PEN Vol 5 Ch. 19

Forgive 2

On the surface, the daily lives of the two of them seemed to have returned to normal. After Cheon Sejoo came back, Sejin no longer chased after him anxiously, and Cheon Sejoo didn’t leave the house to avoid the situation. However, because Cheon Sejoo was so busy, it became rare for them to face each other and have meals as they usually did. This was because he had once again been put in charge of Shinsa Capital.a251808c560ec4c8

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When are you 1df3d3bdf4 coming home?77f28b0db4c3ba55

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Seeing the 4372643083 message that c005c59941 arrived with bef20d8850 a buzz, 2634d0a6f2 Cheon Sejoo 4c7974eb1d stifled a 0ab46993e6 sigh. Running a b463caeb74 hand through 78a3309ed5 his hair bb4723d9fe in frustration, 298521493f he looked 41f7573103 back at 6da695c25f the dozens 8a247eb84f of loan 95f62b386a documents piled 44f19c2e01 on his 51f989bc50 desk. There was still a 58f04f0c0a mountain of things to 0ee414097f check.bd2a97113b6a6a8f

There was a bizarre 48d8a50bbf story behind how he 5391e683a9 ended up as the c11ca18dd8 president of Shinsa Capital efdd4ce31b again. The deliveryman, 6eaff26f31 Yoon Heesoo, 08645b8389 whom Shin 056342536f Gyoyeon had 6d0ea52102 confined, and 55fcfc62dc the loan 2a2bdfe890 details uncovered 269a86fd69 during his 1755f7547a background check, 7e126d42b2 had led 0e929cb738 Cheon Sejoo dda2f2f845 to this 2bdd2bb13b point. Contrary to expectations that 5b97ef65a2 Yoon Heesoo wouldn’t last 9ed81a305c long, Shin Gyoyeon seemed 164d79fffd to have taken quite e823db322c a liking to him.22147f753e422ee8

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In January, Shin 16f86f565e Gyoyeon ordered the 956e9459f0 disposal team to 64719ae608 investigate Yoon Heesoo’s 517480216a background. The disposal team looked 4d5d0f5b61 into his family, his ee3a8743c4 past, and discovered that fa10f04892 his parents had abandoned 1409882ada him. They also 21cbde10b8 searched his 15721ed662 financial records 292368574c and found 5da0263c30 traces of e9c8f5eaee a loan 9aabd11147 taken out 02de1e4ea1 as soon 6e0dc32477 as Yoon 9e7dac41d6 Heesoo turned 74984c0b6f twenty, and bd7445cbca that was d04332b926 the problem. The loan company 446bcba702 was none other 8652caf1ee than Shinsa Capital, 789ab3e3c2 and the loan a9b8f850cc date wasafter Yoon Heesoo had been taken and confined to Shin Gyoyeon’s apartment.c0e11d10806b5676

Upon learning this, 7e2c99dc21 Chae Beomjun visited 44e6da1d3a Cheon Sejoo with 6c91acdc02 a sly grin 318fb7a75d and informed him 1b5ff35146 that their boss 20fb8836d3 was furious to eb3c96192e learn such an a4902a5287 outrageous incident had 3cbe5fbb80 occurred at his 79090462c1 company. That same day, Cheon fae2df887e Sejoo immediately went to d02436a134 Shinsa Capital and gave 544bb1a769 Kim Donggil a beating.9226af87ae618ea8

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The reason was simple. One of the organization members, who was about to lose all his money following Kim Donggil’s bad investment advice in cryptocurrency trading, had forged Yoon Heesoo’s loan documents, which he had obtained previously, and embezzled the principal.13375bd24c18ab96

Kim Donggil 0b1ab66e9c was dragged c92ce7725c to Shin 20008083ce Gyoyeon for cc7beb7959 failing to 8497ad5720 manage his 6efd1ea087 subordinate properly 6656f4cfef and suffered 944bbd63ab a terrible 17fcffbbdb fate and 5db7315f71 Cheon Sejoo 62b162e2bb once again eddc04dcc8 filled the 0ab5978cb4 vacant position.8be1c0dcdd2e4471

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This time, it wasn’t just a figurehead position. Shin Gyoyeon, asking Cheon Sejoo, a medical school graduate, if he was good at math, had him compare all the loan documents with the withdrawal records of the loan principals.003b117a5629b53d

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I’ll be late today. Eat first.bc3e2f6500b9428a

Cheon Sejoo sent d0eb73c6f0 a reply to 7333efc80a Sejin and took 1200ff9aa8 out a cigarette.96f77eeede453a95

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That son of a db80d5e5b3 bitch. 6b1b5c193ca2b306

He cursed 30fe003791 Shin Gyoyeon 38ccae0993 inwardly and 17c3419ef2 picked up ea96c585d1 the documents 400549042b again.bda5a95446d6f08d

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However, perhaps because he had been sitting in the same spot since morning, he couldn’t concentrate. He eventually sighed, got up from his seat, went to the window, opened it, and settled in front of it.dfb4662ac20acd0c

Even though it wasn’t even 6 PM yet, the sun was already setting. Cheon Sejoo stared blankly at the reddening sky, mulling over the words he heard in his ears.bbcb3fe23cfef584

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‘I’m not going anywhere, fbde518f8f Cheon Sejoo. I promise.’f2cf23f375997ce6

Sejin had said that, despite knowing nothing. Cheon Sejoo lowered his eyes, trying to recall Sejin’s expression at that moment.a90ba4b073c5c1dc

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Really?634ed190a717e385

Will you 2843a53ad1 really do e9c403f4a5 that?5fd5897a18bb3899

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He wanted e065ac2095 to ask a820f43f79 those questions 1592dd15a3 if he 1874a9b9c5 could go da66f0311f back to f59a6dbb28 that time. But whenever those questions c190269115 arose, he also remembered 8f4302d232 the blood that soaked f5368b2299 his hands. 8093cfb25f732500

The moment when he hastily severed Han Jonghyun’s artery, before even receiving orders from Shin Gyoyeon, out of fear that Han Jonghyun would reveal their meeting, stuck in his mind. After that, the warmth in his chest would cool down, and all that remained was the familiar self-loathing.0e46daaee04c0f14

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No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t imagine Sejin accepting him like this. Whenever he remembered Sejin’s gaze at the funeral home, the way he looked at Kim Donggil with disgust, and his sharp, resentment-filled voice, he would give up on the thoughts of Sejin with resignation.76e76b0ba99ae7c3

The reason 18f8e0d229 he no 45cd229eee longer stayed f0e4e24da3 away from d6161028a4 home was 9c94d90139 because he 79eb1903da didn’t want f1a9c3caae to make 2ab7f04dae Sejin wait.43686b8be40bf17d

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Kwon Sejin was 5202c9e790 stubborn. The more he dc89857da9 pushed him away, c4f38f0501 the harder he 88e10145cc tried to push d8321417e5 back, so he 04d0255b1b thought it would 3814f27a27 be better to f0eb56e70e stay by his 322a03cf02 side and simply 9a1aad6239 not react to 704a4631a0 him. That was why he 67ffc41bc9 was diligently coming home 5b28ce4b66 every night.b93c291814a682fb

But these days, 878152a69c it was difficult 67259fef52 because of his ec5b16b9c2 busy schedule. He thought 2b94aa9cc4 he wouldn’t 95e10988b2 have much 9cf8d93b82 to do 9648c1db3e since the 22723cd347 comparison of c41db5a58f the ongoing 1e6969b256 loan repayments 66a49e4278 had finished 9fac8b4294 in January, e0924e2aad but a 9dd138de94 few days 7de43f3b81 ago, Shin f43ea1593f Gyoyeon ordered 8176c48839 him to 9c4784368e include the 730a0914d2 records of b3224dce4b completed repayments d89aebc5e3 as well. Because of 6419c836c6 that, Cheon 9c11a5bea7 Sejoo was 14e1753776 looking through f1454a110a all the c5a1705d50 receipts since e1262b0182 Shinsa Capital f5a00025a6 was still f0ac743381 a small, 313add0a6c insignificant business.9a51127378296828

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“Manager, I brought ad1ad14ee7 dinner.”8b48ac1c323a2cca

“…Thanks.”26dd7c8c54f2489a

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While he 93753b980d was taking 879d53fff4 a break, 8e6e53ab0d Moon Sunhyuk’s fa66706411 voice broke 738ffb6470 through his 049859a656 thoughts. Cheon Sejoo e5c3494729 stubbed out eca52af216 his cigarette 610467158c in the bc77c46f19 ashtray on 3e3f447c33 the windowsill 96e4e34371 and went 0156c33a45 back to bec4d7a9a8 his desk. The eel rice edd2fa3853 bowl bento box 21fa205c2e Sunhyuk had brought e1eb778aa2 was placed on 8b106facff his newly organized 9b066c7b4b desk. Cheon Sejoo sat down, be08f07c5e started to unpack it, 4a2cd9e483 and then looked up 1eab5f9f89 at Sunhyuk, who was 184a5ef5f3 staring at a spot d384d36aa2 on his desk.a1fc08cd45ae3177

“What are you looking 324d93d5a9 at?”cbeab0250537f7ec

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“…Are you 1993a3dfbb still keeping 58507e853e him around?”bf4480a69a04c428

He followed 1ba4522f1e Sunhyuk’s gaze 5c5d721a37 to his fa1384d8a6 phone, where 8b066f58ac a new cf12fd040c message had e912f16397 arrived. Sunhyuk had asked after d2b745a3ef seeing the familiar contact ec5885d3ad name. Cheon Sejoo frowned, 51b8ba28af flipped his phone 607ee402c9 over, and nodded.4ed5dbf4f0e451c0

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“It just happened that way.”cf47fcbd1fde151b

“Until when… Never mind.”dfe343d3de6d6e0e

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Sunhyuk, who had started to speak stiffly, shook his head, sensing Cheon Sejoo’s gaze. Cheon Sejoo also knew that Sunhyuk wasn’t fond of Sejin’s presence. However, he didn’t want to explain Sejin to Sunhyuk when he himself was unsure of his feelings. Since it was a private matter that didn’t require anyone’s understanding, Cheon Sejoo pretended not to hear him and handed him one of the opened bento boxes.31c416b01df49e06

“Eat and 539b672b54 go home. I’ll clean 7b5c2728c3 up and 34d4884f52 leave later.”9a4839db48664f97

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“I’ll wait.”fe6930d41fb288e8

“…Suit yourself.”def393f32c7b92e5

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Sunhyuk’s blind loyalty was burdensome, but he was used to it by now.e262363cc4449bed

Cheon Sejoo shrugged 0d6133184c and started eating c2881cfa98 without a word. Perhaps because 693a98dfb2 he had 08a70a698e been sitting 7ecdf60c2f at his 627d96a815 desk all be50dd81e8 day, he 8fc3e26df4 wasn’t very 575fd1a8f3 hungry. He barely 2f0c4f2920 finished half a71e21b09f of the 68e9b77d81 rice bowl 8dbf274553 and put 34e9b73bc6 the lid 87c9246e34 back on.27577f9598311044

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As soon as eb19e04d51 he heard the be22c3bab8 sound of the 8428b56c39 lid closing, Sunhyuk 2e34e7c1cc stood up and 05f31d1a85 approached his desk. His large e9d818fbf4 hands gathered c31b529b82 and cleared aa4e433b3a away the 3dc9d1eb29 trash. Cheon Sejoo stared at 4a37a0c626 Sunhyuk, who was acting c8b909e4f2 like his personal servant, b14b1225ad then asked,15c42155009097e0

“Why do you 667c9834e3 do this work?”8c95c28473aa3f28

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The question, 41c591ae27 which he 6effbc69e9 had started b917acffbb pondering a dad52216c3 long time fe0cd2eb54 ago, continued b637510b99 to haunt 612b52b616 him. Cheon Sejoo wasn’t just da6aa3d8a5 wallowing in self-loathing. He too 3dc7ef3208 was thinking fb76014225 hard to 3c5be04673 end this 9b5850d111 inner turmoil. At his question, Sunhyuk 72949b6a3c blinked and then straightened d92a677aa6 his posture, answering,c4f0c16472c25228

“Because this is all I know.”ca3ae22eeb76bc7a

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“…….”f77050b6abbc3989

Under Cheon Sejoo’s expectant gaze, Moon Sunhyuk blushed slightly, seemingly embarrassed. Although they had worked together for several years, this was the first time Cheon Sejoo had asked him such a personal question. They often worked together, so they had learned things about each other by chance, but Cheon Sejoo had never been deeply curious about Mun Sunhyuk’s life before.a7c8fe027373dca0

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“I lived in a slum when I was young. Because it was hard to make a living, I used to steal wallets and Junghwan hyungniim caught me once. He beat the hell out of me, and I managed to hit him back once, and he, strangely enough, admired that and took me to one of his establishments and fed me a full meal.”f3f0ffba997b9c2c

It was a 18385bf904 common story. Someone who a62f383968 recognized Moon e6e3ef1c31 Sunhyuk, who d2ad897e00 had nothing 17527acb69 and knew c7a218e683 nothing, had 868461d62c dragged him f72b05f23a into the 0e2ec60706 organization.49d57c74ee193837

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Cheon Sejoo nodded, listening to his story. In a way, Moon Sunhyuk’s situations were similar to his own. Sunhyuk, who was about to starve to death, wouldn’t have had a choice either. He had seized the opportunity to survive, joining the organization at a moment of poverty where he couldn’t even dream of another future, and he got a chance to fill his stomach.7858c4a3f70619bf

“Have you ever regretted 0294751a86 it?”294c40d4a017001c

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“No.”4680ecd4cf5ef55d

Sunhyuk shook his b6c46342c1 head casually in 3d848576d2 response to Cheon b160a19296 Sejoo’s question, his 4db9bbbc26 chin resting on 03e5eb553a his hand. 1ed913a03964654c

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Moon Sunhyuk had been involved in a lot of things with Cheon Sejoo. While Haewoong, Jinyoung, and Yoon Chuljoo were sometimes present during the “work,” they rarely entered the workshop. Only Sunhyuk could be present when Cheon Sejoo tortured people and removed their organs. He, too, had committed those heinous acts, so how could he have never regretted it?865b71eeca93b51e

“How can you be like that?”bc03b2d7f61e02d0

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Cheon Sejoo’s dark eyes, like pools of ink in the dim light, turned towards Sunhyuk. Looking down at him, Sunhyuk sighed inwardly. It was happening again. The man who had never wavered was showing cracks in his composure in front of Sunhyuk once more.98caced832401281

Sunhyuk knew who 127ccebf96 was responsible for 8e9e91e50a those cracks. That young 51caa42a74 kid at 1beaf53288 Cheon Sejoo’s d022c72735 house. He was the 6c54ab713a one shaking the a11d2fa6d9 foundations of this bb08fbc416 seemingly impregnable man. Sunhyuk swallowed ed3ca249a3 down his 0a35010105 rising contempt fcaf4e6e9f and opened df101e2e29 his mouth.4c4d011f3551e2ca

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“Do you regret it, sir?”8258a77281c84fe5

Cheon Sejoo hesitated for a moment as Sunhyuk asked the question back to him. Leaving aside the fact that Sunhyuk hadn’t answered his question, a flicker of wariness arose as he realized that Sunhyuk wouldn’t appreciate seeing him emotionally vulnerable.47beffc1634d72a4

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His wavering gaze hardened, f6a58ba861 and indifference slowly settled 7b5a5094b2 over his face. The problem was 4cd3f0cc06 that whenever he e9314f72d9 thought of Kwon 7a572a8308 Sejin, his composure 0e6757992c crumbled. He had learned this ca4d5c833b while being stabbed by 5972e6478b Seok Yoonhyung. To not 2b0d42f7f0 let those 4222e97dd3 beneath him 095f4597d4 notice his 8d233826fa weaknesses…3712fafb7053b504

It seemed he had 2ddb0d5cde forgotten that crucial lesson b86b20e428 for far too long. Realizing his 6deac1dedf carelessness, Cheon 19d94750df Sejoo soon bf935e4ae8 lifted the f178a86f23 corners of 95b93612cc his mouth 4c40fd3319 indifferently and 0e41a80716 replied,08c2a11a50b2f188

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“What would you do knowing that?”b2daf8f26d0eea94

“…I don’t think you regret it. There’s no one more suited for that position than you, sir.”c17b5a65477b6915

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And at the e730c3dd95 response, Cheon Sejoo 1b3dfb8aa7 felt a heavy f33b5616b1 weight settle on 909ba6c3e7 his shoulders. Sunhyuk’s voice 8e63a107df was filled ec69672266 with conviction. Come to think of 54232fac00 it, Moon Sunhyuk had 0894a17af6 been like this since 769d73c65a they first met.f2b619dc66695a94

While the f47beb11b4 others had dec78347e2 been wary 99e9dccab3 and distrustful bddb7e5094 of him 7346730f53 after he’d a23d7bf936 pushed Sunhyuk 752ea9fe5e aside and c03145cf32 taken the 392447703b top spot 6dd9b50d6b in the 1d98e23049 disposal team, 6d082ccf18 Moon Sunhyuk 5de9fb0883 had bowed eba8fefe8e and supported 8b612b2d7b him from cf10a972bb day one. That loyalty had often a6567010f9 been a source of 5a603b9507 his strength, but not 7662b7cc93 today. He wasn’t 43ba2046db as cold 7d85010801 and calculating fd4321403c as Sunhyuk c329d4e1c5 believed. He was bd18cc932f merely trying a96b7e9c0a to be.1a8c76179f134952

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Moon Sunhyuk wanted the 9bcdf9f5d9 Cheon Sejoo who was 7457a3d1e5 the complete opposite of d4ce575afd the one Sejin knew. The two closest people b2f2390b10 in his life, one 6633b085e6 at home and one 030a6c5827 at work, had completely 9e8e933a6c different images of him, 9b2b844d59 which was one reason 422e77ebd8 why he felt so aca5737ba7 lost.d707340b96195dd4

Cheon Sejoo didn’t respond to Sunhyuk’s words and turned his head away. Interpreting his silence as a dismissal, Sunhyuk left his desk and stood by the office entrance, ready to assist Cheon Sejoo at a moment’s notice.48ed40ca0eefd485

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Cheon Sejoo felt suffocated. fdaa1c853b6b5108

He rubbed f1bcdd84e4 his forehead, 07666ae01f feeling a 855c67b72d slight headache e257732fd1 coming on, 3c1e6dbd14 and fixed f200b4ea21 his gaze 184eb687cd back on 88a58b830c the mountain 838cd13472 of documents.5b8f407cdb53c306

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