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10. Don’t go.

By the time we split the simple ramen Taesan had cooked for us and stepped out of the studio apartment, the sun had already fully set.

Taesan, who came out to see her off all the way to the front door, spoke in a clipped voice with his hands shoved into the pockets of his outerwear.

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한태산

Can you really go home alone in the dark? Want me to walk you home?

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김여주

No .. I live just around the corner .. Aren't you the patient whose fever was blazing just a little while ago .. ? Hurry up and go inside and get more sleep .. !

Yeoju grumbled, waved her hand, and turned back around.

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김여주

Then I'm going now .. ? Seriously, get some good rest, Taesan . .

As Yeoju took a step and waved, Taesan suddenly reached out instead of answering.

Thwackㅡ

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김여주

Ah……?

Taesan snatched Yeoju's wrist and yanked her straight toward him. Unable to resist the momentum, Yeoju went crashing into Taesan's arms and looked up with her eyes wide.

Taesan didn't let go of Yeoju's wrist, and with a slightly ragged breath, he looked down at her with heavy, lowered eyes. Unlike his face, still flushed from the fever, his gaze was more serious than ever.

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한태산

... Don't go.

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김여주

Huh……? Why??

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한태산

I said don't go, Kim Yeoju.

His low, hoarse voice echoed through the quiet front hallway. Taesan tightened his hand around Yeoju's wrist just a little, and pulled her close so she couldn't escape his broad arms.

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한태산

Where do you think you're going, leaving a patient behind?

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김여주

No, I'm just around the corner at home…… you're sick, so you should rest……!

Looking down at Yeoju as she stammered in flustered confusion, Taesan let out a low sigh. Then he leaned his forehead against her shoulder and whispered like a murmur.

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Being alone just makes it feel even worse, doesn't it? So…… stay a little longer before you go.

It was the front door where a cold wind was blowing, but the warmth of their bodies touching was the warmest it had ever been that night.

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