Chapter 39 The Apartment Showdown Day 19: Caught Red-Handed by Wen Hezhou, What to Do...?
Ji Ye is a very slender type.
Simply put, he's the type who looks slim in clothes but has a muscular physique when undressed.
Ji Ye's pajamas were made of ice silk. Because of their smooth texture, when they came against Xie Ruan, she felt a slightly cool sensation on her body as well.
This sudden contact made Xie Ruan uncomfortable.
Xie Ruan instinctively wanted to back away.
But the man didn't give Xie Ruan that chance.
Instead, as if taking advantage of the unconsciousness of being asleep, it moved closer to Ji Ye without any boundaries.
Is this how modern people treat their best friends?
Xie Ruan had no brothers and was not very popular.
But he knew that adult women might sleep cuddling, but adult men would absolutely never sleep like that, let alone cuddle so tightly!!
Adult best friends won't even hold hands in the street; at most, they'll put their arms around each other's shoulders.
Where would you see someone exposing their waist or hugging like that?!
Also, this wasn't the first time Xie Ruan had slept with Ji Ye.
Why is Ji Ye getting so close this time?
Last time I was just hugging him.
Xie Ruan only agreed to sleep with Ji Ye because Ji Ye didn't do anything too outrageous last time.
But who would have thought that sleeping with Ji Ye would turn out to be completely different from what he had imagined?
This isn't right.
Something's not right!
Xie Ruan instinctively stepped back, but the man in his sleep didn't give him a chance at all. Instead, he leaned down and pressed his broad body against him.
Ji Ye looks thin, but his weight is still significantly different from Xie Ruan's.
The pressure was so intense that Xie Ruan could barely breathe.
Ji Ye was so close that Xie Ruan didn't even realize that his shortness of breath was due to Ji Ye's excessively close proximity as a human being.
It was the weight of the other person pressing down on him that made it hard for him to breathe.
Xie Ruan could only feel her heart pounding.
Xie Ruan even felt her heart beating faster and faster, like a deer about to jump out of her chest.
Xie Ruan was still thinking of strategies, but little did he know that his strategies couldn't keep up with the changes.
He was still thinking about how to push Ji Ye away when he saw Ji Ye smoothly press his chin down and place it against Xie Ruan's neck.
...
Xie Ruan felt a little unwell.
Ji Ye's jaw was very thin, and when he pressed down, it wasn't as heavy as Xie Ruan had imagined.
But that was enough to make Xie Ruan tremble even more violently.
Xie Ruan realized that she was completely embraced by Ji Ye and pressed against his body.
Perfectly fitted.
Xie Ruan: "..." I'll fight this man who can't sleep properly!
Let's give it our all!! Let's give it our all!!!
Xie Ruan had only considered that this money might not be easy to earn.
But I never expected it to be such a torturous and unprofitable way to make money for someone with social anxiety!
Waaaaah.
He shouldn't have been greedy.
Indeed, wealth is always built on a price.
Xie Ruan is finding it hard to bear the current consequences.
Xie Ruan began to resist with both her hands and feet.
However, Ji Ye, who was asleep, seemed to have no memory of what brotherhood was. His fingers continued to rub him restlessly. This rubbing made Xie Ruan feel strange all over. Xie Ruan's cheeks warmed up layer by layer. He felt that his whole body was wrapped in the sandalwood scent of Ji Ye.
Xie Ruan finally couldn't take it anymore.
Xie Ruan tried kicking it.
This time is different from before.
This time, Xie Ruan finally managed to kick Ji Ye.
Xie Ruan thought that her situation would improve because of kicking Ji Ye.
To everyone's surprise, Ji Ye, whom he had kicked, did not react at all.
Instead, because of external factors, she hugged him even tighter.
Xie Ruan felt as if the other person was going to knead her into her bones.
Xie Ruan was having some difficulty breathing.
Xie Ruan clung tightly to Ji Ye: "..." She felt utterly hopeless.
Xie Ruan mentally counted the sheep zodiac signs that had hypnotized her—
One sheep, two sheep, three sheep...
Xie Ruan was too weak to struggle against Ji Ye, so she could only try to make things easier for herself.
Xie Ruan thought that as long as she fell asleep quickly, she wouldn't feel pain from excessive contact with people.
But our senses are too sensitive at night.
Without the ability to see clearly in the dark, Xie Ruan even felt that his hearing, touch, and smell were much more sensitive than during the day.
Xie Ruan felt Ji Ye's subtle rubbing against the back of his sensitive neck.
Her eyelashes trembled in alarm.
He continued counting in his mind:
Four sheep, five sheep, six sheep...
Xie Ruan felt the other person's breath spraying all over her neck.
This caused Xie Ruan to let out a slight shiver.
Xie Ruan's nape was naturally thin.
How could she possibly withstand such close contact with Ji Ye?
Xie Ruan could clearly feel her breathing becoming increasingly labored.
The frequencies of Xie Ruan's birth year (Year of the Sheep) have become disordered.
Xie Ruan crawled downwards, trying to find a natural spot to escape all of this.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he buried his head, he pressed himself against Ji Ye's chest.
Ji Ye's body was clearly cold.
The clothes were also a little chilly.
Just as she leaned in, Xie Ruan felt her chest, which had warmed up several degrees.
Xie Ruan heard two heartbeats at different frequencies, beating through her chest.
But this time, unlike last time, it was hard to tell whose heart was beating...
This time, Xie Ruan noticed it.
The person whose heart beats even faster this time...
It was him.
I'm going to die.
This is not a feeling like being moved at all.
Xie Ruan was extremely nervous!
Xie Ruan trembled violently.
Ji Ye, however, seemed to be sleeping soundly, which was irritating.
Xie Ruan kicked Ji Ye again in a muffled voice.
Ji Ye still looked completely asleep.
never mind.
Xie Ruan held her breath.
If you can't beat them, join them.
Ji Ye hugged him and started touching him randomly.
So he can treat Ji Ye like a male model and grope him all he wants, right?
Xie Ruan reached out and, in return, rubbed Ji Ye's chest.
Xie Ruan did not notice the slight tremor on Ji Ye's body.
I just exclaimed in amazement—
Ji Ye's chest was actually soft?
Hmm.
I'm not talking about a guy's pectoral muscles...
It's a very large piece.
Then……
Is it very hard and solid?
Isn't it the muscular type?
Xie Ruan curiously poked at it with her finger.
Xie Ruan was completely unaware of Ji Ye's tense back and unusual trembling.
Xie Ruan simply looked up and, seeing that Ji Ye was still unconscious, curiously poked him again.
It's really soft.
Xie Ruan does not have pectoral muscles.
He also doesn't have a chest.
Xie Ruan was almost flat-chested. She poked her chest, and it remained flat.
But Ji Ye is different. Although Ji Ye's pectoral muscles aren't big, they really have that soft, masculine quality?
Xie Ruan seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and reached out to touch it again and again.
They're both boys, and Ji Ye has touched him before, so it's okay for him to touch him too, right?
Xie Ruan felt that when she touched Ji Ye, her nervousness seemed to lessen.
To calm herself down, Xie Ruan carefully placed her hand on Ji Ye's chest.
Xie Ruan felt a faint sound rubbing against her eardrums: "..."
?
What was that sound?
Xie Ruan seemed to hear a rougher, hurried breathing sound that wasn't her own.
Xie Ruan subconsciously held his breath, and sure enough, he felt that Ji Ye's breathing had become much heavier...
? ?
Did Ji Ye sense that he was being touched?
Or rather, was Ji Ye awakened by his touch?
Xie Ruan looked up guiltily.
Xie Ruan's eardrums vibrated with tension.
Until Xie Ruan heard Ji Ye's murmured words in his sleep: "Can, can you hug me..."
...
Xie Ruancai was stunned for a moment.
Xie Ruan waited for a while, but Ji Ye did not react.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Ji Ye had not actually woken up.
Very good.
Xie Ruan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily.
Then, once again, I heard Ji Ye's murmured words: "Can I... hug you..."
Hug Jiye?
Xie Ruan is not very good at hugging.
But Xie Ruan remembers.
Ji Ye wasn't initially unable to sleep.
In Xie Ruan's understanding, there are only two reasons why a person cannot sleep for a long time: psychological and physiological.
If Xie Ruan had not read the original book.
He also felt that Ji Ye was physiological.
Unfortunately, Xie Ruan had read the original book.
He knew that Ji Ye had psychological problems.
If Xie Ruan remembers correctly.
Xie Ruan recalled that Ji Ye was portrayed as a beautiful, strong, and tragic character in the book.
As one of the few characters in the book who is beautiful, strong, and tragic, Ji Ye's life has not been easy from birth to the present.
Xie Ruan knew that Ji Ye had cared about his mother since he was a child.
Unfortunately, Ji Ye's mother suffered from depression, so Ji Ye spent most of his childhood in a state of repression.
Ji Ye received almost no maternal love.
Because he was too dependent on and cared too much about his mother, Ji Ye developed unhealthy psychological problems from a young age.
Even when everyone else was carefree, Ji Ye started having nightmares frequently.
I dreamed that I would lose my mother.
She became anxious and worried about her mother.
Even though Ji Ye tried his best.
I focus my attention on my mother every day.
One day, after waking up from a dream, I witnessed my mother, unable to bear the pain of depression, jumping off the rooftop.
Such a scene would be too much of a shock for a child.
Even though Ji Ye appeared stronger than others, he still felt guilty about the fact that he hadn't been watching his mother while he was sleeping, which led to her death.
Ji Ye was plagued by a long-term nightmare.
Over the years, Ji Ye's insomnia symptoms have not only failed to improve, but have also progressed from a state of being unable to fall asleep and being in a semi-conscious state, requiring medication, to becoming resistant to medication and unable to respond to psychotherapy, and now to complete insomnia that cannot be resolved by any means, including medication and alcohol.
Over time, Ji Ye's health did indeed suffer from significant problems due to insomnia.
Fortunately, the protagonist appeared soon afterward, treated Ji Ye, comforted him, and pulled him out of the shadows.
It was because of this incident that Ji Ye fell in love with the protagonist, and from then on, he couldn't stop himself from getting involved in the protagonist group's love triangle.
In the end, he was manipulated by the protagonist. Then he watched helplessly as the protagonist, while professing his love for him, abandoned him and got together with the more powerful and influential protagonist, Jiang Zhi.
But why did the plot change so that he also has the ability to make Ji Ye fall asleep?
This doesn't fit the script!
He's not the main character, is he?
The original owner... never used this ability.
After all, in the original book, the original owner and Ji Ye never met.
Since I've never seen it, I can assume it doesn't exist, right? Or is this ability a setting that the author simply hasn't revealed?
Xie Ruan had no way to communicate with the original owner of the book, who had already met a tragic end.
Xie Ruan's mind was in a mess, and she tossed and turned, but couldn't find an answer. She could only shake her head, listening to Ji Ye's incessant mutterings in his sleep, and subconsciously moved closer to him, trying to hear the name he was murmuring in his dream.
Unfortunately, Ji Ye's murmurs were too soft.
Xie Ruan only heard Ji Ye calling out two words intermittently.
As for what Ji Ye was calling out, or whose name he was specifically calling out?
Xie Ruan couldn't hear anything at all and could only subconsciously look at Ji Ye.
Seeing Ji Ye's rare vulnerable state, I inexplicably thought of my own helplessness in the past.
He also longed for his mother to still be alive so he could rely on her.
Xie Ruan was an orphan from a young age, and he didn't know what it felt like to have a mother.
But he had neither a father nor a mother, and he knew that in this world, there was no one to help him.
So even though Xie Ruan was afraid of people, she still swallowed hard.
For some inexplicable reason, I reached out my hand towards the person.
Xie Ruan didn't know what to do either.
But if Ji Ye misses his mother...
He was willing to help him...
Xie Ruan pursed her lips.
Xie Ruan awkwardly reached out and hugged Ji Ye.
Xie Ruan's body was warm and gentle; when she tried to hug Ji Ye, his fingers were still trembling.
Xie Ruan was a little scared that Ji Ye might suddenly wake up at this moment.
If Ji Ye woke up at this moment, Xie Ruan didn't know how to face Ji Ye. He didn't know how to explain to Ji Ye that he hugged Ji Ye because he was afraid that Ji Ye would be scared. He was afraid that Ji Ye would think that he had planned it. He also knew that Ji Ye didn't like others knowing his vulnerability.
Fortunately, Xie Ruan's carefully extended hand did not pull the other person out of the dream.
Xie Ruan finally mustered her courage and went deeper, even deeper. Only when her fingers were completely wrapped around Ji Ye's back and she heard his breathing gradually become steady did Xie Ruan quietly relax and, mimicking Ji Ye's insecurity, rest her chin on his shoulder.
Xie Ruan had never been this intimate with anyone before.
Does Ji Ye never feel uneasy when he's hugged?
Xie Ruan is still trying.
He felt Ji Ye hugging him back, and the hug was even tighter.
This time, however, Xie Ruan surprisingly showed no resistance.
Xie Ruan didn't know why, even though he didn't have a mother, he still felt vulnerable after seeing Ji Ye's vulnerability.
Subconsciously, she imitated the way she had seen people in the light being gently patted on the back by her mother in a dark corner.
She imitated and learned from him, gently patting Ji Ye's back.
Xie Ruan filmed for an unknown amount of time before gradually drifting off to sleep.
Xie Ruan's breathing was even: "Hoo~"
Xie Ruan slept very well.
In her dazed state, Xie Ruan let out a soft breath, which landed on Ji Ye's face without warning.
Xie Ruan was sleeping so soundly that she couldn't help but put her legs on Ji Ye's legs.
Xie Ruan clung to Ji Ye in a daze, her fingers instinctively seeking comfort as she hugged him tighter and tighter.
Xie Ruan was really too unguarded when it came to men.
Xie Ruan was still fast asleep and naturally didn't see it.
In the darkness.
Ji Ye opened his clear eyes.
And so it fell on Xie Ruan.
I couldn't pull myself away for a long time.
*
Xie Ruan slept soundly that night.
Perhaps Ji Ye's blankets and mattress were more comfortable than his, or perhaps there was another reason.
Xie Ruan felt that this was the most comfortable night's sleep he had ever had.
Xie Ruan even slept a little.
I don't really want to get up.
Even so.
Xie Ruan, who was reluctant to sleep, got up earlier than her 8:50 alarm clock long after it had gradually gotten light.
Xie Ruan, still half asleep, stretched lazily as usual, without any warning.
Xie Ruan's pajamas seemed a bit short. When he stretched, Xie Ruan looked like a kitten, revealing his fair back. It took him a long time to sit up drowsily and barely open his eyes.
It's a new day.
Xie Ruan rubbed her eyes, still half asleep, thinking—
After cleaning the room, I made breakfast.
After a delicious meal, I'll go back to sleep.
Xie Ruan was making plans in her mind.
He had completely forgotten that there was an employer in the villa.
But the delicious fried chicken, steamed egg cake, and ice cream from last night's dream kept replaying in my mind.
Xie Ruan recalled the scene of all the delicious food flying towards him last night, and just thinking about it made him happy.
Xie Ruan subconsciously curled the corners of her mouth and smiled.
When I turned around to change my clothes...
But then they bumped into each other...
Ji Ye had already regained his aloof expression.
Xie Ruan sensed that Ji Ye seemed to be thinking about something.
Ji Ye looked at him with a probing gaze, scrutinizing him from top to bottom.
Xie Ruan subconsciously felt like a sheep waiting to be slaughtered, and was equally uncomfortable: "..."
Xie Ruan instinctively shivered.
Once the dream was over, he completely forgot about it!
He slept with Ji Ye last night.
Waaah.
Xie Ruan hadn't even gotten out of bed when her legs started to feel weak.
this.
This isn't right.
Isn't Ji Ye supposed to be a beautiful, strong, tragic, and hardworking character?
Shouldn't this kind of big shot get up early? Why are you still keeping him in bed at 8:45?
Xie Ruan: Please, bosses, don't go out of character!
Xie Ruan screamed internally.
Xie Ruan stiffly turned her head away.
What came into view was Ji Ye slowly and deliberately propping his cheek up as he looked at him.
Xie Ruan felt uncomfortable, as if Ji Ye was observing him like a wolf ready to devour him at any moment: "..."
Waaaaah.
Ji Ye won't hold a grudge, will he?
Xie Ruan hurriedly searched for her socks, still patching them: "I, I'll get up and go to work right now, and I'll cook for you!"
Xie Ruan was still stammering, just about to look for her socks and get up to run away, when her slender ankle was suddenly pulled back by the man.
Xie Ruan subconsciously struggled, his back trembling as he tried to escape, but Ji Ye gave him no chance to run away.
Instead, he slowly and deliberately grabbed Xie Ruan's ankle, letting his slender fingers brush against it almost imperceptibly.
Xie Ruan's breathing became erratic as she struggled frantically.
Unexpectedly, Ji Ye pressed down on him so easily: "Don't move."
Xie Ruan was about to cry: "..." No one mentioned that the service that still accompanied her in the morning was still there?
Xie Ruan's mind was still racing, trying to figure out how to protect his personal interests, when Ji Ye reached out and touched his soft hair.
?
This is so strange.
Ji Ye actually touched the end of his hair?
Isn't Ji Ye supposed to be uninterested in everyone?
So what does that mean now?
Xie Ruan couldn't figure out Ji Ye. His mind was full of guesses, and even his body trembled slightly.
Before he could even guess, Ji Ye generously began to tidy up his hair...
This strange feeling is really subtle.
Xie Ruan subconsciously pursed her lips.
This was the first time someone had ever tidied his hair.
Xie Ruan even planned to thank them and then run away.
To everyone's surprise, Ji Ye's slender fingers played with his beautiful milk tea-colored hair for a long time without stopping. Instead, as if he had just gotten interested, he once again reached out and touched his ankle.
Xie Ruan has no way to escape now: ...
Before Xie Ruan's mind could even process what was happening, the man took out a new pair of socks. With unusual care, he bent down, stretched them out, and gently put them on Xie Ruan.
After a long while, Xie Ruan, realizing what Ji Ye was doing, felt her cheeks burning and subconsciously pulled her toes back. She tried desperately to tuck her toes in and said, "...? No need, I, I can do it myself."
Xie Ruan's breathing was short, his desire to escape was too clear. He never expected that Ji Ye's voice, which had just woken up, was extremely low and magnetic. He responded to him in an unbelievably gentle voice: "This one isn't worn yet, Xie Ruan."
Xie Ruan: "...?" This Ji Ye must be completely fake.
Xie Ruan felt her feet completely enveloped by Ji Ye's palm.
But Ji Ye's fingers were so cold, the coldness instantly penetrating his skin, causing his sensitive body to tremble, and his breathing to become unusually short: "I, I can just do it myself."
Xie Ruan's cheeks turned red, and she could barely speak.
Ji Ye showed no intention of letting go, instead letting his fingers lightly brush against his ankle.
The icy sensation was incredibly stimulating for my body, which hadn't warmed up yet in the morning.
Xie Ruan felt her spine tremble from the stimulation, and subconsciously twitched her toes again, only to be toyed with and pulled back by Ji Ye.
Waaaaah.
Xie Ruan felt that his feet were too sensitive. The place where the man touched him developed a fine itch, which made his heart beat faster and faster.
But Ji Ye had no intention of letting him go.
Instead, she was much gentler than usual, and took out another white sock, gently stretched it open, and put it on Xie Ruan's toes.
"Mmm..." Xie Ruan made a soft sound, her soft toes feeling Ji Ye's cool fingers and the friction of his cotton socks. She let him slowly pull them on.
Ji Ye explained, "These are my socks, I've never used them."
Ji Ye continued putting on the socks, his head down. "But you don't usually wear these kinds of socks?"
Xie Ruan didn't quite understand this.
He wore all the clothes left behind by the original owner.
But he didn't know why the original owner was dressed so strangely.
They are all medium to long tubes.
Some even have very complicated straps.
Xie Ruan is terrible at those things; she always ends up looking like a complete mess.
Xie Ruan rested his toes on Ji Ye's body, letting Ji Ye's fingers withdraw when they touched the protruding bone of his ankle.
Xie Ruan really wanted to run away.
His wrist was once again grabbed by Ji Ye.
Xie Ruan was still pinned to the wall at the head of the bed with one hand.
Xie Ruan felt the oppressive force emanating from Ji Ye's body as he pressed down on her.
Ji Ye smiled slightly and took out a new set of clothes. "Wear this."
Xie Ruan nodded obediently.
Xie Ruan was still waiting for Ji Ye to leave.
Who would have thought that Ji Ye would be so shameless, just sitting there with his face propped up, slowly looking at him!?
Xie Ruan's breathing became labored. He grabbed his clothes and tried to escape, but Ji Ye's leg blocked his way.
Ji Ye: "There are other employees outside who haven't left work yet. You wouldn't want to run around in your pajamas, would you?"
Xie Ruan pursed her thin lips.
He didn't want to.
But even Jiye is doomed.
Xie Ruan planned to go to the bathroom.
Ji Ye didn't let him off the hook, instead chuckled, "We're all boys, you shouldn't be shy, right?"
Who, who's shy!
Xie Ruan's cheeks flushed red. She didn't know how she was persuaded, but she pulled up her clothes, revealing a small section of her fair waist.
It wasn't until Xie Ruan felt a slight chill in her waist that he realized Ji Ye was still watching.
Xie Ruan turned her head and didn't see Ji Ye's brief moment of holding his breath.
She blushed instinctively, grabbed a pillow from the side, and covered Ji Ye's face with it.
Xie Ruan's voice, which sounded weak and coquettish, said, "Um, don't look, it's not pretty."
A fair and tender waist.
...
It's dazzling.
How could it not look good?
Ji Ye was pinned down by Xie Ruan. To prevent the other party from peeking, Xie Ruan straddled Ji Ye and then lifted her clothes.
Xie Ruan was very slender. The morning light shone through the gaps in the curtains and fell on her fair, beautiful, and smooth waistline.
Xie Ruan's back and waist dimples were exposed.
After frantically trying to figure out which way was up, I hurriedly slipped the gloves on.
Unexpectedly, just as he realized what was happening, Ji Ye pulled down the pillow.
He hasn't changed his pants yet!! Xie Ruan covered Ji Ye's face with one hand again and hurriedly changed her pants.
...
But these pants are so big.
Take a closer look.
Xie Ruan's shirt is so big!!
Could this be Ji Ye's new clothes?!
He thought it was his new clothes!
I can't wear it at all.
Xie Ruan's cheeks flushed red. Before she could react, Ji Ye pulled the pillow away, causing her to lose her balance and fall onto Ji Ye.
Ji Ye's hand unconsciously touched his waist.
Like being electrocuted.
Xie Ruan's already flushed face turned even redder.
Xie Ruan stammered, "The pants don't fit. I need to go back and change."
Xie Ruan blushed.
Ji Ye chuckled and picked him up in his arms.
Xie Ruan: "I can walk by myself..."
Xie Ruan's nose turned slightly red, but Ji Ye showed no intention of putting him down. Instead, he carried him in one arm until he finished washing up before leaving the house.
Xie Ruan was still somewhat wary when she stepped out of Ji Ye's room.
Fortunately, there were no other employees around, and Xie Ruan breathed a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why he came out of his employer's room like that so early in the morning.
Xie Ruan breathed a cautious sigh of relief.
His phone seemed to be vibrating.
But every time Xie Ruan was about to pick up his phone, he could tell that Ji Ye's expression was very unpleasant.
Xie Ruan dared not provoke Ji Ye.
She could only quietly put her phone away, planning to find Ji Ye to take the blame when the other party came knocking, and also to escape the social anxiety of not liking to reply to others.
Unexpectedly, the elevator doors opened with a snap, and Xie Ruan, wearing socks and showing off her beautiful legs, was being held in Ji Ye's arms. He planned to quickly have Ji Ye carry him back to his room on the first floor to change clothes as soon as they got off the elevator...
Just as the elevator doors opened...
She met the gaze of the man who looked up with a cold expression...
This man...
Xie Ruan, who was being held by Ji Ye inside the elevator, suddenly met the gaze of the man who had suddenly appeared outside the elevator door.
Xie Ruan's mind raced for a long time before she finally recognized the other person's face, which was only vaguely familiar...
He remembered the other person's identity...
Xie Ruan saw the man lower his head, looking at his alluring figure—wearing only a shirt, revealing his fair legs—and...
Ji Ye held on tightly, refusing to let go.
Six eyes met.
Xie Ruan sensed that something was off about the expressions on both of their faces.
What made Xie Ruan even more embarrassed was...
At that moment, outside the elevator, the person who caught him and Ji Ye red-handed was none other than...
But in the original book...
The one with the deepest grudge against Xie Ruan...
temperature.
Congratulations.
Boat.
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