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CHAPTER 16: From Contract to Forever

## 🌸 **Scene 1: Cupid Club’s Final Emergency Meeting™**

Ah-rin slams her hands on the table. "Alright. Focus. This is DEFCON 1."

Hoon-jae: “Yoon-seo ran. Hoon-min’s catatonic. Min-jun’s... weirdly calm. And wait... why is Min-jun standing *that* close to Ji-hyun?”

Cue: Everyone turns.

> **Min-jun and Ji-hyun laughing over coffee. His hand casually brushing her hair away.**

**Tae-oh:** *“Plot twist... we have another ship.”*

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## ⚡ **Meanwhile... Hoon-min’s POV:**

He’s pacing. Breathing like a malfunctioning air purifier.

> “She ran. She literally ran. Away. From me. From my confession. From US.”

Cue: Yoon-seo, standing at the bridge. Same place where everything started.

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**Hoon-min storms up.**

Voice shaking. “You don’t get to run.”

Yoon-seo spins around. “Watch me.”

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💥 **Explosion of confessions, chaos, yelling, near-kisses, pulled-back emotions, BUT NOT THIS TIME.**

Hoon-min steps in, cups her face. **“I’m not letting you run anymore. Not from me. Not from this. Not when I’ve been in love with you since... since always.”**

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Yoon-seo breaks. Walls crumble. Tears spill. “I hate you for making me feel this much.”

> His lips ghost over hers. “Then hate me forever. But stay.”

> And then — *the kiss that should’ve happened episodes ago.* 💋🔥💥

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## 🌟 **CUT TO — Meanwhile at the sidelines...**

**Ji-hyun and Min-jun.**

Ji-hyun watches the drama unfold with a mouth full of popcorn. “You know\... your rival energy was... kind of hot.”

Min-jun chuckles. “And your chaos agent energy was... unexpectedly my type.”

They share a look. Long. Lingering.

> *“Wait... are we...?”*

Min-jun leans in. Smirk soft. “I spent so much time looking at her... I never noticed... you were always there too.”

Ji-hyun swallows. “That... sounded dangerously close to a line.”

> *“It wasn’t. It’s the truth.”*

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> And boom — *soft hands intertwine. A kiss that’s shy. Gentle. Completely different from the hurricane kiss happening on the other side of the park.*

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## 💘 **Cue parallel shots:**

* Hoon-min and Yoon-seo locked in an emotional, fiery, desperate kiss — laughter, tears, confessions between gasps.

* Min-jun and Ji-hyun — quiet smiles, forehead touches, a soft beginning blooming where no one was looking.

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## 💥 **Scene 3: THE RETURN. THE POWER COUPLES WALK IN.**

> Hand in hand. Both couples. Walk straight into the post-event chaos.

**Netizens:**

* “Wait—WAIT—WHO IS WITH WHO NOW?!”

* “DID MIN-JUN JUST SOFT-LAUNCH Yoon-seo’s BEST FRIEND???”

* “Double wedding WHEN???”

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## **Investors?**

> *“This company has never looked better.”*

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## **Family?**

* Umma crying: *“Both my sons are happy now. Even the honorary one.”*

* Hoon-jae: *“Bro, not gonna lie... didn’t see THAT pairing coming.”*

* Ah-rin: *“Power couples. Both. Slay.”*

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## 💍 **Scene 4: Epilogue Vibes.**

> Kitchen chaos.

* Hoon-min burning pancakes.

* Yoon-seo stealing his hoodie AGAIN.

> Park dates.

* Min-jun pushing Ji-hyun on the swings like they’re in a Hallmark movie.

> Shared double dates. Bickering. Laughing. Too much PDA. Netizens foaming at the mouth.

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## 🎉 **Final Shot:**

> Ji-hyun throws an arm around Yoon-seo. “Look at us. Who would’ve thought?”

Min-jun slides his hand into hers. “Not me. But I’m glad it’s you.”

Hoon-min kisses Yoon-seo’s temple. “Forever started as a contract. Funny, huh?”

> **Yoon-seo:** *“Yeah. But now\... it’s forever for real.”*

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