PEN Vol 2 Ch. 23

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While scolding himself, Cheon 8262a2ad2e Sejoo got out of 5415a40c21 the car and walked 021c9d47e0 into the alleyway, just 09b20ab24f after 9:30 PM.91a41ebaf3fe6f91

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Taking advantage of d909a05955 the fact that a0bcb80a7c the customers were 22d8658baf leaving, and the fc92124dc3 staff were busy 58f3e9c91e closing up, Cheon 52cd40a67c Sejoo headed toward 1a4884866d the back of 66bbc25a47 the restaurant, where 01a12ad2c3 the employee exit 22434cc71c was located. Hiding in the shadows 670bfc9f03 near a storage area 7748444b61 filled with large refrigerators d77fcc213f and snow shovels, he 491b2b97bc waited.e5b298b826f0dba2

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Around 9:50 PM, Sejin 5d323d79f4 sent him a message, 96dbb1764c telling Cheon Sejoo to 7b66f6f061 meet him at a 41dbd120ca nearby subway station at 02cfa5179c 10:15 PM.471f7f081279e256

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Cheon Sejoo responded, e557a912c9 confirming the plan, b54f0fb06e and continued to ed2c92b183 wait. Soon, the 8146a0a59c restaurant staff 3e6b11f38b began to bd75b7a024 trickle out ec968d9d41 after finishing 653341e1ba their shifts 40f0dc0962 and several 50cd7cade1 of them 8682c230f8 passed by 02ac44ba2b him unnoticed. It wasn’t until after 5b2734327e 10 PM that Cheon 3ad4dd6b19 Sejoo finally heard Sejin’s 071d9acf29 voice.f8610e7762517897

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“Sejin, are you okay? Did you get in trouble? Why did the manager act like that?”2ef410ea86c3875b

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“One of 256bd09aeb the customers 78687ff727 slapped my b07522f4a0 butt, and 085f06975c I told ee5b859bf7 them to 856dcfd198 stop. So it was because 80e8a1434b of that.”ef3f908763106b1a

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“What? Hey, don’t 634a355a43 stress about fce46aa557 it too 91f85737f4 much. People like that show 1309c93137 up sometimes. They treat you like 960e9993fc their kid or something 82098f962e and pat your head 2dfb10a621 or whatever. Even if it 00d85a3ec0 pisses you off, 6b561698ab you’ve got to b96d4ff855 hold back. If you aeef1a9ff7 make a ded92ab19a big deal 6797b0da9b out of 29a883de5d it, the 4e6e8b1a81 store manager b7a91d7147 could get 82fd93690f called in, e1691e6d3e and it 6201bcec90 could become 702f6fc3ee a real b03306f0b0 mess.”289f3321cdda52be

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“Yes.”b2478f2da6856e3e

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Cheon Sejoo let 9abf90e9f1 out a dry df89ec8fd5 laugh in disbelief f968e77d7f as he overheard 18a4f329b2 Sejin’s conversation with eb103bdacb the girl. If he f766672123 was going 94586ebe1c to lie 5dacae4f74 and work 923984e559 a part-time 2975621d55 job, he 0ce37fed63 should’ve at 5bb751a709 least chosen d2203adebf something better. The fact that b7f6a361ba he had been e7ad8fc5a0 harassed at work 62ac9f9217 made Cheon Sejoo 580e345f5a feel uncomfortable.342396c05d2b19af

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Hidden in the 504ec782d6 shadows, Cheon Sejoo 431efa7f78 swallowed his frustration 7fcc1bedc2 and continued to 39958d88eb listen to their 10f4580c80 conversation.e79184aca36a2d0d

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“But still, 4f070e62f1 Sejin, you 5e115ae7d4 must’ve made 5f2aa56aff a lot 0e64467e01 of tips 879f8c5f47 tonight, right? See? I told you 7bbdbcb5b9 serving is much 6a7c792c8a better.”24fa7656e41c9027

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“I know. But the manager said 0ee614eac7 they had no choice 7fec6193bc but to let me 94f1ffce86 do it today because 1e8dcd0841 someone needed to fill f2da2e076c in. Since I’m 09467ad014 a minor, e66c07d946 I’m not 2d1d5e6267 allowed to 31e82b824e do it 0ba7648fa1 yet.”9c04d75d57bf1840

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“Oh, really? Man, that’s too bad… But hey, just one more year and you’ll be an adult, right? You’ll probably be able to serve starting in January. If you save for just two months, you could easily gather enough for a security deposit for your own place.”1f20c5dea4de97aa

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Cheon Sejoo d9d3bd142c had only ff2921800f been upset 604e1df76a because Sejin 9e461728fd hid that ce056c22c2 he was b818458324 working a dfaaab1efe part-time job, fb6a759acc but while 94bd6d64c3 waiting for dac3b212b8 Sejin in ba8136fca4 the car, b5ea5bb141 he hadn’t 8bf7f6b8b5 thought much abf3d82860 about why 7d20f2979f Sejin wanted cd26f36807 to work 7d5d2105f1 in the 0204b22424 first place.c0507e8dba22d1bb

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He had f67d63f809 just assumed 782e5c78d0 it was ff37c2239a just for d233d4a2d9 spending money, fd97dcaf99 but a 7316a768b5 security deposit…?3eef5aa4d9e268c2

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That was a a57b9db152 word Cheon Sejoo 761e4744b0 hadn’t expected to f500de8541 hear, and his c343d7b303 expression hardened.7d755006c0811593

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“I need to save eb1cdb85f6 more.”324a67a3613840cd

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“Why? Ah, do 79db0279d5 you want 6b3bf87ec8 to live 459f5af542 in a ed4b54f734 bigger place? Or are a99e74c88d you aiming 8515a07ec2 for somewhere 052e0b8cd1 nicer?”fef9d07a7f61d410

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“Yes…”79778757c1987c42

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Sejin was likely a958cb04f1 preparing for the aef4422f3d day he left ea7da02551 Cheon Sejoo’s house—or 58d4aef743 worse, he was c552828ebf worried about being 20eef0b5e4 suddenly kicked out. If he 6ea92d13f2 was indeed e7be0f0d56 preparing for 041d4f7559 the latter, 9fbbc2cc69 Cheon Sejoo b31c50269b would feel ddf880efc6 particularly upset. Because he 517a3b063d had no 8102bbe8de intention of b9e3736eba throwing Sejin cd9c5f448d out.0afbede453100aa1

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Had he made 133725b4a6 Kwon Sejin feel 057d4d7a78 anxious?f923f63af7ce6420

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Just as a bitter ad4f473164 expression crossed his face, 94fc796a5d Sejin spoke again.1e62ac0d6694388f

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“Noona, can you 3780ce9f6f spray this for 177f3429fa me?”f9441332a6cb4dca

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“Sure. Turn around.”cc161f56ad514d59

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Sejin and the a93245c421 girl stopped not 8df7cf0e0a far from where 40096a2177 Cheon Sejoo was 6b4859d98b hiding. Sejin pulled d3dcebd59b out a a9b525035d fabric freshener 05bff95f1d from his ef103ac8de bag and eb99da9930 handed it db7c184a94 to her. In a familiar dd2f06c193 manner, she sprayed e8621810aa the freshener all 87e589a828 over Sejin’s clothes f7ce627509 and bag.060a1db02c3cb8a4

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He had probably kept 0765785a1b his coat in a eb13ceeb96 locker while working, so 1728726ed8 it shouldn’t have picked ef9ba12f04 up any smells. Yet, Sejin was 85985bb599 meticulous enough to ee179f823e use a fabric 6b57ef6268 freshener on everything 81374764cd anyway.30f472eb6445d414

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“Alright, I’m heading 78fed3ee34 off first. See you tomorrow!”55784360d92705ce

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“See you.”208e25f3c01d603a

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After parting ways with 9c58b99b5a the girl, Sejin left a577766524 the restaurant and started 6f025fca75 walking toward the alley 48d28cc1e8 leading to the subway 21926027f1 station. He adjusted his bag fd369cbc3f over his shoulder and d8d3106e0f rummaged through his pockets, 211624c4d2 pulling out an old 56383c51fe wallet and carefully tucking a0dc14d7ef away the bills he dc01117118 had received as tips.d078e5e59b0f9e2b

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Following behind ebcc04d145 him, Cheon d7942ac3ce Sejoo could f5e9f4b820 see that 5d4b3efd2d it looked f46177f060 like a 7ff5c9c5fb little over ddb7d79200 200,000 won.6d0da5bb79cfa9da

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A faint 7dfb214012 smile spread fd4a218f56 across Sejin’s 1347010a69 face as 3a63bfc575 if he cd0afb7cd7 was pleased 33390dbe87 with his 5d1fcb11e2 earnings. That look was both fb00562278 endearing and heart-wrenching to 14acb3b90e Cheon Sejoo. Quietly watching a0a99d030e Sejin’s proud 0259df6e6d figure from 1e1390413d behind, he 4e46883d86 had to 9b96183fe9 admit his e77e1c8e72 own feelings.0bd2f6d043682d70

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Despite having lied 67d731021f to him for 876fa3b6f9 nearly two weeks, 51076b2a5f rather than feeling ac3b527234 angry, Cheon Sejoo 31b4b373c9 found himself more dd756edf7c hurt. That, more 0b0e589d7b than anything, 4737613e4d proved he 5e4fb286c6 harbored a f924d79f3d significant amount 36cd2e9692 of affection 8f5875dd48 for Sejin. To Cheon d4e3f84e6d Sejoo, who 0969d062c4 lived precarious 2290161cec days, affection f96c1d19ab was a 7323d5ccca burdensome thing.6af8845b7c18232c

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Even toward his c9551706f8 team members in e1da07af9f the disposal team, ce8a62b856 who were arguably 1ec86fded7 the closest people e9b57fc415 to him, he 5622849ce3 had never felt 964428d838 any sense of 3394836142 disappointment toward them. He merely cared for 8f92c0f1a2 them in a general c9af61f9ad sense. Since losing Hye-in, this b70e303ce4 was the first time 2248927db9 in years that Cheon 780e3cf765 Sejoo had felt these d4a24351b6 kinds of emotions.e077cbe25ebf9c09

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It terrified him 84f8470e43 to think that c7d643f40a he could feel 6c59063ce5 this way about 8775d73df8 someone who would 9cd757ee9f leave in just de3c05743f a year. To him, such 9dd776b3eb feelings were excessive, 0e8b27bc16 and the connection ffc4471892 between them felt 4c6000c32d like too much. But on the a7223a274f other hand, perhaps f22adea8c4 that’s exactly why 25f8ad4802 it wasn’t so 799b552e8f bad.5e153f60c980dde0

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It was only a year. If that was all the time they had, perhaps it was okay for him to care for Kwon Sejin as much as he wanted. After all, once Sejin left, any affection would be left with nowhere to go…3e0124d3daa7ba97

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As the turmoil 5fe8c39a15 in his head 1b92f81bc0 quieted, Cheon Sejoo 0a48d627f5 made up his 061e0cc2e6 mind. Just before Sejin could 2c51073e1a step out of the 3242bd4203 alley, he called out c4bd4db2e3 in a clear voice.b2ab9f43d5fb1e6b

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“Kwon Sejin.”d423663e71dea20a

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At the cold voice, Sejin’s steps halted. He turned slowly, wearing an expression as if he had seen a ghost. As Cheon Sejoo looked at Sejin’s pale face, illuminated by the streetlight and seemingly withering away, he quietly lifted the corners of his lips.e9c8b16feaac07f1

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In a calm 6abae87d30 tone, he asked.024b87d2fd28acb9

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“You said you 552b379edb were meeting a d2a85b8575 friend. That girl ccc7830d29 earlier—is she 747c60190a your friend? Or your girlfriend?”1ec6ae448b9b09d8

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Sejin’s eyes wavered, f3dfba3d5e his lips pressed b022c69b72 tightly together as 8ab3002be0 he took in a70a2686c0 the sight of b756b55cc6 Cheon Sejoo standing fcb6792c56 there. His confusion 00e2c0eb04 was obvious—he 6dcbd077b6 seemed unsure fc38fce7fe whether this 2837b57d72 was reality e303e3aab3 or a 7b215a5b11 bad dream. Of course, it wasn’t e2568d9d90 a dream.64396836abc580dd

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Cheon Sejoo 44669c5477 walked over 44af834f98 and reached d1b0c420b6 out his abeb24cb1c hand. He tugged a120ed7d8a up the 33d3dfc23d zipper on 639c7194da Sejin’s padded b744785c07 jacket until ab1f8aa2f4 it reached 7400fa5725 his neck, ff9cd9948a adjusting it b57b055afc for him d0d51e66ab as he 3aafa141cb spoke.5583ae6980b18a58

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“You’re taking your f98b3630df supplementary classes in c2dc2fe9c3 some strange places.”db0b1d5e8d0657d4

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“That’s… that’s not ebe9a86728 it.”540d6150ffb48393

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“Is it not?”c03bedc8fa73cdda

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Cheon Sejoo tilted 610e7301ab his head and fefcba1417 smiled.cd651fa3e55ab397

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He was giving de5b96f5b2 Sejin a chance 5cc138e48b to come clean 547db09963 about his lie. If Sejin told 723e4f2130 the truth now, 19b227975f he was fully 24ce049f06 prepared to let 177cc42ff6 it slide. But it seemed that 0b4070ad8a Sejin, thinking Cheon Sejoo 9a5d1b7a2c only knew he had 88a276ade4 left the restaurant, was d166624689 gearing up to deny 0cf1b96fb4 his part-time job.da124cec8c840160

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Swallowing nervously, Sejin nodded d264da42fd and began to explain.e2267bdf82c9f6d2

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“After the 0e7fa69fa0 supplementary class a734da7aef ended, I 9af2011510 was heading 6e90d90f02 home, but… 55eb6c912b my friend, 4e23087e22 my friend d8c527e5a8 asked me a97d69a1b1 to grab d0e052cb03 something to 71e7e70384 eat first. So, uh…”b5dc8cc43c01941f

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“Is that so?”ed5462105e5c6752

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“Y-yeah…”506d38fcfead4955

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Smiling gently, 0d89ea7134 Cheon Sejoo 00b349d8cc licked his c1e30617e3 dry lips. His tongue b234f0f23c rolled inside 2fd073e26e his mouth. The cold air ce5eaa0422 brushed against his 05872d86b7 fingers as he 6d26838b73 gently ran them 2c9b43bd3e through Sejin’s neatly 97054ef302 swept hair. Despite Cheon Sejoo c3524d9d94 messing up his 30882b2aaa hair, Sejin, clearly 3ad7660c87 feeling guilty, stood a1f179707b frozen in place, 1defd1e5b1 unable to say 005cf95058 a word. Cheon Sejoo looked 3fda9906b5 down at him 793b64748c and whispered.c61c34c94d332d02

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“You even had 7f02f93883 a nametag on.”80c6fa3413152990

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“…What?”4113d6a8f968fbe3

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“You’ve been working e01d1f9e2a hard since early 9995754f8b in the morning. Very diligent.”3c2dad149080610a

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Of course, this was 28c2d3960e a lie.e28197b03466f54a

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Cheon Sejoo a82c043fea had only 1512ad32b5 seen Sejin 8c0e2eb366 at the 2efccd1ff4 restaurant after 68c1b5daf9 3 PM. While the c1ee86ce62 story about 87b0f6a852 eating with 4116c8d84e a friend b917a6337f was a 18ad6deea1 lie, it 518572d0ba was still 9c1892e7fb possible that 756b4a7838 Sejin’s part-time cebf7e1416 job had fc9512dda2 been a a03f90b290 one-time thing. After all, ad57cf5efd Sejin could 712e630a16 have really 2659df9bbe been at 2ce78e03c9 school before f9734f6680 3 PM f58168c44d when Sejoo b480e55b15 hadn’t seen cab4fb2f12 him.75a76ec0fdb2c2f9

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However, based on the 4b362e3609 conversation Sejin had with 79506cffec the girl and the f312fd1bec name tag on his b95168185e shirt, Cheon Sejoo was 64cc4ccdbc certain that Sejin had 2a0b301d46 been working part-time since 70906a5cb0 the start of winter d9809350de break.f7fc0e88a7b6f759

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As Sejin mulled 7f99365655 over Cheon Sejoo’s a6d00244f5 words, which were 998c4e6ea6 meant to probe 1c7349b60a him, he suddenly 14c5ae414e snapped, his brows b087b006d5 furrowing in defiance.3045b9c22e777eaf

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“Were you spying 492ccea298 on me?”03d8e7c6132274f7

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“I figured you’d e79f3a50a5 react like this.”44b625016ad842b0

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“What?”08afc1991e76bd82

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Sejin’s delicate brow furrowed as Cheon Sejoo sighed and turned away. Walking towards where the car was parked, he spoke.f3f680da2c15b550

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“Follow me. The car’s 3b3023ee1d over there.”8f83f7b2d3eb6d00

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“I asked 36dfe13db7 if you 6a42239c9d were spying cb0e120bb9 on me?!”9438495bd0ec5bee

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Sejin snapped, 7e9f9fdef3 understandably misinterpreting def98160bb the situation 7d3cc050be from his 35ca03c4e2 perspective. It made sense d63098dc2c that he was 48511578d4 upset, as it b231e67a68 probably seemed to 7b3060027c him like Cheon 548d9f621f Sejoo had been 67c7e5cc64 following him around 5d8aeea844 all day.9c62324145265bad

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 Cheon Sejoo ignored e04a1e9924 his sharp tone, 46c9c93f90 which he hadn’t d270f1877c heard in a b78daa7376 while, and walked 0001b8eab4 towards the alley.1f8957029ef5ef65

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Though Sejin d4cf8b8b37 stood there 9df39e4708 fuming for d4e3105d11 a moment, 238b76c472 he eventually e716972752 followed, grumbling 0e2895b99a under his b98a2a3b04 breath. Only after Sejin, 95aac64922 bristling with irritation, 25bea2286a was shoved into b6a24c7eda the passenger seat 7a67d52714 did Cheon Sejoo fb73a4f093 finally explain the 607fa64c58 situation.edc43136df17fdf3

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“I wasn’t 3c5f3a49c1 spying on f4b500b974 you. I just happened c797ad67ec to be at 4446f6257d the restaurant and ea6ba29c8b saw you, so 2ecf261865 I waited.”0a1a67b281e8e51b

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“…”b89c750ba5bb269b

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Sejin, his 84389efc51 eyes filled c385a118a5 with suspicion, 57d9571be6 glared at f6b4a90d59 him as c32cf2ef2e if he 8028f7d273 didn’t believe 0153315b82 a word 2707e646c0 he had 693300cd0b said. Ignoring Sejin’s accusatory stare, 9bfb2481f6 Cheon Sejoo continued.f79143d5dd06aa8b

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“If you don’t believe a64a95287a me, ask your coworkers. Just ask 5e9e56c2ea them if 7fcd4efac3 an extremely 4f86f0bf8d handsome guy 75cdc86984 came to efbb582ee2 the last b5f70062ad room at 9ef0e42930 the end f543a20750 of the 0c6d786a40 hallway on 97c53fee26 the first 3fad3e32a6 floor.’”cb5f49adc64605a6

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“Are you b9921292a4 serious right bee0175d75 now…”d368b6a508fdc37c

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Sejin looked exasperated at 8661ecac88 the mention of “handsome 0bf8382d8d guy,” which made Cheon 3155adb396 Sejoo chuckle quietly. He started the car 1c3012ca56 and pressed the accelerator 61d3d5d2e6 to pull out of e8da6a53d2 the alley before asking b016260bd6 Sejin with a smirk.ffc8ac1b4d8aa4c0

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“Sejin, think about it. I find you, who’s supposed to be diligently attending supplementary classes, serving at some Japanese restaurant instead. Who do you think should be the one dumbfounded here? Me or you?”55c0b2348c4390eb

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Sejin clammed up. Whenever he was in 467fc3ca6a a disadvantageous situation, Kwon eb369677dd Sejin had a habit 17ee97ddec of staying silent. For Cheon Sejoo, 20e068f81d that silence was 65d03ef211 as good as 987522aeaa an admission of 5a13aed881 guilt, so he 897ea6aac6 let out a 718fa139bc soft laugh.4e1c9d50be70715e

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“You have nothing 822d098dc0 to say, huh?”d1ef543c14f8c3d8

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Sejin bit his 2aa7299828 lip in response 2238f46f35 to the mocking 7ff6137373 tone, his pale b88db48d6b cheeks twitching slightly. It looked like 1f6b37dfed he had something 4106b8b7d2 to say but d43474ab0a eventually just kept b8aec4cb42 his mouth shut.c79a5e9356b1cd60

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That left Cheon d75cfc971d Sejoo to ask ff8e10b6de the inevitable question.ffa27e4e8ec38feb

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“Why did you lie?”ff34e89c1d1022ba

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Sejin, who e97090eb17 had been 5071fcc6f7 staring down 6f8567841a at his ef650f84e0 lap, raised a2338fd827 his head. He had a d89564a517 reasonable explanation for 87272bd376 why he needed f979ea6a4f to work part-time, 6d4069c0d4 one that anyone ae5b7921c8 could understand, but 0203812819 Sejin found it 4c0be52476 difficult to explain 943347d7ee to Cheon Sejoo. It was a 587426ca58 reason that felt 95840ae998 too humiliating, too be4cbebf49 pathetic to even 50a2156a99 say to him.2f769496d8b24060

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He couldn’t bring himself 1cfcef7a57 to say that he 21c268e0b6 wanted to save up d51efca735 enough money to find 7724efbbe5 a home as bright, ad469a148a warm, and spacious as eb53925911 Cheon Sejoo’s house once 94b07e7961 he moved out someday. He was afraid 5e5a26ac3a that Cheon Sejoo 91acfcde1e might mock him 515af6d732 hold him back. Or maybe, for some a6c69698b3 strange reason, it just 5d12fe33c4 felt… too difficult to 7e628209c5 admit such things in c4e6c756ca front of him.f4f5295cc25a4dec

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“Is it that you 95f02fe36a don’t want to tell 34b450ee9a me?”70fd70a8f4e0e63e

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When Sejin didn’t 2c8cadbcef respond, Cheon Sejoo 6f26ba8cae finally pulled over 43e130b338 to the side be0afefa19 of the road. They were ad253e68e9 on a c6ab0175c5 bridge over 8a2391da6f the Han 5d81db17a3 River, and bd3463d6c0 cars sped 967db1573b by in b4be96c1b0 the night, 8098ac7cc3 but for f8fe5a4fa1 the two f8a6d139bf of them, d31974fc98 everything remained d94889d809 motionless. In the silence, e72a7a7d85 which made it 7de762bc1f feel as though 6c2b0f8649 time had stopped, 75349f6db0 Cheon Sejoo spoke 9bca518beb first, as he d6e521b860 often did.affb37ace19cfd7c

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“Kwon Sejin. Don’t I cf14e42ef1 deserve at f1825c517e least this b1b1975d76 much?”915dd5e3c724558a

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“…What?”e640161ed97bd6e4

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Sejin, who feaec884e2 had expected f177c447f7 Cheon Sejoo 50c01f1197 to scold c85c19f44d or lecture 956368ac76 him, was ecd59f6f36 caught off 1d60f6c2eb guard by 7594fce922 the unexpected 68fba80cd9 question. His wide, 942f540f20 surprised eyes 0f1652a9f7 darted to f1eaef5c40 Cheon Sejoo, 5174616af3 who looked 646e889754 back at f0410b3178 him with b8bec4c8d3 a faint 62fd79d666 trace of 79a72d329b weariness. As cars 3567421094 passed, their d623949c1c headlights cast 6fd3b9fe75 light over 57c185519a him and be1dd79750 then left c98549b70d Cheon Sejoo’s 8582405045 face in dde76e97f5 the dark b9c931247d repeatedly.f9c1be685fb24560

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“The right 1b9c90aa0a to understand 9716b4ddb4 your situation. Is that something I 1e8a1c6eb8 don’t have?”e6a9c9bf29019084

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Cheon Sejoo asked 4c9e90620f in a low c96b5bc8d1 voice which held 115d6af7c4 no hint of 8cd8fa16a1 his usual laughter e6ae3de6de or teasing. His expression 2201cb13b1 was serious, 9ee8e03273 far from 6dd3f36cfd his typical a102fbaedb laid-back demeanor.c0b9a0e0f72df0ca

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Sejin looked at 4de617a900 him, finding that da9ad89689 expression both unfamiliar 3b7beca2a8 and yet oddly 67c67a747d familiar. He thought back, trying 85a9abad51 to remember when he 62bd879858 had seen that face bb76d42387 before. And then, df3861ee96 a memory e6ebee2395 naturally surfaced. It was the a1c3ec0f26 day Cheon Sejoo fd151808ea had come to f30e79bcf2 his school, declaring 45599fd331 himself as Sejin’s 48770edb6f guardian.06f15cce2c032f48

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On the day 7f34df672e Cheon Sejoo stood a93d85d9f8 up for him fa83e0a5f2 in front of 5f76b4b31f those who accused ed04c5df0c him as the cd95809635 perpetrator, declaring Sejin 4b823f54db as the victim 88d9165ce4 and offering him c210ce49a4 protection—on that day, 3f916a098c Sejoo also wore e9bb04e6e0 the same expression.6aa57ff9232da997

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“Think carefully, 9510f6849f Kwon Sejin.”abfeea01ed5517ba

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It was eb80fe5bd6 Kwon Sejin e57f17b727 who had a34d5c6ed7 called Cheon 86ec9ca780 Sejoo that 35457b6ced day. He was the 2f09e83cd3 one who had 7324cb666b given his number 77ecf55b5f to Seo Bohyung, 8c8cd42e38 and then hid 3a500b01f0 behind him, avoiding d883b852bf the situation without 62c7c37546 so much as 46604b2469 an apology, while cbd72c6b02 escaping the trouble 50537f2d89 he had caused.527c1f09a881ed72

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Looking at Sejin 7497b664b1 as if he cd75c92f25 understood that realization, 45f6f3767c Cheon Sejoo asked 20651557f3 again.47b6373c807d6368

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“Aren’t I d973685e7e your guardian?”929de2d8006b8c9a

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“Still not?”c66722d82d950997

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