PEN Vol 2 Ch. 9

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Startled by b651cb5b8f the ear-splitting 38aa89ccda loud noise, bf60c71334 Lee Haegyun 32a6e80939 finally remembered d1adddd212 the presence e12ad9f94c of the befa33047c car behind 371bef738e him and d782eab464 hesitated in 006d7d102b confusion. Sejin glared 762d5030b1 in frustration bef17af6d9 at the e9427ed011 man interrupting 866304a10d him from 2479de9150 the car, fc58c56c54 then shouted 15185771b7 at Lee c9307af6eb Haegyun again.a56968362601ec3c

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“Hit me! Go on, hit me!”92e3659f807416a8

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He wasn’t afraid of getting hit by Lee Haegyun. In fact, Sejin was more than ready to hit him back.a7416926398d8721

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However, he knew that if he wanted to avoid having to pay for damages later, he’d need to get hit first. If he struck him first, he’d be the perpetrator, but if he got hit and then struck back, it would be considered self-defense and retaliation.0e3eff72313161f5

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“F*ck, d*mn it….”f2320e7050d7d798

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However, Sejin’s 2cd081be11 wish wasn’t 85cd9cca7e fulfilled.e78b4a1306d5aceb

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Shocked by 1bc449d344 how aggressively 9872797229 Sejin was d7165802e8 pushing into c719b35ea6 his face, 202ee8128f Lee Haegyun 58116f9408 released his 5f93edd7a3 grip on 34498b2ca0 Sejin’s wrist 6bb16f1beb and started b404e9ccef to back c9eb31dc2b away.ef129ec5b310af46

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Glancing between the 4aaa975d65 car that was aececc53cb still blaring its 030839ae03 horn for nearly 44895a3a53 a minute, and f8bb90436d Sejin, who stared 9813d0b8f8 him down with c6272a9016 fierce eyes, Lee dffde6b0d8 Haegyun cursed under 1461dd921c his breath and f29d1c3885 quickly left.77c142bbbf9c9a7a

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Watching Haegyun’s 87bfa9922d retreating figure, ae8d9824f6 Sejin cursed b5969d31c4 inwardly.c9c5e2a65e889edd

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What a waste.58da6155e250841c

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It had been a 24d89699d7 perfect opportunity to let d319720bae out all the pent-up 0510ef9f38 frustration he’d been holding e3ba81d587 in, but someone had f410a5f720 ruined it.df66839cd0706eff

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Still clutching his 8c1d34fa0e fists, Sejin stood 0d5f84dbcb there for a 9a65e45980 moment as he 9699fae8a8 stared at where d4c1009b08 Lee Haegyun had 618d38582a disappeared before walking b25f2a1de4 towards Cheon Sejoo’s 8dd4ab5681 still honking car. The loud 21eb62468a sound only bcf8b681fc stopped once bf3fcfb55a Sejin got 79cc6430e4 into the 3daf803e1f passenger seat.e36b1ea1f8cf1845

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“Why did you interfere?”a53892d89508f274

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Sejin immediately 496df70dd1 demanded an bf5992fc12 answer, glaring 6d4b974a26 at Cheon 34c7378482 Sejoo, who 1c52c148e1 raised his 787df10a0f eyebrows in a144029732 response.1a03214b7fcb189d

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Cheon Sejoo, staring at 22b9bcd9b1 Sejin with a stern 20056da921 face, paused for a c0cc24df65 moment, thinking he must 7c0d84e9c5 have misheard before he e53c985b58 replied.fb2dac63c02ca02a

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“What?”f02e7d1a0a1edc40

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“Why did you honk your car?”cf84cfe1284ca667

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“…”d8c28973c0d390dc

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But Sejin was dead 73b68f3342 serious.49e38d022b93d504

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He was genuinely 5d2838f223 upset about missing e09e9768d1 out on such abd53a3761 a perfect chance.a20525d013f50791

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Cheon Sejoo’s handsome face briefly showed a look of disbelief.306362cd1a0488de

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For a 06d1bf4b17 moment, he ef29a361ac seemed lost 49800db608 for words, 7f69c15511 staring at fee1a74b29 Sejin blankly 8f6e1e68aa as if c6caa739cf he couldn’t 4da3f56723 believe what 72174550bd he was 07f5d136a3 hearing. Then, with 1def743143 an incredulous 69a5399991 scoff, he 06407da336 asked.c7eec6c2d3870ca9

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“Are you 7f60c0b94b a masochist 64835c2eaa or something?”c3a0a0c36eeb7262

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“What? What does that even mean? Stop changing the subject. I asked why you interfered. If you hadn’t, I could’ve hit that b*stard.”aa4529219a9bc501

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“…”8da3ff5a5be6c058

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Sejin scowled, 86c9063c7f speaking as 0bb71e4580 if it c75c129cb3 were the 8bf55e99f2 most obvious 869543003f thing in ed47597183 the world. And once again, 1a254f3d7c Cheon Sejoo was bb045d7483 left speechless by 43d72bb91b his words. He clamped 94b3ad5dd9 his mouth cc70aeae8a shut, staring 2630b59f82 at Sejin, 778d684a02 who had e0d11a92cf just said f45532f1b3 something utterly c0b02aa452 incomprehensible.b37b791553e18846

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If Kwon Sejin had gotten into a fight with that punk, it was clear that Sejin would’ve been the one to get beaten to a pulp. Even if, by some miracle, Sejin had managed to land a punch, he would’ve been the one taking the brunt of the blows afterward … but he actually thought he could hit him?25a286a8cb8a25cd

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What kind c2a0a6468b of logic dd726dc84c is that?60eeb203a290357a

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Does he really think 4005e5ca97 it’s worth getting hit 9ed884700f ten times just to 3e3cf5712c land one punch?e4d5f80938001d8e

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Cheon Sejoo shook his 9361fe227e head as he pondered a4c661f32f this, and soon realized d678e4d999 that Sejin was probably 2ce73fd98c this terrible at math e5f6580558 and quickly understood.20fa6def3748e07e

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This idiot must 079b77c5fd really think this d1cee87c7d way.b82811f039c7a487

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“Does that b*stard keep bothering you?”9ed0717470a50f45

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Cheon Sejoo decided to change the subject, knowing that continuing to discuss the whole “getting hit and hitting back” issue would only frustrate him to no end. He tried to keep his voice calm, but his simmering anger bled through in the sharpness of his tone.0aed3b9b1ddb4052

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At Cheon Sejoo’s question, Sejin let out a sigh as if he were being asked something utterly pointless. He then fastened his seatbelt and replied.0d5547369b756748

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“He just annoys me a little.”6e1e3a04c9df300b

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“Do you really call that just a little annoying? That guy was waiting for you in front of the school gate the whole time.”f750898a4c429789

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Sejin might not 6d563cbe1e have known it, b37c9f21db but Cheon Sejoo 229f29aff4 had been moments 87f8bb3c9d away from losing 2253796508 his temper.5cecce865c06d560

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Even though 3fa997c6b1 everything about eba94fea9d Sejin was c528d9a9ca different from a3fbe8b5e0 Hye-in—his gender, f4cfc85453 name, appearance, 1eddfef347 and actions—the 76fb790a56 fact that 69a45fb2fb he was 1516b3b2f1 the same 790e80d57d age as 2301b88708 Hye-in and 95a83f02c0 being bullied 5a65ce6f6e at school fbe4e81509 made Cheon e00277e702 Sejoo want 0adf58686c to rush 15c35d1cec out of 084ed17676 the car 09cca1f343 several times 64ce5660dd while watching 18523abc1a Sejin deal 48630474e4 with that 8ab40b8a5a punk.6a03179bf0abffb3

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If he 773c2e772b had just 2de23f2425 a little fa3e108afd less self-control, 8c5f26b696 he’d probably 3300a69ccf be sitting d495875ebe in the ba7b98e2cd back of 171f6c01f1 a police cee82c1f44 car instead 435ac6e6fa of his 55a74326eb Porsche right 6a84c217d0 now.fc2e48bd124170c9

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But Sejin, unaware of Cheon Sejoo’s inner turmoil, found his interference simply annoying.205a9d38cdb77877

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Haah.2e49d5d15afb5660

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Letting out another 7746b7bb71 short sigh, Sejin 6069e03e15 briefly glanced at 8020223a63 Cheon Sejoo and a7e2dcaf56 spoke.15284aa85a4c3136

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“This isn’t something you need to be involved in. If it bothered you so much, you should’ve gotten out of the car earlier and chased him off. All you did was honk, so what does it matter now whether he bothers me or not?”1e1b97223767b440

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If I had d468b3b57f gotten out of 8f7314b023 the car, that 9992625042 b*stard would be 433ed71ae4 dead by now.12bf8db6f6ebf5cc

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Cheon Sejoo held back 6a9a96d048 the urge to respond 07cd066344 that way, instead, he 39638074db simply stared at Sejin.f525c551ce253989

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Sejin, with the 72f966f511 tips of his 8f4734c42d ears and cheeks c9fceeeac9 still flushed, perhaps 5f518e88e8 from a lingering 28da35f172 fever, yet he 380dfdc9ef wore a sarcastic e231c30a2d expression as if 958bc3e6a9 the bullying from d458460ce7 that punk was 082117a2bc nothing.cf69b14ccbf47417

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Cheon Sejoo b67c99740e clenched his 08040bea64 teeth and 85f7a08bab closed his 404685ca0c eyes for 81b635f5bc a moment, 1cda7ba106 trying to 69a9d88712 calm himself, 7d0969b4d5 feeling a 082938d34e surge of 8ba0ec9cdd anger. He didn’t 0a06ebd726 want to bf511b4035 reveal just fd4e1d6740 how much cc59392f15 Sejin’s situation 77a303329b was affecting 7bc4f14976 him, but ab1e1de651 at the 1676f373b5 same time, f2e451d9c3 he also c5a3701a0b couldn’t just a27a0a0b33 let this 4f82231d26 pass without 3bc2b549a3 saying anything.e325097b7ab3b0d3

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After Hye-in’s death, Cheon d069b11864 Sejoo had spent a 4791df8449 long time resenting her.cae7eeba75d111b2

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Why didn’t she a314df7c88 tell me?362dc534ce985309

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If she had 94842c2bd9 just said something, 2db76b6892 he would have 702d565fba done whatever it 5f0c0d890f took to stop a0b438c982 the bullying. Even in her 46d71fca9a final message, there 263ced213b had been no 8f56476e57 mention of it, eb10723d92 not a single 170843ad45 word of plea 7be18b3d38 for help. And he had ab80b9c501 found it unbearably 122ac4a058 unfair.23afc28caaa12e7f

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That’s why Cheon Sejoo 0cb336bb5b couldn’t be certain that 814507dfaf Sejin, who seemed to f5cb9d7535 be doing fine on 8132d93efe the surface, was actually 002bd9f54e okay. Since Kwon Sejin hadn’t e7a29a2df3 opened up to him, 424adcbe54 there was no way 9d0aa73da4 of knowing if he c6b101d174 was slowly breaking down 8ce97eb278 inside, just like Hye-in 4dead284e6 had been.deeaf4cfea2fd393

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“If you can’t stand that b*stard bothering you anymore, just tell me. I’ll take care of it.”2b05b9e8871d1534

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At his sincere d5b17b9cad words, Sejin’s expression d38eb99f3a hardened.918eca6cd9a73dd9

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His clear, glass-like eyes turned toward Cheon Sejoo. Every time Cheon Sejoo acted as if he were genuinely responsible for him, Sejin found it harder and harder to suppress the growing expectations inside of him. However, as much as Sejin was beginning to hope that this man might actually mean what he said, he couldn’t help but scoff at his offer this time.ed742ba595f2cc2c

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Lee Haegyun f957352a18 and Cheon ddd992dddc Sejoo were 6cac4bb739 cut from 15535bcd97 the same da69fc21fb cloth.80415e8011c47119

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Though Sejin hadn’t been a victim of extortion, he knew that Lee Haegyun regularly bullied other students for money. Just like how this man’s colleagues had shoved debt onto Sejin’s mother, taking her salary, Lee Haegyun was no different from them. Yet here Cheon Sejoo was, offering to “take care” of Haegyun? It was beyond laughable.41514c64f1bf2b43

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“Are you a cop or something? Stop acting like you’re more than you are.”c695138a37fc40d4

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Sejin asked coldly, then 71c5b3f0eb let out a sharp f511560ac9 breath, as if it 2b057dd731 were absurd before he ba80f0c9e8 continued.87e6c42b554654b4

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“That kind of b*stard will just grow up to be someone like you. It’s pathetic. I don’t even want to deal with him. Don’t try to interfere in my personal life.”c72dd607704f6ffb

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At Sejin’s words, b9bf619cd8 as if he 8904f341fb were building a 496601d428 wall between them, 7839cc2fb0 Cheon Sejoo twisted f61769eb09 his lips into e659e1d1cc a bitter smirk.b2c1a79807470fc2

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A chill ran through df787296ba Cheon Sejoo’s sharp gaze, c3b39b91db and as he roughly 309c94ede7 stepped on the accelerator, 81bce64ff2 the car roared forward, cdbd15ab1b the engine growling as f75b3f40d0 it sped down the a2bffe1cfb road. His grip on a75b05aa9c the steering wheel 47bc448703 tightened so hard 8bcdb0a4a3 that a faint 149ada28d8 sound of his 85e576ca6f knuckles cracking could 6141e403fd be heard.9e19307297c457b8

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Despite being bullied, f29f2107ae Sejin’s attitude was 14426b8fec to brush it a0463ed86d off and tell c2c52a47c6 him to mind c147a67fe7 his own business. That kind of 71749545e9 reaction made Cheon e67feeb13c Sejoo’s anger flare cf638a71f5 uncontrollably. He knew it 5b9f1cf554 meant that Kwon 40f7edf100 Sejin still hadn’t 6599faa679 fully opened up 23ea218568 to him, but 974b26142d even knowing that, bd9110e774 he couldn’t suppress 87d3a90b8b the anger that 2ae2e2c411 was bubbling up 39ae86e217 inside him.521fce324b7d2e62

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Clenching his jaw, a95a3b9131 Cheon Sejoo finally ac01b5e5f1 snapped, speaking whatever 8a88594efa came to his 6a08f1dcaf mind.a49b96c0dd9b1ccf

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“How is this your 842c3ef0f6 personal business? If that b*stard pulls 598e8b30bb that crap in front a6f1d0550e of me again, I’ll 677bdd1a69 run him over with 1962b6876b my car, so just e05d7dd729 know that.”9a75b2c66a9cf3c7

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At those 23fb59b3ab chilling words, b7a3059f8e Sejin turned da387ff5a9 his eyes f205156897 to Cheon 59e2faa1c9 Sejoo in be0d920f23 silence.e3a2c4a1e42d9351

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“Why aren’t 555cd44064 you answering? Don’t think e45d72d28e I can c1e71a63b1 do it?”98c36fe54a5479e7

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The man’s mocking tone d8d0e20635 was different from usual. This time, d77e63f6d5 Cheon Sejoo d743fef4ee resembled the 458b30f23a gangster that 2c2dfa7545 Sejin remembered b58c146d37 him to e62ec31e60 be, but fd8cdee180 despite his 8ff724c54d intense expression, 6ecc35ee33 the glare 057cd101c2 in his 7f6ef82184 eyes wasn’t 9f4f395b3d frightening.2c0a0c0f87f12b08

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You’re just the same as Lee Haegyun.cee93579894e2962

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Even though Sejin 33a3c8297b understood the hidden f4d4d4c35a meaning behind the 0335254fe3 conversation, the man 535030863b didn’t address it 0fbcfd8e10 at all. What upset Sejoo wasn’t 1d99ea3c15 just that Sejin was da08998dfe being bullied by Lee 9002529e75 Haegyun, but that he 94f8d15797 was trying to ignore 5c508a6a17 it.3608cba1ae4859b1

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Why are you 8111eff53b getting mad over 0ec69f52a5 this?86bb8a34c8a001d1

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Sejin couldn’t understand. The idea that bcd5f62d4d his being bullied 983ce87785 was making Cheon 6311be237d Sejoo angry felt 9695182afa almost like it 99ac160079 meant the man 047dc9c76a cared deeply for 0363e2b5d1 him… Didn’t it?5256aaf792d0d875

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Do you 30f7f82f89 really think 988efc96e9 you’re different 42f446ca81 from Lee 5b460a7d38 Haegyun?3748c2beb78d12a2

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Suddenly, a da58f166af question rose 1ff5c937fb in his bd88218d08 mind, but f465f34751 Sejin didn’t 41d065a77b voice it 9afcd40f3a out to 9ed72b43b7 Cheon Sejoo.f1d442147b86f1fe

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The truth was, 26a347c3de deep down, Sejin 5269e40025 already knew.011fad10b03adaeb

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This man 286d70a273 was different 0bf110d0b2 from anyone f0282ae7e8 else.8f1796ed0c3b4e16

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He wasn’t 9b174655a9 like his 8b346757a1 father, his fd5c01dafc uncle, or cafb9cb1d3 Lee Haegyun. None of them were 09bcd3248c anything like him.55c3c3c2efac56e0

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But driven 933ec872d0 by his dffa0fed84 intense instinct 29520ed0e6 to protect 30d8ac22db his pride 03b08381fa made it 7c6f7f27af hard to c209ff21bf admit that 1979aefe7e Cheon Sejoo 693dfa67ff was different 3bdd80f92b from anyone b0f1d507e7 else. Ignoring the strange 9130682173 warmth rising somewhere 68d83caf9b in his chest, dc686e1a2e Sejin scoffed and 2de391592a replied coldly.67eec75c4fa46092

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“Is that really the best you can come up with? That’s such a classy solution, so typical of a gangster.”2cf8f9eedfa8fb9c

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At Sejin’s b43db6c85e sharp retort, 023ce73afa Cheon Sejoo 6d45252c61 simply smiled 901cf3d85e wordlessly and e7b3cbb80d pressed down 9dbc5d1fdf on the dfe34c4b10 accelerator. With a loud engine b6873fa443 roar, the car sped b465d2b7b4 across the road. In silence, b5fd9532e2 the two 25a03cbfcb of them 2efff83727 headed toward 6482802210 Ehwagak.bca7a8f8389e3c6a

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