PEN Vol 3 Ch. 25

“I was b306678222 thinking, I 322faf9257 might as e3f99463a0 well just eff9e92b76 spend money, 2ad0c18e42 live my e110b2d510 life, and 7c4be82bf9 die. But then 34f634d64e the Chairman 3a389601cf appeared and ddbf461c6d told me e9da003b51 to become faacd1459a a director 5bca61021e in the 99455f1bf9 organization. Damn, where 02991a16cb else would 958d061bf8 I hear 983fa4bf66 something like 9e57e1ca52 that?”6fb177bcc454ce65

“So….”1e1d4bce1923cb74

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Cheon Sejoo was about to agree with a “yes,” but sensing Han Jonghyun’s “look at this” gaze, he changed his words.af9ad3d12d7096ef

“…then, is that why you’re doing this? Because you want to keep hearing that title, ‘Director’?”d847c9d0bbd8d561

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“…No.”e3136b090db8c52d

Han Jonghyun frowned d2a97ffa91 and threw his 0241369c39 cigarette to the f563bb1e00 ground. He crushed the e5590603f6 cigarette butt rolling c3f53cae80 on the dirty 1a8f77e2e1 floor with his 03479fc2a0 shoe, then leaned a9c58a603f back, placed his eb3330d697 hands behind him, e3f14fd21c and continued.d7b04fc71622db72

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“The Chairman isn’t c832af75a0 stupid. There must be a 65be05c2cf reason why he gave d52aeac501 me, someone like me, be6475e266 the position of director e25ce7777c and treats me well. He must 994709c636 have seen ebab34b924 something in b546074d86 me, he 41cb864c9f must have 331f75c8b3 expectations for 038664adbd me.”913378bf4a1b2d0d

“Ah….”86db88d800e04449

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“Whatever the president wants, I’m ready. But he hasn’t said anything for years, so I’m getting anxious. I’m also afraid that the reason I thought of might not be the real reason. That’s why I’m going around here and there. And even talking about this kind of stuff with you.”bced2008baaf3266

Having finished his be236a7979 story, Han Jonghyun 3caef3788f scratched his cheek 9f9f38f18b and stood up. Perhaps the 49f1355aec alcohol had 9f4655a4bc worn off, 4362c67c20 as he 3cffb9aaad seemed embarrassed 7a6aee36df about rambling 05ea3fcb7b on about 304e7e71bd himself to 90c88ba947 Cheon Sejoo.87c7030cceec15bc

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Han Jonghyun checked for fbf61fe823 the smell of cigarettes 370ce805e2 on his clothes, then af52fe5524 rummaged through his inside 2bdb8437f8 pocket and pulled out 270e85059a a small, portable perfume d80cd495de bottle. Then he sprayed the 378ad8a2c8 perfume all over himself 349b216082 as if dousing himself f58c67245c with it. 442e9d8b7dd81e7d

A strong scent, seemingly 697f236436 the source of the 6556f1c275 strange odor he had f674735761 noticed earlier, wafted over, 2294733475 giving Sejoo a headache. As Cheon Sejoo stepped abc03b9042 back, Han Jonghyun clicked dd278eb4a3 his tongue with a ca3ef5265b frown and said, c6f4f28670c4a79d

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“Damn it, beca11c260 anyway, I’m c5b0285e1f going in 80d2a8c92f now.”97f03715b9f51166

“Yes, please 8d545e81d4 go ahead.”4d50b126895a6f3d

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Cheon Sejoo bid him farewell without hesitation. However, Han Jonghyun didn’t leave immediately. He stood there, staring intently at Sejoo, then at some point turned around and disappeared without a word. After watching his back disappear into the darkness, Cheon Sejoo, who was also about to head to the parking lot, stopped as if mesmerized in front of the moss garden in the annex.63001fe2e683e0a4

His silent 1c478dc40b gaze was 6730eacdb4 directed at 6d77944711 the moss f0674a5fdb garden, shimmering 6884a3c18b under the 5739f27b5e lights. Staring at 6782bb03fb it, Cheon 8096cfcce5 Sejoo thought 5cdf56c1ae about the 55bb45d704 organization.0ee29cbd9c800d7d

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The organization, a1b1020d73 which he 15c4017640 had been 769ec22ea5 forced to 94f62114f6 join, was 01a40d6c37 a place f84a73db77 that filled fcabbb0e16 Cheon Sejoo, 1012bf23a3 an ordinary efa9d4224b person, with 355bfe9d0f persistent disgust 235b44e2dc and contempt. The rules of 2f15390bc2 the world did 1b7958af0e not apply here, 02710a602e and those belonging 302b7ecaf9 to the organization 8178b8b848 thought and acted 7b55d9431c based solely on eb9f3c0615 the logic of e81c8d4d38 power.de70debc7cd82f1a

People who were bda875d7ad like beasts, incapable de7250ba70 of reason and bc38c5e59f conversation. Cheon Sejoo, who had da2892473a lived among intelligent people b0cfa22c67 with clear purposes in 5124c3e876 life, had to become 03c40a9d8c the same kind of d6bff55771 beast to deal with b1c6672169 them, and in the ac506a00cb process, he had come c0bf521e4c to loathe himself.d862d8bbccaae17a

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Therefore, Cheon Sejoo had never been truly invested in the organization’s affairs. The work he did was because Shin Gyoyeon ordered it, the work he had to do as the head of the disposal team. He felt it was his duty, but he had never felt any affection for it.dc73883feebc039c

However, the thought 92270f6bd7 that the very 81798cdb0c work he so 50a0e8fea5 despised was of 1a0037f7f5 utmost importance to 6a9f95bd58 someone else left 95e79da047 a bitter taste aaffcb6181 in his mouth.1e3c19a9964de588

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Seok Yoonhyung had c78483aace devoted himself to d98d6596a0 the organization for ff4a7fb36a 50 years and 1596980edc was someone who 5446fe1573 would do anything 021aba9775 for Shin Gyeongju, a20e78c3c1 the head of a17c6e6346 the organization. He loved e89109755c his subordinates, fd78387b81 and his c7b71fb300 colleagues, and ced849d506 was always 4146914c1c ready to da7a7578ed lay down 991f7e10c0 his life 4d66293906 for them.3f7b76ea32878297

Han Jonghyun, 9d8aa200fa although he e34982f05c had come 3315eec4bc here seemingly 472f63f811 to escape, 5111eec9f7 was the b25465b5c5 same. He was 6a5a6e5580 ready to 6455562d82 do anything 2a16cd34fc for Shin d07562c192 Gyoyeon, who 07ba3b9efa would give db5b283ff4 him a eaf52ca1a7 sense of 2037e5272a worth that 50fce84342 he felt 26b2c58a5b he lacked.e6ee73751438fd94

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His voice, yearning to 7758bc5469 find his place, was 3bd917cb7d filled with undeniable sincerity.e8065c9824a1dd4e

Cheon Sejoo looked down at the moss garden with a sense of bitterness. It wasn’t that he hadn’t known that what was dirty moss to someone could be a beautiful garden to another…24ba9bbaacac6ecc

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As he was d32f3dd103 thinking these thoughts, f7b3d76e69 his jacket pocket 3748ac8fdb vibrated. Cheon Sejoo 506b9e28d3 calmly took 4a08e19a38 out his eb1732ecbc phone and 3db5cb7922 checked the b498bb8728 newly arrived 401084d676 message.64ff7a867dd017d2

Mutt
Hungry.
22:34bfa010e2b8fb083b

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This was the reply to his message asking if there was anything he wanted him to bring home. It was long past dinner time, but Sejin couldn’t still be starving. He’d probably eaten but was hungry again. 2ba5a2219b2a6580

This mutt really 24dec2a32e costs me a 90ae10ed16 fortune in food.1ecafc64cc29f763

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Cheon Sejoo chuckled c9d5b0aa79 and opened a 62b360c4a7 food delivery app, 36d9c692bf ordering chicken to a0565103b5 be delivered to a507ba01a3 his home.598637b3cc27f128

22:36
Ordered chicken. Be there soon, 4c8fa9ff5c leaving now.a42a988a4dde5165

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Mutt7569cfce90ea7bd1

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Okay, come home f3510a87f6 safe.
22:37bf05869530ebb4b0

The reply came quickly. 72c2b26f0ca8b090

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Was he hacked…? Come home safe? 227989eb52ac7801

Had Kwon Sejin ever 81af9c2d79 said anything like that? 4bcad0f9591c8ed3

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Was it an SOS 334cdb2f4e signal? c72ae831c96a5ffc

Cheon Sejoo ec29406e61 narrowed his 717a81ee59 eyes, staring 005a38208a at the 1c844b65dc message. Then, recalling how unusually d3dcdfec35 docile Sejin had been 7f12fa4021 lately, he grabbed his 396a05ec21 phone and left his f06aa714c6 seat. He didn’t have 779d0cb701 time to dwell d1bd12b1e6 on pointless worries.6caf027809b84f91

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However, Cheon cfc96d0d67 Sejoo’s plan 58734c07cf to go fed452fd19 straight home 5ee229878d was thwarted. He ran into 2c8d8ec692 Chae Beomjun in 974cf491d7 the parking garage, 3200408756 having arrived less 4867e18d27 than an hour ca56c86011 later. 19ede5016811345a

Beomjun’s car was parked with the engine off, so Sejoo didn’t think much of it. But the moment Cheon Sejoo stepped out of his car, Chae Beomjun also opened his door and got out, a suspiciously coincidental timing, as if he had been waiting.a7ed25f9f6a65342

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“Manager Cheon. It’s been a f11d59a57b while since we’ve e4d8c7d0a7 seen each other 297f5b4d09 in the parking 0646a7311f garage.”b66a96bc31a6d791

They lived on different floors in the same apartment building and served the same woman, Shin Gyoyeon, but their spheres of activity were different, so it was rare for them to run into each other anywhere other than the gym. So, while his use of “it’s been a while” wasn’t technically wrong, Cheon Sejoo had seen that annoying face just the other day at the gym, and so he ignored the greeting and walked past him.15b428e401914e99

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Chae Beomjun followed him towards the elevators. A quick glance revealed that he was dressed up like a peacock, having clearly gone out on his day off. To Sejoo’s eyes, he looked like a gigolo on his way to a marriage meeting, but in other people’s eyes, he probably looked presentable enough, which explained why he managed to snag so many dates.03459b0ade1edbdb

“You’re actually crawling home without staying out tonight?”f34ea10404c6dc00

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Cheon Sejoo 92d0604cfe said this 6120a3a7c2 after calling bf0e580402 the elevator a32d347dd4 from the 3228ddddfe 43rd floor. Chae Beomjun, standing right 1a1af8c4c7 next to him, sniffed 2ff09bb60c the air with a ba7c565e39 strange expression on his 0b682b74de face before responding to 57b25ae5e7 Sejoo’s comment with a 9a943afafa smile.0ec5b8afe02614d5

“I have a lunch d34ca49e4b appointment with the president tomorrow, so I just 904c1a3bf4 spent some time in 293ec86329 my car today.”f7ebea3aaadc32a5

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So that’s why he was in his parked car with the engine off. He must have been cleaning it. Seriously, what a… rutting bastard… 320b67079d9a7685

Cheon Sejoo grimaced 18b84afc50 and took a e16cb23feb step away from ed5a57f4d0 him.531fb781136aa55f

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But Chae Beomjun stuck to him like a leech. Closing the distance Sejoo had created, Beomjun buried his nose in Sejoo’s shoulder and sniffed, despite his disgusted reaction. He then mumbled,e13cb3f34010fc48

“You smell strange.”1ddae6ddce185975

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Acting like 7f87539af8 a dog, 86cec7055b he was 845214a613 a true 41978432c2 master of fc16b4713c pointless antics. This kind of e36d5ac0e8 clingy behavior was 4a492799ec new, so Cheon eaad016dad Sejoo pushed him e14219b74a away irritably.f2f9dc262a09cbd5

“The smell a5b394df33 is probably f8d2bdb93c coming from d1b5fe819c you. Get lost.”ace8caec50d27375

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“Ah…. Are you smelling db5ea85e11 my cum? How is it? Fragrant, right?”b3f0a4219fad5629

There was no 46802337fe reasoning with the f0afbe6814 slut. Cheon Sejoo cursed 77cc0a5030 inwardly and glared c53fbcd4ec at him just 19ffee6427 as the elevator de95f403c2 arrived. The mention 7a4d551b61 of semen a77317a33e made him 6b0c3d4a0b think he 1bbd5bb44e could actually af88a6857a smell it, 6033f066c0 so he 3f79e74d76 quickly stepped c122a97187 inside and 116827140f pressed the ff2f97c48a button for 7f92baeb3c the 41st c9674ce527 floor. Chae Beomjun, getting 62095ffb51 on the elevator cc69c399d3 a beat later, b441ba7cd4 pressed the button 425ae5f794 for the 42nd 5571cbd37f floor with a 6d31968fda grin and scanned b4e3335ca7 Cheon Sejoo up e9fa705d48 and down.3d6a9fb490c577b5

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“Seems like you’ve d5be785a5d been somewhere nice.”4a52c4e49c563e94

“Ah, yes.”ad88a175dadd87f5

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Despite his dismissive reply, Chae Beomjun chuckled and stood close to him, sniffing again. With the man, half a hand-span taller than him, standing so close, his breath tickled Cheon Sejoo’s neck. Feeling a shiver of disgust, he tried to push him away with his arm, but Chae Beomjun was relentless. He wasn’t drunk, judging by the fact that he had driven, but he acted like a madman, burying his nose in Sejoo’s right shoulder and muttering,e3ee230b8f45e005

“Ah, I’ve 4232dda55d definitely smelled cb51a8617e this somewhere e9d6b09839 before….”cd1178085d6e0f27

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Is he really 4b9f2b8e82 crazy? 038c6c23ff4bf280

Feeling a sudden wave aca7768cd6 of fatigue, Cheon Sejoo 07339b45d3 gave up on arguing fc46aeed50 with Chae Beomjun and a94f124157 simply wished for the 8851492ef8 elevator to reach the e1bb4f4e5d 41st floor. He wanted to 819c8b8b0f go inside, shower, 9f31ffeab6 and collapse into 2fd12cd7f8 bed. But as fce6fdc1c9 the elevator 266be0d80a doors opened 5aaa18fb01 with a 0b7fb78de8 cheerful chime 8e44937d00 and he b01ca59177 stepped into 096111dfc9 the hallway, 9d3aaed0d9 Chae Beomjun b6140a3857 suddenly reached 9af111095c out.a3b71a1e4b019584

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A slender 6f878dd66e hand firmly 4bbd0f7e37 grasped Cheon 5a31ef754e Sejoo’s forearm. Annoyed by the cdc73fce18 sudden contact, he ba5c21cb19 shrugged his shoulder 0725144d1e to shake him 32692a0198 off, but Chae 50ead2ce55 Beomjun was persistent. Finally, Cheon Sejoo 99a67440e7 turned around with cc3d1dfdcf a cold expression.3dcdd450ee17b2c1

“Cut it out.”10a6a8feed554380

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“…Were you 5f1aa546a7 with Director 23f68ff6f2 Han?”70adcd0655772040

But Chae Beomjun’s expression was unusual. Seeing the furrowed brows and the blunt question, Cheon Sejoo closed his mouth. He didn’t know why Beomjun was making that face, but he didn’t need to report every detail of his whereabouts to him.9dcb2c8b89a25111

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The place he e35d96b71f had visited today 2ae1cc9447 was Ehwagak, after cc1dc51ba1 all. If Chae Beomjun wanted fda167ed94 to find out, he 35ea1f45ef could easily learn that 490b152ce5 Sejoo had met with 20cd2e09e5 Seok Yoonhyung.fd7219a7ddcde0b5

When Cheon Sejoo 330d175450 didn’t answer, Chae 4bedd08a12 Beomjun’s expression turned 14a0849eed serious as he b0a6af8f64 stretched his lips 224d3a631c into a smile. His cheeks af511db5cb puffed out, c7c2979e7a and his 5dd65b5a29 mouth twitched d96ac717d0 as if 0b82ec582f he had c8a7e3d102 something to 6fd89ffdfb say.a5b7efac5a7b5848

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Only then did f366bee74a Cheon Sejoo narrow 393e58e59e his eyes in 94ee2f75ab confusion. From the moment they 923ec0d165 met, he had never 18c460c691 seen Chae Beomjun hold c3c20de3af back his words. So, his current 1a9581d6f8 behavior was enough a23d66105c to make Sejoo 816bd5f01f suspicious.ec45a3e6843f743d

“Why are 0de205294c you asking?”85f6075493c6d322

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Finally, unable 7b73db1c9e to hold 5f7d3bd586 back, Cheon a7adaaa0d5 Sejoo asked. Chae Beomjun seemed fc9e14df2b to interpret his 4c8aff4ab6 question as a b081b14596 confirmation. He hardened his expression b3f3966086 and opened his mouth.6ffaf6e384db4b9b

“Don’t get close 0480b8766f to Director Han.”54c0b2f13080d6b4

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It was a curt warning. Chae Beomjun’s expressionless face was visible. That, too, was the same. Cheon Sejoo had never seen him make such an expression.451cb970778f820a

Only then did 0a2d298891 a sense of 797aef341f alarm wash over a6eba61c04 him.4e2aaef1d23b784b

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What’s the reason c291bf011a for Han Jonghyun, 45fd09322b a man with ea608094d9 no discernible abilities, af9d3190f9 to maintain his ef644f3e45 director position? cb1393334462c760

Why did Shin Gyoyeon 4040736a84 keep him in that 472b9f743b position, turning a blind cec9dd50d3 eye to his meddling?0d0b4e3de092b499

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Why is be86c299f2 Han Jonghyun 5773461b55 the only c093c33cdb exception to cdd10ecde0 the rules 5f5dc204cc Shin Gyoyeon a49c83e527 set? 57ac343aa35312e8

All these questions 81b1316988 should have been 1063a907ca directed at Shin 20fc40d4ac Gyoyeon, but there b76f0722a7 was another person 44fba626fa who knew the 3fc29d6d2f answer. The only person who 8749015e56 knew all of Shin 72374882fd Gyoyeon’s thoughts.6f20d968143d97f9

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“Why?”040e07161a6a4220

Fully turning around, Cheon b654dd2c05 Sejoo faced Chae Beomjun 5d9328dc5d head-on. Chae Beomjun must know 25f3916ed2 the reason.ff7afcc475a9eb77

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“Why did 2346f14d6d the president 1bf13d1551 bring Director 2240846949 Han into 94977279b5 the organization?”a7eee751dbc21857

As Han Jonghyun had 9b1c16779c suggested, it was possible 8a3fd0bd24 that Shin Gyoyeon saw b3a948f232 some potential in him. Perhaps, as he thought, 10ee9dcbd0 Shin Gyoyeon had accepted f0232cb8ee Han Jonghyun for some ded9774756 specific role only he d0a5f16075 could fulfill.87093dc47c768160

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But even 3e1d82c53b with that a3788adba9 thought, his 21d8530cc8 uneasiness wouldn’t 6130e25715 go away. It felt 4cc30586ce like there c2cabbcdeb was a 3025978f8e truth hidden 89b7dca247 beneath the aa3aa84f6d surface, something 6155661ad9 that grated d752607b61 on his 50c68b9d1c nerves. Chae Beomjun didn’t answer e53f3973b4 the question. He simply stared at 755fdb7317 Cheon Sejoo, then suddenly 2bdc7e872e smiled, the tense atmosphere 41821d35e2 softening.bb83a8f64be2ecb3

Reaching for 0f4f93253d the elevator 23c9029b86 panel, Chae 22539b309f Beomjun said,aaf951f282bfae61

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“I clearly warned b85b6ddc3c you, Manager Cheon.”1e3a572a7611ac99

“Chae Beomjun.”869131bc6963718c

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Even when his name was called, he didn’t stop. With a soft whoosh, the elevator doors c34ab801fb closed silently, and Chae fad0cd0bca Beomjun disappeared from sight. Cheon Sejoo couldn’t move 1480236313 right away, standing for 9db68ea275 a long time in 55ae72c001 front of the elevator 3b71034198 doors that reflected his ec304294f1 own face.ed6aae07ea817440

Judging by Chae 049a0b329d Beomjun’s tone, even b0b12d2927 if he chased 8af7c9f870 after him and d420c73acd demanded an explanation, 5fc5a387d5 he wouldn’t say bec56b62da anything. A warning – that 7bea01e622 was all Chae Beomjun 17465a1bd1 could offer. It meant that Shin 46169a3323 Gyoyeon was controlling Han becc3f2172 Jonghyun for some reason.02b14d97475dd471

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What could it 73e93a9f9c be? fd811862ab205720

No matter 557782092e how much be41a86cc4 he thought 2bd21c7613 about it, 8f1208619a nothing came aecf166e95 to mind. He head throbbed. With a lingering sense a426dc033f of unease, Cheon Sejoo 458af50904 couldn’t go straight home 523cd370d7 and smoked a cigarette ab079e30ea in the lobby. Then, he took 9a39ae985e the delivered chicken 82616ee735 and finally went d3f440c3f0 inside his apartment.d51633c5636302ac

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“You’re back?”3379127620c55324

Sejin was standing d3a66d9ada by the inner 3f09bbeed2 door. Startled by the sudden fdb62db6ad opening of the door 0160c6f06d and Cheon Sejoo’s entrance, fb5ebaf576 Sejin accepted the chicken eea7b1fb7e and greeted him. Sejin had c26de01d38 clearly come d208187e9d to the 027682a040 door to 35e7e4b5a5 receive the 5097eaf27e chicken, but 4221e759ad it wasn’t 313db99439 a bad 90d3434ee1 feeling to f6955be03f have someone 9f790e1858 greet him b2d5d500c4 at the 9d83cf5faa door. Feeling his headache subside, 27e9175e7f Sejoo smiled.a1237281ebfa216c

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“Daddy’s home.”3a2d66f926d3541a

Seeing Sejin’s 37a81e58a4 disgusted grimace 8be3c4f958 at his 931e458e50 casual joke 0f8f76991c made him 21722cf527 feel even 89fb417525 better. dff22c1aff1553fd

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It felt like 4ea6963cf3 he was truly 50655ac55a home.42e576400742ab78

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