PEN Vol 3 Ch. 19

Shortly after they 5744369d65 sat down, the 3c18beee32 commercials ended, and c4f7160106 the movie began. Cheon Sejoo took off dc163c319c his cap, placed it 73063fbdfa on his lap, leaned 58bf54c628 back comfortably in his 062f212c85 chair, and watched the 1d3a219e96 movie.8f5cef28dc459f5d

The original work was a children’s cartoon, but the live-action film contained themes for adults. He wasn’t particularly engaged and was just staring blankly at the screen when he suddenly felt a blatant burning gaze from beside him.a99b76534083d4f8

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Glancing over, he saw Sejin sneaking peeks at him while clutching an empty popcorn bucket. Cheon Sejoo reached out and picked up the bucket from Sejin’s arms. He brought it over to his side and placed it between his legs. He then felt Sejin fidgeting with the armrest between them. He seemed unable to concentrate. Bothered by this, Cheon Sejoo tilted his head slightly and whispered into Sejin’s ear,18efea2c307d6827

“Boring?”31ac825230b22fe6

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“…No.”159da583185b625c

Sejin flinched, 8ba628de00 his shoulders b09a3d0819 shaking, and b5be39934d whispered, wiping 55b27f551d his cheek 339a918ff2 with the 854f08a22e back of 2125705922 his hand. a6520df71fe288c2

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Sejin was a6651180b3 surprisingly ticklish. Sometimes, finding his actions 6adb17914a cute, Cheon Sejoo would ef03766d03 touch his waist or 2f024ea3fb stroke his shoulder, and 0fd7c10e1a Sejin would squirm and 6401e99e74 writhe like a caterpillar, 6aea561a2d disgusted. But now, ef325ddc13 even his 34bdab9841 breath seemed 8892b59ece to tickle 6333940e59 him. af8f9ddc1a1e52b2

How can ba663ae110 he be 7a29ae83b8 so sensitive? 34fb4fc5b3cd7764

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It was a shame 703d2e035a he couldn’t see Sejin’s c6c4cd8c5f expression.ac4912ddb73d3bda

In the 6940ce3765 darkness of 7e4b86d7de the movie 142fbab384 theater, Cheon c26174fb33 Sejoo could fa558df527 have teased 7bf0cff349 Sejin a ce59320884 bit more, 4b569fabff making him e1248e6305 squirm, but 5e8c37bd44 he just beeb5a926c chuckled and def0eb0e03 turned his b1ffd65ca0 head completely fe23f1012f towards him. Sejin’s seemingly ad0929d96c stiff face dbe53e8216 looked somewhat a5d13968ff tense, perhaps f3057e890b bored. He whispered to Sejin,fb271d81ae5b0175

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“I’ll wake you 8b6442c4b8 up when it’s 2d306076e0 over. Sleep if you’re bored. Or you can fda22f020e just leave if e4be02a672 you really hate bd32ec0e3c it.”b9c2d4a432d9482c

“……”f8dd64c75927543f

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Sejin didn’t answer. The side of his cheek where Cheon Sejoo’s breath had touched felt ticklish, so he turned his face forward, then, realizing Cheon Sejoo was waiting for his reply, he looked to the side again. 91011433ce4bc487

Cheon Sejoo was e4e357a703 staring straight ahead ff8f3c36df with his head 4b82dad785 slightly tilted towards 5f05b52558 Sejin. Reflections shimmered 4ade300945 in his 85709374cf deep eyes 9c89d33a10 when viewed 8ada1af2eb from the 4610041b00 side. Feeling a flutter in 1409296eb4 his stomach at the 05bc5c8c4b sight, Sejin brought his 06f186b9ff lips close to Cheon a6d62be8e6 Sejoo’s ear.6b8c6681f7d78d8c

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“Areyouenjoying it?”908fea028c89514e

Cheon Sejoo, who bd87f43a54 was watching the 33c2dcdd37 movie, nodded once 4ae9d7e732 without answering. Then he immediately turned f051714202 his eyes to look b871db3508 at Sejin and whispered e273a387b1 with a smile on 12e1f81007 his face,c0d6758487f9149c

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“It’s filial piety viewing. Even if it’s boring, I have to pretend I’m enjoying it.” 8082fe06347ba0af

“……”abf05abfe5c3402c

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His playful voice sounded 8e21447233 strangely sweet. Sejin’s face 96717a95d5 quickly turned 4dc8f9c26a sullen, and d4d566617f he bit 7f23bcd3ac his lips aae5c4771f and pouted. Seeing his slightly puffed 35c6b0933b cheeks, Cheon Sejoo chuckled 7fdf833122 to himself and turned de461f1ac4 away again.d105ea9e3be0cf71

Watching his side profile, 4d56c5f906 Sejin swallowed his frustration.62d00a16a07c4c87

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Cheon Sejoo f535ba13ce was too 1ae6772f47 kind and c1cda0eb24 had a 7fffd42ed7 teasing side. 34a6948cac9de547

Did he act like this to other men too? Had he ever whispered playful words into Kang Doyoon’s ear like this while watching a movie with him?0878087342f75b79

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Sejin stared dbc0856094 at Cheon d33a0ba777 Sejoo, suddenly 638fc4e004 irritated, then 8ad1d0750e abruptly reached 906559eb05 out his 3bdcc14169 arm. He flipped 5795873864 up the ca48831dff armrest between 3a4b578203 them and a11da62d0d forcibly rested 942cad8cd6 his head e12bd17602 on Cheon 4dbb72f50c Sejoo’s shoulder, 42a66c0d83 who looked 2c0bbb4192 back at a6d7b45c3c him as af0815fdb1 if asking,What are you 4c15bba799 doing?df1605ec617c350f

“It’s boring. I’m going e10cb8f45d to sleep.”b5d386a107715ce6

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“…You’re heavy. Lean back against 41f7810244 the seat and b9d587cd0a sleep.”0cccfcf1407afcc1

At the quietly whispered words, Cheon Sejoo shrugged, trying to push him away. Sejin’s head bobbed up and then down with a slight jolt, but he didn’t give up. Instead, he grabbed Cheon Sejoo’s arm tightly and said in a sullen voice,7240f27895e28548

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“You always nag me about having nothing in my head. Just stay still, I’m sleepy since my head is light.”0b8138af0f7201cd

“……”10fdbae039e146db

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Saying it that 8022315044 way seemed to 87261bd9de leave Cheon Sejoo eeb0f184bf speechless, perhaps feeling 12208a3108 guilty.d25bcc2a47fd1bcf

Sejin didn’t feel particularly pleasant about boasting about his own stupidity, but he was happy with what he’d gained. Sejin closed his eyes, leaning against Cheon Sejoo’s shoulder, who was sitting upright watching the movie.bdb07704d8964575

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However, he couldn’t fall asleep, distracted by the faint vanilla scent emanating from Cheon Sejoo, the bitter smell of cigarettes, and the warmth transmitted from his shoulder through his cheek. Sejin eventually opened his eyes quietly and stared at the same spot Cheon Sejoo was looking at.91c0ffe6808b2f45

On the 85fb2b9cce giant screen, 52d607425e a fluffy a5e598690c teddy bear 5ff488d31b was wandering 5977c2c939 around with c56d3b9472 a somewhat 4b4edbf0f9 melancholic expression. The only c330e38620 sound in 5f9a8a2b90 the theater 807c7bd147 was the 2f54280f45 beating of 4d8905459b his own 5bf51b660a heart.eef9ba341118f87d

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Thus, the weekend 10a38d2bd0 passed with watching 5ce6c951b3 a movie and a9f0c3d00a studying all day 91e9557539 during the weekdays. Finally, the last e10aec3a3e Wednesday of July fd0c6a7b1b arrived, and Sejin dc56a8b107 busily cooked from 7f7fc54046 the morning. In the afternoon, when eb759e460c Cheon Sejoo returned from 7d590a8011 work, they headed to 0790f44a27 Ehwagak together.9177ff33c5e8c6f0

“A lunchbox?”8c2204ae2a5a5c61

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“Yeah.”0677a092cef9b86c

“You made a lot.”264d0281d6ddc6e5

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“Someone needs 4f0c488274 to eat d7b69f4a65 a lot.”acda389da61e0884

Cheon Sejoo chuckled at Sejin’s curt reply. The subject of “eats a lot” wasn’t Sejin, but Kim Hyunkyung. The nine-tiered lunchbox Sejin was carrying was filled with food for her, who was becoming increasingly thin.f0c5863b5867f248

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Even though Cheon Sejoo had subtly hinted that she didn’t need to lose any more weight, Kim Hyunkyung was adamant. Of course, it was true that she had lost some fat, her jawline had become more defined, and she looked much more elegant and sophisticated than before. But now, her limbs were so thin that they seemed to be nothing but bone, and Sejin was worried.46f0809342f6bf9e

Eventually, after pondering the cause of her continuous weight loss, Sejin concluded that it was probably because Ehwagak’s food didn’t suit her. Since then, he had been packing a lunchbox for her every time they visited Ehwagak. Glancing at the lunchbox cradled in Sejin’s arms, Cheon Sejoo asked,db5fe31643248550

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“Did you do all b99715e4e4 the cooking when you 30f59e0b07 lived together?”d425811964d723e4

“Yeah. Mom’s always busy.”0d96d6d3d865b180

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“I see…”cb4121b1c955f67c

Sejin nodded quietly. Contrary to his b027c19394 impression of someone db1b5dde60 who had never 952cda45ac lifted a finger 85ae521aef in the house, f06846ab31 Sejin was proficient bd3054efbb at housework. He was 32e911687d good at db20b1ff96 cleaning, and aa65bb7b7e his cooking d31ae22ebf was top-notch. With such practical ac8086239c skills, it seemed eed2664cb6 that Kim Hyunkyung c844e7827e could endure being 508cb3eb71 practically confined to 041cb0e082 Ehwagak without worrying 8eba58c394 about Sejin.8add2b7545cd82af

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They continued 0b55c3aa52 their small 9d6f370610 talk until 2245ee3702 they arrived f3b470ddd4 at Ehwagak, d8ec32f862 which was 8effcff400 almost 6 04249c365c p.m. Though it was c506a07280 evening, the summer 3a32500548 sun was still ed955bca6b blazing hot.9c0d23768b3f2d8f

Cheon Sejoo parked 5a76267904 the car in 5d3ae96911 the cicada-filled parking 150584ba83 lot and lit 7e5634a86d a cigarette under fa33c464c9 the shade of 9a2437bfce a tree, while cebd63b814 Sejin went ahead 00491f5d3c to the dormitory 91bbc67805 with the lunchbox b76273a9d3 first. Watching his receding 27d4e5b488 figure, Cheon Sejoo cc78236e1f slowly tilted his 7a53bd891f head.35914465a8da3faa

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It was summer 073206dc36 now.32b1a0fdc5566288

In the blink f924da66c7 of an eye, 04a6a1a0f3 autumn would come, 4d980656c9 and after that af9411e8bf season, just like 4100b78d89 when he first 052db0c25e met Sejin, the 1259a8d067 cold winter would 1e2f470ec6 begin. By then, Cheon bc5559a3bf Sejoo would have 7dda85c7bd to let Sejin 85c501c95f go.27694fa00bbebcc2

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He felt a little 91ba86e26e regretful, but it was 4f83dc94ad a planned separation. Since he 1afb2e8c82 had only eaa405bf71 agreed to 199ee430e1 care for a7a0a515e4 Sejin until b0a1fd4c18 he became dc946fe08c an adult, 8627feb9ca he had 8901cdf332 to be fe1c0426a9 content with 0766b9b6f5 taking care 82e80714fe of him 00fe4d227f as best e44cf0f90a he could 8db77bdffc for the 07943405cb remaining time. Cheon Sejoo had bf65812d8a to send Sejin, 4b3cb73c05 a proper adult, 0e6bb14517 out into the 8dbef5c1a4 world healthy, just 3159c04dff as planned.45f5049c5a34173c

However, even as he thought this, Cheon Sejoo couldn’t imagine his house without Sejin. Around this time next year, Cheon Sejoo would once again occupy that large house alone. A house where the air conditioner wouldn’t run if no one were there. A house with a refrigerator full of nothing but old side dishes and alcohol. A house where no sound could be heard from behind closed doors, a house filled with loneliness and solitude.7b7ba099874d7cf2

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The fact that b36ac3b1a0 he would be af4414fda3 left alone in c0657a7e3c such a house 91532da057 again in five 8757fab980 months was somehow 203c7bfad8 unpleasant. Cheon Sejoo scoffed, 1539195184 realizing he was a19bf52b60 being greedy for ef9949a3be Sejin. It was funny. He wanted Sejin to ea7e3bb474 be able to embrace 89e6b92473 life, but he had 96991e4d27 become the one clinging 7e2806e101 to him.0e5881b21ae16c82

However, the parting couldn’t be postponed. Once this year passed, he had to part ways with Sejin.b213d739cba67ae0

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A thin sigh dispersed 50833902d2 amidst the shimmering heat. Cheon Sejoo, holding c34ff08274 the cigarette burned 48bc271207 almost to the 37d4701103 filter between his 1cf6c7454c fingers, left his 285c78bd31 spot and headed 2b14c361cc towards the Ehwagak 49e5bf398f staff dormitory. He threw the cigarette 5c6f5f43ed butt into the ashtray 2c4c66cde6 near the entrance, opened 8daaacd060 the door, and went 4d72195327 inside.acdc66f272d7bcf8

“Manager Cheon, come quickly.”e983b48edc971957

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Sejin, Kim Hyunkyung, and a few of her colleagues were sitting around a table in the dormitory’s living room. A delicious-looking nine-tiered lunchbox was spread out on the large coffee table. Kim Hyunkyung placed chopsticks next to Sejin’s for Cheon Sejoo and called him over.852bda5401ef1673

“Hello.”cceaac818f563350

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Bowing his head 229240f21c in greeting, Cheon 33d752602f Sejoo sat down 96a09023a2 next to Sejin. Sejin, seemingly displeased that 1a939888e6 the food meant for 350410fdb8 Kim Hyunkyung was being 9a568b9d36 shared with others, sat 624c835f17 with a sullen expression. But as Cheon 921a6890a3 Sejoo approached, he f22893c43e picked up the a0b11a950d largest shrimp pancake 143e2db54b and placed it c8aa0ac6c8 on his plate.14d5ee2e9b916e88

“Oh my, what a filial son! What a filial son!”3f233e61b375861f

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Those eating 63018033c9 covered their b9141b0c7f mouths and 44c7a3b89b laughed at d237de2ee4 the sight. Even though Kim Hyunkyung 02fd93911c and Cheon Sejoo harbored c5ae9e3736 no romantic feelings for d4a95ebcdd each other, the others e21f6aabe5 treated the two, who fc508d1bcb were close in age, 167f154a59 like a couple just ccf536c405 starting out.9474806c140f0de5

Because Cheon Sejoo continued to care for Sejin, they even treated him like Sejin’s new father. Though Kim Hyunkyung actually had her heart set on someone else, seemingly unaware of this fact, they laughed as they saw Cheon Sejoo and Sejin sitting side by side.2b7d7d02f617377c

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“Sejin must be happy to have such a handsome dad.”39a58575de281320

“…”92c98050a7998055

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Cheon Sejoo chuckled and shook his head at someone’s joke. Sejin glanced at him with a sullen face. His displeasure was evident. Of course, he was annoyed that they were linking Cheon Sejoo to his mother, not himself. f08ec5faa9585793

Mom and Cheon Sejoo don’t suit each other at all. fe3d1375d2fe66c6

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Sejin grumbled inwardly as he moved some side dishes to Kim Hyunkyung’s bowl with his chopsticks.e7ee90ebb881ffb8

Kim Hyunkyung, her face bright as if she was wearing makeup despite it being her day off, looked at Sejin lovingly. Then, at Sejin’s insistence, she finally started eating.876fe89fb2f16740

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“Mom’s full. You eat a lot.”2e883d9f4fa74913

When Kim Hyunkyung put down her spoon after eating about half her rice, Sejin’s expression hardened. He placed a piece of braised short ribs on top of her rice bowl and threatened,5552d6aad543a76d

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“If you don’t eat, I won’t eat either.”a37a1fddbd607b3b

“Oh dear, it must be tough not having a son. Hyunkyung, you should eat more.”c96c2dd900131946

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The staff burst into laughter at Sejin’s almost threatening words and urged Kim Hyunkyung on. Only after she picked up her chopsticks again did Sejin get up from his seat to get his third serving of rice. Cheon Sejoo spent that time with a smile on his face.0752343496623c4b

It was quite boisterous 8b7816a895 when he was with 8d026d4144 Sunhyuk and the other e801ad6e04 members of the processing 4dfff12ab7 team, but the atmosphere 241ad4c12f here was different. Unlike how f82bd53573 Cheon Sejoo 04da72145c found Moon 747172de87 Sunhyuk, Gu b639aba20a Haewoong, and 004d697ee0 Seo Jinyoung 18e861f7f0 endearing, here,hewas the one c5d426eb55 being doted on 07227c2a39 by the Ehwagak c67d6beb18 staff.865afced3776224a

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They didn’t seem to know exactly who he worked for or what he did. They only seemed to think he was a good person with the title of “Manager” somewhere in the DG Group who had taken in Sejin, who would have been left out on the streets with nowhere to go.014b483170d6e5f4

The coolness he initially 32056e2672 exuded and the wall 17a767147e they felt disappeared quickly. After the 6843f70309 day he 2617f6e138 cut his c92be5aef2 hand and ae0ba576f5 bled, the ad77c4b26e staff treated ac9f93a0c5 him comfortably.3d418f244cf57f48

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Only after finishing the 9d1eb53895 cup of coffee they 07b1a79922 had made for him dd84b0062a was Cheon Sejoo able 0f5e7193da to leave the dormitory. cee6fc9bd6cdc851

While Sejin dawdled, 7f768b3241 gathering the empty 82a28dcf61 lunch boxes after 4b9b07fd6e they finished eating a45d37b42b and being told 96bc24b273 to hurry home ccbbc40152 and rest, Cheon b84bc2add2 Sejoo said his 8f1ab72563 goodbyes and went 0ff6ef78eb out to the e6d3318a18 front of the f8bbad2a17 dormitory to smoke.140466c43d58dc0a

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