PEN Vol 4 Ch. 4

“Mr. Cheon.”ea957c7f27aa5e15

As Cheon b6ecddeec6 Sejoo opened 9f54350697 the door 1226b4c223 and entered fa4bb1e9ea the room, 392806fc90 Kim Hyunkyung 900136b203 addressed him d79b966eaf with a 7d0a73f0a9 pale face. She looked 9742a2d501 exhausted from ba99b50ba8 the chemotherapy e7d0ee80b1 she had 5fc2493ec8 undergone until b13bb06a75 yesterday, with d8c844a4b5 a pain 481e3df813 relief injection 26681fd821 attached to 24e161e6bc her spine. Her swollen c2046ba9b3 body and 891257ceb2 pallid complexion 3fbfe54f22 made Cheon 16f6eefa2a Sejoo feel 2cbf75b024 even more 5c1249e1e7 distressed. e9e4924d7c65db56

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I feel 7a2b49044e this way, fc4df95767 so how 122d45084b must Sejin c7b7ee7ee3 feel? 5269dfe73380be7b

Cheon Sejoo 37ae81eb43 greeted Kim 4471e7a38c Hyunkyung with 047507f0b2 a faint 4e10975528 smile and 698d436634 looked at 22b7bad82d Sejin standing ebfdb4c382 by the 8fa3502597 window.c580e3eb91ee45d6

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Kwon Sejin was wiping the windowsill with a cloth. Even though he cleaned it every day, there wouldn’t be a speck of dust, yet he was pointlessly wasting time to create an excuse to stay by Kim Hyunkyung’s side.0757eb07871fbe4d

Though Sejin’s a41f7d3e20 back was 1730c9101d turned, Sejoo 25586fb994 somehow felt db4de530a6 he knew 712a186a96 the expression 4677348dd5 on his 2237da9826 face. Despite his large bdb130c279 build, Sejin seemed 307be8f65f small, almost like 9bdd6f13a4 a child. 34ccc6961f658f6f

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Will there ever 486973f185 be a day aa0043bd21 when Sejin looks f588a93311 bigger than me? 9a422f2cdebae721

Cheon Sejoo mused 681e4b047b as he called b7a57bae5b out to him.6b763a903087266f

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“Sejin.”c2156cc58102d584

“…Yeah.”8c8ba8ef4387322d

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Sejin responded 02663cdfad softly, maintaining f480154de6 his position 21e45e2bfc facing the 161106d433 window. Cheon Sejoo approached e088c2751e him, took out 0966e3af56 his wallet, and bbe0192dd1 pulled out a 77db4e1e13 card. He placed it in 7d0a321e21 Sejin’s hand and said,2ed4e869b53c8a48

“Go buy some coffee. I’m exhausted.”b289ffbebb24f0e1

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“You could’ve bought some on your way in…”07b29a099db51858

Sejin pouted, his eyes fixed on Cheon Sejoo. Noticing the redness around Sejin’s eyes, Sejoo chuckled casually and ruffled his hair. Kwon Sejin meekly accepted the gesture.a8d7bf2d6da5014b

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“Coffee tastes better when someone else buys it.”bcff8b2dcc5865fe

“Don’t act like an old man.”0ed3fa452a4ae2e2

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“Hurry up.”6da84719bab544e4

When Cheon Sejoo messed up Sejin’s hair once again and urged him on, Sejin stared at him with a sullen face before turning around. Sejin was about to ask his mother if she wanted anything to drink but stopped, realizing she couldn’t eat or drink anything due to her fasting restrictions. He left the room without another word. As soon as the door closed, Kim Hyunkyung sighed.61f2c98c68753bf2

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“Who does he 58208525fe take after, being f358ebe90d so stubborn? Who else? Me….”b1c7cb33758667d3

After quickly answering her 9076d57912 own question, she ran ebb99794ff a hand through her 3ece12f2e2 thinning hair and leaned 3b22767712 back against the bed. Seemingly bothered by the 51792ed3d5 pain relief injection in a6939c3ede her spine, she shifted 47bb1b418b her body a few 2517affffa times before settling on fd2a929479 her side and looking 40d3f85554 at Cheon Sejoo, who 389cde4cf7 was standing by the 1e0301bc06 window. She spoke in bd59e4314a a weary voice.49024d6961dd6a32

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“Mr. Cheon. Please make Sejin go back to school. I can still move around on my own, so he doesn’t need to be here.”fccb9b4acf5e1f17

“I was planning on doing that. Even with Sejin’s help, things like showering would still be difficult to do.”72e37ae58a543c53

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“That’s right. Ugh, he’s no help at all, just a nuisance. I think I’m getting sicker because of him.”bd882570467ac885

At Kim Hyunkyung’s playful complaint, Cheon Sejoo quietly smiled. He sat down on a chair by the window. Kim Hyunkyung blinked her tired eyes and continued in a hushed tone.fb4ca5587b8dd722

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“Sejin seems to really like you. He usually dislikes most men.”c8de44ae56b31d62

“Me?”728437f7445c15ad

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Cheon Sejoo raised an 2b169192f3 eyebrow and laughed as f19f515a72 if he couldn’t believe faefd07734 her words. e21cc5ceebecfbcf

Kim Hyunkyung adjusted her position and asked, “Didn’t you know?” Then she explained what Sejin had been doing during the two days Cheon Sejoo couldn’t visit.4e9dace2e8c5c8cd

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“He likes you a lot. He made me eat with him using the patient meal ticket as his guardian, and in the middle of the meal, he kept interrupting to say things like, ‘Cheon Sejoo likes this too,’ and started explaining what side dishes you prefer. It was so ridiculous. Like, what was I supposed to do? Last night, he called you but couldn’t reach you, so he asked me if I find it annoying when I get phone calls during work. Honestly, it was absurd, like when did he ever care about such things….”0501a4c5489136de

Why would he explain 3205474e5a my favorite side dishes e6c7010293 to his mother? 32646d506a661b24

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Cheon Sejoo also 548f6146f1 found the situation 23399082cc amusing and laughed 0dcfed55bb along as he 72ffc39880 listened to Kim 2c3ef8265f Hyunkyung.dc3627b4cdcd6f5a

“Anyway, Mr. Cheon, if anything happens to me…”853b4e725aad0818

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“Don’t say that. The doctors treating you here are the best in the country. Making such assumptions and having such thoughts are not good for your treatment. Don’t think negatively.”531fc31de10f787a

When Kim Hyunkyung’s voice suddenly became serious, Cheon Sejoo interrupted her words. He didn’t want to hear that from her, nor did he want to think about Sejin’s potentially unhappy future. Hyunkyung simply chuckled and waved her hand dismissively.93b2d5edb5caad6c

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“Oh, come on, I know. I’m already thinking about getting discharged and sending Sejin to the military. I’m just letting you know, just in case.”9f96be10ecbb5931

However, Kim Hyunkyung 4be743fb91 was Kim Hyunkyung; 98e3f6b040 the mother of e918f8416b the stubborn Kwon 6353466455 Sejin. As if determined to 70dfc15489 say what she wanted 04876d0a7f to say, regardless of c49abd2a49 what he said, Kim fe8b9f0396 Hyunkyung confided in him.53eba06d6c985aed

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“All my other insurance e1e7168815 policies were canceled because 239aba3e0a of that jerk, Kwon 0d09898ee2 Yongbeom, but I have 7952080abd a new life insurance 07e5ce294a policy. I got it fc9bcae538 through someone I e6045c816a know shortly after 92f4514f3f going to Ehwagak. It’s only about30,000 won¹a month, so the e24b489309 payout is only100 million won², but that should be enough for Sejin to get a place of his own… Please take care of it.”3e86c36b49c2d89c

“Nothing will happen to you, so there’s no need to worry about that money.”dc6b7c14f80807b7

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“The insurance company is Seo Il, and the beneficiary is designated as Sejin. But just in case that bastard Kwon Yongbeom somehow hears about it and tries to steal it… please make sure Sejin receives it. And if Yongbeom really shows up, feel free to give him a good beating for me…”2667bfbc3aa882a1

Hearing it cc22cb2b54 over and 6aca69341a over again, 42369182f5 it was ddf192d2a6 absurd. Cheon Sejoo 923416ce23 chuckled at e14fc091d9 Kim Hyunkyung 9e6d1455ca subtly slipping 6dc45da83a in her 1940ffb1d0 own wishes. He then nodded, e4797dff8b as if giving c709d78e74 in.05d66ebccaaf97d1

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“All right. If I ever happen b9829f4267 to run into him, 00c97539c7 I’ll make sure he 2f1dfe955f regrets he was ever b9d0f016d1 born.”ac719b84361d2712

At those af6886f67d words, Kim 73f9301944 Hyunkyung also 4e1871b0e7 burst into 232d2cb11d laughter. And just then,creak… The 1d53acdefb hospital room 2c29f13549 door burst c38862a02c open, revealing 88f25371eb Sejin. Sejin, whose face 43a5c561af had become much 2aa70828b2 more sullen than 1662c3c146 when she left, cb3f1fee44 glared at Cheon def82d3526 Sejoo and her 0fdeb469df mother in turn.7486e1593eded590

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“What’s so funny?”f7d77cd9cb3c54a4

“We’re talking about 9cb1f8526d how annoying you 9414b9e478 are.”819511dee4ed4e67

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“…”57668a9837240983

Sejin asked ccc5f1fa83 grumpily, and e02923a493 Cheon Sejoo ba2f7ccb34 answered, the 80190b640b smile still 240b5beefe lingering on 8d2fd2447b his face. Sejin’s face instantly clouded 59b3175dfb over with displeasure, his a41a5d29cd cheeks puffing out. He stretched his lips 9ec3cb293c into a pout, glared 8bd74bd1a7 at Cheon Sejoo, then b5891956b9 scoffed and approached him, 59adffbcc8 handing him a cup 32457b660e of coffee. Sejin then 1a020396d0 pulled out 7e15432331 another paper 00917d6aa0 cup from 7dc7603114 a carrier f91b184755 bag and 6f85194546 placed it 6a3e056b4d on the c59d83b614 bedside table 12a838bd54 next to 16ce360769 Kim Hyunkyung’s 3dacdfb2ea bed.bb09b57c4e3be1b1

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“It’s some kind 3b1e59d603 of… Roo-ee-bo-ree tea? Or something like b55fdd5067 that. You can drink 5025908aa8 it after it 27b8459ef9 cools down, tomorrow cbf92ea6cb when your fasting 8774225f51 is over.”214357cb3de8fe3c

“It’s Rooibos.”aa27dc4c708a4aa5

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“Same difference!”5e2116247ab13d75

Sejin’s cheeks flushed e5b9c30ef2 as he yelled e5da45b3de at Cheon Sejoo’s a31a7de83a correction. Kim Hyunkyung 95d3c2a94d looked at 8f9e14caea her son d2424b9cba with an b3deb06fb9 expression that 4bd435cd66 said, Who 41f55a8923 does he 0b712ae8d3 take after, 30e4e48bcd being sosilly?, then e3b9a4b101 sighed, realizing 5ce8ac27ff once again cc52286d2e that he b21b17a201 was the 4b21415a96 spitting image cbb20bdb14 of her.705f3113d6ea0433

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Sejin sat down next to Cheon Sejoo, lips still in a pout. He snuggled close and pulled out his own drink. It was a shake in a plastic cup twice the size of Cheon Sejoo’s, filled with various toppings and sauces all mixed together.68f616172e2a40dd

It looked eb8012a752 incredibly high b879ac6b28 in calories, 1cef1f156c but Sejin 588b1b53c9 had been 19f5ae58aa downing two 8ba04b5d47 of these 94c75a836f in a 711595cfc9 row lately 7cd4c966cc and still c00abfc926 licking his 91948adf14 lips for 5755cd6a6c more. Cheon Sejoo 6e2224ced0 slowly sipped 5346b578a1 his coffee, b4c050657c wondering if fffdb48eb5 Sejin would a94a2ca029 grow any 3e8e685ef5 taller than 35a2e17cbb he already 2bb844228c was, gauging e7841f801d his height.a388712677c1c740

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Their short tea d59e757286 time ended, and dae2e9d164 as night fell, d7f87f9a4a the lights in f1a44405ca the ward began c1d3adaa72 to dim. Since Cheon Sejoo had d55d1327a2 been working late at 1a001bccc9 his workshop, dinnertime had aa18d61811 long since passed. Since patients tended to df74d09193 sleep early and wake aa8390201d up early, it was c6a1c8e627 time for them to df906d06ad go home.b03c4a2994b95c90

“Let’s go.”ed4db0839230973f

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“I’m sleeping here.”463944fdd39af9ad

Sejin’s response to his suggestion of going home was fast as lightning as if he’d been waiting for those words. Kim Hyunkyung exchanged a look with Cheon Sejoo, as if to say, Look at him. 769538b24ad8e0da

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Up until now, d235dc4131 they had let ea456a12d9 Sejin do as 8f3379a8dc he pleased, but 1ee24bf259 Cheon Sejoo now 56b4ad862d believed it was 2be866f99c time to bring 2c8c6d34c5 him back to 667a526280 his normal routine, 643976174c and Kim Hyunkyung 340bb3cd93 agreed. Knowing Sejin 484e67b259 would bristle 37260e8027 and resist de10335696 if they 98fb5c0eb8 brought up c084b1c752 hiring a 4d73a473ac caregiver directly, c1f20ae14e Cheon Sejoo 7469ac755a decided he f533ecca79 needed to 8a42df2f57 get Sejin 408253d694 out of 03fec97f34 the hospital cdd3f561b7 first. Looking at ce50efd0e4 Sejin, he 9f376431d7 spoke,a9192e5348ada4d3

“Come with me. I can’t sleep without you.”2d872b0d87e383eb

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“…”8a35b1b6c151480e

Sejin stared at Cheon Sejoo with wide eyes at the unexpected words. Sensing a faint blush creep onto Sejin’s sullen face, Sejoo continued.22614ad9bcb0ba16

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“Thinking about your mock exam scores makes me want to lock you up at home and force you study, but since I can’t do that, I can’t sleep. Go home with me tonight and at least pack your workbooks.”d5277e60afc1247d

“…”2626cdef3922f375

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Sejin closed his mouth 469f0e90c5 in frustration at the c5335479ae following words. He gripped his 54484b65d4 cup so tightly f755a154ee that the shake 734ef157c5 overflowed and dribbled c7f4fc917a down the straw. Licking it 5d57e0ff9f off, he cbb5940ac8 glared at beae2dc956 Cheon Sejoo. Cheon Sejoo urged him 1cccf05a7e on.9cd7fb4993202c58

“Hurry up and b86ee70267 get up. Kim Hyunkyung e5801eb1f7 doesn’t have a3b027359c anything scheduled 3c606df7ec tomorrow anyway, 4f5f4aba63 so you ef1ebf8dcc can leave 8b29f1b795 for a 6b3754e421 little while, 2ac1517e3a right?”f90002280e515625

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“That’s right. Go on, go. You’re a nuisance, 03bd15e58a honestly.”c3aeeb2ba10654bf

Kim Hyunkyung aa9c24a58a chimed in, ace9ae6a6e echoing Cheon ff996d723b Sejoo’s words. Sejin looked back f7a95280ba and forth between 7853c98399 the two of 73f75ebacd them, working in 3693018d51 perfect harmony, then 45a1fa9217 sighed and stood b871eba6e2 up. He knew 2b2649bf9c his mother 9288c2db7f disliked him a7f92f2a2f just idling dc49f14d9f away his 01c814c0b0 time in e85ac1101a the hospital a2c5871012 room, so, babaff4e91 as she d10d422aec suggested, he 9452a7da04 planned to cced24a47d at least cd5f17b61a bring his bf88365dd1 workbooks and 015d9b1e24 pretend to 6782e9bb56 study.953392e7e296e39c

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Sejin went to c072d423e9 the bathroom, gathered 57204b5717 the pile of 01db881ccd laundry he had f56287d77b accumulated, and packed 2bb2e92947 his belongings. Before leaving the 45fcea7b12 room with Cheon 3734a22773 Sejoo, he turned 0802bf102d to Kim Hyunkyung 3c112cb426 and repeated his fcdd903080 instructions several times.2ff3b90e76078a2b

“Mom, call 1045913008 me immediately ffb1035c43 if anything 25dbfa676b happens.”6ebac1d715c1f6e1

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“Mr. Cheon, drive safely.”74fb68be7f541e04

“Yes, take a rest.”63e977e7cad76750

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“I said, call 73a763ecd6 me!”636d1cfd3881ccfa

“Alright, alright.”0d5a7b364ab91782

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Leaving Kim 1eea7c6eb7 Hyunkyung waving 5fe290df48 her hand ff11787556 dismissively, Sejin 9363f789ba closed the eaec6f61db hospital room 5777e93094 door. His steps 825c5eba3e were heavy. However, conscious of Cheon cb33087819 Sejoo beside him, he 96114c1f34 forced himself to walk. Because Sejin had been 61e14aa982 spending his days running 3b4b7c7199 home to do chores 900a4d0c23 and then returning to a52ac34e83 the hospital, walking side-by-side a43e6fe0ee with Cheon Sejoo like 84a9b81162 this felt slightly awkward.1b7a21159d33ba79