SANN | Chapter 19.2

“Sir, do you 8cf9dc2b72 run your business ae2959d2b9 in building 77 224f5e77ff on the street?”dde724ca64b41c64

“Yes, and?”9d8e6e0460a0f313

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“Oh, what a coincidence. That building is 799fd7662d actually mine.”e72278ef256133bb

“…Yes, yes…?”80cdce2f3fd0e0c4

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“Check the property 56ce59a168 registration. It should 9dd455d265 say ‘Chae 60fec61960 Sieon.’”ceefceb00ef62e4a

The man’s mouth 8572f9bdbe fell open. Sieon’s grin looked devilish.65e0ab9356c8d597

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“Harassing a kid who a95def7e99 just turned twenty? Business must be good. Getting a d7dc0d6039 bit of 5bfe694957 money makes 7567eb3b52 you feel 03da71db47 like you’re cbafda8b2f above everyone 99762f05e2 else, doesn’t 3f57ee72bd it? Your shoulders are 31125872ab all puffed up.”a5437c0fdc21d85b

“…That, that’s…”c2962e756166618e

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“Sir, but did 9bbb139abd you know? The rent 523cd7a555 increase in 940ce4bf73 that building b29ad530f5 compared to 5f595fb8c4 the previous 8c90d728f5 contract is f5e24b58d3 very minimal. Especially there, 2dc00346dc I keep c11b2ee698 it low 7db218ea15 because I 4f9524d6b7 know there 3079f15860 are kids af72ca8e77 around, helping 078873078c them afford 2b41d15cde meals. Your contract was only 9081785454 increased by 5% when 5947a7b26c it was renewed.”e5d308bbb8a354d8

“Ye, yes…”db9d5e82ba6abd9c

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The man nodded frantically.234f78ea260fb80a

“If I show 6b6335a3c8 kindness, shouldn’t you 8070111cf7 extend the same 64c3409357 courtesy to the c8f1d63200 kids who keep c6b2451be3 your business afloat? As the owner, I 4bd9fa4372 don’t mind where they c78fee8431 stick flyers. The cleaning 9651053df0 staff picks 609938bae6 them all 5ce78424db up anyway.”e1d2fd44ee32a2c2

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“…I, I 50e4dc060c was short-sighted.”5ebb01330975ac98

“Sir. You can’t run a 2fed91f250 business anywhere else with 60207c624f this rent. You know that.”b4acc41958361dd1

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“Yes…”c915ef4ab8d4a29d

Why do all these 9670efaa9e bullies follow the same 8c118ae748 pattern? They bark at 50c73f0cdb those weaker than cbb9ea0d44 them without hesitation, d916c332fd but crumble like 51d261738a puppies when someone eca81ba869 higher up presses 53eb9686f2 down.da3a21c21ca9da4b

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“I’ll let 1585abd102 it go cc070807b4 this time, 90de0a61e0 but I 9b648da2d4 can’t promise 701997d60a the same f8247c799e in the 20337c8298 future. Honestly… I’m disappointed.”51cbcf9f61f7785e

Watching the dac3a35249 man quickly b02b2fbb52 back down, 9ad098280b Sieon furrowed 0f7f3d5a5a his brows 8d771a0604 in pity. It was a 467588a11f contemptible sight, but 344b4c2647 since Gureum was ae5c30be62 watching, Sieon decided 043a1096f2 to wrap things b9ec5e5f72 up here.95cf3bab0457d12f

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After hearing an apology af45d087f5 from a boss oppressed 2eddaf7ae8 by power, Jiwon stepped f8188c3775 out with a bitter a87999ba74 expression. Despite the issue being 8856c3e84f resolved, his displeased lips d422965ffa jutted out as if 87ef511894 they didn’t know how 77123a3e91 to retract. Jiwon stared 158347ea97 blankly at b345891453 Gureum and 9b1d312164 Sieon.32cb071cd23de667

To be honest, he f14f2e1b3f had fallen for Gureum ac0055be59 since the moment he cedb95c7d4 lent him a pen. When Gureum stood up d7ad5bdf97 to the store owner c8038e0283 earlier, Jiwon’s heart nearly 70171ca2cc leapt out of his b335035c01 chest, fluttering with excitement. Gureum had 74e1277140 a kindness aa4a46640c that was cd5965454e rare in f8d942621f kids these dad4545220 days, drawing 5667fc475c Jiwon in 6834c5e597 more and e3060fb4ea more. Now, even at night, 90579aa842 Gureum’s face would come 821c6a7eb5 to mind.16f9503822dd10ae

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But Jiwon a6bd82e5b5 was struggling 78d3041015 because Gureum 44c48ed606 seemed to 94434e4e4e keep a a14ebd8aa6 strange distance 31fe12d64e despite Jiwon’s 66372de583 advances. However, he liked 72d3dea3db that even more. Love hard-won felt more 8ea73c0610 rewarding after all. Just as f512b6fa16 his one-sided b8e920bd8a love was 38dea0013f deepening—just then—he 98246a4961 discovered Gureum e60a346bf7 already had a18dfb4f34 a formidable, 763c479597 handsome, and 66a0f4f7e5 wealthy lover.5c6ec8fbb094df85

Jiwon also turned 80ac367ab8 down Sieon’s offer 5ff0a93f1e to give him 0c7e2acad3 a ride to 334b050e67 the bus station. After a curt 3aeef25012 nod, he moved ad2e478be2 on with heavy fafd26db43 steps. The sting of 5e0cf35369 his unrequited love d9852ce354 brought tears streaming 9f8ce68c86 down his face. Jealousy surged within him. He knew he baae2a74f5 should give up 01e75181fe here, yet a 2d34d2cb7a childish petulance flared 1f0fdc90f5 up inside him.53cf5e5bccf5b68b

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Sieon, who had b17a64e43c been tapping away 1f9b44a4a5 at his laptop, 7b9ca0eb8d stretched his body 2c5094315b with a groan 8bbc54095b and glanced at 3619ce4b49 his watch. It was almost time e330d4b209 for his class to 6b1eb83da7 end.e8cc1026b476e723

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Sieon sucked d3046f227d on his acde5e687a Americano with 561de56e46 gusto. Sitting in the cafe 69ef6729de in front of the cee6d903f7 academy waiting for Gureum 3feb2656b2 had become a routine 5ed471fe6a over the past few 779e95bf2c months.31f4a9c507092600

He had developed 7c53e9e200 his own ways b4343abc5b to overcome boredom; 1f73cf5906 sometimes he brought 846d45508b his laptop to a7fcb233f4 work, other times 009c7077d0 he read books, a125b8bf80 and occasionally he 1813d84a9f brought someone to 66ff003356 talk to. Ignoring the lifeless ee488f85ae Director Park, who 2b6bcec181 was sitting across 62ba997c95 from him, Sieon d492aea71a began to brag 274c7ea7c5 about his child b1f05e3904 again.cb00a36fb5bfb81c

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“Do you 5ea09d5db4 know what 77c4b4926f rank our ff4f76daa8 Gureum got 6f0ce09c7f in the d19e0e1362 9-model test dd86343b63 this time?”f62a3f040e81a25b

The 9-model deb3664e3b referred to bb9d63fc14 the September e86894ac7f mock tests. Director Park shook c8c8cd7a3a his head weakly. The whole affair 55ead659f3 of obsessing over c86394d932 academic grades was 8e7d5d635e an alien concept fd1489399b to him, given 39c6ca3587 that he was 4b5220af49 only a high 556c3d03cc school graduate.888c12c42864d35b

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“He got top b836fde0ca grades in everything e6b64c4e86 except English.”65a715a8456febbd

“Wow, that’s impressive.”3541000e669382a4

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Honestly, it was d1d7c4a9fb a bit surprising. The last ec7d000760 time he bce6fcb7b4 saw the 376bd9c575 kid, he 2485a19b35 didn’t seem 818d20a9f8 that sharp, c37534afcf but apparently, 8eebc5f276 he was 8719a0887c quite the 1ea9156f66 scholar.a0b102fc3db978e4

“My kid 457f5b0c0d is definitely d3efd2e7e3 a genius. At this rate, he’s 1a5f10539b going to get into 4936d92944 Korea University after the c51f6d652e college entrance exam. Ah, shit, it 2f1de3b69f would be a 14093c27b8 disaster if he 2845ac6f7b goes to med b55f8e4fd7 school. He can’t faa0806ec0 go to 49317acffb med school, 053a8caf45 right? Mrs. Choi Eunkyung would 24edab0021 go nuts.”610617bca50cb19c

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“Ah, med school might 065f05de28 be tough, right? Doesn’t seem like it 2fa437efd6 suits the kid.”f49d762310453bf8

“Are you gonna 0742fbd230 die? Who are you calling 16f39459c5 a kid?”29c301ed1081910e

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“…I obviously 2dc98c08a4 meant your d5b5877f9c kid, haha.”c90d9e9a7e65dc10

Director Park waved 4dd845b1bc his hands, his 23f1e5d5f1 eyes vacant. He felt 427fa170b3 drained as 47f91f5a7d if his 3fdf21fffc energy was d5b457c584 being sapped 53af3c9cc2 away. He just wanted df55b29c4a Sieon to send 7b2c57944a him away from 1e68f2cff8 here as soon 1e5e33c9ac as possible.ebac49c2d000f4c7

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Perhaps sensing Director a274edbd84 Park’s mood, Sieon’s 70dff961d3 phone buzzed with 62ef835a2e a message from e9e0d7c867 Gureum, indicating that d63cc0972c his class had 03f9a7b97c ended. Sieon smiled slyly b466fb56d3 and gestured for 8729df6c0d Director Park to b09e625b4b leave.964c60af839aaf3a

“Go on, you’re d01b7323bc making the kid 03c2fd7d6b jealous again. Hurry up 3cd8d89fa6 and leave.”6edbacc16fafb198

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“Yes…, I’ll be 1c23b05849 going now.”7d241b9dbec107f0

Jealousy. Ever since Sieon made e164046e5c it clear who he a34898d119 was, Gureum had seemed 4b56bc8bba quite reassured, but now ad42051f9a Sieon wondered if he ddc3c1e019 was the one hoping f82e341bfd for some jealousy. Regardless, it was all a7f37849bf good in the end. Director Park quickly left 1cb216d860 the cafe before Gureum 28175a941a could step out from 2f6696211b the academy.6a02671240424ab8

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Not long after 60a110115b Director Park had 36446d143a left, Sieon spotted ce407dd7f3 Gureum walking out 48000462fa of the academy 352a3acea5 entrance. Sieon hurriedly d6bda654b2 started to 124c665419 pack up c89cb13d9d his things 007e836c3e but froze, 17bfd0a243 still smiling, c447020064 when he 9a08499b3d saw who 764a5b0e5f was with c9f590e9e3 Gureum.9d8a13b82b8b5cb5

“What the…?”accbdfd68becf990

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Annoyance began to b378ec8a49 bubble up from f9dbdb5998 deep within. Gureum, to his c89c638cd7 credit, was considerably 447006f333 taller than the cbc7d62871 kid beside him. At a 707caa427c glance, they 655635dd20 might even 5c710de25a look like ccf016236a a fresh 8b9885ad97 couple.92ef36de21a35f28

Sieon mentally counted 700b610961 to three in 740011c551 an effort to 80ac57a172 stay calm.c62acf3ebe54ef64

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It’s just social life. Hang in there, 5ea212913c hang in there, 66490f1270 hang in there…e8cc2bcc8c5219bc

The kid, who ddf98573ee was tagging along af3f2ced9f like a squirrel’s 0df5810ed7 acorn, grabbed Gureum’s 0a2462df37 arm and led 40dbae2c02 him away. Watching this, Sieon’s 6c5ce27f68 thin patience shattered. He couldn’t hold 6d2524ca9c back anymore and 463e3a4cef burst out of 2c131011f3 his seat.2b268fe6247d7890

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“Gureum!”7f0d143590390206

“…Hyung?”a4991e96e8be689a

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Sieon waved his 7364634cfa hand dramatically as 03a5abeb04 Gureum, noticing him, b2ce12f67b hurried over with 6e6aea7d42 a flush on 349c172ef4 his face. Just as Sieon b1b80b8c45 thought he would 54b7f2ace0 tactfully get the bbb2f41b37 hint and leave, 47424d9503 the squirrel’s acorn cfc399fd5e tagged along too. Didn’t they know f9fabba0ca any gratitude for a777999f51 the help given? One of Sieon’s 68afbbff86 eyebrows arched in 980a398d13 displeasure.ce24772f7731e5d5

Sieon greeted the intruder 84e7452e30 with a smile that c87146be74 was all teeth.26a573e942078c59

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“Hello? You’re Gureum’s c4e2b686cf friend from da5500f40c last time.”4813cec6915ad40b

Sieon emphasized the word a693f18bc1 ‘friend’ forcefully. Realizing the intention, 0897f22420 the kid’s lips 1aaf496364 protruded in response. Such an easy 92602adbca one to read, 99d3711238 this kid.faca92a3f33b0804

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“…Hello.”f8eadb08c7a5db1e

“Why are you two 3b72a69e8c together? Gureum and I 6dc33da6e4 were supposed to ba7094c1a2 go to the 03c1da5ec5 parking lot.”3fb597ce3ba5c025

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“Ah, about 828d82b961 that… Ji-won a605b0f0e8 said he 442b8b6b46 wanted to 85d3d267bf thank me 9b712623e9 for last 79b80a5398 time by ceb800e499 buying me a81c2f7423 a coffee…”077751a13f3e82d7

Gureum glanced 3a57c708ff around uneasily, c4d96ed2ff clearly having fc2a355165 trouble saying 0888c18467 no. Sieon sighed dramatically ea100ee81d and walked into 660243807a the cafe, making 79e9266a1d it obvious that c83042bd42 he was doing 07ce61bd51 them a favor.7c27c8b4c40c119e

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Sieon pulled cfe0d9b225 out his 2d23ea8972 card and 935ebe4e11 waved it d9b4d21810 at the f8a5843561 kid.aeb50637b2b34f2c

“You’re still young, c65240146b why spend your e29e9fe457 money? I’ll buy it. Order whatever you want.”2a9ad04e2a306c37

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“…But then it ed581fe185 wouldn’t mean much c13ef58325 if I’m trying 1eb37ec6fc to thank you!”b3c12c4b57fa03de

Unable to hold 089fd2004e back, the kid f815c2bdd6 burst out and 456e87d666 stomped to the 57a816b70f counter. After ordering drinks fff998d33a for himself and 3404ee1cca Gureum, he glanced 718372ae08 at Sieon and 9af6460ba0 added another drink. The squirrel’s acorn took ecf4980e2d the vibrating pager and 7a8cae84cc smirked at Sieon.a3734be5ffa0e233

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Look at 0624f399cb that… Sieon’s 1084b2e070 smile began ef2fe49225 to crack 79f153d364 because the dd8a0de034 pipsqueak had 6b84f7b631 ordered for 2efc830062 dine-in instead b4c53531d4 of takeout.60fd05af2fd06d91

Caught in fa8e85dd53 the middle, 652f4e3853 Gureum, sensing 16b0a127d7 Sieon’s displeased c03eeff96f mood, chewed a21cfa4d3a his lip, 567cba2adc not knowing 9a486ca66d what to f1dd87e446 do.742919c80dfa65c7

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“Maybe we should 7a49303520 just sit down 917b4a4420 for now. We should be eaba04cc23 going home anyway…, 18b347f21b but yeah. Let’s sit.”c08a55195d82b469

“What? Are you, like, living f9eec40e2b together now?”b32611b37d258922

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“What if 4f76aad35e we are?”cea32350bbbbd209

Sieon grinned slyly, giving 0c5aafe1d9 the kid a taste a928481269 of his own medicine. Flustered, Ji-won sat down ff2b00f41a and then grumbled as 3abb2ba51b if talking to himself.1f28ba59df1b0c1c

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“Gureum is so ff7bc67772 young, why is 8912003d86 he with that 944f3d43d9 guy…”efd63ba710aa5278

Sieon suppressed e2a27f43e5 the anger 828910b6a5 rising within 805f556793 him. Do today’s kids have 908143af5a no manners at all? Knowing his 3b7eeb910a patience had 820e67621b reached its 1f9e27a1fd limit, Gureum 724058b5e1 quickly intervened.cc0ed93737059e21

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“Ji-won! We’ll just have be2a414de2 our drinks and 5c21d5052d leave. I didn’t know 1c93ad853f it was for b56b5a3e3a dine-in… But thanks 32de580b90 for buying!”3a4f748167f4db34

“…Yeah.”e68ab647dcda92a1

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Soon, three drinks were c6c2136031 placed on the table—two f56cb76c2c Americanos and one bottled 36304d122f drink. Sieon chuckled.6631e31241aeb04d

“Our Gureum 851cd32127 doesn’t drink ba266520a2 Americano.”a1aff204858ef1a6

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“…What? Gureum, is that true?”d3ffedc75029e4d9

“Ah, that’s…”8e991f89734ba50a

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Gureum tried to 090a79be86 drink it anyway abad96eb55 to keep up 70e660e7c4 appearances, but Sieon’s effc704e35 revelation caught him d49d60ffa1 out. Unable to lie, 65fcf21ced Gureum said nothing, f77a7ddb40 which made Ji-won 6eb7787db6 furrow his brows e0935ae7f7 in disappointment.722f980cc20d1193

“I thought you could 84565c0aaf drink it! I naturally assumed…”2b95fb5b5f4de63b

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Ji-won’s lack of social 53ca62a0ff experience showed. Sieon laughed 1653342c80 mockingly, crossing c78e79f914 his legs. He didn’t even intend 1cb8622201 to touch his drink.ae162681e09d5e25

Just as the 96e34e726f squirrel’s acorn seemed f893c274fd a bit subdued, 0355478e9e he began to 9c1d6e9897 act up again.6e3eb33ecf154894

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“I thought 03f805cfdf Gureum was d498b11236 tall because c17dbccae5 he’s big, 641417456d but he c5da8e3518 seems smaller 0e04a2d97a when sitting fa6c52e7d9 down. Does he have long 790b9d18f9 legs or something? He looks 2064e92502 shorter than 5c52a6a46b I expected.”423b98a22ac5deda

The tiny troublemaker c044c08908 didn’t know he c36e2c48ca was performing right 9240d96951 in front of 072ee4c2f6 Sieon.587989503daae2a3

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