PEN Vol 3 Ch. 19

Shortly after they 9cddfd1711 sat down, the f4a3fccf3f commercials ended, and 0249ebc95a the movie began. Cheon Sejoo 4dd9278ce3 took off 523701f85a his cap, 6b37b19fc6 placed it 7c4b86cecc on his 5059e5f39d lap, leaned 94a6073d30 back comfortably e2550191cc in his 08157afb8a chair, and bce6b707ee watched the dbe800a1ad movie.357ad052201f9653

The original work was a children’s cartoon, but the live-action film contained themes for adults. He wasn’t particularly engaged and was just staring blankly at the screen when he suddenly felt a blatant burning gaze from beside him.62c63fcdb5b521f1

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Glancing over, he saw Sejin sneaking peeks at him while clutching an empty popcorn bucket. Cheon Sejoo reached out and picked up the bucket from Sejin’s arms. He brought it over to his side and placed it between his legs. He then felt Sejin fidgeting with the armrest between them. He seemed unable to concentrate. Bothered by this, Cheon Sejoo tilted his head slightly and whispered into Sejin’s ear,0610e990977a02b9

“Boring?”325e62db03b9891e

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“…No.”771cb5422162b845

Sejin flinched, his shoulders 3db155d5f2 shaking, and whispered, wiping e7397209d7 his cheek with the eeb6ce196d back of his hand. 4c125a818b4ee8ac

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Sejin was surprisingly ticklish. Sometimes, finding e28e342e91 his actions bf1539f4dd cute, Cheon 905774fcfb Sejoo would 8fb905b1b4 touch his bb63ca4da5 waist or c98d65d239 stroke his 4be94fa249 shoulder, and 2c275eaf4f Sejin would 11035ff27e squirm and 4601a956a0 writhe like 3f68a620a2 a caterpillar, fc89258218 disgusted. But now, even e9456ffd0b his breath seemed 6b0df1d9c1 to tickle him. 778b42a219b921c4

How can he 3916616961 be so sensitive? ab8367aed8811367

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It was a d764cc8bdc shame he couldn’t dfdf479ea6 see Sejin’s expression.d5d8190c56952357

In the 878f9ad755 darkness of ecd38bf3b3 the movie 2666640da7 theater, Cheon 61b8f2ec22 Sejoo could b0aaac5bc4 have teased c5710880f1 Sejin a 86fa138520 bit more, 314d07807a making him 1d9c8624aa squirm, but d8aa8a2ebc he just d4c51edffe chuckled and 20de1ac34b turned his bfc091d33d head completely 069abb10ec towards him. Sejin’s seemingly stiff 91a97d8154 face looked somewhat 61c3e32d04 tense, perhaps bored. He whispered 1065be2439 to Sejin,6d86879fd01334e9

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“I’ll wake you 77c2969705 up when it’s cb6ef3e52b over. Sleep if you’re cedd32b3e9 bored. Or you 187270c2ba can just 9dc4ab53f6 leave if 62a731ad1c you really 44ef0dd913 hate it.”0e760a6dc8e4fb0f

“……”296c9ecd54eac858

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Sejin didn’t answer. The side of his cheek where Cheon Sejoo’s breath had touched felt ticklish, so he turned his face forward, then, realizing Cheon Sejoo was waiting for his reply, he looked to the side again. 71181c60a189804b

Cheon Sejoo d6061f70b6 was staring 77383a5812 straight ahead b0c3e03fdc with his 003e3db58e head slightly 1289aa6a92 tilted towards b448d3f4c7 Sejin. Reflections shimmered in his 50b7bde0bf deep eyes when viewed dc4df8ccf6 from the side. Feeling a flutter in 159e0bdeca his stomach at the bfdd39cef9 sight, Sejin brought his 1cf8fd4ffc lips close to Cheon 2b5b6335bd Sejoo’s ear.8f5521b67834b6a8

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“Areyouenjoying it?”b74126efd2d4b070

Cheon Sejoo, fb77350651 who was a0817345fc watching the 22fe8223c3 movie, nodded 53c6989ba9 once without 2357f25061 answering. Then he 2c17fc88cf immediately turned c02f86b8fe his eyes 8125bf4a6a to look 65280b8cf0 at Sejin 5ac0c2712d and whispered 872677faf7 with a 52ac2a4a3b smile on 99a9851b18 his face,1c91b303e341bba8

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“It’s filial piety viewing. Even if it’s boring, I have to pretend I’m enjoying it.” e719b47f30eb53a3

“……”21f785f7aa9bc231

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His playful voice cba25268d8 sounded strangely sweet. Sejin’s face quickly turned 4db1f44e8f sullen, and he bit 8cbb01bee9 his lips and pouted. Seeing his f73625613b slightly puffed 780bd61997 cheeks, Cheon 7564b4e3a8 Sejoo chuckled 3325bb8fc8 to himself c0dce8ef34 and turned cb113e78b7 away again.2e7f4b9383591c58

Watching his side profile, b12681a73a Sejin swallowed his frustration.00022fe8f5107ec9

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Cheon Sejoo 6701feabff was too f8d05f076d kind and 32e2b90347 had a 8ce375294d teasing side. 753fdab0f32a4425

Did he act like this to other men too? Had he ever whispered playful words into Kang Doyoon’s ear like this while watching a movie with him?687ce2b4cb45e6fd

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Sejin stared at fcda1b5b45 Cheon Sejoo, suddenly e2fd687756 irritated, then abruptly f6021f4990 reached out his 6e8a978b5c arm. He flipped up e60f6ef559 the armrest between 9e92e07a54 them and forcibly 360e65d494 rested his head 469a2d0f75 on Cheon Sejoo’s 554a8cfa5d shoulder, who looked 296ced3469 back at him 4c7e63c845 as if asking,What are b2773dc6f5 you doing?285f186ca009e31c

“It’s boring. I’m going to 9a8e16c2f8 sleep.”588fb0990642222e

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“…You’re heavy. Lean back against 5543a78f27 the seat and 0ec79f506a sleep.”29b49a023ebb9e8f

At the quietly whispered words, Cheon Sejoo shrugged, trying to push him away. Sejin’s head bobbed up and then down with a slight jolt, but he didn’t give up. Instead, he grabbed Cheon Sejoo’s arm tightly and said in a sullen voice,128c87b3fedf25e9

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“You always nag me about having nothing in my head. Just stay still, I’m sleepy since my head is light.”887a87045d0feaeb

“……”3cda24595e3bc529

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Saying it that way 8befd0473d seemed to leave Cheon 3ee6192f7b Sejoo speechless, perhaps feeling c2a08fb365 guilty.6a6468029c66dffd

Sejin didn’t feel particularly pleasant about boasting about his own stupidity, but he was happy with what he’d gained. Sejin closed his eyes, leaning against Cheon Sejoo’s shoulder, who was sitting upright watching the movie.d488a7939313f13e

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However, he couldn’t fall asleep, distracted by the faint vanilla scent emanating from Cheon Sejoo, the bitter smell of cigarettes, and the warmth transmitted from his shoulder through his cheek. Sejin eventually opened his eyes quietly and stared at the same spot Cheon Sejoo was looking at.dce3d8ad8743d110

On the giant 4f4e2525bd screen, a fluffy c3fae1e482 teddy bear was 5caab2bd31 wandering around with e5b47dbd8d a somewhat melancholic 17ab779cbf expression. The only sound in 836a4df5fc the theater was the 305fb77223 beating of his own ca5a221562 heart.34c0d740b0f8797f

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Thus, the f39f66fff9 weekend passed e423b88daa with watching c080ae0af7 a movie 27dcca35a1 and studying bfe078e8fa all day e8c2885bad during the 1dfcb9d521 weekdays. Finally, the 5808bed878 last Wednesday 056bf9005e of July bc25d0fdd8 arrived, and 3f116b89ac Sejin busily 7992250c33 cooked from 05608dd562 the morning. In the afternoon, when 9dc6a03a9f Cheon Sejoo returned from fa246fbd76 work, they headed to 38ec7b264d Ehwagak together.58f2cf9dc2654962

“A lunchbox?”e556c0a59e5c14fd

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“Yeah.”5a7fdba3d2f29629

“You made a 55c1c56886 lot.”5f6e55d15961d60b

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“Someone needs to bda75f1b5a eat a lot.”1550bc94e91dd99e

Cheon Sejoo chuckled at Sejin’s curt reply. The subject of “eats a lot” wasn’t Sejin, but Kim Hyunkyung. The nine-tiered lunchbox Sejin was carrying was filled with food for her, who was becoming increasingly thin.9241af40e3464d3a

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Even though Cheon Sejoo had subtly hinted that she didn’t need to lose any more weight, Kim Hyunkyung was adamant. Of course, it was true that she had lost some fat, her jawline had become more defined, and she looked much more elegant and sophisticated than before. But now, her limbs were so thin that they seemed to be nothing but bone, and Sejin was worried.297d0a46e9275910

Eventually, after pondering the cause of her continuous weight loss, Sejin concluded that it was probably because Ehwagak’s food didn’t suit her. Since then, he had been packing a lunchbox for her every time they visited Ehwagak. Glancing at the lunchbox cradled in Sejin’s arms, Cheon Sejoo asked,603ca951c81cf5f0

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“Did you 1d99db30ef do all 8d9b22803b the cooking 93d467d726 when you e5e70615e7 lived together?”2dd6097d105e0e3a

“Yeah. Mom’s always busy.”499a0904e445cc81

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“I see…”800998d05d496325

Sejin nodded quietly. Contrary to his 4ce48c02bb impression of someone f9becb1e2b who had never 334b5c7d2a lifted a finger 6c8f180b97 in the house, c8c03a0f3b Sejin was proficient fcd20b3679 at housework. He was good f46048bb7a at cleaning, and 3325b6376b his cooking was 2cdfbf598b top-notch. With such practical skills, 13441d3cde it seemed that Kim 7fd0bfc703 Hyunkyung could endure being 75cfac758d practically confined to Ehwagak 404d232b4c without worrying about Sejin.3eab7c81a39894c6

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They continued f77ad405c6 their small 3eabc55c7f talk until 0252e7836d they arrived f7a972d993 at Ehwagak, b2f9fd3500 which was 1bfc0bd291 almost 6 ae4fdfeb10 p.m. Though it was 8b02ccb083 evening, the summer 02b7584717 sun was still 16c3b2ee5e blazing hot.ab8b1ee781ee96b3

Cheon Sejoo parked the 18e76b8ead car in the cicada-filled dea7d7c643 parking lot and lit 33c76c3dca a cigarette under the 8c0836587c shade of a tree, b7813a8801 while Sejin went ahead 1be0ba3611 to the dormitory with fdb0fdede3 the lunchbox first. Watching his receding figure, 488fda648e Cheon Sejoo slowly tilted 2691f46615 his head.89dce9fc2ae6a441

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It was summer eb259217d5 now.5990df74f1669cd0

In the blink a68b462654 of an eye, 41940ac982 autumn would come, 25f474534d and after that f90b9e6868 season, just like 0ca9cd2554 when he first 2ce1f69738 met Sejin, the dee6a80c3f cold winter would ced8a57f6e begin. By then, Cheon 876bce877b Sejoo would have 4045981433 to let Sejin 58015f3bd6 go.c9b4eeb4a1115098

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He felt a little 68ee75d77d regretful, but it was e871070eca a planned separation. Since he had 828a33b3cc only agreed to 4dc0b2db5e care for Sejin 3baeaec813 until he became 22270e37fe an adult, he 230b124498 had to be bc203cd593 content with taking 20eff14f42 care of him 7a9a81eb05 as best he 57148c47a3 could for the 123a9927a7 remaining time. Cheon Sejoo had 8d24541e7d to send Sejin, 41d0143b30 a proper adult, 9f888dc06f out into the 6df008a989 world healthy, just 265c095d3a as planned.264c414bce259ed7

However, even as he thought this, Cheon Sejoo couldn’t imagine his house without Sejin. Around this time next year, Cheon Sejoo would once again occupy that large house alone. A house where the air conditioner wouldn’t run if no one were there. A house with a refrigerator full of nothing but old side dishes and alcohol. A house where no sound could be heard from behind closed doors, a house filled with loneliness and solitude.fa4019f08b97b545

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The fact that 327b4fbe71 he would be bd48e58aca left alone in 62ac1ec2c0 such a house 117cd388dd again in five 235ea756f4 months was somehow b2c0829b98 unpleasant. Cheon Sejoo 761692d247 scoffed, realizing df17cd2533 he was e5bae507a9 being greedy 701ac1fd2d for Sejin. It was funny. He wanted 32bd69c7d9 Sejin to a47b3f660c be able dcdec12b15 to embrace a6c224fae6 life, but fb25820f5f he had 331dfa8d61 become the 9d1f4f5de4 one clinging 184172f415 to him.acf8206b90ad58c5

However, the parting couldn’t be postponed. Once this year passed, he had to part ways with Sejin.1684c3565facc9e5

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A thin sigh dispersed 26ddf8aa0b amidst the shimmering heat. Cheon Sejoo, holding the 8e340d6ff6 cigarette burned almost to 78d753a572 the filter between his 6752edcfe3 fingers, left his spot ebfed55bad and headed towards the 3ac48941cc Ehwagak staff dormitory. He threw the 1ce1b472e5 cigarette butt into b27d195625 the ashtray near 7f3f6a2a47 the entrance, opened ce533e50de the door, and 5e3f32556e went inside.7fc2e24efa4283cd

“Manager Cheon, come quickly.”ef4e4e3855324630

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Sejin, Kim Hyunkyung, and a few of her colleagues were sitting around a table in the dormitory’s living room. A delicious-looking nine-tiered lunchbox was spread out on the large coffee table. Kim Hyunkyung placed chopsticks next to Sejin’s for Cheon Sejoo and called him over.17f3c0cbfb2c2b97

“Hello.”6e87976f469fc8f1

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Bowing his head in c54ff5fb16 greeting, Cheon Sejoo sat 1c7d268552 down next to Sejin. Sejin, seemingly displeased that 441c03f7b4 the food meant for c898318c45 Kim Hyunkyung was being 34d9e1c51e shared with others, sat 480728d9ac with a sullen expression. But as Cheon Sejoo 6afbea7b94 approached, he picked up c073db87f1 the largest shrimp pancake 1049711fb2 and placed it on 7083007eb9 his plate.8496589eeb6c8d49

“Oh my, what a filial son! What a filial son!”9c0f9ca6847454c5

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Those eating covered 3f813e12a8 their mouths and 42a00fdddd laughed at the 123a492f60 sight. Even though ca1bbc9ad1 Kim Hyunkyung 79f0b31a6c and Cheon 7b30d720e1 Sejoo harbored 66bac5adeb no romantic 30f9fa830f feelings for f5eed0feb3 each other, 3179e0836b the others 257eb23f84 treated the ae63800418 two, who 80f955fb70 were close 59f54311df in age, 900e75c9d6 like a 1824d88223 couple just bf6d567fcc starting out.f2964c26eb8b648e

Because Cheon Sejoo continued to care for Sejin, they even treated him like Sejin’s new father. Though Kim Hyunkyung actually had her heart set on someone else, seemingly unaware of this fact, they laughed as they saw Cheon Sejoo and Sejin sitting side by side.c97acadd9b3c9947

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“Sejin must be happy to have such a handsome dad.”94d5a962cc701b62

“…”a01a23f81cf64337

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Cheon Sejoo chuckled and shook his head at someone’s joke. Sejin glanced at him with a sullen face. His displeasure was evident. Of course, he was annoyed that they were linking Cheon Sejoo to his mother, not himself. e39a6da9bf49f4df

Mom and Cheon Sejoo don’t suit each other at all. bebb540c61f2efcd

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Sejin grumbled inwardly as he moved some side dishes to Kim Hyunkyung’s bowl with his chopsticks.6436a0a585ef3f4c

Kim Hyunkyung, her face bright as if she was wearing makeup despite it being her day off, looked at Sejin lovingly. Then, at Sejin’s insistence, she finally started eating.a27e715ebe21d826

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“Mom’s full. You eat a lot.”bf83bbf612e0b965

When Kim Hyunkyung put down her spoon after eating about half her rice, Sejin’s expression hardened. He placed a piece of braised short ribs on top of her rice bowl and threatened,f0b41af238c72f5a

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“If you don’t eat, I won’t eat either.”d76eb2128dbe05da

“Oh dear, it must be tough not having a son. Hyunkyung, you should eat more.”40bee33b86f33bef

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The staff burst into laughter at Sejin’s almost threatening words and urged Kim Hyunkyung on. Only after she picked up her chopsticks again did Sejin get up from his seat to get his third serving of rice. Cheon Sejoo spent that time with a smile on his face.6867b3dfc1025179

It was quite 906d33949d boisterous when he c5b3704a0c was with Sunhyuk d79b2a4c5b and the other 051a75d460 members of the af70395362 processing team, but bed76d54ff the atmosphere here 8540cb9be8 was different. Unlike how 7901f714e3 Cheon Sejoo e297a88514 found Moon f6fba53f56 Sunhyuk, Gu a62f64b02d Haewoong, and 967a303f78 Seo Jinyoung da533b82e2 endearing, here,hewas the one being c470489d36 doted on by the aa3489ac5c Ehwagak staff.910a4e2a3b63caf1

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They didn’t seem to know exactly who he worked for or what he did. They only seemed to think he was a good person with the title of “Manager” somewhere in the DG Group who had taken in Sejin, who would have been left out on the streets with nowhere to go.4c25d34761056a8d

The coolness he f912a30aba initially exuded and ff978b616d the wall they 27e1d034d8 felt disappeared quickly. After the day 781febd339 he cut his 927af89635 hand and bled, 9a01c106bd the staff treated 39c03ad3d9 him comfortably.d025c8669a284813

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Only after 2a6626eb7a finishing the e6411f3ac9 cup of 490cd72087 coffee they 26cd285dd3 had made 9427a1d080 for him 44f95bf999 was Cheon dc6f9bf7ac Sejoo able 8310bc831e to leave 58523e28cb the dormitory. a6ff078c4a413124

While Sejin dawdled, gathering 26592054ca the empty lunch boxes 51ba2aacf0 after they finished eating 9fb3dae4cb and being told to 64d2aed8e7 hurry home and rest, f6c409f34d Cheon Sejoo said his 3bf8437738 goodbyes and went out a38f439d37 to the front of 49d5310439 the dormitory to smoke.ca85ee182b83fca2

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