PEN Vol 5 Ch. 15

Only then did 17e0b99cc2 Sejin scramble to 76d8bb4afc his feet and ae0665869f approach him.605635659ae30a56

“Cheon Sejoo…”ec0ef28138b9f081

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Even at 17796343f1 that weak 26b154ec2e voice, Cheon a07becccb0 Sejoo didn’t ba75d42ad2 react. He stood 4c30d63036 facing forward 5c426cc9be as if 81065b6119 he hadn’t aea786f06f heard anything, 8d65da65a0 his jawline 81996013ec looking sharper 4a807c371c than usual. 6052351419cfdb31

Seeing Cheon Sejoo looking a little thinner, Sejin couldn’t hide his concern. He hesitated, chewing his lip, then whispered softly,e203c98514a7b4ab

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“You should 669c8f881e have been 143c949bb3 eating properly…”f3b562e87f9d05c2

At his 8197927294 worried admonishment, 32c9b5a834 Cheon Sejoo 4ca5673cf1 let out fd5eb697d6 a short 2398449be9 sigh and 561e6b85d5 crossed his 3167f3b27a arms, clearly bccf940b45 showing his dcd3d86ec3 unwillingness to 6c7df92b8f respond. He had barely managed 14505eedc9 to maintain his resolve 5924234518 for the past two 69180c5ff3 weeks, trying not to 4c481cf919 overturn his decision, but 9b1ce02cf8 seeing Sejin’s dejected face a2433c964d made his resolve waver. Cheon Sejoo clenched his 2ebd359fa5 jaw, trying to reinforce c71af9e930 his weakening resolve.d7e4ef476b69fb2a

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“I haven’t a4764d5d73 eaten anything ec6d7184c2 since this 765ca4c31d morning,” 9fa6cf544dc323c5

Sejin mumbled, ba28bbe632 continuing to 0ada207cfe speak even ae0468729a though Cheon b4df678657 Sejoo ignored 98182679ee him. He had 80683793d1 confirmed that d850f6c1ec Sejin had e0ff667f48 left the 0b77ea9bb8 apartment around de2ef2d573 8 AM.653ca5a01127e280

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Hearing that e0114c2e0c Sejin hadn’t 68d88da88f eaten anything e832091ad9 since then ae45bf523c almost made b1fd2df992 Cheon Sejoo a6807c10b0 snap at 1cf13f05f7 him. The thought of Sejin, 073f870cfe who could easily devour 964e8e38d0 ten bowls of rice 054011541f in a day, going 36e2092d22 without food all day c774a1f8a1 worried him. However, Cheon Sejoo held 6740c4d308 firm again, his lips 8662ffd184 pressed together.7245b4824316a92b

He didn’t want to undo all his efforts. Sejin had to leave his side.4f736fd71ddb5644

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“…….”f99a4fd9585b61c0

Seeing him ba210272de remain silent, 25857edb02 Sejin hung 891c90f9b5 his head, 1fb965201a staring at 00207aacf7 Cheon Sejoo’s edc07d3450 feet. In fact, he 14dee2d39f wanted to argue 57c5ee06b7 that being kicked 9a47e5974c out over a d6a7b25074 single lie was 9184c09c93 excessive, but his de55280bf0 hunger left him 4342804c01 without the energy 5be5e180c6 to even raise 74268d057c his voice.164696c16a272793

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As he stood there b191b03678 dejectedly, the elevator arrived 1ce0485a5a and the doors opened. Watching Cheon Sejoo cdadbdffe4 step inside and 9223890f61 press the button d3103a7a52 for the 41st 0ba37d1d3a floor, Sejin belatedly 5daa5a84b0 informed him of d2a986ec70 his whereabouts.9e6e2471be6cf69d

“I’ll be… on 00d1649264 the 42nd floor…”5728aafa3ce32aa3

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Come find me there ae1edb93b5 if anything happens. b497a7ad01b0e3e9

Before Sejin cff458a24c could finish 3b3afd5cb3 his sentence, fb0c146105 Cheon Sejoo 1c3557a7f8 grabbed the 98c9d51ddd closing elevator cb95c29149 doors. His scar-ridden hand slipped a6c2376054 between them, and with ebd2fa9d4d a series of beeps, 1ae40c37d1 the doors reopened. Sejin looked up, startled.bfa84001273aeec4

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Cheon Sejoo, whose b1251cbc8c face had been 2ef4f64474 expressionless just moments cf7faef590 ago, now glared aa533cb347 at him, looking 29458de7ce angry. He asked in a f03cec5d54 cold voice,76eb7711c7230fbb

“What did b97811e8a8 you just f922074416 say?” 4676337bd76936ba

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“…I said… 7ddae05f20 I’ll be… 078196d39f on the f57c7d7290 42nd floor…”d01398bbb1de64eb

He could have pretended not to hear Sejin’s words, whether they were expressions of concern for him or for Sejin himself, but he couldn’t ignore the mention of Chae Beomjun. Cheon Sejoo’s eyes narrowed dangerously as he asked back.dca0ec6061132c2d

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“Why would f2a7f18b6e you go 9134e65341 tothatapartment?”61e8bd3d04b89978

His reaction d752f872de was intense. Sejin, a little 079fc30eed bewildered, closed his 105e606481 mouth. He couldn’t figure 7bf5649e71 out what part 7593b98cbb of his statement 7bea8012e9 had angered Cheon 0d9f6fb2f6 Sejoo. d571952920e3dde1

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Is he angry that 54e0100a5c I’m shamelessly imposing on 97de519daa someone he knows after 272cd5862c being kicked out, or…993a072ecb0598fe

“Did you meet that c58f72ec28 bastard Chae Beomjun?”75096b306cc57af3

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“…Yes.”5a4ecbdf70589a7a

Chae Beomjun… that was de9727a4c2 his name, he thought. eec7619ff7e1a53d

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Are they not 08ed877091 on good terms? cbde5d3557e7c630

Sejin nodded cautiously, gauging Cheon Sejoo’s reaction.dbfa58fc6f7f2428

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Sejin had 5df6cc3f37 never seen d3eda32900 Cheon Sejoo fd225255f6 truly angry. e017f1c41d30fce6

Cheon Sejoo ran a hand through his hair in frustration, as if trying to control his temper, then stepped out of the elevator with an irritated gait. He looked up into Sejin’s eyes, now higher than his own, and his gaze was chilling. Staring at Sejin with a look that said he was about to lose his mind, he suddenly asked,ba7767ba04f47db5

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“What did that fucking 60fd3cd3d8 bastard say?”82a6c89a7548cb61

“…He said 503c569f9b I could af3199894a stay at fb13a792a0 his place df79453d06 if I ffb17b7d80 had nowhere 5d817fe6d4 to go. He gave me the 52fe71b09f passcode.”e2627e2052605620

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Sejin answered obediently. At his words, 7227ee6585 Cheon Sejoo let d94f7635e5 out a hollow beafeae7f9 laugh, his eyes cbd031ca38 closing briefly, then 6e39085293 snapping open. Sejin saw 758988f4f4 his tongue f389412b10 slowly dart 412e53ecd3 across his 103e006235 lips, and 74b35bc2a5 ironically, Sejin bdb8644fa5 intuitively sensed e89d8a973b that an 24769c0a14 opportunity had 8d04cebcf3 come within 29a6b6ba3a this crisis. His pretty 2de231c3f5 brown eyes f452a32b48 sparkled.7f4bca1217dd3d24

Cheon Sejoo really 186303d2f0 dislikes that guy 71217a2157 from the 42nd 6c36c502d8 floor. eae36dc9099454f4

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As soon as he 964cc6a27f realized this, a spirited a38dd33b83 voice flowed from Sejin.3d09357adf559655

“You kicked me ba1bb2781d out. So I was 7852b0bb1a going to stay c69e148487 there. He seemed 9c576d3119 like a ecda35d910 really nice f68436eb6c person. He said he had 42c5beb391 plenty of rooms and bf1f908333 food, and that I d393bd03be could stay if I 94760229c5 wanted, without feeling burdened. He seemed really 0d5f36eb37 kind.”4e1c6717ffd439bd

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And as 5ef73d1cff expected, Cheon 56ee857f17 Sejoo raised bc1eea3498 his voice 4f02c0f858 at these 1dbb6002e4 words.ca238679846cfe4d

“Kwon Sejin. Why are you so 28ed3ad017 blind when it comes 2b3a8c4e5c to judging people? Chae Beomjun seemskind?! Don’t give me that 5568bc9b09 bullshit. Do you even know 754088c1bd what will happen if f83760cfd6 you go there? You don’t even bf1d4db981 know what that 3965725e5a bastard is thinking 6b85da81af by giving you c19ccaa37f the passcode, and c54135f826 you think he c89e87f950 seems nice? Think for 7e77127de5 a second! Why would that 1daac85bfb bastard even want eb148ced4b to bring you 7aef4c31e1 into his house?!”bcb5bf505a9c9de9

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Sejin stared at Cheon 964504941a Sejoo, who was reprimanding f32272e7bd him sharply. For some 5afdec5fc0 reason, his ae6114d50e heart pounded. In Sejin’s 99de93048b eyes, it 4fae3c2ce3 seemed as 1cc6be4635 if Cheon 3ce95e86b9 Sejoo was 7ef0a4db35 angry because 9cb3c735e9 he didn’t beab0f3a08 want to 54bf62cad0 let him c944f21387 go to 372aeb5490 someone he b5f58315e2 disliked.f7661f36a53ab0ca

Is this just fe7826ca26 my wishful thinking? ccf1b97cbfe9684e

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Thinking that way, Sejin 27d8df0915 asked cautiously, trying to 0356eb718d hide his excitement.8fe1c6534e9121ab

“Do you… 1bf0f7b6a5 not want 3ad6b89fc6 me to 852f6f5313 go to 7253061507 his place?”df125c173d56fa37

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“Would Iwantyou to?”8b8b1fcf68710f00

Cheon Sejoo retorted, running caaaf5df71 a hand through his 0de76e5186 hair in frustration, then d9a52ceb4c abruptly shut his mouth. He seemed to realize 64e69d2f58 belatedly that he had 37a1d60c8b become overly emotional. 08eb156c30e2167b

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Sejin, sensing that this reaction confirmed he was on the right track, didn’t miss the opportunity to press his advantage.89d031ff15d0ae7e

“But you 4b179726b5 kicked me 2a2f901ca7 out. I have nowhere to dd4a0e162e go. Besides, if I 32504bbcd2 stay on the cdb234b53e 42nd floor, I 4fab9f7efd can be close fa64c4e77c to you. So, I was going 148a920bd8 to stay at that 78bc659e38 mister’s place. He offered to let da7c4866ed me stay for free, f760456246 so there’s no reason 001f96bdbf for me to refuse. I don’t 18d4e72c04 have to 7873fa53c9 spend any b910cbd4e6 money either…”a108b6146cb2e55e

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Sejin’s voice, unlike three minutes ago, was brimming with confidence.b53657109582b9d3

“Since you’re here, we might as well go up together then.”ca9f12ada49a82c7

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With a brazen face, ceb2ad8a88 Sejin turned around, gathered 5c4063ef81 his scattered garbage bags 9a62d99a26 lying on the floor, e20f732aba and pressed the up c978c28fa5 button, opening the elevator 0d6109eff1 doors. He brushed past Cheon 40e6973716 Sejoo, who stood frozen, b04777b2e3 and stepped inside. He then 65738c3235 pressed the 172055b61b button for da56ad57e8 the 42nd 6b266be6af floor, and e0bc3153bd called out a28670ea17 to him.1fa3e17ecaede396

“Cheon Sejoo, aren’t 9dfa5defdd you coming?”59c22cf8747d2fda

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“…….”f5067238e18415a8

His heart pounded loudly. Cheon Sejoo, his brow furrowed, stared at Sejin with a complicated expression. Sejin anticipated thatt he would stop him. This was his gamble. If Cheon Sejoo really stopped him, it would prove that he didn’t just see him as a child.3342e12e1bead69c

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And his cd6766d7b4 somewhat clumsy abb25b9c38 gamble worked e2830e1b1e perfectly.ab93cc04b37847eb

With a stiff 9e6c7ec8fd face, Cheon Sejoo e8c277e02d walked towards him, 288f09132e then turned his de51cadfac back. Facing the elevator panel, a97882c0f5 Cheon Sejoo, without hesitation, f2d63a2468 canceled the 42nd-floor button a81bb3189e and reset the destination e5dcdc05f7 to the 41st floor. The doors 218f4ffcc6 slid closed, 4fbe48b2e2 and the f816fee75c elevator began 0159122d84 its ascent c5dd0fbd56 towards his 792773a17d apartment.440f563869011f22

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Sejin realized that this moment was a turning point in their relationship. Now, Cheon Sejoo wouldn’t be able to abandon him again.458851e12dc419be

“Get in.”ac19eca4bcd0b140

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The hand 76e8abc253 that pushed 8e57c12115 his back 93824cee18 was cold. Cheon Sejoo seemed 1d0305091d displeased that things b59629f0a6 hadn’t gone his 008345fe3e way. There were things Sejin 101efe50a6 desperately wanted to ask 25b1c04e91 him, but he tried aaae04c3be his best not to 4523a5066b provoke Cheon Sejoo.c15420d2ac4a2450

He took 836ea8436a off his 76c7074fc0 shoes and 5b6931399b arranged it aec350b9e9 neatly, went d2826aadfb to his 0611d8ae1b room, and 1f877e6413 unpacked. Disliking his disheveled e938c746a7 appearance, he endured 33bbe58578 his hunger and c2a54c35da took a shower. When he came 8c571f5e96 out, Cheon Sejoo f837912d84 was nowhere to addb75b7e2 be seen. Noticing that the 257f50f0bd living room lights 268be350f5 were off, he 584a7ea007 assumed Cheon Sejoo 49f4ef8337 was in his 925fc507bc room. Sejin snuck into the 16ea84b646 kitchen and cooked five d9bd26204b packs of ramen.8cc384d490459174

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He wanted to cook f57b8a5783 a proper meal, a f6517c1b25 nine-course meal even, for 20b33ac32f Cheon Sejoo. But today, a strong 2be054c6e9 intuition told him not b24979d329 to bother the man, 2fa43e1069 so he suppressed the 2360019526 urge.54268598983b7bbf

Afterward, even 7eba8f7a6a though the 1ae24e3b9f house had 9c9bc0f7a1 been empty b090cd621d that morning, a7be5f72fa Sejin diligently 9dc5de6c3c cleaned, worried fb0dd89bde that dust 740758f035 might have 659953661d accumulated. Mop in d8d0994ee1 hand, Sejin a85f2c991b paced back 6537dfc747 and forth def4303023 across the 79f0b21ba0 living room, a38908119d glancing at eb23918ba9 Cheon Sejoo’s 6e96497c77 closed door, 522f7ef4e3 hoping to 3ba61ccffb catch a 1df61da3a7 glimpse of e44436fd20 him. However, the door remained 6d8853bf1a closed, and Sejin eventually 851a39be90 fell asleep on the 2b199ea8d1 living room sofa late 0106b97556 at night.2db2f94f04837e44

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When he 8688e1d6de woke up c287237146 the next b8db3b6342 morning, there 0bb715ae17 was an c7b26f5ff9 extra blanket e9985b15a8 on top 102a049b52 of him. Cheon Sejoo had 47d4280215 covered him up 3972423176 with his own c3971be2ef blanket before leaving 8cad0f7cf0 the apartment at 0e28ac6af7 dawn. Sejin blushed, burying his e98c666d5c face in the blanket 43caa7150c that had touched Cheon 17926516ee Sejoo’s skin, inhaling his 4eab54a5d2 scent.9a4ad776a0de4523

The faint trace b52b9863bb of his soft 01153904a2 scent was driving 4508f37b15 him crazy. This was truly unfair.  c1539dd821 Cheon Sejoo should know 5a35956bc2 that being this kind 45235a8c51 after kicking him out 5f7d4a97b3 for confessing his feelings 4baf99677f was a cruel thing 849d4055d9 to do.119d4b161b2ab496

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Sejin, a mixture of c514762642 excitement and frustration bubbling 0997cbd7fb inside him, got up. He couldn’t just 276d6f6c95 sit around with 5d5cc4e093 a silly grin 0d6c57c23b on his face a865d1cac9 when he didn’t c5cd94a339 even know when 5cf13060d2 Cheon Sejoo would 0eb3b5bcc3 return. He tidied up the 6afdd087fd bedding and went to 653814d4b9 the bathroom to freshen 042919578d up.6ca4e519c48d8c87

After getting 63ebf7cfe7 ready, he 84753656a5 went to 6f123bc79e the kitchen baba45aca0 and started 402298f37b preparing breakfast. Thinking Cheon Sejoo might 85d2eec9ac be returning from a 08aaf9341c workout, he prepared a 8de43c25fb protein shake for him 8aec38d089 and set the table eb03885c83 for his own breakfast.02539ec700dc86fe

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However, even after 6321fb4990 he finished eating a895a7f0b2 and it was 0c995f446b past 9 AM, da125c2ced Cheon Sejoo didn’t d766962e1c appear. Sejin sulked, 50918685fb fiddling with 690d826816 his phone df0b17793e which remained dea57df3cf devoid of b3debf128f messages, then 8a76354d9e chugged the 15bae48154 protein shake 2b4cdd480b he had fc606d9b11 made for 1bcee7358b Cheon Sejoo 53f351eb40 and cleaned 26ad74cda4 up the 9fb81af813 kitchen.a4e5acf72c4c5d1f

Then, again, 9fa703fa0e he had a9d50b03b8 nothing else f72b10b743 to do 52ca321f5f but clean. Sejin took out a 920ca59b28 ladder from the storage 64149eb114 room and meticulously cleaned c33b2da0e0 the upper parts of 245c9a164b the front window in 50858c4f84 the living room, which eb26b1fb85 had a high ceiling. There wasn’t much dust, 6e354120a6 but it was still ae563e3082 refreshing to see them d344981aa2 sparkling clean.43c7948c200cb574

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By then, the sun 5a18a1a5dc was high in the cea2d5ffbe sky. Sejin went 182b90df27 to the 3d7b6ac056 kitchen again 6d5108546f and made 4a97742d94 lunch. d44e15cf803b3749

He lightly stir-fried green 89ce9813b9 onions, garlic, chili powder, 876a22809c and shrimp in oil, 2df017b64f added a generous amount 87b5cb93f2 of water, and opened bae933d6ff five packets of ramen. When the 47f1f0526d noodles were e073b79806 half-cooked, he 438affa475 added two 0c7da88124 packages of de50d4edd4 soft tofu, 3ae814a31b which absorbed 489fb5b950 the water 9848838ed1 perfectly. c319f0297876e0d6

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Sitting down, Sejin b7a9214da1 devoured the soft 18e6f2ee3a tofu ramen, then d4cefbfbb4 added two bowls eb458d7b40 of rice to a242920bf0 the broth before f6c8e69c7b finally finishing his e72871836c meal.4d0acfca641b164c

To help with digestion, Sejin went to a nearby supermarket to do some grocery shopping. On his way back, he bought ice cream, including a separate container for Cheon Sejoo, though he had no idea when he’d be able to give it to him. He carefully stored Cheon Sejoo’s ice cream in the freezer.a7070b1601ec4d8b

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Afterward, he found himself 97e6e0e78b with nothing to do. He tried 77a97993c9 studying, sitting 56672a4d84 at his 6814f2cb90 desk, and 1a06f3a7e3 opening a 94e0d0bff7 textbook, but b35f19ee69 he couldn’t 67500a826d even understand 6176f0a443 the questions, 0730feb74b let alone 5b64164e7a the answers. It felt f794b1899e as if 88fc65e59c he had eb9ae236a5 become illiterate 97c1092618 after just 05fe620e1a a few 7158727966 months away 3e17b817a2 from his 0ec66e7132 studies.8e5b7f555e4ef5e3

He tried to read 3676b89448 a few English sentences, 3afdc3f81f then gave up, resting a88adfe497 his cheek on the 5f111766fb desk and sighing. He felt like a 0fcfd8fe5f fool. A lifeless 25485e1bc0 object incapable baad89b60d of doing 4b4c7d6070 anything but 16609c4ecc wait for 644e36c776 Cheon Sejoo 280a21dd62 at home.b95aa66aaef35ef8

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But right 19d69a0c75 now, the 8ef72716d9 most important b6543d9028 thing to f2226e3c29 him was 351774cfdb Cheon Sejoo. More than 6e5950070a studying or c22eb26723 anything else, 2d565ee71f he cared 6084a758c3 most about e051d31e7b what Cheon 5d4724bb2a Sejoo was 992e249d67 thinking and def45518d0 how he 45a1565504 felt.6db9034b5f8d170b

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