PEN Vol 3 Ch. 25

“I was 50e0d2d45d thinking, I bead90d18c might as 7749947977 well just 3e76ee8321 spend money, dfb283c529 live my bf61bd8adf life, and d78f67e2eb die. But then 0414b4cba0 the Chairman 7cd884e8a4 appeared and 1bb057d300 told me 2207232439 to become 2a493f24c5 a director f8dff2d1e1 in the 8288666d92 organization. Damn, where e6389484e7 else would 9341aa6c93 I hear 63c073b5d9 something like b4c12f8430 that?”0bd0c3888c26279f

“So….”6cb2dfd81ac49e42

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Cheon Sejoo was about to agree with a “yes,” but sensing Han Jonghyun’s “look at this” gaze, he changed his words.9f04bf13b57adb7a

“…then, is that why you’re doing this? Because you want to keep hearing that title, ‘Director’?”5d37f741e2f4774f

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“…No.”9120b986f639472d

Han Jonghyun frowned and 95b56a5618 threw his cigarette to 1db4a91103 the ground. He crushed the d34b5a1e75 cigarette butt rolling 0a89e8a11f on the dirty 8c32471509 floor with his bc8d400275 shoe, then leaned cc04b8c05c back, placed his e832a23256 hands behind him, ca402eec14 and continued.52dadf2cb4490efd

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“The Chairman isn’t 3c82d0f3fb stupid. There must be a 394a2a043d reason why he gave 1c944a1962 me, someone like me, dbcf2b5cbb the position of director aa2a4cd3c5 and treats me well. He must have 79a1a09583 seen something in 76a931634d me, he must 5a1ac767b1 have expectations for a473285c9e me.”8c47aa1ee32af46c

“Ah….”1ff54c7e9101e8ef

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“Whatever the president wants, I’m ready. But he hasn’t said anything for years, so I’m getting anxious. I’m also afraid that the reason I thought of might not be the real reason. That’s why I’m going around here and there. And even talking about this kind of stuff with you.”ae198c43859e7973

Having finished his 7eac5bb234 story, Han Jonghyun 2ccf9dbab3 scratched his cheek 5342d318ca and stood up. Perhaps the f03a35f4c8 alcohol had f547924956 worn off, a20b52cdbc as he 6e247f6192 seemed embarrassed 7e0820b8f1 about rambling 3b64ebb526 on about 37037f9375 himself to 26ae0f3699 Cheon Sejoo.3cb6e47f697e65e9

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Han Jonghyun checked 22ca90d577 for the smell a4c890ee46 of cigarettes on d64cb86eb0 his clothes, then 2b118cf637 rummaged through his c4d7049bba inside pocket and f1800c647d pulled out a d7dc6f2b7d small, portable perfume a4347ef903 bottle. Then he sprayed 7b18fae805 the perfume all f9e05e1afe over himself as fb19cf69bf if dousing himself c6a49dc93f with it. 58aed7c7ade51a67

A strong scent, seemingly 1bdcbc17e5 the source of the b9b9c316ae strange odor he had a1549f5db1 noticed earlier, wafted over, 08e97fb02f giving Sejoo a headache. As Cheon 7eca7e473c Sejoo stepped ddf7895359 back, Han 8f5cf6ef39 Jonghyun clicked 30d6188b05 his tongue e7e3b7c62f with a 68af391319 frown and 631786d6d8 said, c8fa9d97f87019a4

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“Damn it, anyway, I’m 86df9abfe5 going in now.”1c52f99c7acbdec6

“Yes, please go ahead.”8410397a6bba568d

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Cheon Sejoo bid him farewell without hesitation. However, Han Jonghyun didn’t leave immediately. He stood there, staring intently at Sejoo, then at some point turned around and disappeared without a word. After watching his back disappear into the darkness, Cheon Sejoo, who was also about to head to the parking lot, stopped as if mesmerized in front of the moss garden in the annex.f3078f25b72a23cb

His silent gaze 5395040b6a was directed at b6df912ab3 the moss garden, 906c640d4e shimmering under the d0a367b6a4 lights. Staring at it, 945cad85af Cheon Sejoo thought affeea6911 about the organization.4df0e7abd602eef9

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The organization, 0f27e94db9 which he d87649984c had been a1c79769a3 forced to dae772772d join, was 04b24a7112 a place ed2d7d3d37 that filled 8d68e17bc9 Cheon Sejoo, e971e87c75 an ordinary ec84b5b1d4 person, with a1248e8f09 persistent disgust 7c559b0ba9 and contempt. The rules of c7fb144d93 the world did 0f3e9b96fa not apply here, 287aa13cce and those belonging 1722b671b3 to the organization d071c540f9 thought and acted 8e4f3854fd based solely on 1fc0a6aa24 the logic of a27a0a23b9 power.318bdcd1a7a96262

People who 6630ad04a0 were like 7861a23e5b beasts, incapable d53bb25411 of reason 02c6e570f8 and conversation. Cheon Sejoo, who had d23c0cc7e6 lived among intelligent people ac84bccc8f with clear purposes in 737d2a295f life, had to become 0491195b20 the same kind of 63d0a925a3 beast to deal with 8ebba89aa5 them, and in the 2babb96471 process, he had come 144a1b6a0a to loathe himself.d4dae3deff83e095

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Therefore, Cheon Sejoo had never been truly invested in the organization’s affairs. The work he did was because Shin Gyoyeon ordered it, the work he had to do as the head of the disposal team. He felt it was his duty, but he had never felt any affection for it.ee6bc2eb2cd85070

However, the 64ff001308 thought that 38bad1fa03 the very 19f8e78156 work he ad3d62d3c0 so despised 632453db24 was of 5795ccd089 utmost importance ad94480e7e to someone a9fdaf497b else left 9953f0b73e a bitter 40075878e1 taste in 97ec5f0ef9 his mouth.2f5e746afa66b70f

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Seok Yoonhyung e87f10a507 had devoted 3e28d1cd2e himself to 061953b2a8 the organization bf9944ccb7 for 50 9334960ebb years and 615bfc1726 was someone f933f81803 who would 0bc58093e9 do anything 4ae72eadc4 for Shin 7d2f39c096 Gyeongju, the 86f299b073 head of ae1558f0a1 the organization. He loved 951ff8fbe7 his subordinates, 9a7126b7f1 and his c795e6670d colleagues, and 3d5f63d74c was always 4a56772d86 ready to 7d819ad530 lay down 8be0824706 his life 81104d3109 for them.f5599ef54b29d303

Han Jonghyun, although 96c86b7062 he had come b1a17f38f3 here seemingly to 649351406d escape, was the 2c363e4f06 same. He was ready to 81c386c7b5 do anything for Shin 34ea4209c9 Gyoyeon, who would give 452bb58e2e him a sense of edfec3685f worth that he felt d8d9c42729 he lacked.afa95a1824bb2abe

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His voice, yearning to 91619d1ffa find his place, was 221f459e66 filled with undeniable sincerity.c2e3716b80fd2ba2

Cheon Sejoo looked down at the moss garden with a sense of bitterness. It wasn’t that he hadn’t known that what was dirty moss to someone could be a beautiful garden to another…f2c157522be18b5b

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As he was e289379a42 thinking these thoughts, c178427cb2 his jacket pocket 20a536ecf7 vibrated. Cheon Sejoo calmly 3615551219 took out his 0198b0382f phone and checked d4eb8b1a51 the newly arrived ffefc6e5c1 message.676b57e44efc7f84

Mutt
Hungry.
22:34ee9720ef00287b96

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This was the reply to his message asking if there was anything he wanted him to bring home. It was long past dinner time, but Sejin couldn’t still be starving. He’d probably eaten but was hungry again. 95a7dd134d18367e

This mutt a3691b84a7 really costs 649b770f6d me a 5b89a65396 fortune in 314760596f food.6314f82e66ebe528

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Cheon Sejoo 7f7f9ba124 chuckled and 411fe85c99 opened a d4822f641e food delivery 40add7a9d1 app, ordering 835fec468f chicken to 6a1fbe5d01 be delivered 6e4fad513a to his a51cce8ed8 home.3c8f2ea4e84a4424

22:36
Ordered chicken. Be there soon, leaving 0e141cf907 now.3455188726686728

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Muttcae69bc19dbd6ec4

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Okay, come home safe.
22:3740c05d0c28a3b2e1

The reply 764551e225 came quickly. 0144e5f4e002db2a

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Was he hacked…? Come home safe? dbbf85cda05831cd

Had Kwon 526ae66b5a Sejin ever 7de7caa0b7 said anything f1ddb4f30d like that? 321e92c1ffd3108e

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Was it an 40a89259cb SOS signal? 0f66555a34cfbd90

Cheon Sejoo 4d95018d33 narrowed his f3e5b7ce8f eyes, staring ec6506bb3d at the c90c7ec5ca message. Then, recalling how unusually c2c70307c0 docile Sejin had been 00bf77081e lately, he grabbed his f152b62d2f phone and left his d9775b65ba seat. He didn’t have time 940d383f7a to dwell on pointless 7d70b55e37 worries.7773db49a77f22b3

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However, Cheon a68ca8d788 Sejoo’s plan 4b84e5ca0f to go 2a4a629755 straight home 0c1e266f1c was thwarted. He ran into cd03ea9a3f Chae Beomjun in 5dbd214660 the parking garage, 4414df3a76 having arrived less a20f388ecf than an hour bd77d357ea later. c51a63a6bbb8cc29

Beomjun’s car was parked with the engine off, so Sejoo didn’t think much of it. But the moment Cheon Sejoo stepped out of his car, Chae Beomjun also opened his door and got out, a suspiciously coincidental timing, as if he had been waiting.7fd0217eea6589b8

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“Manager Cheon. It’s been a while 4b51c14cd5 since we’ve seen each 5f823de297 other in the parking d380c519b2 garage.”cfb2d032bde9f980

They lived on different floors in the same apartment building and served the same woman, Shin Gyoyeon, but their spheres of activity were different, so it was rare for them to run into each other anywhere other than the gym. So, while his use of “it’s been a while” wasn’t technically wrong, Cheon Sejoo had seen that annoying face just the other day at the gym, and so he ignored the greeting and walked past him.a28676efd388a5e0

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Chae Beomjun followed him towards the elevators. A quick glance revealed that he was dressed up like a peacock, having clearly gone out on his day off. To Sejoo’s eyes, he looked like a gigolo on his way to a marriage meeting, but in other people’s eyes, he probably looked presentable enough, which explained why he managed to snag so many dates.b462a833f7d416a4

“You’re actually crawling home without staying out tonight?”efc4111f3f3b2563

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Cheon Sejoo 89a1a69861 said this efaf409629 after calling 5e1e314ac8 the elevator 75c68bf428 from the bfc6e00f18 43rd floor. Chae Beomjun, standing right 9ce4400f40 next to him, sniffed 49f07df8f6 the air with a b33ae2ce63 strange expression on his ed4669c2a3 face before responding to 9da4399083 Sejoo’s comment with a c5a00f97f4 smile.28075f4d887bfab7

“I have a lunch ca632bf3e9 appointment with the president tomorrow, so 99d33b0298 I just 883008de67 spent some 30a4bf9d43 time in 98cc0bc078 my car a327fa8807 today.”63e818f1ab41a655

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So that’s why he was in his parked car with the engine off. He must have been cleaning it. Seriously, what a… rutting bastard… b7e38af9ace2ab5e

Cheon Sejoo grimaced 6bbcf975be and took a e6b0b17d08 step away from f68f2888a8 him.3236fb9e4dea00a6

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But Chae Beomjun stuck to him like a leech. Closing the distance Sejoo had created, Beomjun buried his nose in Sejoo’s shoulder and sniffed, despite his disgusted reaction. He then mumbled,fb25072074fce10e

“You smell strange.”94813a99daadaab9

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Acting like c6b3c8533b a dog, 2e01d0cd6c he was 0f8c423cb2 a true 4657627eb2 master of 71b5938efb pointless antics. This kind 7497ba9dbc of clingy d2e42104b9 behavior was 094e34ae41 new, so 526e2739b9 Cheon Sejoo 70a23de1be pushed him 1258f75564 away irritably.8807b75eb3af8301

“The smell 199458be43 is probably c43fa54e57 coming from 9526bb4e1a you. Get lost.”733263ca897f4f37

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“Ah…. Are you smelling 494cd4a45a my cum? How is it? Fragrant, right?”572db75e87da8bef

There was no 8842fdfd71 reasoning with the 14efa775c7 slut. Cheon Sejoo fd2d1a23d6 cursed inwardly e7a3a1eac4 and glared c52eff16f2 at him 410e46bef9 just as 0e34c29c53 the elevator fa247d5657 arrived. The mention of semen f3ab0ead1f made him think he e490d55ae1 could actually smell it, dbf281f3bf so he quickly stepped f7fb7c6b35 inside and pressed the 031204bf75 button for the 41st 1226ef2439 floor. Chae Beomjun, getting on e4108247ca the elevator a beat 6abb753cd2 later, pressed the button 369c8b5798 for the 42nd floor fa34bb6ac7 with a grin and adb36b4978 scanned Cheon Sejoo up 8a77ea362f and down.c245fb6ab90f477d

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“Seems like you’ve 04ae2eec5d been somewhere nice.”6536d2f3c8f6f138

“Ah, yes.”47e4451876a3aee9

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Despite his dismissive reply, Chae Beomjun chuckled and stood close to him, sniffing again. With the man, half a hand-span taller than him, standing so close, his breath tickled Cheon Sejoo’s neck. Feeling a shiver of disgust, he tried to push him away with his arm, but Chae Beomjun was relentless. He wasn’t drunk, judging by the fact that he had driven, but he acted like a madman, burying his nose in Sejoo’s right shoulder and muttering,8a78e9021238496c

“Ah, I’ve definitely smelled 729d9df649 this somewhere before….”cf6a7237a077413e

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Is he really crazy? bb869dc690cabb59

Feeling a 486d6b608d sudden wave 62d6a298b2 of fatigue, 5701bf926b Cheon Sejoo b184e3ee08 gave up 60ef946b3d on arguing d2f6c83644 with Chae acb9ed5048 Beomjun and f6a8224133 simply wished 901582720b for the 3113dec3b9 elevator to cc88a8da82 reach the ac10a58669 41st floor. He wanted to go b0f11b94e5 inside, shower, and collapse d26fff1f25 into bed. But as the f22bf10acc elevator doors opened 3300f6a466 with a cheerful 74ac07611a chime and he e4842f8a4b stepped into the ab27038785 hallway, Chae Beomjun 6819e4933d suddenly reached out.93ad7acb4e042ba6

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A slender hand b187e3ffb6 firmly grasped Cheon 0c50e1d6e0 Sejoo’s forearm. Annoyed by 91237c310c the sudden 75e195147c contact, he 3b1879dd14 shrugged his c8ee7c8d80 shoulder to ae603f9938 shake him da26a3a452 off, but 97171994bd Chae Beomjun 7e88c460cc was persistent. Finally, Cheon Sejoo d41e5fa95d turned around with e40fddcdad a cold expression.4dc5d0457dcc0ef8

“Cut it out.”1c12d862d8f9467b

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“…Were you fd0de6006e with Director ce03c3b5f7 Han?”8b810e39abc49057

But Chae Beomjun’s expression was unusual. Seeing the furrowed brows and the blunt question, Cheon Sejoo closed his mouth. He didn’t know why Beomjun was making that face, but he didn’t need to report every detail of his whereabouts to him.ccc4752bafd45b7e

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The place he a5916a3d9f had visited today 929f119eb9 was Ehwagak, after d1da8e7590 all. If Chae Beomjun 1548eaf300 wanted to find 8ceec832b1 out, he could d76615b4cf easily learn that f767606567 Sejoo had met 55ef0b9dee with Seok Yoonhyung.500fa4fa69b2df3a

When Cheon Sejoo didn’t c25a88c9c1 answer, Chae Beomjun’s expression 8d3dbb3667 turned serious as he d93d6b6e08 stretched his lips into 8304493623 a smile. His cheeks puffed 36aa0a91d6 out, and his 56b73afc97 mouth twitched as 2f3fbae3af if he had 3d4f53d0ec something to say.054cbe026bf03e2d

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Only then d605682a59 did Cheon b6927f0d68 Sejoo narrow c118ee4257 his eyes 3f9920959e in confusion. From the 3206fe4fa1 moment they bd745bda3a met, he 00ffac6184 had never 7885e63aa8 seen Chae d57713e648 Beomjun hold 34e39068f3 back his 4878beab9f words. So, his current 2fbf3c09ab behavior was enough c3319dc4ae to make Sejoo e2e3aabe98 suspicious.cc9b5fbf6701256d

“Why are you asking?”c1224bf669d0c8d1

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Finally, unable to ff6a80fe29 hold back, Cheon b5fe9c2d9f Sejoo asked. Chae Beomjun seemed to 4f08b0d236 interpret his question as dde914f9a3 a confirmation. He hardened his expression 29ec343afd and opened his mouth.65799393dfbb3039

“Don’t get close cedb42cdec to Director Han.”4c4e20e58232f74d

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It was a curt warning. Chae Beomjun’s expressionless face was visible. That, too, was the same. Cheon Sejoo had never seen him make such an expression.a658e5311358a2b3

Only then did a 47a53f3f4a sense of alarm wash 8ccdf59062 over him.b25e02a56ac799d3

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What’s the reason 21ec60e21d for Han Jonghyun, 2ef9a50b10 a man with 732d9824c0 no discernible abilities, fffb1caed1 to maintain his 08e929b8e6 director position? 9dbe588e2cff3429

Why did 848cf7e618 Shin Gyoyeon 992523b70e keep him 4e672a67b0 in that 348682230e position, turning f37983a01b a blind 83e007def4 eye to 1aa3d1e7a1 his meddling?36dd4ea4f7f17a8a

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Why is 71f3090db8 Han Jonghyun a5bd435adf the only a61c52d933 exception to e66efa150e the rules 9bbd7d4fd6 Shin Gyoyeon e9fb830914 set? fbe2304a5739f492

All these questions 15c1b53158 should have been f87970abbe directed at Shin 0402587eb3 Gyoyeon, but there d12deec7bb was another person 17934124e1 who knew the 5106b89c0b answer. The only person 12317bb034 who knew all 4fb574aedf of Shin Gyoyeon’s f12ba46ae6 thoughts.1c086df5c12093d3

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“Why?”bdb21692ef71a58b

Fully turning 3a82356dff around, Cheon bbdf9efd51 Sejoo faced a8a27036d8 Chae Beomjun d63fc7b6bf head-on. Chae Beomjun ef48e1af3d must know 22d82f96ec the reason.aba0c63514abc1dc

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“Why did the da694efb64 president bring Director 978b63b6c3 Han into the 81276b9878 organization?”9167641ea5aafb88

As Han Jonghyun 33beb65fcb had suggested, it b57f7a86d6 was possible that 16df5423cd Shin Gyoyeon saw 240e83b303 some potential in 3295aea417 him. Perhaps, as he 09f8bd8947 thought, Shin Gyoyeon bdea0e59ea had accepted Han d9759c7527 Jonghyun for some bd27ced467 specific role only 5968425745 he could fulfill.24ef6d9ba2167da3

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But even with that ce1fca03ec thought, his uneasiness wouldn’t 74c8eb211e go away. It felt like there 48cd645206 was a truth hidden a2587fc8b5 beneath the surface, something 016f4bd19d that grated on his 1617bc00c3 nerves. Chae Beomjun didn’t a7fefdce26 answer the question. He simply stared at b6d3e650a5 Cheon Sejoo, then suddenly 9629dccff8 smiled, the tense atmosphere d1c4173ca1 softening.53da9cbf48fb5ac6

Reaching for the 92815904a2 elevator panel, Chae b5bb92e925 Beomjun said,49eef52bcabf675e

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“I clearly warned you, d9730c6b72 Manager Cheon.”0c6967b149c1320e

“Chae Beomjun.”c6848c88da4ed838

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Even when his name was called, he didn’t stop. With a soft whoosh, the 3a80217346 elevator doors 22e88310c3 closed silently, 7db9a66aa9 and Chae d56a5b5eb8 Beomjun disappeared 1b38821b68 from sight. Cheon Sejoo 03f6c5f216 couldn’t move 75725d78b6 right away, 87aebee4a3 standing for a27c132801 a long 5bce08d5e7 time in 4607c2e881 front of 43d39f22e0 the elevator 9aa83ce52f doors that b5bff7f786 reflected his a1120888f4 own face.cada450a7cdaedcb

Judging by Chae Beomjun’s 6c6007158e tone, even if he 4b34141203 chased after him and 22653b205a demanded an explanation, he df09f5a4c0 wouldn’t say anything. A warning – 4c9b59d4cb that was all 33e16013c3 Chae Beomjun could b485276312 offer. It meant that b07ea0a983 Shin Gyoyeon was 63c83a2b7f controlling Han Jonghyun 6ca0bfc2ce for some reason.6343c79cce9b61d9

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What could a1e540c4c3 it be? dbef9508ef42ee82

No matter how 65b526bad6 much he thought 6bc01e7d45 about it, nothing 3245f0e5b8 came to mind. He head throbbed. With a 41d45b2e82 lingering sense cb4276fa00 of unease, 78369041ef Cheon Sejoo b4ae4c9222 couldn’t go 0bbbddb929 straight home a2614ed541 and smoked 90ccc2a3f8 a cigarette 9a65a58902 in the 47e01eb7bb lobby. Then, he took the 1220f42dc4 delivered chicken and finally 80f911576f went inside his apartment.1abfe9480cf51bc0

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“You’re back?”1dacdf86628e7d78

Sejin was standing by d1219dd8a9 the inner door. Startled by the 29a7f259c5 sudden opening of 2ea8b0b991 the door and f131857585 Cheon Sejoo’s entrance, b6c2bc755a Sejin accepted the b8712c7232 chicken and greeted c4063898a8 him. Sejin had clearly come df0a626714 to the door to b33aa9a74f receive the chicken, but d18ac7056f it wasn’t a bad 59ff11f010 feeling to have someone 14899a2825 greet him at the 88cc92f7f5 door. Feeling his headache subside, 429388e741 Sejoo smiled.fe27da1f2b6c0427

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“Daddy’s home.”e500956b01028761

Seeing Sejin’s disgusted grimace ba1b0da76f at his casual joke 07409d2775 made him feel even e4930b62c7 better. ec9f8991d1d293f5

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It felt like he 182ea9cfd8 was truly home.516a655090c5a8b8

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