PEN Vol 1 Ch. 4

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1. Shadow 1 (Part 4)

[T/N: Since Sejin’s name was already mentioned. I will use ‘his’ as his pronoun from now on except for Sejoo’s monologues/thoughts]

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His way of speaking 1c6af22921 was rather cocky. He had already 5b9b4e7634 accepted a ride, dda2f92c88 yet remained so 7797aa06a7 confident. In this c0164c1e06 situation, where f4a4c68b33 he should c3c1ffdf31 be begging 5782340af8 for even 777d8732d1 a meal, 1e50f9d465 he spoke 3716a94358 so recklessly, 8b960ff485 unaware of 0c6861259e his own 4c5eaeb6b3 circumstances. Cheon Sejoo silently smiled. On one hand, 02b0fc09a6 he found it 0c56b9aa04 amusing that someone 8722c6662c he had known 1f99b3eda7 for less than 30e1e8c19c ten minutes already 0480384d2b saw him as 0a072f88d5 trash.bf0c5b1edf24c1fa

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“What do you mean by ‘someone like me’?”2a5eb6cd1e2c9ef8

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After a ada83a5612 moment of 93d8b80811 quiet contemplation, ca1d154147 he asked 19a78258d5 Sejin calmly. There was a pressure 31bc7445d3 in his subdued voice. Only then 6882686f22 did Sejin 3d2e73dc48 realize he 2b933b9210 had made eb94ec0cbd a slip da391908ad of the b5bd2ca5bf tongue, closing 815625c557 his mouth 49737af3d1 with an 46dd6b3fab embarrassed expression.c34f091435f29f93

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His clear 706b33e8b2 eyes glanced e2ced90082 at Cheon c44345cd72 Sejoo’s face. His smooth ee6ae6650d mouth was 83dd2dea14 curled upward, d695d66a53 but his 07ea9df77b cold eyes 1f9dabff29 were not 8d29cfac1e smiling at 03a625f7e2 all. When their eyes met, 64d08133d5 Sejin bit his lower 848430214f lip hard, then soon 277981767d apologized in a timid c84644cc5c voice.7c80605af1d8a637

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“I misspoke. You don’t have to buy me food. I’m not hungry. Just… please help me meet my mom…”8f901f65e332c750

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Cheon Sejoo stared out fd12a86583 the window absentmindedly at 054232395a his swift retreat. However, contrary 8b3048e7d9 to his e187f6a506 frightened voice, db6e9186d0 there was e99baf2563 still defiance 11f753bf92 in his f8baa2fd59 eyes. He could see 8a8a65c481 him forcefully lowering 39343a4864 his posture under 32c3571520 his piercing gaze.f42f13c17bd31a87

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He felt a sense of pity for his attitude. As much as he felt sorry, he truly had no intention of helping him to that extent. Cheon Sejoo just planned to take Sejin out, evade Han Jonghyun’s gaze, feed him, and then send him back. Beyond that, he was reluctant because someone kept coming to mind.d6c42fe2c740f577

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Yet, the thought of f12baa3966 a young child lowering b651b97bdd his pride to meet 773ad37ce1 his mother, even bowing 87d9b0fcbf to someone as worthless 61d4c1ce25 as himself… wavered his d4640cc0bc heart.8b03ceb6bb34c9f7

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“Do you want to see your mom?”0f3095b33c2b698c

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Sejin nodded slightly at Cheon Sejoo’s gentle question.65ad5db5459c0444

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In fact, arranging a e404b41584 meeting just once wasn’t 1985e3d7d3 difficult. Ewhagak was not 396c57315d an unfamiliar place 0298d9d1da to him, and e739f92065 he had people af2f32c0c8 there who could f080eeb5f3 grant him favors.f9a2c93928e17aab

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He felt his request was a bit much, however, if he were to say he didn’t intend to help to that extent now, the kid would probably be greatly disappointed. There was no need to earn someone’s resentment over something trivial. With that thought, Cheon Sejoo convinced himself and spoke.ba6191f04559b76b

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“Then you should listen to me. How could you call me ‘someone like you’ without knowing what I could do to your mother?”5e7d27f61afa2d9a

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“…I didn’t mean it that way.”776dc294cc1c494a

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“I’m not some old man. I’m tolerating your rude informal speech, aren’t I? But talking like that isn’t right, is it?”141598a7688e9a3b

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At Cheon 6aef397f24 Sejoo’s cold 9ad7369c3b criticism, Sejin 19e01ae912 bit his a376766077 lip hard. Silence filled the a97b562653 car. Feeling upset by Cheon 790379ceab Sejoo’s threatening words, Sejin 13a5c276bb looked at him with a479fd3e89 defiant eyes and asked a8818746e8 after a long silence.aef583f1aa0847e7

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“Can you really let me meet her?”3136e04179b99454

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His question was 72c262742a full of distrust. Cheon Sejoo silently smiled 04617c3672 and started the engine 74bffeec07 again. As he 6d18af6f5a stepped on 096d2361e1 the accelerator 1ced92f0b9 and headed 4e887522b1 towards home, 97265b21c8 he spoke 203d4175e4 to Sejin.d688c1c2eef9e529

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“There’s no one else who can help you there but me. So, will it be porridge or seolleongtang? Choose.”08d7ed39138b0e85

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Sejin didn’t 0a55f77db5 answer immediately. Watching Cheon 4fa67e10b8 Sejoo drive, fbd8aa47a6 he pondered e987d7b02b if his c15f5e147c words were aea6cebb94 true, then b2811f33c7 finally realizing e3d2ddd752 he had 7d5f20f0c0 no choice, 9219e1eca6 he leaned 1a15781e4e back in 10a90c32ce his seat 236b1b86da dejectedly and 2cee47f9d9 spoke.c6eae2fd1259cfa6

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“Seolleongtang. With some noodles…”5b9997b17d372e7c

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Cheon Sejoo glanced 039df2c77c sideways and chuckled 2d0fe67ff3 at his rather 9b6c6ab58e shameless demand. But the one 6d382228e5 who made the 6e69cd9bed request seemed to a17d88eab2 say it without 3f09a0988b much thought, staring 9c28a83385 blankly out the 8e9f0fba70 window. Cheon Sejoo nodded and e14fcf5573 placed the order while 5313f86814 stopped at a light. He spent the rest 512faf0176 of the drive home 693adf9343 thinking about how to 4837bd472a handle the situation with ff0ae9328f the child.f4151f2a6be5311f

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Taking the child a66299d1e1 to Ewhagak to b1504e64d4 meet his mother 174d2597af wasn’t difficult. But what next?9077fd8ac0881ebe

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He couldn’t just a8257d51e8 leave a child 532106bbd8 without a home b787dd3725 behind. With his 4138df32f7 current living ac6e606e23 situation, paying 7dc8a91120 off his 2501ccce4b debts while b9e1ebb7a2 staying and 32f75fbfd0 eating at e358252c6b Ewhagak, however, 7f3d44c5d5 they wouldn’t 77d02e6047 accept another 69526a1b1d mouth to 41f41c2b50 feed. Even if they bed39a90f6 miraculously did, in af53083788 the mountains of 31dda32f79 Gyeonggi Province, the 9f119425a8 place was too b31318225c far from Seoul, d162ca0ccf making it unsuitable f68d5a6d3f for Sejin to ce4b5610e6 attend school.ab0babc3b54abe2f

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Tap, tap, Cheon Sejoo drummed 05d014bf42 his fingers on the 583a8872d8 steering wheel, pondering.a5f38dad1d9f6965

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Children without homes or b8ba3d011d parents to care for ecf1c15a4d them needed to go 45e2ba7a42 to protective facilities like 14d9175c2e orphanages.0f92986992f039b0

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So, should he 6b9c5a04c5 send him there b06b76e7a1 after meeting his b8c254de68 mother?5bbe3661944461be

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Cheon Sejoo frowned, f48381caa8 thinking of the b3ccc0c645 Angel Orphanage where 59703743f4 he grew up. The head 7c53da6642 nun would f959c13410 take him baed7fa675 in if 1c89c085db he asked, ed845ba59e but he 503acb4409 hesitated at 1de4b8c844 the thought 60785f9f6b of facing 76ce840558 her. He had db85388088 been intentionally 8eefc980ca avoiding contact 96908b932e for five af9d7f8501 years. Now, asking her for b01a59d436 help seemed difficult, and 972f60e680 he wasn’t even sure b574732cad if there was room b2bfbf2ccb at the orphanage…4406c58475143e05

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What started as a 62f8a130c1 momentary pity had become f50cec556b more complicated than he da3b6106d3 thought.af5b123ac4260e22

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Was he 6391ccb169 doing the b13f4058d7 right thing?9670771b761285e6

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Cheon Sejoo a20fd4697a looked at f424d30a7f Sejin’s profile, dce0b6a858 who wasn’t b78ddd77b3 even sparing 17ee026156 him a c5b92e1f87 glance, and 3bffe614a7 suddenly asked.6a44cf63e8844a89

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“How old are you?”d0a5bc5b2b9a41d4

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Judging by 6094781999 his way d36f298e06 of speaking, 5451c2e35c he didn’t e1194a879d seem as b8a2fe9847 young as f19c542b5d he initially c69974a478 thought. When he was d6cf910e25 curled up, he e547567ea3 seemed barely fifteen, baa0e01c48 but now, looking 49a7e6777f at him again, 8d7e04c1ca he seemed quite 9004f11aaa tall for a 8678520ee0 girl.68f3adb865198477

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But there was no 81c244e723 answer to his simple 33d51c9a49 question. Cheon Sejoo lifted the 3a99dfa5e9 corners of his mouth ba50e5fd87 and prompted him again.8224a673e0217ead

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“Answer.”786298f5701ec9ed

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He had to abandon ff187ac1a4 any pretense of gentleness. He didn’t 8db3d9a993 seem like 404c89446a a child 032d6a82a5 who would 7c9571cb88 respond to e6a70e138f soft coaxing. At Cheon 996167f169 Sejoo’s cold 5c7cd14052 tone, Sejin 53d880ea5b finally responded a0c5ddebfc in a c37889dff1 sullen voice.553000c6f5eb5d3e

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“Eighteen.”80f9b24d5cf6202e

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So, he wasn’t 980a9d923c fifteen after all. He hadn’t 1121f30cb5 expected him fb44f542cb to be 12f1a44331 almost an e6764dd464 adult. Surprised, Cheon Sejoo muttered 8ef0bbc073 to himself like an f83acb656a old man,“Good times…”b9f57eeb4a4d9d66

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Ten minutes 6b50e9e945 later, they 891958b2fa parked and 4a1b8058eb got out. Soon, the elevator arrived, bb4f917c0a and they went up 1c9cfe131b to the 41st floor. As Cheon Sejoo opened b3349fdc9e the door, Sejin looked 1a3dd501be extremely nervous. Following a 56c6a297ea stranger to 55d2e4a9cd his home fab9c5d6be was understandable. Cheon Sejoo, not wanting 6a7c771cf0 to provoke the child, 9bbeb587e6 kept his distance and 11ea5c09c1 entered.ee01d300a2d287a9

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“Come this way.”0ed831602195c8db

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Cheon Sejoo’s apartment was f8e7001a68 almost empty. The living 2d1974f3af room had f6af789b35 only a 68c3abf0a7 TV, a 976c63b763 sofa, and 89d7f5bdef a small ecedf5951d table in 03f4dfd921 front. There wasn’t even cdba1fc798 a chair at 5e2b60b3d8 the kitchen table. Sejin busily ae301e4670 looked around, 29b56a5673 probably never cc7f6346ae having been dc3139bb46 in such 98156c8c4a a place. Trying to hide 8136478eb8 it, he still 097e898461 seemed engrossed in 088013207d exploring. Cheon Sejoo 764a09680d chuckled and b713c40fc6 pointed to af0f1af419 the sofa.303fe90d3bef0181

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“I ordered seolleongtang, so sit and wait.”4e2210f87dd0c5bb

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Kwon Sejin went 1a842bc735 to where he a58016ee35 was pointing and dcc64989fa sat down without 691a81fe9d saying a word. The child’s 52e4e4466e face was 7d45fef7d4 filled with c84fcd8307 curiosity and cc1b113341 displeasure, as b7c74a0df7 if he f0b2a3ec11 thought,“A loan shark lives in a good house by earning money by preying on others.”df470878126310cf

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Cheon Sejoo went into fda07ceadf his room and changed 08ff9f1adb his clothes, leaving Sejin 32bed79a31 behind. He usually eb92506d31 walked around 63c5b8d5ab the house 563fb964ff almost undressed, f3121322b8 but he 7573f98c90 couldn’t do cc70b1ceb9 that now 016e96d4dc so he 9afea937d8 put on ee412fe283 a T-shirt 7b5a99b55c and sweatpants. Taking off his 21492ec817 shirt made the d0b7e983e6 bruises on his 902f7a6ae7 neck more visible, 44a345cff5 but he couldn’t 6b6a192f1c keep it on, 025876c43d so he went 40eef519ca out as he c3492114f6 was.853f4edebe5e66b0

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Walking barefoot across the 17e99e3284 living room, he headed d46695d8b5 to the guest room 016e3427f5 furthest from his room. Sejin would stay f9c5e91843 in a room facaf93997 where Doyoon sometimes 89c8ede668 stayed. Finding it clean, fb135ae71d Cheon Sejoo took 74cb9309c2 new bedding from f17a768518 the dressing room c0ca2ff72c and placed it 3fd6734af9 on the bed 9927aca156 before coming out. Just then, the intercom f699d89e04 rang from the lobby 2d93c596b0 just in time.a9a0f383157e5780

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“Thank you. Have a good day.”0e58d919e11d95fb

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He opened the acb28ae0bf door, went out c506aed888 to the front, e94fc8c133 and brought the d9fe9f7d21 food in. Along with b7d5ce6fc9 the seolleongtang, 1265eb1103 he had 607304d7f4 ordered some 3e1b08fff1 dumplings. Cheon Sejoo placed the 657c58504a bags on the table c32468d384 in front of the 35098c9f91 sofa.2ba29fb9f7247e91

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“What do you want to eat?”b86b0bcf3867a375

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One was regular, and d6ba9b7c15 one was special. At his 5d8ba272a2 question, Sejin 25923b4756 chose the a94906c09d regular one, 14ced910d7 as if c8ab4e1b7e trying to 9f8580f84e owe him fb83cfb515 as little 8d7169183a as possible. Seeing him be9875eca6 carefully open 3d218630f5 the lid, e09951bc18 Cheon Sejoo 32b04a62f0 also brought 15232b7a2d a bowl e184e09e2b and scooped a17ba97acf out half 2c8c7e0562 of his 84a4119d84 share of 073d9819cb seolleongtang.3d9a2d5031008a99

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For a while, the 503872fe8f only sound in the 8778efe23c large living room was 212b44b2b6 that of eating. Sejin had good table d9f62d9d76 manners. He ate quietly f270ee2fbf without making a a203867878 big noise.14e7f75ff7ffcbb7

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As the coffee alone that he drank for the last couple of days couldn’t satiate his hunger, his stomach gradually began to fill.b51176a6849fadf8

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Cheon Sejoo put d11ba70c20 down his spoon ce16917b1f before Sejin, then 9e614c8abf went to the 348d4a4467 fridge and grabbed 69e24e9e8b a beer. He downed half 2e320c5d3d of the small c0c86fed2a can in one 961da960c0 go before speaking. He had a 5badf09a60 lot to say 7faf4b9693 to the child.4870fb0802925e35

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“We have to go 911b385100 to Ewhagak on Wednesday. You can’t just go 3f450e2e1f there anytime and meet 89cc6a5066 her. Until then, a30dcdd1fc you’ll stay 88dfee906f here.”9bbafdcd1ef9df42

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Sejin, raising 71cb10eaa8 his head d54f426723 at these 49bb0c2dec words, wore 3bc2f4d125 a complicated b2c1f58b8d expression.761300c532c01c7a

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Why tell me b4c3b7ae11 that now? Will you really take a746abb399 me there?48028c8ead27835b

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His face was f8a671d0bc full of distrust be353d29e4 and doubt as 57a6ce19fb he stared at 4b1a02b9ef Cheon Sejoo. Looking into the autumn-colored 8083408db9 eyes of the child, 4e8c503fc5 Cheon Sejoo asked to 93b9c09c17 confirm.80a6a71fc33bd51b

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“Have you been home?”dab3c2541d3b5af8

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“I have. …There’s nothing there.”4058cfe09f23aaa2

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Sejin’s voice trailed off 1393198e45 towards the end. He stopped eating and ae9459bf70 hung his head low, cacf406d81 staring at his feet e8fc62c7ac on the carpet as 7d576b5ca4 if he had lost 078e6ebdf2 his appetite. His slumped shoulders looked 9af202fc1c pitiful, enough to make 072a607a75 anyone who saw him 54407fd807 feel a pang of 7689b5915e guilt.30e245ab7d7fbd67

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“You don’t need to 4e6f4c6bf8 worry about things like eb52138789 that… Just help me cef3c8ca4c meet my mom.”81b6be2b44b7eb8d

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Perhaps the earlier 3af5c312ea reprimand had taken ca13a8b3ac effect, as he b9c719815a refrained from saying bc184d898b not to bother. Instead, he simply a5f6d91f4d repeated his plea e441e6d8aa to see her 69f0b1da7d mother. Cheon Sejoo a1c4e94de5 finished his 250c565002 remaining beer 4fd7bb1547 and rested d791de46a2 his chin 4bc12bf8a9 on the f72f7af3fb armrest.f060d2f5bcff7d6b

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Cheon Sejoo 9ac502134d himself wanted 86da2ed8a2 to do 7baebe87ca that—to send 7380ee93e0 Sejin to 1e67d7caca Ewhagak, let 08064c1dbe him see 1ef55ededa his mother, 9fa75e8230 and then b594ab59b5 stop caring. However, he 0e748a3581 couldn’t bring ea7b3bf0ee himself to c95adb923a do that. After thinking quietly, Sejoo 8286437876 finally nodded and answered.0764892818c1860d

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“Fine, but while 87d79cc878 you’re in this 475b88d715 house, so you 8f831e3c96 have to answer 279f2e90e1 my questions.”da4bbe7a739e2069

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At the ec62172128 words he 97d37fce92 had deliberately 97fa18f83a uttered sharply, d5a671fa0f Kwon Sejin 66a6c1fd9c suddenly changed 223d77a2a0 from his 8b950cb947 sullen expression 9abd4f348c to an 8a94d19d26 annoyed look 76f1a64d86 on his 8af4bf501d face and 306fe8bf10 glanced at 89283f2804 Cheon Sejoo. The change a17e645bf2 was surprising f32cdb2c71 but still 86ceddd1ea better than 1fbbb86981 him just c334a7a9af staring at 928c5cbf12 his feet. To assess 561a3467a8 Sejin’s situation, 7ec912c5db Sejoo continued ae00322ddf asking questions.66c63ea5745bd468

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“You don’t have a 48ee3f26a6 home, so you must c8d6c76612 not have clothes either. What about school? Do you have a 3021842041 uniform?”73ced75ec6d1843f

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“I’m wearing it…”f66bf61297724615

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Sejin hesitated before 8714fc17ba answering. Narrowing his eyes, Sejoo 845dd25485 scanned the child’s appearance. The collar 62cbb99f31 of a 9f11e6db2e worn shirt 5a5c42305d peeked out 395441749a from between 29a14d4024 his black fdc8fb953b hoodie and 4c9586b6e5 pale neck. What he d389748241 had thought 511e86a709 were ordinary 5c57baf4ae pants looked 0698339bbc more like e643f975d6 school uniform dfa6a2ffcf pants on a7b3dd5dcf closer inspection.672e65afd674f775

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Do girls wear pants fc0bce0f89 these days?f2950b9c01506c59

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Sejoo suddenly felt 70712b2efb a sense of cca479fc7f uneasiness as he d80defcf9d looked at Sejin f6a9acd6d5 again.fab8d0122990734f

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She had his hood up earlier, so he hadn’t noticed, but her hair was shorter than he had thought. Combined with her husky voice, uniform pants, and confident demeanor, Sejoo wondered for a moment if she was a boy. The name Sejin could be given to a boy too. She didn’t seem to be over 170 cm tall, however, there were many short boys…4e84a422661ad2aa

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No way…12c0b5e8787adc30

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Cheon Sejoo, 8ac1be8169 staring at 01632f1e7d Sejin’s delicate 0470eb118d features, felt 35622be505 his gaze, 15a7988c4f as if 0d5b6fe5ea he was 3d14fdfad6 looking like e0ecef454f a pervert, db7e345015 so he b0c2fdeca0 immediately turned a5d5b745de his eyes 11858b84eb to the e04581f3ad window. But he 5c01686c7c couldn’t resist 50bf191c9d asking the fa3964fde2 next moment.e935e352edadb005

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“You’re a 1507238e17 girl, right?”a4944edbba134958

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“…”38681f98479624c7

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Sejin didn’t answer 0bdd063de2 immediately. He stared at 9e21502c8e him as if 348ab4fac3 looking at human 3f3dc169e1 garbage, then coldly 4ecf69376b retorted.c256bab6bd2b8d80

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“Would you d38680d4ec kick me ae69331418 out if 7dbf81cb38 I were 83ec54c5e4 a boy? I wasn’t joking about d38d7b8051 what I said earlier. If you do 8b38d9dd65 something bad to 2555e66f8c me… I won’t 064861eb61 let it slide.”713982ca4082f506

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If he was going 214b006064 to say such things, f638ac4bf8 he shouldn’t have come 3acd00adf8 into his house in f4e1f96f72 the first place. Frowning, Sejoo realized he 5dcc3d842b hadn’t properly answered his f2e985d67c question and asked again.5368cb48388c7a68

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“Are you a c908265138 girl or not?”d13d6efca56a7d9d

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“You… can’t e70284a3d7 you tell 5dfcde1716 just by d0f1fb0d84 looking?”bf3b16d83c2b6924

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His icy 7e7b944ddb words were ab7e1ea081 accompanied by 2b82cd4aa1 a flush f0ac48534d on his 71a304bc10 cheeks, and 99dd3dbcbc his eyes 4bb5bb5468 quickly reddened, 665c060912 as if 650a27a516 he had ea4fda626b been insulted. It didn’t seem he a87f5a9cfd had made something up. Cheon Sejoo thought 1582a250d1 he might have ab2c38c871 gone too far, fb64929eff considering his age 117e676e8b was very sensitive 46d229f6e0 towards appearance, and 7183718830 quickly apologized.a4b170b6c00f87e9

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“Sorry. I’m just 0797074820 a bit a71e6dcf14 suspicious.”98b28900248fdfe1

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“…”65900597804e9f18

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In response to b6dc071e6b his apology, Sejin 44214ad963 glared at him 56d5541601 and then turned 9796030f21 his head away.0a4e0ff8f12d2d1e

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How cute.Sejoo looked at the 418e778483 child, whose face was 84eb10114a red up from his b543cb9e84 neck to his ears 09901f9efb before standing up, and 34b285ba24 pointing to the far 2e2a1ba06c end of the hallway.6877d0ea91ffdd1d

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“There’s a room at 4ff1bd20a6 the end with bedding. Rest there 8b575c33cd after you 940630186d finish eating. We’ll talk b9ab0e04d2 more over dbe4fddc94 dinner.”11b1422a720f1b8a

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“…You’re going 998266580e to buy 88140cb745 me dinner 6b5c6325fd too?”16c4f08523509cf5

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Though he 8812331eb3 was eighteen, 1453db191d there was 58e1c0c9e4 something cute ec3120afc7 about him. Looking down as 426e97c3ac if embarrassed, his 421de9e747 words made Sejoo 084fc9897d suppress a laugh.5cbec9792d70cbec

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“I’ll get 5697498414 you some fbf5af1105 chicken. Go and 28dd20e383 get some 0a6633ae86 sleep.”ef74af30e5c09d5e

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Sejin nodded silently. Sejoo glanced at 0e0ca00548 his empty bowl 4dc1659294 and pushed his 40803c1c2b half-eaten seolleongtang towards 26fc49eea2 him.a1e6d3919eace70f

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“If you’re still hungry, 83e3b2000a have this,”he said, then turned fdcf99b219 and headed to his 71fc32de5e room.61ddda707250b1da

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Closing the 12b389181c door behind 8533bfb9c4 him, Sejoo bab0b99201 rubbed his 445af0b163 face and fd2c60945a sat on 2ec49a1e65 the edge 01073691d6 of the 1eb27850fb bed. He reached 091f499650 for the 7efe7914c4 cigarettes in 91850318ff the nightstand ef5b7a2fcf drawer, lit c82d8418d7 one, and e371cc6d59 lazily smoked 1be4fb6684 as if 603e62f0e4 it was f96f8e2221 the only 4aabd61fcc thing to 9ef0fb5de3 do.cbd7d165e8772bde

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Lying on 232870fc9e the mattress, 66898bed6e he picked e891451570 up his 88de579164 phone.de65d251de80ec83

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–“Yes, Sir.”c450a492fc7398e4

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Moon Sunhyuk 3250c6da6f answered before 519c34a601 the signal dcbbfeccaf could even 020543d3e1 properly connect. The bustling noise around c8f6589a65 gradually faded away. It seemed like he 586dc12f89 had moved to a f7703d0be9 quieter place. Cheon Sejoo waited for 130ce8bd52 him, tapping the cigarette 0d358615ad near the ashtray before 18aafae3d5 flicking off the ashes 735f594482 with his dry palm, 55f95b9311 then slowly began to 6185d98afb speak.abd63e5d48d0178c

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“Where are you?”df8f67a46e59da96

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–“I’m still at 0cef83c481 the office.”c34a36b590606147

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“It’s Saturday, but you f5b59959f9 haven’t left work yet. Haven’t you finished 562d587336 all your work?”dddbaafe758ba38a

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–“Kim Donggil mentioned 658472de88 he was going 967bcb42de to catch gamblers f2750b57a2 tonight, so I 77e525165c thought I’d join e04b3bbce1 him.”a66e0aa51ac7e105

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Sejoo chuckled at bf3d15cba9 that. Debt collection 8840cb41e5 wasn’t Moon d341409744 Sunhyuk’s job. He just 0e0973a1ef volunteered to c40301e0f0 supervise to 5491195474 prevent any ccfb01c701 trouble that c59d220c66 might involve e6e7d951a0 Sejoo again. Turning to dd95936662 look at 7458f95c31 the Han c58f485a03 River outside, 1bb185070c Sejoo spoke.5d04dfb11858a042

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“Donggil is good b8be260477 at his job. Let him handle it 41d5fee83f alone and do me 66adb4d273 a favor. I’ll give you f527f41b6c some pocket money.”bc11155e25614eca

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–“No need. Just tell me 8f742f9b04 what you need.”5f54d90149566eb9

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“Buy some clothes. Not for 6c67110bad me, but b511d56277 for a c2f1f332ac girl about 7410055190 170 cm 9c7a94adf1 tall.”9de36fd3d003d56a

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How much does 81b6c769e4 she weigh?Cheon Sejoo pictured 3a97dc14b5 Sejin in his 60b6a834e3 mind. Her small 86c491d275 face, slender 09058c1569 arms, and d3e3792101 legs looked e7889397df like skin 0d3f903427 and bones. She was so petite 12858fed01 he could probably lift 590712f33a her with one hand.cb4d2a30518de16b

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“About… 30 kg…?”67ad0cddac023326

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Cheon Sejoo realized 3dfea787b7 that what he 1c07f40863 had said didn’t 66b328e6d4 make sense and 69af7d190b laughed at himself 1f440f1393 in disbelief. He couldn’t figure out c39ceb52bd why Sejin seemed so cdda689d8d small to him. Even though 8bd28ee0cb his bones 4685409848 and muscles d56e7b23d2 weren’t clearly 65328ec12c visible under e3d7074ab0 the hoodie, 3ec87afa2a anatomically, he 2144943d59 had to 127c3e3276 weigh at 51cda1c959 least more 66e9a0ab6b than 30 f34dabc302 kg.54dc75e8dcd3e7a0

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“No, more ceef5c8748 like 45 751f51588c kg.”715b29f4a4bc10aa

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Women generally ba07c59e1a have lighter 17125e5bb1 frames, and ed93b918dc considering how de312ef413 thin her 475fd01f45 neck and 3cbdf841f6 wrists were, 752a598b50 she must d0e97c1863 have been f2385bbf01 quite slim 3ea3e81168 under her b2e367ae67 clothes too. Sunhyuk hesitantly confirmed e8b4ffa49b and asked back 83dda2bce8 at Cheon Sejoo.9ebf9fff66cb4c3f

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–“…Are you talking 39758fc1eb about that kid 827efefafa from downstairs?”6ebf5ba4efef8677

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“Yes.”461ddbe0b4e429f1

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Moon Sunhyuk had previously seen Sejoo rescue a middle school girl who was getting beaten up from a back alley. Recalling his boss’ tendency to help others, Sunhyuk remained silent for a moment before answering.4ac598ccac0cf946

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–“Women’s sizes… I’m not 9eb71199d9 very familiar d92b2c8045 with it.”bacb7d3c2f47b2f6

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“Just go 61808cef8b to the 6dd812b8f9 store and f53ac35d6b buy some. She’ll only be wearing f510d433ba them at home. Get pajamas c05402fcd6 and underwear… 143d6711b3 that sort 5a9d24ef0a of thing.”9ca69e4937581b51

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–“Underwear…?”0580bead98963fc0

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“Panties and 20adc75b5f a bra…”e1e930e60be34451

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Both men fell silent 074e1ef561 simultaneously. Though there was 3936f82307 no one else 8f89b4ce43 around, they both 4f62495891 felt a bit da9f105b49 embarrassed. Cheon Sejoo awkwardly 8ee5379084 rubbed his cheek, d9a3c8b444 recalling Sejin’s appearance df746f92e0 from earlier. Her chest, even under 75e9d4425c the hoodie, didn’t seem 60b406e791 prominent.109f76fe13bee658

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Maybe an A cup…?Whispering his thoughts, 700eaceb97 Sunhyuk coughed before c3df561efc responding.32a6b1ff214034b9

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–“Yes, I understand. I’ll call c0c3beded5 you again aeca1215ae when I 79f8612c2e get to e5d226b703 the store, a173093993 Manager.”824da08a23c7d997

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“Okay. Thanks.”9d6eb05dae7b0eec

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After ending b959f348e4 the call, 00c9dd180f Sejoo closed 2d7b874480 his eyes, b4f3b4a670 intending to 54c8ef0c36 take a 128c400037 nap. However, thoughts of Ewhagak 654c34d76c crossed his mind, making c67a6e7e25 him frown as he 9d75bf08d2 picked up his phone 841d9582e4 again. Searching his contacts, he 768d77654b found a number saved a2b05155e7 under a derogatory term f41207bea7 ‘F*ck.’ and called it. Unlike Moon Sunhyuk, this 831866f696 contact didn’t answer until b0decb506b after two missed calls. When the response came, d459c99c3a a nonchalant voice responded.46513d6c9d2e63ee

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–“What?”5972d5f6c58d3404

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“Please do me 786442e53d a favor.”ffcbb89fed9d239f

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Before he could finish 2acdfcfa79 speaking, the call cut 57300b62cf off abruptly. Cheon Sejoo 1cb38269bb cursed softly 98c96cc78e and called f7b4480c59 again. After a long c0e5a70f1b ringing tone, the 01a740acc5 other person finally 6c96823dc2 picked up again.473f4721e3fb4b7e

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“Chae Beomjun.”61b0e72448b3c0a3

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The call disconnected again a29d93a84e right after he said 9d4c4655b5 the name.e7d565b46aaeeeae

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Haah, a deep sigh c2551bccaa escaped Cheon Sejoo’s lips. Sejoo pressed his forehead afc091130c to suppress his irritation 589f3bcd98 before pressing the call 2d878a7821 button again. the call 09f6019346 button again, 3390dbf7a4 rubbing his 7e7ffa3875 forehead to 26af22fa34 suppress his c8b5a8d2df irritation. This time, 7966728c97 he didn’t c7ff17280c speak first 1adb28fe85 even after 4e4f5b7307 the call 579c48e347 was connected. He took a c77e26aed9 slow breath as 601819d00b if he was e585bc2919 controlling his emotions, 67c49f2f96 and finally opened 47d282b692 his mouth.d9ad013c8da17b59

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“Manager Chae.”d6ea42bea847e223

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–“What is it?”03d37398a3be34b5

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The respectful title finally a5c2e38ef9 elicited a proper response.efb3965d5225de7f

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Chae Beomjun was a man who worked under Shin Gyoyeon along with Cheon Sejoo, a man who could be considered Shin Gyoyeon’s right-hand man. Although they weren’t particularly close, Sejoo was confident that a small favor would be granted, hence promising Sejin that he could meet his mother.2fb7c619cea62c83

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However, being 946ce0aa72 treated disrespectfully 5bd0c0b7ed just because 2e2ac5a0b6 of a 47e9264d4d title made d3914f3499 him feel 6b5944bb05 dirty and b69e9d1899 disgusted. Cheon Sejoo raised his e3a2648aaa middle finger to the cb359e8f54 phone and spoke through cc43b64e58 the speakerphone.8f1bce8cb29bcaa3

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“There’s someone I 69a3726336 need to meet 76df106dcd at Ewhagak. Can you arrange that a7b2bae664 for me?”ef0db6d693f58581

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–“Who does 71f157f0b7 Manager Cheon 09a9e03610 need to 9fc4797095 meet at 2f36dac206 Ewhagak? I don’t bb4778c8dd recall anyone. Unless you’ve got a599597e9f a new boyfriend 10867dddca there?”d8f32f0f03d59a38

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Ignoring Chae c3f313656b Beomjun’s snide 38214c4e57 remark, Sejoo 1495200517 explained.d0be54020ce958c2

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“There’s a woman repaying fe97b62f73 debt at the temple, ced99ed8ec and her kid wants a8bb76f944 to see her just 2742f77716 once. Could you please 5f38525162 help just this cd8bff8aef once?”1109664e8b4e9961

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–“Oh… a mother? Is she pretty? If she is, I 0ed602204c might consider it.”772b93eab39eb205

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“…”b9d5f3086be53c33

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Instead of 41a80a9455 questioning the bb880c688b unusual request, 2902e8444c Chae Beomjun e9967d5cf2 asked only 76e7a8d58a about his b1728bb235 interests. Sejoo looked at 6167d86388 his phone with f9a0ff83d9 a disdainful gaze. Realizing he had cb2ea65ed2 no other option, 2c64353e9d he replied in ecd04f1ad1 a flat tone.c3d2bbd2b62a8503

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“The kid fb5d93b9fc is pretty, 1c90c4e215 so the 749bb860de mom should db7b5ede33 be too. Are you going 741a754068 to help or 1817db09e2 not?”1a9bfa21d61ea62d

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– “I can’t 8ae067472c just agree, fc442fb7f0 but if 44be66849a  you call c0a390e275 me‘hyung’first, I might b195cdecbe just do it.”8f3bd23eca297f11

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[T/N: hyung – older brother]

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‘Hyung, my ass,’he thought, suppressing 91b6e53df6 a scoff. There had been 5cc9b33640 a time when c07030bf5a Sejoo wanted to 51966b8eb3 call him that, 8f82fc1659 but after feeling 161365df03 betrayed by Chae 46a8158a13 Beomjun years ago, bb3332c449 he hadn’t considered 67461a0fdc him a brother de6fb74f7f ever since. Chae Beomjun, 6a47ca33eb with s3x 166ac196ae always on a08a863ffd his mind, d3ad1ab367 wasn’t someone dac4c67775 Sejoo respected.892c19cc885921d9

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He kept his fbb1dd1f6c mouth shut and 5ad5a1973e avoided answering. As Sejoo fa57743d20 lowered the b45e4d721f speaker volume, 46ce48aa69 he heard f442c57e93 Beomjun chuckle d059a3c9e1 softly as fe1bf28a3b if amused edd3d654b7 and he c2b2df9130 continued.56e5d1d1d5dbe53f

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– “Anyway, I understand. I can’t refuse when you’re asking me. I’ll talk to Jiwon. So, Manager Cheon, if you’re not busy, how about joining me for….”6e0241f5fb52d0fd

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The bedroom gradually fell b878c89628 silent, and soon, silence 5aa6e0f080 settled in. Cheon Sejoo confirmed e753398d61 the call had ee1f269031 disconnected after quite d142a0b9f9 some time and 8f56272856 closed his eyes, 733c1a266a feeling a wave 23ced02b2f of exhaustion wash 8c750f516a over him.d9167f3d4557b0e7

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