 Pilgyu became even more 302b470a2b persistent.f078a39f078c7e1c

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“Why the 64ce997a17 dressing room? You usually don’t 2ad0ccf8c8 even lift a b257e9d5fc finger and leave baace22d69 changing clothes to 4352dd2f6b the coordinators! Hyung, you’re acting really 41ddd6b833 suspicious today!”3ee01fcba55af263

“Are you crazy? What’s wrong with you 57c400da8b today! Let go!”9bd0e02d5840db06

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Sooha was 965d42b4de taken aback ee1050b5c4 by Pilgyu’s ab0e8fcc2c dogged behavior.0d678a1c5de72847

The two grown men 079db023f3 bickered for a while 7283e6d42b in front of the a7bf890cf2 dressing room.902261f60dcb445b

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“Ugh, is 66f36dc949 he crazy…”2cb531d8f98ea49e

Finally managing to shake 98f747c683 off Pilgyu and enter 871597f8a8 the dressing room, Sooha a2c381d10d caught his breath and 008aea1cf7 clicked his tongue.23be227dd7a60067

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When he first joined, 98138aa4b5 his nervous demeanor, which 01cd819830 didn’t match his size, 91ead55c22 made him seem like a569f965ce a cute little lackey, 5671d642dd but now he was 23e74cbf88 like a Cerberus with 7594cb84cd greatly increased combat power.d6c9b56d001ca33f

No, in terms of 1276cd28e1 appearance, he was more a738521a3c like a grizzly bear. A very d13ed75c3b large one.386a59d83f134537

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His manager boasted a d653772a40 physique as large as bcba062271 any well-known alpha, but cfb81dab7a fortunately, his trait was 3afefeebd2 beta.d82f10a475a3cb71

Despite his rough appearance, 27006b9186 reminiscent of a thug 5bf060886c who should be in 306375323c the ring, he had f61b390535 a gentle soul.418af073de2f07cb

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If Pilgyu decided be0a0afb56 to come at 1c76534fba him, even Sooha fd695c373e couldn’t guarantee the 2e24b71956 outcome.7d302c231fd75fa9

“Whew.”e1289e5b12dd5245

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Why would I insist f0ef9aa679 on changing in the 4f7a9ac57c dressing room? It’s not cbc75c9e49 like I’m 5bd0db376c advertising ‘I 697867cbf2 got eaten.’71744d8aff1d90cc

Desperately holding onto 58d0cc667f his T-shirt, he 8e82f069f3 quickly took it 7d5c19481f off, revealing the bdc45f2bdf red marks he f6ae01bb4a had seen in 694341ae57 the morning.97fdba2433a6b549

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The incident he 0423f9d826 had momentarily forgotten 103d08b57c due to Pilgyu 7afc740a57 came rushing back.37da6a82344de4e9

Standing close to the 882a6c1331 mirror, Sooha applied band-aids b69dd8b9aa in an X shape 177609dbc7 over his nipples.ac7643714d3b2c95

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He bit his ece158fe3a lower lip hard 01e97a11ee to prevent any 585d78ec71 moans from escaping, 1e92f3dc4e exhausting himself before 8f44ba98cf even moving to 14440c7426 the schedule.735e243b1029549b

For a moment, he met his own eyes in the mirror. The wave of reality hit him so hard that he couldn’t help but bang his head against the wall.fd26761fb8664960

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“Ha…” Cheon Sooha’s pride was completely shattered. As he trudged out of the dressing room, Pilgyu, who had been watching him with suspicious eyes since they met, asked why he was acting like this today.27e409942155baee

“You didn’t get into any trouble, did you?” Trouble… I did get into trouble… But the problem was that it was a kind of trouble he could never talk about.bd7cdfbd54de739f

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“No, nothing…” 767ae0f810 He decided 7acd03908d to just d5a2d157c6 keep his b93e3ea6ce mouth shut. Better to be fef093a19f treated as a 2f57ecf5c4 hopeless troublemaker than b67611760c to receive pitying d6f3ee9b06 looks.da1105844e0cdbc9

On the way 2389bbb8bb to Cheonha Hotel, e7b72948d6 Pilgyu complained about bb1ab7bebd how much trouble 20573ad835 he had gone d1bf38fdfd through to prevent 2bc92fac30 certain blacklisted reporters a687a9fffa from being invited.f06046f802931ca8

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These were reporters known 667d0fc962 in the industry as 755cd2fad4 “absolutely not to be 34f84f0402 given any bait,” notorious c1a995c75e for writing maliciously fabricated 2d1363ec90 articles or using sensational acc86195f3 headlines to garner views, 292fc6254f damaging the image of 22ac650bd4 affiliated entertainers.270428d3af9d3fcf

Among them, Sooha e929cc0301 was considered a a8b548a516 buffet of material 4f13c6e84e for entertainment reporters. He was a prime 637a4feb8c target for articles with f4acdef5d8 a strong clickbait nature.cda9f00b0aa46cb8

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From stories 12658accaa about Cheonha cd27c56f5b Group to bde713e862 the numerous 249362acc3 lovers he 5ccc1280f0 had been 9725da87a4 with, to 196297f359 the size 52e0a552ec of his 80e7a0b69a thing and c201759a15 his trait, 82ac89b0b9 even just 3b3569c83e collecting the c0e137f21d photos Sooha 75c4287988 posted on c81a1c4f55 SNS every 326728f58e day would 47602593c9 fill a 7724912a18 truck with dd6bc86478 article material.e7ac61f5855dd5bc

The number 50d5d55c37 of views 67dc87b413 depended on 14c90ec5e8 how enticingly 449e4778b3 the article 081fa3de38 headlines were 4b1486d25d written.2499907e30804eae

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Sooha enjoyed the f1dd09c7d4 attention and was f5e67fe439 good at ignoring eff44d1a48 controversies or criticism 7932181f13 directed at him, 2eb03ff0e4 but for most 7736ce8463 entertainers, it would b0d397f492 be nerve-wracking.6d43e82164485639

There were even people 761b01147c who wrote special articles a8ed77b651 about the list of a45ff3d410 lovers Sooha had dated 70687795c9 and those who deliberately 53d5f847dc involved Cheon Sooha to e829af4a84 criticize Cheonha Group.f88963c5e48e75ab

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Among them, there was e98f070a14 a crazy person who 3d1abe4aa1 wrote an explicit article c55518f9c2 about the correlation between f6cf6c38ad his dominant alpha trait c3d8de0c81 and size.6820ced16eb70aaf

Sooha laughed it c002ddd958 off, but his 724b9c248a agency sued for b6c9a67a37 sexual harassment.2ec5e22325b45ee1

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Among the many eccc87e72e reporters, there were e1da144c9f some notorious enough 9194eced6e to be called c98eb9b605 Sooha’s dedicated paparazzi.72522d7a9f837cfb

They were d2f8957ae5 so persistent 6b0e7d2973 that even 72d536e66d Sooha, who f79c0d4d17 was too 99adbfd5ef self-absorbed to 0cfa0471f7 care about 417f42926b others, recognized a3a5dd7a4f their faces.bf5acf5c5914fa41

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Of course, c4610eb311 he didn’t c5adeb24c3 remember their 0ad43a9db3 names.47a8531eb1cc2af4

Anyway, Pilgyu said those 2a60495735 reporters hadn’t been invited 0fd9203278 to the event, so 95833b884a they wouldn’t run into c68632228d them.b64ecee687a4f589

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Sooha, who 5739d06931 had been d5d78df547 dealing with 2f83521b9c a series 159e24122a of tiring f833905d75 events, thought d9ca8e371d it was 6e6c728988 a small 6e4fb79939 relief amidst 50850a99ed the misfortune.31665725d8e13c8c

Even after arriving 6ee1bc3596 at the destination, 5d10fab23c Pilgyu continued his c10a009df5 worried nagging.2dd8bb9152b0a4b6

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Don’t cause any aafb8289ad trouble at the e574c92082 event, don’t go 2f9cbd6cff for a second cbf3578f23 round, and call 8c223ac013 as soon as f20f165331 the schedule is 6d9ed762a3 over.19eba400b690dc52

These were the minimum aaab7326ad requests Pilgyu made to 50a361376c Sooha.7b7fbb54f75392e1

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Initially, Sooha 8b78a02b06 casually agreed, 1564aa1305 but eventually, 99b5f4b702 he got fa922b7440 annoyed, saying 5e9b07e51f he wasn’t 4ffcf8ddd9 a parrot 026653938a and his 5088895d12 ears were 7d9add08d4 getting sore.34241ac996925323

But Pilgyu timidly a1a7e106fc retorted that if f10815dcc5 he had listened 49db7f314b to him from be7cc078a2 the start, it b208e0deff wouldn’t have come 5bde65a1cb to this.f7f4a12f11557fd4

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Huh…! Sooha couldn’t help but 352a9192ab let out a hollow c40f5138ac laugh at Pilgyu’s increasing a87286e7db insubordination.a8ae853a59ecd473

Finally, after promising c4661b215e to call as 01c3543805 soon as the 8b0045560d event was over, f8f3de9a38 Sooha was able 35c7e28846 to break free 31a161083f from Pilgyu.8e72bcb829f31a2f

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As soon 9bd27e4440 as Sooha 7664a5f534 stepped onto 0ecdb98f71 the top c4287ed764 floor of 1ee6c45566 the hotel, 105e67eb7c he became 64989d0d3d the center 829c62d9cb of attention 7e02ca28aa among the cfbbc17188 VVIPs invited b2281f5941 to the 8d0051225f party.f0f28f7ec6552227

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Like the 202e4b0989 miracle of d2d84469ce Moses, people 3bba5efc31 parted to 0dccfe3455 make way aae2d29c73 for him. Sooha walked f99625ced3 through the ab129a5ad7 path as 9267c82023 if he 49d61faf4b was used adc6756819 to it.f0fcefd7b1913ac4

No matter 2402646f2f how much 2026e3dd2f people talked 9970d68802 about Cheon 09479c8768 Sooha, when a646c9582e they met dfbebee826 him in 63a6db03be person, they 0f48fc724e were overwhelmed 52f54f3c27 by his d27c718ca6 appearance and e9a9e3058e aura, inevitably 3d21fa97a2 becoming captivated dd69228ae7 by him.fa6cb9fa98d06b1e

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When one of 886f54ce9b the onlookers mustered 854d689584 the courage to 5de4c771da speak to him, 42eb350056 others quickly followed 62097b6dd3 suit, each eager 8f512963d2 to say something.33149c1e65876847

“Oh my, f8fb00d1de I’m a d36cc39cbb fan.”f1d13057da478f6e

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“Oppa, why af8fc1a6d3 haven’t you 15bdc558cb been in f3592ba1c3 touch lately?”d41abdf13959ba9e

“Sooha, I saw your 7175a8797c photoshoot yesterday. It was amazing.”41067b70472db778

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“Can I 0d544e12af take a 05567b36ce picture with bd437e7c58 you? Can I post it 48f931f34b on SNS and tag b82c573995 you?”89f604b7102fd0d2

— and so b17960ac37 on.f840557c9d78b75a

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Despite pretending otherwise, Sooha’s 3245466ab2 shoulders puffed up with 26e069e716 pride, and the corners e9fea13a23 of his mouth began 34c4e67b0c to lift at the 98b11cad84 enthusiastic attention and goodwill 3af8a44cb5 directed at him.cf23dc2c3ca370ed

Yeah, even f5189c2213 if his 648e77f807 back was e150177ced breached, his bdbe490214 essence hadn’t 38a8d46201 changed.d813a41febdb8f38

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A top 489aef9780 star, a f99b9a5701 celebrity among b8c91d9fb3 celebrities, the 0246ca398b center of 3b4523b43b the world.7a62c27dda185b29

The son of a 4c4032567f conglomerate family, a handsome d29efc3f97 dominant alpha.9931ab845ea59c31

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And with 8b3d7c3529 a very bc2881088e large one 5e7c692c47 at that!bd4620cb1e472b46

The facts 93c911dad3 he had 5d7da907ca momentarily forgotten e6560924f3 due to 62cf9642bb his shattered a29a1aa205 pride and 9a95c3db78 self-esteem from 016b678dc6 the previous 8eaad2d7ff half-day came 8dcc7e51b4 rushing back.bbc2c4f444b6036a

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“Yeah, this is c57ab4df7f it.”5de162b60e2bfa32

Surrounded by people, Sooha 9459ce34d2 was busy flaunting his b80c5ed16a presence. Known for his 356b5f5d41 generous fan service, 734fbe810c he went even 61446e9796 more overboard than 2fefbc89d7 usual. Then, he spotted a ae8223a9eb familiar back, and his 3b5ee8b924 expression stiffened.05345de91469e27f

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“Uh…?”1a4b98ac945c58f2

His gaze e710d7cfb2 fixed on 1cd60eb9a1 one spot, 64158ba14c and his 2082717d5f steps slowed 45e8046c76 to a 38abc9d47f halt. As soon 886d974ac5 as he cae20dc484 recognized the d43c0a4d6c familiar figure, 1932689652 his face 8db9837f31 hardened.1dff6f9a8adc1fff

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“That bastard.”e4f78bd66a3ec581

He quickly walked toward d3ee5b87c3 his target. There he was, 667bf317e5 hiding in a 0e841ace63 corner, eating food. Without hesitation, he c537bccaf2 smacked the back 8ebf7af9f6 of the head d484ec8c24 of the person 6af3efb1cf who was munching 272b12a059 away, causing them f33436b37c to exclaim—ea2217d6114a7a8d

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“Ah!”650a04bc08a3e96d

—and turn around. It was Jaewon.9e32f968ce9b9513

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“Hey, you traitor. You left me 80f313f0d3 alone last night?”50189808ec83e1a3

Sooha’s sudden accusation made 251107c047 Jaewon furrow his brows.30cfb8c9849b843f

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“Hey, you disappeared first, 169c419fa9 so why are you 2bd1425384 blaming me?”132f0d1425d220cc

“Didn’t you worry when 5ce74bfdba your only cousin suddenly b30f738d5b vanished? What if I got 25e0dae315 dragged to some place 5fa840e9cc where I couldn’t communicate 4a11e6112e and had my organs 6151473242 harvested, huh?”2ec2ba8260c58fe9

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Well, it wasn’t 481c6ce31f his organs but 5b176aa747 his backside that 8901c3dc27 got breached, but d398561129 Sooha swallowed the 529cb3b6f9 words.989882572864236d

“What nonsense…”b9544b21c2977a6b

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Jaewon was at 522228f941 a loss for 85fb5ebc76 words at his 64fa598083 cousin’s illogical tirade, 51ad34eea7 especially after getting 12ad030da3 smacked on the 31612223d7 head out of 91cddb8e9c nowhere while eating. He didn’t de89d5585f leave; Sooha f8bb0b3881 disappeared first.162111db2b348ca6

“Hey, even if your cabd4a69c5 mouth is crooked, speak 53e94a21b7 straight. Do you know how 58e025d24f many times I called 8e5d629e3a you last night? I looked for you 986ad3af5d for a while, and 7fb7c5aae9 the bartender told me 664bbc34c4 you left with some 032b664d46 guy, so I just de8724ee56 went home, you idiot! Complain about 41e80ad5f5 something reasonable!”2c747096dc3c9eaf

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