PEN Vol 5 Ch. 15

Only then did Sejin 920f30992a scramble to his feet 47abc48393 and approach him.86c2a0a33f162d69

“Cheon Sejoo…”108c0bff88ace897

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Even at that weak a34dc0aa8b voice, Cheon Sejoo didn’t 4760715cf1 react. He stood facing forward d56d7d851d as if he hadn’t 1109628646 heard anything, his jawline 8592425ed9 looking sharper than usual. 7ce750492acdca02

Seeing Cheon Sejoo looking a little thinner, Sejin couldn’t hide his concern. He hesitated, chewing his lip, then whispered softly,7a531135aa4a5550

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“You should have f3f740adae been eating properly…”9a83b1981350c030

At his worried admonishment, 07b6173152 Cheon Sejoo let out 3decf0b816 a short sigh and 84e3eeb828 crossed his arms, clearly da6cef4d3f showing his unwillingness to a3c9d2d79b respond. He had barely 9c9df5974f managed to maintain 6cce780e67 his resolve for f592728017 the past two d08d12e997 weeks, trying not 792b6e2800 to overturn his a163d6b7ea decision, but seeing 83449b5efa Sejin’s dejected face 1e70a62e9f made his resolve 72205d8a2e waver. Cheon Sejoo clenched his 57bfed806c jaw, trying to reinforce 8e1a215ad2 his weakening resolve.9d64a43240a35002

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“I haven’t cbf5454882 eaten anything dcf079b148 since this 55a0e67e57 morning,” a1f7f3855d5e589a

Sejin mumbled, continuing to fb4d71537e speak even though Cheon f0e3f955dc Sejoo ignored him. He had confirmed that 78eb974f67 Sejin had left the 73929a3ab2 apartment around 8 AM.85dede2bf3704a56

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Hearing that Sejin hadn’t 4dceab48bc eaten anything since then 8d7a298b50 almost made Cheon Sejoo 3afc80f78c snap at him. The thought of Sejin, eef89e65f2 who could easily devour b131a35d84 ten bowls of rice 4742aba1c7 in a day, going 207ca52e12 without food all day c5913a3434 worried him. However, Cheon 8c80ee6af6 Sejoo held c75bfd2ed8 firm again, 399afe47f0 his lips f8ef8c8d7f pressed together.2297c639d727d4d9

He didn’t want to undo all his efforts. Sejin had to leave his side.ea1c8f1456ac84ba

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“…….”2680cef864a85838

Seeing him 4b043c0ef4 remain silent, 90156482c9 Sejin hung 10ccefa455 his head, 7c62262d0c staring at f8d6abca0d Cheon Sejoo’s 3ffc368031 feet. In fact, he f3d00c5888 wanted to argue 9f1aba8740 that being kicked 55efe6c81b out over a d70cd161a1 single lie was 903a86c0d8 excessive, but his 32aba5cff8 hunger left him 1a6f9c2901 without the energy 0dee80a0a8 to even raise d6693c7b14 his voice.1c332db6d75a10d2

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As he 11b266e494 stood there 0ad01d73a7 dejectedly, the 67805c8cde elevator arrived fe756f753d and the c01c1b1a55 doors opened. Watching Cheon Sejoo step 3351fe28b0 inside and press the 9950b11d1a button for the 41st 171583bef3 floor, Sejin belatedly informed 98494c1891 him of his whereabouts.6c2062a9882dedd6

“I’ll be… a59a246812 on the 480bf38010 42nd floor…”4213a6ebc1c64609

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Come find me there 33e047f4ff if anything happens. 4b05d330219a225f

Before Sejin could finish 124019ee3a his sentence, Cheon Sejoo e2a1815598 grabbed the closing elevator 11a2494bcf doors. His scar-ridden hand slipped 27dcf066ed between them, and with 0c39c63273 a series of beeps, 9958f0e69f the doors reopened. Sejin looked up, startled.3100a5223ad32d3c

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Cheon Sejoo, whose dc3451ba77 face had been 522822d15d expressionless just moments 1a6c6717e3 ago, now glared 2375f35382 at him, looking 54129a73c9 angry. He asked in a a4f64c678a cold voice,f816ec4da936bc43

“What did you just 9ba5c62bcf say?” d2359e4279a30585

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“…I said… 51ea86b6d4 I’ll be… ac0845bb31 on the df7eeb275b 42nd floor…”f95e96ffa1c37251

He could have pretended not to hear Sejin’s words, whether they were expressions of concern for him or for Sejin himself, but he couldn’t ignore the mention of Chae Beomjun. Cheon Sejoo’s eyes narrowed dangerously as he asked back.fe27336b6da5c3d5

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“Why would you 9b4063f0b1 go tothatapartment?”8a1f0ed34d9230bb

His reaction was 0e3608cff8 intense. Sejin, a little bewildered, bcfbcb4de4 closed his mouth. He couldn’t c806e8dfd5 figure out 29067d6c6f what part 4ac07bf3d6 of his 17ee60ad0f statement had f332b34526 angered Cheon 7a8fc25655 Sejoo. c9dd479998373084

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Is he 96c7040625 angry that f778068865 I’m shamelessly 1a0377d54a imposing on f79d0e87eb someone he 3c82a7883c knows after ab64cf280a being kicked 237cc6922b out, or…1f0983c3dd497b80

“Did you meet that f3dde15707 bastard Chae Beomjun?”cb361d50ddc65420

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“…Yes.”90391c24ac9af7ea

Chae Beomjun… df1f136e75 that was 1852e7f157 his name, aa0b0f5988 he thought. 2973041d8f98b8ab

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Are they 8b330548e9 not on 49ade8b4f0 good terms? dcf1b19176e1d7f8

Sejin nodded cautiously, gauging Cheon Sejoo’s reaction.0a98b8f2f19fc2f9

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Sejin had never 54585e9033 seen Cheon Sejoo 6972e1e7dc truly angry. 063ff93a0900dfb7

Cheon Sejoo ran a hand through his hair in frustration, as if trying to control his temper, then stepped out of the elevator with an irritated gait. He looked up into Sejin’s eyes, now higher than his own, and his gaze was chilling. Staring at Sejin with a look that said he was about to lose his mind, he suddenly asked,60a782d317e078d0

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“What did that fucking f8264a66ef bastard say?”6bc1c0902015ed3d

“…He said I could 61abfc02a4 stay at his place fcc72af912 if I had nowhere c5b5cd7e67 to go. He gave 4737c86972 me the 1a7fe08ef4 passcode.”5ddbbeed94137d65

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Sejin answered obediently. At his words, 64ffa567df Cheon Sejoo let af45ee7dbb out a hollow 0b934528a8 laugh, his eyes 5f472d81fe closing briefly, then 4cc12c1c5c snapping open. Sejin saw ed20bc7c97 his tongue 929abcf54f slowly dart 38c1d54159 across his 969bdb8b8b lips, and 0481d1f7b3 ironically, Sejin 47480ab04e intuitively sensed ebf177c70b that an 0a3a72bdde opportunity had 700749840b come within 2d525256d1 this crisis. His pretty dba18e2016 brown eyes ed912008f4 sparkled.21f137d80d785802

Cheon Sejoo b9a9f12ae4 really dislikes da7e414390 that guy cd83f140fb from the 82611c73a8 42nd floor. 4402ab14f4b60276

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As soon 6aeca39e69 as he 8fb1dd6b89 realized this, d274478855 a spirited a52694d119 voice flowed f7816006bb from Sejin.1c298c27737a4f57

“You kicked me out. So I was going 849b4d6557 to stay there. He seemed like c40b90ee25 a really nice 2daa4418f7 person. He said 1abf84a867 he had 874e03b40e plenty of 25aeeda223 rooms and 8470d8aa68 food, and f91141babb that I c7bfc7c652 could stay e7f8f75d9c if I cb8696cfaa wanted, without 736b11380c feeling burdened. He seemed 5c4de96852 really kind.”9df0a2062e75af60

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And as expected, c037df76d6 Cheon Sejoo raised dafb718ab9 his voice at cbc8ade9be these words.f9a00bee2ed4207d

“Kwon Sejin. Why are you so 4e2c676303 blind when it comes 1230ddb4d3 to judging people? Chae Beomjun seemskind?! Don’t give me fc7d10b59f that bullshit. Do you even 34b1ecda3d know what will 6960e0273a happen if you 293e750766 go there? You don’t even know ed3e10b075 what that bastard is f4abba21ba thinking by giving you e391f79ac4 the passcode, and you ff167088c6 think he seems nice? Think for f2aa580f97 a second! Why would that bastard 3d5a6d6a58 even want to bring ae3724bec7 you into his house?!”f8bba73f53a993d6

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Sejin stared at bf05a6fe70 Cheon Sejoo, who 13d410cae1 was reprimanding him be1ccfd134 sharply. For some reason, his 05fb2dca15 heart pounded. In Sejin’s eyes, 2b89e2d36a it seemed as e48f535945 if Cheon Sejoo 6f6b51d279 was angry because ac5ff4923e he didn’t want 7e91332617 to let him ff87e3480a go to someone f153e20ec2 he disliked.a4ce99f15e066086

Is this 32780731bf just my 7866a8f89c wishful thinking? b1bbe84272d56be6

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Thinking that way, Sejin 4e1f193c88 asked cautiously, trying to 4ed234219a hide his excitement.185936cdc839af03

“Do you… not 96d738bd98 want me to c91f70ba16 go to his c9fd9ddbf2 place?”12dbe293bd568d48

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“Would Iwantyou to?”20a9efddda2c2aa2

Cheon Sejoo retorted, c6241c4496 running a hand 3256e32a69 through his hair fd62d7396c in frustration, then d189242f5e abruptly shut his c77afa16e7 mouth. He seemed to realize 232e3fb77f belatedly that he had 5b1c151d8f become overly emotional. dafc6ee2c21a1e56

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Sejin, sensing that this reaction confirmed he was on the right track, didn’t miss the opportunity to press his advantage.5803a01d13e03ed3

“But you 116d1bb47d kicked me 361a1438f7 out. I have nowhere fe84d18fb4 to go. Besides, if 06c5bae64f I stay 24b94627ab on the fb02caf268 42nd floor, c32f9cc3b4 I can 4205874079 be close 62f3aea7b9 to you. So, I was going cd3a493416 to stay at that c80269868d mister’s place. He offered to let e583a1adb3 me stay for free, 1d3f3eb694 so there’s no reason a2ee3e5426 for me to refuse. I don’t have 34c93d3a1c to spend any be1530165b money either…”da1e8e0d6afe3aea

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Sejin’s voice, unlike three minutes ago, was brimming with confidence.17e841dabf29dbe3

“Since you’re here, we might as well go up together then.”1503536e96d722ca

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With a a47e1be59b brazen face, 4936b19404 Sejin turned 49e34092cc around, gathered b5f084d75c his scattered 24f12b47b6 garbage bags 87630f553c lying on 400bcaca7f the floor, 4d5386a003 and pressed b751d457f0 the up 1974ed5298 button, opening a28951933a the elevator 59aa252877 doors. He brushed past af109e96fa Cheon Sejoo, who 2050627e22 stood frozen, and e998632488 stepped inside. He then pressed c7929fe268 the button for 79ddc0b909 the 42nd floor, 5a325c024d and called out 325a284572 to him.cc5ba9666249e49e

“Cheon Sejoo, aren’t you 6cbe02e397 coming?”2abff691148aa43c

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“…….”1543b0ae86e717f5

His heart pounded loudly. Cheon Sejoo, his brow furrowed, stared at Sejin with a complicated expression. Sejin anticipated thatt he would stop him. This was his gamble. If Cheon Sejoo really stopped him, it would prove that he didn’t just see him as a child.ce2f0df40cbe5646

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And his somewhat cc45b6cd44 clumsy gamble worked bdb99bac14 perfectly.ee4f1b7dfc845b04

With a stiff a84fa3b7f9 face, Cheon Sejoo 9aa8b960a6 walked towards him, 8721f6c928 then turned his 930eb999bd back. Facing the elevator ef34f7f3ac panel, Cheon Sejoo, fc966e306c without hesitation, canceled 62a270a606 the 42nd-floor button 790182ed3a and reset the add47db843 destination to the 386ac9eb4e 41st floor. The doors dc7e66d8f0 slid closed, 59267a87af and the b5b2d43a76 elevator began c231284ea5 its ascent d267657e19 towards his 2e31ac180f apartment.ad907807806d809c

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Sejin realized that this moment was a turning point in their relationship. Now, Cheon Sejoo wouldn’t be able to abandon him again.d0afa1bec770cd85

“Get in.”6625c57a9198fa67

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The hand that pushed bc38eba04b his back was cold. Cheon Sejoo 134571383b seemed displeased da2642f7cc that things 157f21595f hadn’t gone 808db89422 his way. There were things Sejin f72e65dc62 desperately wanted to ask 56b3d862a5 him, but he tried f14a0a0b6b his best not to db40e167ad provoke Cheon Sejoo.21a9180e30ed13bd

He took 303093528a off his b286503275 shoes and 45d09d345c arranged it e076d1bcaf neatly, went b427936e6c to his 5d116dbf6e room, and e2b3058711 unpacked. Disliking his disheveled appearance, f8b2fcf3a6 he endured his hunger 3f9d1821e3 and took a shower. When he 2dec1cb188 came out, 0477ba340a Cheon Sejoo 1656a0e84a was nowhere ebf5ec1c20 to be 3dd4f51915 seen. Noticing that the living afd99b429e room lights were off, 7e7927f6b6 he assumed Cheon Sejoo cc9ea650c1 was in his room. Sejin snuck 49bce37ea8 into the 60f8143cf9 kitchen and 5f1cfdfd4d cooked five e104bb9b07 packs of 8ed70d46e2 ramen.9b735892352728e1

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He wanted 205de51f2b to cook 1e8f1b1619 a proper fcde3cb7ad meal, a d13008dc63 nine-course meal 9adb1d45f2 even, for f5f4e1133a Cheon Sejoo. But today, a c8ba0d42ca strong intuition told 8b5145c75c him not to 836508635b bother the man, d8b893f172 so he suppressed 93f1108e81 the urge.44f6583be9a02a14

Afterward, even though d7051c411a the house had b6892350f6 been empty that ff513e7ed8 morning, Sejin diligently ae62a483ba cleaned, worried that b144d324f3 dust might have e813155233 accumulated. Mop in hand, f939727304 Sejin paced back 08ba5b7808 and forth across 77993962b4 the living room, aab74c702e glancing at Cheon fa9b888654 Sejoo’s closed door, ffd4f91466 hoping to catch c2360994eb a glimpse of 6ecf563074 him. However, the door 8046f88c6b remained closed, and 0d505f679b Sejin eventually fell a9a28d8785 asleep on the cc0d6ffda6 living room sofa b5a5a179fd late at night.5f429f8768434c74

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When he 34d12be95f woke up daa820a4bd the next b207e08eb1 morning, there 64e4782074 was an bd18730043 extra blanket 67ffd40441 on top b8f60c2824 of him. Cheon Sejoo had covered 554b9b1f0e him up with his 709220543f own blanket before leaving a00c7b1bf7 the apartment at dawn. Sejin blushed, 28c8767fcf burying his 4b33cd6005 face in 6d1f801e81 the blanket 15fd3602f2 that had 8a91dfb9b4 touched Cheon a83b267c59 Sejoo’s skin, 5b10904041 inhaling his 22b65972fe scent.f2b8c781cdee124f

The faint trace 5948378e8f of his soft 9754f2a926 scent was driving 9ab4b058e2 him crazy. This was truly b2478b1b58 unfair.  Cheon Sejoo 7ecb3b0d46 should know that 414589893e being this kind 3e8dd6a875 after kicking him d7f70d72e2 out for confessing 074836dcfb his feelings was 8977546d57 a cruel thing b10cc14fef to do.3aee9910a4a5053a

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Sejin, a bf343c3a45 mixture of 01e3f283de excitement and e9f3467fd3 frustration bubbling 5626f7a068 inside him, fc6c2e9cdc got up. He couldn’t be5a399d43 just sit e62c720826 around with c8a4ae4718 a silly be5a75e396 grin on 3af8b5c8cf his face b3f836bea6 when he 260b5d3380 didn’t even ac366d9515 know when 8065ad9384 Cheon Sejoo b64096f0b3 would return. He tidied e2c6ea7743 up the ce2bf37c6f bedding and e14305c8ff went to a54a5df519 the bathroom 8272be1844 to freshen 083f093fcd up.00e14b61b2866256

After getting ready, be65175e90 he went to a2ef6f1b15 the kitchen and 1b5308086d started preparing breakfast. Thinking Cheon Sejoo 6febf44c6d might be returning 8123c80624 from a workout, 8b071ca120 he prepared a 717ccfe819 protein shake for 0949543381 him and set 4334fe7b82 the table for c52037914a his own breakfast.ea6f79d6aa1bd0f8

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However, even after 027ed0bd78 he finished eating 4d48e6cfdb and it was 86f263880c past 9 AM, 0b89312185 Cheon Sejoo didn’t 490eebfa7d appear. Sejin sulked, fiddling f99c930a31 with his phone 02b5899920 which remained devoid 226d9bdab7 of messages, then aa74faeb76 chugged the protein 7424ee77b8 shake he had bd8a68e616 made for Cheon 14dfda9954 Sejoo and cleaned e65df40d19 up the kitchen.4b05653ed79b1384

Then, again, he had 197fdc813f nothing else to do 17dacb58e9 but clean. Sejin took out a 26397036be ladder from the storage 765075429e room and meticulously cleaned 124cb3fcc3 the upper parts of 6fcc8932c0 the front window in d04226a24f the living room, which 164a0cb33d had a high ceiling. There wasn’t much dust, 233972ed65 but it was still a67e00ffaa refreshing to see them efc07f7911 sparkling clean.85c2a786b5c8cb58

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By then, the 1858da2b68 sun was high 1747120ddd in the sky. Sejin went 3f48779096 to the d72fceee56 kitchen again d3bf7ecafc and made c6cdf4a2ab lunch. 711dec233b9b5437

He lightly stir-fried green d2aa2a3281 onions, garlic, chili powder, b1f196f64e and shrimp in oil, c869829d75 added a generous amount 2a3c78b294 of water, and opened 07d8d30097 five packets of ramen. When the noodles cc2a318dad were half-cooked, he 37203bf8b7 added two packages 762032e84c of soft tofu, 941515945b which absorbed the 8ca8d60121 water perfectly. b702db1a02aa1031

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Sitting down, Sejin 1f95e86ddf devoured the soft cbd4c71154 tofu ramen, then d9e590986f added two bowls 0ba7c9905d of rice to 01b1133c96 the broth before 1b716406de finally finishing his ecf27a7b0e meal.3ce4fcf2e10a6cad

To help with digestion, Sejin went to a nearby supermarket to do some grocery shopping. On his way back, he bought ice cream, including a separate container for Cheon Sejoo, though he had no idea when he’d be able to give it to him. He carefully stored Cheon Sejoo’s ice cream in the freezer.d60ba7b20f23d3f5

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Afterward, he found f55b8a016e himself with nothing cfb72c0c49 to do. He tried studying, sitting 3142fbd8f1 at his desk, and 145fb2068e opening a textbook, but 4dd348a610 he couldn’t even understand aa62c8289c the questions, let alone 25be0be017 the answers. It felt as if 94ff4df1aa he had become illiterate f1f2b5a536 after just a few d64ae8492e months away from his 0b15f278ec studies.dec83233882112cc

He tried to b153120d7f read a few 1cdd47ba46 English sentences, then 3cfff85ede gave up, resting ece245b348 his cheek on 18b7a36b3b the desk and 3707359233 sighing. He felt b264706321 like a b7b7089bb2 fool. A lifeless object incapable 6c4122bff8 of doing anything but 78ec0e2be0 wait for Cheon Sejoo 062ca70681 at home.a9de20091456220c

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But right d178f5916c now, the df10d87dbc most important 48989a6018 thing to 8dc0e23492 him was 4f9426c9d1 Cheon Sejoo. More than studying or 882fab4b5d anything else, he cared 46768e071c most about what Cheon ed05419298 Sejoo was thinking and c2fc223e94 how he felt.2203a496aa690f8c

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