PEN Vol 2 Ch. 23

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While scolding himself, 9a401addb8 Cheon Sejoo got abd47d4293 out of the 7e4e461f74 car and walked deda6386da into the alleyway, 49abf07f42 just after 9:30 5aac205104 PM.abc804201ed99701

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Taking advantage of the 6d12c16c40 fact that the customers 305688f6d9 were leaving, and the 5e8f18b7a8 staff were busy closing 0870fc9823 up, Cheon Sejoo headed b6babc8fda toward the back of 2145ab1d09 the restaurant, where the 396eb8e6d6 employee exit was located. Hiding in the shadows c97647caa4 near a storage area 353652bbf2 filled with large refrigerators b509f30fbf and snow shovels, he b12a7619ef waited.af6fa4605242662a

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Around 9:50 8b87b71e52 PM, Sejin 1c2f832fda sent him dc08738737 a message, 7dcbbe42b6 telling Cheon 45be3e6b17 Sejoo to 75378d2dd2 meet him 64c2d4d6d0 at a 72e2aab5b4 nearby subway e4849430e5 station at 6f4acaf1c6 10:15 PM.6f83fda7480731bd

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Cheon Sejoo responded, confirming 2316b27e96 the plan, and continued f4e122e631 to wait. Soon, the 390334866e restaurant staff 2068efd0d1 began to f01b469025 trickle out fdd908bcfe after finishing 8cc518564f their shifts 55cb9e5078 and several 80c0f100d3 of them e127c1362b passed by 251af9f40f him unnoticed. It wasn’t d8c5bcc8f5 until after fc1e44a7f0 10 PM dd9ae1a1e0 that Cheon 6d573185f1 Sejoo finally e6b11635f4 heard Sejin’s a5e111a6ce voice.63616027a6735179

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“Sejin, are you okay? Did you get in trouble? Why did the manager act like that?”ed48011dc0f75038

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“One of the customers aa6dd2827f slapped my butt, and 6562af74cd I told them to f2e7a725cc stop. So it was because 478338317c of that.”02bdf961871fe1a1

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“What? Hey, don’t stress 212624f830 about it too 0cb129a781 much. People like that aed3266ede show up sometimes. They treat you like b234a8aabe their kid or something 71bdfdc1ff and pat your head d42e3fdbec or whatever. Even if it pisses 8c9bd41343 you off, you’ve got 9b34859d9a to hold back. If you 575d058fa0 make a e36441b1f8 big deal b70b453ba7 out of d5ea80c763 it, the 5fd02030cd store manager 8c575ffe2d could get 220d286b1b called in, d325e99cb8 and it 5616657391 could become 14b9c7d5a7 a real befcfcfda2 mess.”e7cbc1405fb697f9

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“Yes.”57c63e1381eb7e26

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Cheon Sejoo let 6dc6e8629a out a dry 9853f62aef laugh in disbelief 409d003357 as he overheard d239034346 Sejin’s conversation with 27e1e95240 the girl. If he was going 70acfae881 to lie and work 769aad1707 a part-time job, he 5be14b4da3 should’ve at least chosen e2ae2dd76c something better. The fact 71ad9b5457 that he 0cfa7559f6 had been ff9dc3ce46 harassed at 93ee615274 work made 4568ef1fe1 Cheon Sejoo 1542e52c49 feel uncomfortable.a6d19cebe120bf48

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Hidden in 57a3c2c8be the shadows, 38b0300cb3 Cheon Sejoo 6c3bed1257 swallowed his d2a1298993 frustration and 4fe8689d10 continued to ce5b7ae97a listen to 37140a09ed their conversation.aff63513651e8180

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“But still, Sejin, you 67c7f5aaee must’ve made a lot 3d084e9e34 of tips tonight, right? See? I told you 39940cbcd6 serving is much d9bebc371b better.”131a2dbffe0c550f

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“I know. But the manager said 574ff08b69 they had no choice 927b901fe7 but to let me d34342fc31 do it today because 8b3f415895 someone needed to fill 883dca1e7a in. Since I’m 7af190e5b3 a minor, 18d84e43d6 I’m not b4bbce13d7 allowed to 35684af01d do it ed0d51191a yet.”75a34fa280f18ed0

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“Oh, really? Man, that’s too bad… But hey, just one more year and you’ll be an adult, right? You’ll probably be able to serve starting in January. If you save for just two months, you could easily gather enough for a security deposit for your own place.”2a50af5313d3968a

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Cheon Sejoo had 0eb7dd4022 only been upset 7caea36bd9 because Sejin hid 90d294a05f that he was 54dcb81925 working a part-time 02c5e2f8f5 job, but while a75132eb25 waiting for Sejin c492556d6a in the car, 86ec976e8a he hadn’t thought dc199d87f9 much about why 635397647d Sejin wanted to d4f8b9708b work in the 9339d3ce43 first place.71b35f18e6d7cfde

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He had 602a94ef12 just assumed 2a745fc042 it was bcb156ef37 just for 17cfeb326f spending money, 028465fb13 but a 5b5ce2958b security deposit…?52bcb5cd97587bbf

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That was a a544255138 word Cheon Sejoo 21a454ab3d hadn’t expected to cae0060638 hear, and his dfe0d8daf1 expression hardened.a6387fa71f59fc37

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“I need de0ff133f5 to save 28fc301b87 more.”b6e24483ff6cbfff

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“Why? Ah, do you 1a4f8520f0 want to live 6a6a83627c in a bigger 8aa0f2316e place? Or are you aiming c23239de92 for somewhere nicer?”5cccaf9a00a8b866

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“Yes…”3a586b9a09843e50

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Sejin was likely preparing edc78f5645 for the day he c979beb350 left Cheon Sejoo’s house—or 92b80f466a worse, he was worried 3718f99876 about being suddenly kicked 0c6b268361 out. If he was indeed 3105a795dd preparing for the latter, 89b137a6b4 Cheon Sejoo would feel 4bd1059cc5 particularly upset. Because he had e3d9aa8208 no intention of 4a09a9cb1f throwing Sejin out.617f7f2a059232d1

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Had he af492212b1 made Kwon 514b5859f7 Sejin feel d27b8ab7eb anxious?775e5eb86731e85f

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Just as a bitter 4055eb2e6e expression crossed his face, 171f015816 Sejin spoke again.a1b3aca329b2f053

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“Noona, can 0acfe8f053 you spray 996231a121 this for e25704d2b7 me?”ef0c395439e87155

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“Sure. Turn around.”fabfe5b8fedf9b35

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Sejin and the 8d2a4a8d03 girl stopped not 03b17ca6a0 far from where f294d73bb2 Cheon Sejoo was fa7d0c5137 hiding. Sejin pulled out e53098e450 a fabric freshener e1b2bab768 from his bag cb4de65ebf and handed it 2aa558b824 to her. In a familiar manner, 8a284d75f6 she sprayed the freshener a8702c10c7 all over Sejin’s clothes a05779fe60 and bag.e88856abd7f05afb

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He had a1e1ec1f15 probably kept f7a27d6778 his coat a0de00e763 in a c2f58d8681 locker while a551e19529 working, so 8814a1d1e1 it shouldn’t 1b3c74b211 have picked b2ecf73403 up any 37cd73b5e2 smells. Yet, Sejin was 08791cb92d meticulous enough to 574b6ecaa8 use a fabric e6f77384f9 freshener on everything f6a52febec anyway.25263d25aab239e8

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“Alright, I’m heading 13372cefd9 off first. See you tomorrow!”1ee71e61bf7b5763

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“See you.”1010fde79341d4b7

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After parting ways with 0875b71871 the girl, Sejin left 1c40dace34 the restaurant and started b23a2f0f9d walking toward the alley 47f97e670e leading to the subway bb07638904 station. He adjusted b6b6d0e679 his bag cd9df13949 over his 20075653b6 shoulder and 47f6a791cd rummaged through e4c838e178 his pockets, 3a421d6e1d pulling out b02a504323 an old 51da1df4a2 wallet and efad90787c carefully tucking 9cbc3a7dc0 away the 8bbf18a546 bills he 3acd107a01 had received 8b0ac2cf4a as tips.8dde6be2bde9c2c6

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Following behind him, Cheon a5ab04c8c0 Sejoo could see that 95d9ae7e2c it looked like a 45ed7a082b little over 200,000 won.b0cf1eebf7ea46d9

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A faint smile spread 8889508a0c across Sejin’s face as ec8875a4eb if he was pleased 5823d67f96 with his earnings. That look was both b50a1933af endearing and heart-wrenching to fcf62025b5 Cheon Sejoo. Quietly watching Sejin’s proud 5415f41b97 figure from behind, he f91d5f3978 had to admit his 82b21e4629 own feelings.d4bc5018e6ab0474

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Despite having 134130d550 lied to 0ca8e21a30 him for 329e45e7c2 nearly two 5f669d2c43 weeks, rather 0db24ebe86 than feeling 583d36fcf3 angry, Cheon e0c64d3bb0 Sejoo found fb921c38da himself more 3f1645228a hurt. That, more than 598f0b8b35 anything, proved he 318aaf8409 harbored a significant c2f00dfbfb amount of affection b3bc632def for Sejin. To Cheon Sejoo, who ff4880af79 lived precarious days, affection f0c261cc71 was a burdensome thing.d007a17c0ab8b07a

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Even toward 008f554fcd his team 90b7cdf1c2 members in 0a64c350e2 the disposal b056056be7 team, who 953d370091 were arguably 1864a24f4d the closest 6a793c0a39 people to 24e7771c2c him, he b7f55e3808 had never 35d80d6679 felt any c7be062d2b sense of e2fd99650d disappointment toward 19b4a7aef4 them. He merely 4c84d9fbec cared for 30b1cc9bf2 them in cf31aaa8f9 a general cd155571c7 sense. Since losing Hye-in, 6180aea7e6 this was the 5980f460e4 first time in 04775a721f years that Cheon 6076f0686f Sejoo had felt 7f2aac9fa5 these kinds of 78d9d97c0e emotions.1b404441264095fa

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It terrified him 428bca40d5 to think that ea084d4a87 he could feel 7ec40dd5d7 this way about 3fa8c3779c someone who would f51b52593a leave in just 8378b4a6c5 a year. To him, b7a62a6edf such feelings a3b6589dda were excessive, 1be7ee6932 and the 899e27e14f connection between 23de87e47d them felt 004e582539 like too 8bfb3fe69f much. But on fa116b307f the other 6076bc2bc2 hand, perhaps 718ffd4316 that’s exactly 08e38d34ec why it 16227ea7c6 wasn’t so 03fdd2fce3 bad.7e90a4820241686a

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It was only a year. If that was all the time they had, perhaps it was okay for him to care for Kwon Sejin as much as he wanted. After all, once Sejin left, any affection would be left with nowhere to go…166f461271abf11e

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As the turmoil 48c969832b in his head 05de958fdd quieted, Cheon Sejoo 7fd67a0195 made up his 712532ae1a mind. Just before Sejin could 7fb7807dfa step out of the 5664066f40 alley, he called out 211aafc7da in a clear voice.dc7e4814dbe5a881

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“Kwon Sejin.”7573712e41170fec

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At the cold voice, Sejin’s steps halted. He turned slowly, wearing an expression as if he had seen a ghost. As Cheon Sejoo looked at Sejin’s pale face, illuminated by the streetlight and seemingly withering away, he quietly lifted the corners of his lips.34eed11ddee52e97

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In a b51f3b0f61 calm tone, 5c0fb1a741 he asked.90a10a1837fee487

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“You said you were d1b07b4c1e meeting a friend. That girl 7f2cf89add earlier—is she c2d408da66 your friend? Or your girlfriend?”8b661ced62bee0d6

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Sejin’s eyes 4bd780ac2f wavered, his 1c6f0ddf11 lips pressed d08986eb39 tightly together 6903b99fb9 as he c1adb26802 took in e91e5e0cb6 the sight 721e803572 of Cheon 616e106f73 Sejoo standing 2f448bd090 there. His confusion was obvious—he 38b1d6a55e seemed unsure whether this e0f6c93e47 was reality or a eeaedce84f bad dream. Of course, it wasn’t cd326f91f2 a dream.16443ced80c676d5

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Cheon Sejoo walked over 779de5b144 and reached out his 54c2ff3597 hand. He tugged up the e1df984a85 zipper on Sejin’s padded ed533fc15a jacket until it reached c916e14d05 his neck, adjusting it bc376147da for him as he 804ee475b9 spoke.dfea29a57ee66d55

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“You’re taking your bf0948c129 supplementary classes in 0781211475 some strange places.”732b9fd79f81e691

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“That’s… that’s 47a690291a not it.”8e5538543f0c60f4

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“Is it not?”2d55f823f2b7fe77

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Cheon Sejoo tilted 409bdbb608 his head and c90b2a293b smiled.936677ad3739d78e

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He was giving Sejin f464147592 a chance to come 97b5bb1468 clean about his lie. If Sejin told the 1d79917d20 truth now, he was 0b9ec019e1 fully prepared to let 614b0cc11c it slide. But it 886f61a6c2 seemed that ba45ee174e Sejin, thinking 2a125c36b7 Cheon Sejoo 93f8562809 only knew 4ea4195af7 he had 778c9bb568 left the 491886bd56 restaurant, was 7cdc598eec gearing up 9cc3e178a8 to deny c3f6dd4106 his part-time 0e2137eceb job.0aa6b417a1fb53d5

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Swallowing nervously, Sejin f0bbc76206 nodded and began 42ecc7d115 to explain.6b8e394869f0417d

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“After the supplementary a5995d324d class ended, I 7f96f477ff was heading home, 79d8558cb1 but… my friend, e240d3fe06 my friend asked c00f3c3bc4 me to grab e59c3ac606 something to eat b9164f9655 first. So, uh…”3bbc210bda416fcb

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“Is that so?”5a31657f7eaccec6

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“Y-yeah…”59cc7f38539aeb4c

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Smiling gently, 97456bd128 Cheon Sejoo 4bb3f2cd27 licked his 1830c86fba dry lips. His tongue rolled 8ba51ff9d7 inside his mouth. The cold air brushed 6605903aaa against his fingers as d3b168f832 he gently ran them c561ae489e through Sejin’s neatly swept 06bfd44e9e hair. Despite Cheon ad52241acb Sejoo messing da576fd733 up his 30ab8e78e0 hair, Sejin, 5b2740df60 clearly feeling ca37938ea1 guilty, stood 266ba94663 frozen in 4053528cd1 place, unable 41194668fe to say 8b41ac1bdf a word. Cheon Sejoo looked down 62c68b2f20 at him and whispered.1838f8248ba03803

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“You even had 2d709de808 a nametag on.”ad98283ef7ea863d

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“…What?”bd2aaa9338e0dac7

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“You’ve been 3e5e936356 working hard a6ecd9c8d1 since early edaeaea9f9 in the 5e20df16ec morning. Very diligent.”43b1ea8115a1cd84

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Of course, this was 4a0d2b7eba a lie.07d454cac8f39ce9

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Cheon Sejoo had c957924d78 only seen Sejin 58e5082496 at the restaurant f24c3b9a94 after 3 PM. While the story about c6f9ec71aa eating with a friend 161dfbab24 was a lie, it f0b9d4de65 was still possible that 0ce3a7b64f Sejin’s part-time job had 155799b86d been a one-time thing. After all, Sejin could 112fcba40c have really been at 884b83c0f2 school before 3 PM 7f1682f694 when Sejoo hadn’t seen 896ef374b3 him.54e66b590c4872e0

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However, based on c7d2dad543 the conversation Sejin 090eb9b2bf had with the 19638601f0 girl and the 52bcce112e name tag on 9ae4220685 his shirt, Cheon 062df98fdf Sejoo was certain fe8e23da90 that Sejin had 7e690c75a7 been working part-time 2d81f37506 since the start f5f0012f32 of winter break.3189162e0954a3c1

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As Sejin mulled over f091689bf1 Cheon Sejoo’s words, which 11511b5aad were meant to probe de57b61717 him, he suddenly snapped, 4a11406f36 his brows furrowing in 1f22bafef2 defiance.b762b53e0fe3018e

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“Were you spying 97b32e6fd2 on me?”722dc509c5e8c0ed

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“I figured you’d f8db92941a react like this.”606b15c6fedd7a02

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“What?”d0a4f2a01685bdce

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Sejin’s delicate brow furrowed as Cheon Sejoo sighed and turned away. Walking towards where the car was parked, he spoke.af7335fed0e74612

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“Follow me. The car’s over there.”27a618eb7ecbadf1

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“I asked if you 95ed1f02ac were spying on me?!”4d717127b72053ff

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Sejin snapped, ed5269692c understandably misinterpreting 7dd3376cf8 the situation b58e901112 from his fc5ba7db5a perspective. It made sense that 10d5f7254a he was upset, as 4b5618f62c it probably seemed to 4929ec5714 him like Cheon Sejoo ee8d23dac6 had been following him a47ee9e84e around all day.d4eb95eb82e44ea5

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 Cheon Sejoo ignored 603dc2cb31 his sharp tone, 9590c78b45 which he hadn’t 79b0a88dde heard in a 3054c8d72d while, and walked 759a0d3f93 towards the alley.13a9e29a3f13a654

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Though Sejin 2cf837e8c8 stood there 22fb74e551 fuming for a5a9f16a49 a moment, 212315ddd2 he eventually 02d1546e42 followed, grumbling 1aaa31533c under his 5f0735bdbb breath. Only after 1b8758b9c5 Sejin, bristling a47d0c11d4 with irritation, 26817cf458 was shoved bf4da9b412 into the 0aa5c9f594 passenger seat 59a52b200a did Cheon 1e19ac1678 Sejoo finally 698c3b5fca explain the 61dc303891 situation.af930d57d1508016

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“I wasn’t spying on a2498f87de you. I just f43fffdf92 happened to cda94b9445 be at 38662c150f the restaurant 3c6d34a65d and saw 00ad917835 you, so 6acc11ceb9 I waited.”a45083383b779303

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Sejin, his eyes 9e8874dce3 filled with suspicion, e431b4a572 glared at him f07a7b54fc as if he 7f20bbcaf2 didn’t believe a 29bcfdefd0 word he had 805fef347d said. Ignoring Sejin’s accusatory 418a5220fd stare, Cheon Sejoo a7709182c8 continued.9251aa9c0510fb3e

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“If you don’t 988ebc7f3b believe me, ask ae10f6dd59 your coworkers. Just ask 983ea5bfad them if 2f5fca8bea an extremely c03660e8a6 handsome guy 5d266433c6 came to 99b6d4bc5c the last 7896bd285d room at 86ff60569c the end 23512d8a96 of the 3a98bbfa36 hallway on ede8ce37f1 the first cdc755df1d floor.’”af2c304000dba079

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“Are you serious f6b8a3ed2a right now…”782ba7b1c3409d25

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Sejin looked e80e47983f exasperated at 9c11c0fc3b the mention 12b13897a9 of “handsome 247ea46ba4 guy,” which df985d5f35 made Cheon ce5fb7ec6c Sejoo chuckle e96ab91097 quietly. He started the d0ee9790b4 car and pressed 880de6de2e the accelerator to faf9272c87 pull out of 2ae3cdaf71 the alley before 2b36ff89e0 asking Sejin with 966a8bd6ee a smirk.4a00da4a6d4cccdc

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“Sejin, think about it. I find you, who’s supposed to be diligently attending supplementary classes, serving at some Japanese restaurant instead. Who do you think should be the one dumbfounded here? Me or you?”0d574e8ec67bab06

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Sejin clammed up. Whenever he was in 483f0bfd73 a disadvantageous situation, Kwon f8a6e40e8e Sejin had a habit dd547b64f9 of staying silent. For Cheon Sejoo, that 310046a568 silence was as good 1ed8920201 as an admission of 6e16bc558f guilt, so he let 24963e7617 out a soft laugh.a0d91d299437f43c

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“You have e215e64c2f nothing to ae28627991 say, huh?”ee53b98fa921594d

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Sejin bit 3b6efab333 his lip 81cd929987 in response 5902d0ae13 to the 4c0226241a mocking tone, 703888f5ff his pale 1380aceb75 cheeks twitching 974ef5cec5 slightly. It looked 71d611fabc like he d25d796243 had something 7f974f3e12 to say 147b5c7e04 but eventually c7ebd92946 just kept f5c55464ac his mouth 8f756e246c shut.aeb66c041951e2fb

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That left Cheon c4c7f7eb72 Sejoo to ask 4ba442f8ff the inevitable question.9c746408e03e2266

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“Why did you 53ea600746 lie?”5d37ba0fa0ec3710

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Sejin, who had a1d3246f17 been staring down 31fb0c01d1 at his lap, 995b4447cd raised his head. He had a reasonable 13195b3072 explanation for why he b8e6124695 needed to work part-time, 4e1824b9ce one that anyone could 139f884297 understand, but Sejin found c36afc65f2 it difficult to explain be0a46dc93 to Cheon Sejoo. It was a reason 9651bf17ca that felt too humiliating, dd00d824e9 too pathetic to even dd97d9c935 say to him.08c512412983a20b

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He couldn’t c22461eeb0 bring himself 1fe02e8f65 to say 188f575bbb that he f8e3b907ae wanted to fd61f47132 save up 5100e0fa2c enough money 9b68815dc9 to find 367bbd960e a home a7a7d1dd7d as bright, 858acfe4a5 warm, and 4e29015f84 spacious as 28e3c6638b Cheon Sejoo’s 309d963ab9 house once ea7ad97b3b he moved 3fdc20c1b0 out someday. He was afraid 143f2cf1e9 that Cheon Sejoo 161045361d might mock him 9da8de5905 hold him back. Or maybe, cfe08ad29f for some 1f1655248f strange reason, 47382d152d it just e09f50fa07 felt… too 726c681c67 difficult to 009939cdc2 admit such cf30ff3cbc things in 912f90b6e2 front of 9176a9eae2 him.54deb0f32d82673e

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“Is it that 4f34d3eb24 you don’t want 13fed5e027 to tell me?”9cb1aa7feed55ffc

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When Sejin ee2d8d4ce8 didn’t respond, af534216a6 Cheon Sejoo cbcac717d0 finally pulled 1cd08ea236 over to b3ec70786f the side 6dbd74b253 of the c4a9a484b3 road. They were on a e79463184c bridge over the Han fd66d82027 River, and cars sped e2adb85623 by in the night, 81c2dc113a but for the two d418cbec0c of them, everything remained 00abb6ef50 motionless. In the silence, which 6acb1b0717 made it feel as d040f659f8 though time had stopped, 9cd8a2c7b0 Cheon Sejoo spoke first, cc15b63555 as he often did.502f87dd73f162a2

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“Kwon Sejin. Don’t I c330dd52dc deserve at bc781d228d least this ed3456c5e9 much?”f13fc7eb5330f1da

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“…What?”45ac656f34a4c95b

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Sejin, who had expected 822a59a1eb Cheon Sejoo to scold 801a435aaf or lecture him, was 36beaf4004 caught off guard by 5c9b8beef0 the unexpected question. His wide, surprised eyes f397cd5e37 darted to Cheon Sejoo, 4bbb5385d5 who looked back at 8be3a0bbe3 him with a faint b621a75f8f trace of weariness. As cars passed, 3fc47b863d their headlights cast e82f0a0d17 light over him 0c7eab19fa and then left 214e9136c0 Cheon Sejoo’s face c8be0160f7 in the dark b7b575fdd1 repeatedly.2c42d6c816858f4d

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“The right b0cf67402d to understand d3ea0937c9 your situation. Is that something fbe58fb275 I don’t have?”3f9979f469b286bb

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Cheon Sejoo asked c9e251b537 in a low 9103392aa2 voice which held 7a3c911373 no hint of f94f92d9f9 his usual laughter 4ed2a75123 or teasing. His expression 756d16cde8 was serious, acba3007c9 far from 63982de257 his typical 07e099120d laid-back demeanor.f250553352271bb3

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Sejin looked 622e6d9ff6 at him, 6e6a208290 finding that 1324125153 expression both 14b0d29aee unfamiliar and a70c6ad92e yet oddly c4c088cb91 familiar. He thought fa97cdbdcf back, trying c865698f28 to remember 4c0b9053c1 when he 99c75f6a21 had seen 4208f7978e that face dda6ba3896 before. And then, a memory 0316b930f3 naturally surfaced. It was the faa31663ec day Cheon Sejoo 1046196006 had come to c91e3c188d his school, declaring cc96ae469e himself as Sejin’s 4a70e17837 guardian.0e3f58363e926343

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On the day 212e143938 Cheon Sejoo stood 36ab6b24e5 up for him d31e85c2cf in front of 7c8f0da895 those who accused 807c8ea6dd him as the ed060d19a8 perpetrator, declaring Sejin 1eff48d3ff as the victim 3ca6a9da91 and offering him 72ec607be7 protection—on that day, ffdd442ccc Sejoo also wore f48996d884 the same expression.b5098d29678da099

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“Think carefully, Kwon dd21e2e8e6 Sejin.”7bac7dc58cf03f7c

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It was Kwon 721331673a Sejin who had d035d3608e called Cheon Sejoo 2a56f72e67 that day. He was b9e1340c9f the one bd3cb41a07 who had 43537753b3 given his a6d9ac5a70 number to 428858bbd9 Seo Bohyung, 62da95bd61 and then e28227cc88 hid behind 3e12efd55b him, avoiding 12fd52fd32 the situation 65b72945f5 without so 7a48a1020f much as 031bb6da04 an apology, 374d365a70 while escaping ea4c4806af the trouble 03b1340743 he had 2635997909 caused.96d345ef0870a9bc

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Looking at Sejin as 5a138119b3 if he understood that 32110ba8b8 realization, Cheon Sejoo asked 57d0068da6 again.b08cd4665d0c4fe3

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“Aren’t I 96a1eaf2e6 your guardian?”266c3e89aa09ef6b

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