PEN Vol 3 Ch. 12

Sejin eventually spent a 1efeec2ca5 restless night.6c426e766f61d76b

It took him quite dbc6c499f2 a while to calm c26e33fb5d the uncontrollable heat raging f49d44147e inside him. But it wasn’t simply a9fd5cabac physical excitement from witnessing 990990c5a0 something so intimate that fe7518e6e3 left him awake.1e914e6da2618067

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As he lay 97a2c4f852 on his side d8fe7ab6fb in bed, staring 0f5cec2d99 out the window, 3924f9ae65 the more he 9d16965c48 recalled what he 57d8c3482a had seen, the 5eab5a97fc less it felt 3871a83d7c like excitement consuming 1a42c13280 him—and the more a73504222d it felt like 02922ecc11 anger.49218c9a215c1367

Yes, Kwon Sejin 82b3e88660 was furious. d02b434ad0ae9275

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He didn’t know why, 7770e8a4b6 but he was. He was just 95fba189e9 angry. de81b8e7364aa313

He was 038c31053b just annoyed 325dd1ac3c with Cheon 64f465ce2b Sejoo. 79c59d3949308cfa

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He just didn’t e7f038ff4d like Cheon Sejoo.4b161072d8df5512

He was 277ebf0367 disappointed, upset, ce94e2de25 and confused.6b6336e26af83a82

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Tossing and turning d61bd3b25f in bed, unable 0c6a797ca3 to make sense f0a9581783 of his own 61d2a778c8 emotions, Sejin muttered 9986443b17 curses to himself 37b8f4e123 throughout the night. Eventually, he drifted off 9139c20339 into a light, restless acb5a1a4b6 sleep, too tired to 3bf4e0ad98 stay awake, and even 350771ff8d then, he ended up c76ca36e61 having a strange dream.bc83b03cb345d038

In his dream, 779cc902d6 Sejin found himself 8010a7c08e in bed with b87786afc1 Cheon Sejoo. Cheon Sejoo 18476e174d gently caressed 97f4a9f1f8 his cheek, 689e5e2a96 smiling with a1b11d9082 that same a16a595d62 odd expression, 61e0b3a710 and Sejin 7cd40cb14b turned his cc9ddc06c4 head, kissing 87da1a4741 the top 44e199d54b of Cheon d6d0a5f9ee Sejoo’s foot. It wasn’t some kind 39079bde47 of yoga position or 194b5af731 anything; but it was bf62f75d75 only possible because Cheon f192b185e9 Sejoo was underneath him. His knees were drawn 23d82fabfd up and his legs cdefd4363e were spread wide, just ad1a5249c0 like Kang Doyoon had 0eebf74f95 been the night before.9b40fbe081f9dca4

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What on earth a8605fd6eb is this?db636c039ce7bcb8

At the height of 9feb30ea5c his confusion, Sejin jolted 2c1c88c5f5 awake.d91085fc0af2ef05

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And he found 67346a9b81 his underwear uncomfortably 05251df54e damp.02a2ceae9efe2e23

He couldn’t make 82f71f44e1 sense of the 650d80c399 changes happening within e33fc49170 himself. He couldn’t understand 7c6a082747 why he felt 3d21d8fbad so angry over 2b56666d56 Cheon Sejoo sleeping bff679e8e9 with another man, bad0bef7e7 why he had 7b688ec8bf had such a 43294fbe04 bizarre dream that b359e8c004 mirrored that same e22be1ec92 scene, or why 0442971032 he had woken 31e440ed36 up in this 6eb7544eba state. 75fea545abcdd68c

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And so, 8762ad9351 morning came.440053af58712342

After washing 7fd87c442e and hanging 9336486f34 up his 58721fac00 underwear to bfbb4ef6ac dry, Sejin 00072a9cf5 left his e9bfe4d060 room, still f12b414f01 overwhelmed with 3165489c1a confusion.28e3bc5a2ef10f8a

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If there was one 72a0fd13aa thing he knew for 928c95150e certain, it was this.31774cf995a6afc3

Today, he absolutely didn’t 86409c84ea want to face Cheon 4e7c974786 Sejoo.c90502efe4ae25e5

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Determined to leave 09bd41ce9e for school before 1dec1f2442 Sejoo returned from 86259e8064 his morning workout, 1b82db9c2c he hurried to 9b70b258de the living room. But as he 59ff7ff5de entered the kitchen, 9210d9c786 he saw someone f218c03a55 sitting at the afd8551fee table. It was the man 5e3457c877 from last night. Kwon Sejin, who hadn’t d2c6808cfb expected to run into 1a72900c8d him like this, stopped f5d5a4a1ed in his tracks, his 667f841262 expression hardening as he c62d2bcb93 stared at the man 376675880e eating cereal with milk.130dd2ef1227fea5

Sensing Sejin’s gaze, 5aaa1bc246 Doyoon looked back 803fb7fac6 at him, his 8a78ca4a8c face still full fac89fdea6 of drowsiness.ed87145dba90cccd

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“……”fb94b5c76eca4a2d

“……”3bb81c95bec8a823

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A moment of d1a3b5f88f awkward silence settled c9cb8c8c63 between them. It was Doyoon, who 8ec23c4c49 was more socially adept 0923deda0c than Sejin, who broke c877acb41c the silence first. Flashing a 0c48c8f1db bright smile, 4d6051f1e0 Doyoon greeted 237fb397f1 him.993fa21833ae4f04

“Hey, so you’re the kid Sejoo hyung mentioned, right?”3ec9be05986ce616

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His voice sounded 83fd8e789c a little hoarse, 06252eb06a likely from all c66f4f0fd5 the crying and 13b091e955 sobbing he had 48aa9e8949 done. 5c404ce05bc49c1b

Sejin frowned deeply at 33fee107a9 the scene that flashed c2b4489d05 in his mind and 8c54a92911 headed toward the kitchen 9226cd7866 without saying a word. He took out 1560678944 some side dishes 9dbf8bc717 for himself, scooped 23116aa39e some rice into 9b4dd96227 a bowl, and e18c2cc3c9 started preparing his d11662673e meal. 575eb57509ef176e

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Doyoon, still 3e987146dd sitting at d75ab9245e the table 6908cf9bef with milk 3bf33efaac lingering on 0878dfb497 his upper d80881b3f3 lip like d7f809bd09 a mustache, 796968de37 looked at 24904dd953 him and 49e492369b spoke. e5fa74be41701139

“You don’t have to make anything for me. Eating after drinking makes me feel sick…”763a3dc4cd9afeb0

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As if Sejin 4ae90d05d3 had any intention 3ed6d6d9bd of making food 6a131d51b4 for him. Doyoon’s shamelessness, 32d172ec9b paired with 3977772f7a his casual bd8d3a00aa tone, made 2f86e010dc Sejin’s stomach d5645b50da churn. He fumed bfa06f9504 over the c2dd283cf9 milk thief’s 1c7030b859 nerve, but 634952387e let out c3f4daa829 a small 58a2e1f9d0 scoff and 98da8a4d3f went on 32a855bcf7 setting his 35b009e4e3 own meal. He sat across 1ace5e4a32 from Doyoon and f0d9a97250 picked up his e3b84d9dc1 spoon, feigning indifference.539e54af073b54cb

They ate 1d30ea62f8 in silence, 7e3a4e0b07 but Sejin 624380e7e3 couldn’t help 928394cdb7 but frown f932c99afa as a 90fbbc91a1 breeze blew c62667f957 in through 0058467f8c the open 70fd7d5fcb window in 6632fbbd78 the living 8f4870bdf3 room, carrying 1ad39cff5a with it 4be0f2b01e a familiar 3390401924 scent. It was 325ab6988b the fragrance 0ae88adc27 of Cheon 8330dcee57 Sejoo’s shampoo f66d08eb8f and body 9693b73142 wash, and 30189397eb it was b59f2ac145 coming from 03a295e9b4 Doyoon. 0a9d7b02b3e6e31e

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Once again, an 52f2e50605 inexplicable surge of 69d3ae87c5 irritation washed over c3b2fa73bd Sejin.2495d75c8aff8b43

The products, which he cf132f8643 was also using, felt 91d456ab16 distinctly unpleasant when it c1b6ca983d wafted from Doyoon. 1c16359a0447d9e6

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I should 44cb59456b change all 472e7020e9 my shower 82c44605f2 products.b6f15cf2d648e0e6

He made up 53e2bccd59 his mind as fa854ffb93 he continued his e8513fe231 meal.48d49590591cc1b5

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“Hmm…”4cd288f02fd72016

On the 1c4f4d9046 other side 9aca952764 of the a72c241060 table, Doyoon 676adcc4e1 rested his 72a8de2fde chin in e2336c5cf6 his hand b874e9665b and stared 4a7bd3ef12 at Sejin ef0c7bcf26 with an 277b6d384c oddly serious 6f0bd7787f expression. Doyoon already knew that f900719303 Cheon Sejoo had someone 7eacb829d8 living with him. He had even 90ae302bb8 run into Cheon 007d10a188 Sejoo previously when 3072b90f45 he had attempted 50ca331e79 to visit him, cf846d24f8 only to be dbe1065c07 told that Cheon cae88f18a1 Sejoo was taking 55e865f911 care of a 5531fb533c “kid,” so they 440d49adb0 had met outside 40256d7db5 instead. 212409d30a760c9e

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However, he hadn’t aaf06e713b expected that “kid” eba7e7e979 to be someone e20dd29fba this beautiful, enough a071592c39 to make anyone’s aec6d0f8a6 head turn. Doyoon’s gaze 7f86b105c7 wandered over 4af73f24eb Sejin’s face 62291ef7cb and body, ea99827fe6 scrutinizing him 8d297ec633 with growing 26f522bc98 concern.4cc9c024bb77c76e

“Hey…”9fc1c034c7493117

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Doyoon remembered how, eabc8b660e when he had 0bce004f94 asked who Cheon 6dc8c2e477 Sejoo was living 4affe16b4d with, Sejoo had fa7fbbfaac only given vague 7ab7efd930 answers. Not a ad4c77b888 sibling, not de5da721d7 someone who fe5aa2c930 worked with c4550628fb him, not 25e9bfda42 even a a26d8f3c78 relative—just someone 9c3b8b1045 he happened 2f6ede486c to be 67264e6e15 living with.6d2e07a6a5c35718

With this in c3774d0c7c mind, Doyoon called 3ab98d8162 out to Sejin f01af87aae softly. But Sejin, a9aa02037e busy shoveling 3abe0c2093 side dishes 5c1f7e91cc into his 7be299b6a4 mouth, barely 4d01681edc acknowledged him e678e9f476 as if 6fb38619b5 he couldn’t daaff66413 hear him. Undeterred, Doyoon continued c09a7aa440 in a low c3b77ed69b voice as he 6436bd6e96 cautiously asked.7b16223bb20d9c49

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“You and Sejoo 0516cb42cd hyung… are you 69c429eff8 close?”c8b8ef161165cdad

Surprised by 1f511e5a0a the sudden 083f625b21 question, Sejin 1fd45adcdd stopped chewing 50e560b748 his food 72f212d8fc and looked 82174eaf58 up. When Doyoon ab9dd27efb saw his 2354109703 face up 13e29d6e86 close, he 7c2dddf9e5 silently swallowed 54f73698e3 a gasped. The kid had an da6b7f078f incredibly beautiful face, almost 8b16bbb589 unbelievable—so much so that 510a48108d Doyoon, who considered himself 94b17b9802 somewhat attractive, knew he 3c460f0c77 couldn’t compare to the a97faad8b3 young man before him. 1d05ae87fadfb0c8

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His heart sank f03e891863 at the realization.e1304ebe956b2802

Unfortunarely, Doyoon 17ccf5c6f1 knew all d093284b96 too well 623c8061e7 Cheon Sejoo’s cfa4f19e48 taste in f1298ea898 partners.9ed450a79c8a16f9

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Cheon Sejoo had a 3c96a342b3 well-known preference for smaller 2da8b69e86 and more delicate bottoms 2df0d2ea62 like Doyoon himself. Usually, he liked 3e88093b9f cat-like beauties, pale, ecb31c1da2 slender, and around e1f7494936 175 cm tall. While the boy 275fff80db in front of bb917ec5d9 him had a 09bcaf9d24 more distinctly masculine 2ca0a7f1eb build than Doyoon, 51cbd3e89b his face alone e2b91ac721 could make up 6d04ce1a59 for that so 414a85da6f his frame wouldn’t 36c74c1ab0 matter.aa460b699f117393

It might be b8e3d410a3 an overreaction, but 3544a2ca9c knowing Cheon Sejoo’s 3311374a8e line of work, 6a50eb9cdb Doyoon couldn’t help 1d55e0eb26 but worry about 9194efd20d this situation. Here was a b400140915 kid who should 6bdfb008d8 be able to c56f90f6ae rely on foster 95c67facd6 care or welfare e5f6ec948f services, yet the beb1733874 child in front 9d0355d68c of him was 93f54d7bd7 relying on Cheon 0360c3737f Sejoo, a complete 7ae57cbbd6 stranger. 7f32d04f079f66ea

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Why?186e958c62646529

Doyoon hoped the reason 2d8b451b76 wasn’t because Cheon Sejoo 5b5c82c2ba had coerced him. Trying not 079d467842 to assume f0ddbcb5dc the worst, ff615092c6 Doyoon decided 268f88b307 to probe 0d006d2e6c gently.7a535823b769ee90

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“I know ae764132df this might be6ede1924 be a 544e993c05 bit out 0acc9ac00c of the 5b6d9d7c4c blue, but, 65e06e8a6e um, even 1d1ac0a5a8 between close e840c154fd relationships, things edf0729d3d can get… 51be7c5ad4 uncomfortable sometimes… 5bde9fe389 Right? You know what I 29dd41fda3 mean? That could happen. I actually have 7adf31c9f4 this hobby of 69105332af helping people work ecaf9f75ee through their worries, 5cfe93737b so if you 3aa1a210f8 ever got something 274ce681bb on your mind, 7ea8f85c88 something you can’t 031713df16 talk to anyone 6bcc5edcd3 else about, you 299ce4164d can always come 354eda12de to me. I’m really 378651ae3f good at 2a1d70d68f keeping secrets.”ff277a1e401049fe

Doyoon trusted Cheon Sejoo. fe6d8f367e8da758

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Well, he ac82721cd3 trusted half 290693960b of him. He believed Sejoo cc2f590949 was a good 27b21dc7fc person as he 5b98b2de35 trusted the version 193fe6119c of Cheon Sejoo 84127c115b who was kind, fb36ee81d3 caring, and considerate—the 9182ab76cf side that showed bf3a3235d9 up in their 7cbdf8eb7f intimate moments. 58217404d1f67cc2

However, he didn’t 7e37815b5e presume to know 1538f8235a about the parts 9fa484ff1a of him he 536a0a84f8 hadn’t seen, such 7efe0550d0 as the Cheon 0ef326c562 Sejoo who dealt f0431ea439 with his work 44dc424f1c in the organization. The side of bb9b38c32c Cheon Sejoo that 3dcbc8bedf Doyoon hadn’t encountered 8e4e3aa104 could be anyone. ad99d9218388af08

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For all Doyoon knew, b9a2df6adb the Cheon Sejoo he af6fc1428f didn’t know could very 26de3e8cd1 well be, in places cbc6917a79 beyond his sight, someone c1f1a60cf7 who tormented, oppressed, or a530b0d06c even assaulted others—a complete a3a7771672 piece of trash. And that thought left 556d30e7a0 him concerned about the b07ee24754 boy sitting before him.54aae492d566c337

“Just so you know, 25525553a2 I’m not super close 6fac3a0b4f with Sejoo hyung or 44adf0d07c anything! So you don’t 450e1399b8 have to worry 4ba3ac80fc that your, uh, 52960dfa55 really important secrets, 55363375e2 and awkward problems 2665427718 will get back 7f6c419826 to him.”6fa26e2066081e84

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“…….”6fd8ad73b251bf51

Sejin raised 0aa13e115e his head 62e5065c06 at Doyoon’s 0545e8c4a1 words. After staring at 601bfaf8a2 him with an 182b66ddfa unreadable expression, he dc7dc4bc12 asked as if dc52d56787 to confirm.38feb772e0e59360

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“If that’s not being dad617db14 close, then what exactly 6a085f48a9 is the relationship between 61f15c80c2 you two?”42f9b45b51bfcd6b

Doyoon’s heart ac99f6143b nearly jumped a0e48e0aff out of b57a667cb8 his chest edec2a45c4 at Sejin’s 0a823ee10a question.e31c57ad0b246c65

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Could Sejoo hyung 8e928cdd56 actually be messing c4631255b7 with this kid?6c6fdc2f487732bc

Or is 8c113bc8eb he just 90827b5b88 asking to 6ce0b8a0d8 be sure, 2ef8c3d6d7 since I c0b86f49b5 came in b066a2a618 with Sejoo 6bdf9a57bc and he d4fa1cb82d feels uneasy?c2dbc489f942e6d3

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Doyoon widened his fcb24d437c eyes in an 635f9b9c02 attempt to make ae3009748e himself look more 766cb326d3 alert, meeting Sejin’s 913b4c1420 gaze head-on and 390d2e9d5a replied.0f9924949b93b365

“We’re just… people who meet up sometimes for drinks. Nothing else. No other feelings between us whatsoever. You could say… we just help each other out from time to time to keep our lives peaceful. You know… as f-friends?”c0812ccb973d86f2

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“For just being 21605b88ae friends, you seemed a04aa53999 awfully… affectionate.”8eae9ee62a73726f

“What?”fbe28ce74bb39f2d

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Affectionate?  74cb97b290258e39

Doyoon tilted his 0691678614 head and puffed 452204846b out his cheeks c121aee998 in confusion. He hadn’t even 1bf0da0268 considered that Sejin d0a31d6afa might have witnessed cc96ff4b71 their intimate encounter 63ec6ef658 in the early 8be2c10603 morning, and only b40c199d0e assumed that Sejin 920b3a67aa must have seen ac9243e641 them interacting casually e865993226 when they arrived fe1ae9b79f at the house 2a6455a4dc yesterday. Smiling slightly, da09b4aabd Doyoon responded.60db495517352409

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“Sejoo hyung’s always 76ea959d8e like that. He was e79aaa905d nice to 7f080fd468 me from e76c85cb7f the very 48837968cb first time c0f287da21 we met. So don’t 2f42266b88 read too e204923dd5 much into 314206b8ff it. Just know that c596d00ccd if you ever ddc209856a need someone to f186468a38 talk to, I’m e84180ae07 here. My sister’s 61fcde26b4 a cop, 23a4265c7a too. So, she can help cef1f91048 if you need it.”db056e3d35066e36

As Doyoon rambled on, a89ed6b462 Sejin, who had thought 67c3231d36 Doyoon was a bit 022da3c96a out of the head 2c2a054879 for suggesting he share 74fb6a3139 his troubles with him 2705cd9346 when they’d just met, 1eb27f897f finally understood the purpose 4c8f246320 of this odd conversation fbd8815298 after he brought up 130b0e03aa his sister being a 5ba0a99ee9 police officer. f383aae7f2cf3f3c

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This guy, Doyoon, 577676a403 suspected Cheon Sejoo. Sejin’s expression twisted fddf363875 in irritation.5338d79930978a1d

Seeing Sejin’s reaction, Doyoon c002d223c4 quickly added more, as f7ec9551f7 if in defense of 1a9c77db4b his words. 13112cda7debea6f

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“I mean, it’s c48b888bf2 not like I 0c06594535 think Sejoo hyung’s 69ae2a5f8d a bad person 5be6525202 or anything! I’m just saying, 82fe72356d in case you’re 7df2688cca dealing with anything 40a4ab73f1 difficult or need 038cc2d4b3 help, you can b9b6d6f45f tell me…”dcf17edcd5469f97

Doyoon glanced 10276736f6 at Sejin 4e6c817f99 anxiously as 8c516e8fc6 he rambled dbed7801fa on, seemingly b3be4dc41e believing that 4a153a5b5f Sejin understood 5eb2bce1d9 by now 838ea2aa10 but Sejin b0520a7421 didn’t seem 7ef98d6506 to have 9beba825ec much more ed9fe3b672 to say. He simply 7b0c4140d4 cleared his 8430550c62 dishes and fded4e646f got up e884fb17e7 from the eaf59016db table, looking f722d2024b slightly more add0a18950 at ease 7c95678031 than when 95a9034e63 they’d first abf317b060 run into 824a9c252b each other.ef8cf1d02cd48158

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Maybe I’ve 80c42d3bdd been too ccff0751c5 suspicious of a862268388 hyung…. dd850f727c912beb

Doyoon scratched c44c33249d his head 581faf5528 as he 9e85723402 cleaned up 60ba6addf1 his own b2d999a29b cereal bowl. As he did, he 07b43515e5 noticed Sejin’s phone lying 429db4a275 on the table, picked e29e4cfce4 it up, and said,347e43d9d91df3ae

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“Here, I’ll put 4e37648b36 my number in. Call me if b08801815b anything comes up.”c2ffec3975082554

It wasn’t that 09469c48ed Doyoon was entirely b82e2f23a8 convinced that Cheon 4ebf56be77 Sejoo had done 593b572099 something wrong. However, he couldn’t ignore de62dca02f even the small chance 88513c7c52 that that Cheon Sejoo, 413f530b35 who wasn’t exactly a 4d0f3ff139 model citizen, might have ce2a38c892 done something terrible to edd952988a the child. Even if his worries 0d7a9d11a6 turned out to be b7c9d3b692 for nothing, Doyoon didn’t 7f14f666e9 mind too much. If Cheon Sejoo a6d64a053b was innocent, he 5e78b8daf6 would probably just 8606ad3aa5 laugh it off.c0116ff7f3b83d2a

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“……”4bbc90864052afbe

Sejin looked on c5d02b2448 disapprovingly, watching Doyoon 702945e19b save his contact be408e95f2 info in his de219c39a8 phone, which wasn’t 709e41fb3a even locked. c5bcd6adef669668

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He then headed to 1b1437d73d his room to change 82baff5479 into his school uniform. When he came back e48a6861e5 out after changing, he 7c91554b0f saw that Doyoon had d91e91a728 fallen asleep on the a36846b419 sofa where Cheon Sejoo 899ab18e30 usually sprawled out. Sejin stood there, 9e8259230e took one long df656e31a6 look at the 16f9701bef uninvited guest, then badb05925c scoffed and left 3d3513a68f the house.8ac3f5a583d6e096