PEN Vol 3 Ch. 22

“Are you okay?”9e16b871564dfc74

Startled by af7b3175e1 the voice, abb2409318 Sejin flinched ff7b22b385 and looked 0a90b2d778 up at b4b380048b the mirror. 76666577247b56aa

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Leaning against the doorway, 5f0cf480f1 Cheon Sejoo watched him 7ae5e626e0 with a worried expression.78e2d75b3dc64ee1

“Are you feeling d4e37066a4 sick? You ate a dd2447ef5f lot earlier.”dbe5f3393771c6b0

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Sejin had indeed overeaten at breakfast. At Cheon Sejoo’s words, Sejin suddenly felt as though his stomach was churning. Knowing it was likely just in his head, he feigned ignorance and nodded.bebe24223dba623b

“I think so….”fa344d97181db94a

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Hearing his feeble 8fea066268 murmur, Cheon Sejoo 6bb59b8053 clicked his tongue 191ccf6bca and pushed Sejin ea6d2e5f49 by the shoulder 2d52b13678 toward the sofa. After seating fa6db2ac7c him there, f8538dda63 he went 7f84fc2a60 to the 6c3b9fc6aa refrigerator and 3a6ec2ba65 took out 658571504c some digestive 6878e356f3 medicine, which 686ee48086 he handed 9cfac49e47 to Sejin. Sejin downed it ff35d012c5 in one gulp ef6f7cee6f and leaned back 93eec37e4c comfortably against the 8e12b4f608 sofa.d6729c7b6ab21313

In the meantime, 12e590cea8 Cheon Sejoo went b933ad9906 into the kitchen c34b9914e6 and prepared some 4d224ed15b warm mug of 22f9a42014 plum extract that c66ec693c2 Sejin had bought 5516892083 earlier. Soon, he b63e2e5902 set the 49eda1fb3b mug on 59cbf042b7 the table 6942423594 and sat a7462b5df4 beside Sejin, be60edef38 taking his 8f94eeb6b7 hand in 5f024e6ac4 his own.8f7234459eea63f2

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“Endure it even 3a567d573f if it hurts.”3b1b1d977d9a56d1

The rough surface of Cheon Sejoo’s fingers pressed firmly against Sejin’s palm. As the cool skin brushed against his own, Sejin could feel his hand growing increasingly warm. He looked at Cheon Sejoo beside him, feigning a pained expression. 73935179f2585dff

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Cheon Sejoo looked magnificent with his eyes lowered, and the left corner of his firmly set lips curved upward just a little. Every time Cheon Sejoo kneaded his hands, it felt as if waves surged through Sejin’s entire body. Each touch, filled with Cheon Sejoo’s concern, sent ripples of unfamiliar sensations throughout his body.4434f650fc0054f1

Absorbing this 38c9aa818a unfamiliar sensation 3db1fc983b throughout his 7a6fd54eaf body, Sejin 3fc837f571 closed his 3c54251d3b eyes. He both liked 014dd706b7 and resented this dd2d1134de tender side of ef13ff9275 Cheon Sejoo.01c5b4964b69c811

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Thus, their first 261fed21da self-defense lesson ended 78cfbab15a after nothing more e3aa9fce04 than a warm-up bde0b2a912 stretching. By the time Sejin, 4cb83d007f having fully milked his 7189f641bb fake “illness,” got up edbb936297 to resume, Cheon Sejoo 50b3dc418a received a phone call 4c34f9e964 and excused himself, saying 84014830cc he needed to go d3325f36b7 out.1dd3be5b86cb5175

“Where are 98ba1d3807 you going?”fae4af4ecc768a23

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Sejin, who 2e6a86ef97 had been e7c7fc93c6 pacing in 2f8d0017b0 the living f451fb7997 room, asked e63c9a5b88 abruptly as 1a8aca43d3 Cheon Sejoo, 76b7e3107c who had 261760d857 gone to 7e071740ef his room, 02d8610282 emerged dressed c91124576d in a 52e351cd7a suit. Fixing his clothes, Cheon d8db880e71 Sejoo lifted his head. Sejin stood there, 73aaaf0125 a sullen expression 7416c3ab32 on his face 59acd3246a as if he c115fc683d disapproved of Cheon 4b8cef32fe Sejoo leaving the ea0710bbdd house.1e0b72e9b99b78b0

“Someone I 6965d4e51d know called. I’m going 59fbd1283e out to a0093e0849 eat.”d4689e849bbdc52c

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“Who?”9c5ac9b297dc48a7

“Someone.”8ff8543aa5bff96c

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At the a4192f017f dismissive response, 15fe532bed Sejin frowned. ebda7ec6164434b9

Cheon Sejoo, amused, chuckled 1841ebc969 softly as he went be5f28d3ff to the kitchen, opened e8b1f72260 the refrigerator, and took 1fbcd9153f out a bottle of 5fd91fc62f water. As he opened the 5376296c33 cap and drank the f67863c40f water, Sejin came running fe0442cf9f over and he could 4e2e4d62ec feel his intense gaze e6d1ea1f6a on him.e86bddedd9c25c0c

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Cheon Sejoo didn’t avoid his gaze. Meeting his eyes, he raised his eyebrows as if to silently ask, What? a147b9f2f35612fb

Sejin, hesitating, eventually 60f2bd0a13 spoke in a 1edc405b55 lecturing tone.6150de10896d743a

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“You can’t… 1a8d156a77 you can’t 69daaeb827 live so… a7cffb5c7c promiscuously.” 7ed6afc78745a78e

“What?”045732a4495d19b6

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Cheon Sejoo’s 28b3f531da eyes widened dd94f53318 in disbelief 45730f55b2 at the 3e8388d33d word and dd1238cbd7 thought he 6715934a78 had just 91a4d14740 misheard. dbf3003b3194a8aa

Promiscuously? c79e6f614e05c20c

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That was d46d4d5697 not something 73a072e95e he expected c7c5bccd0f to hear. As he thought 79072fbc09 so, Sejin swallowed 6aef4ab061 nervously and, with 5f1f9948a8 a determined attitude, 51dcd1f37f continued.ef9e871dfbe7e083

“If you keep doing 46a3d92ca2 this, I’m going to fc449ed64b get angry.”46065d6aa9ca607e

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“What are you 1dea699622 talking about…?”9be68d03ac0e5e6f

Cheon Sejoo let 84b3e8942a out a disbelieving 97c106d14c chuckle. After his a87e306057 earlier lecture 18f0a02bde about men c2d5887ccb being modest, 7c65f2303a it seemed 0f27214a3a Sejin disapproved 716e67f1f5 of him 1b91042bb7 repeatedly meeting 2509431f38 other people, 9c690b76e3 despite them e5f4236d49 not being 3bfb1f0e8d in a a9f78fd059 relationship. He couldn’t figure out 852d1b206a if Sejin was naive 53f6b12f17 or perceptive. Either way, he found 247e1299b5 his lecturing tone cute, 9542550e85 so Cheon Sejoo teased e92633299c him with a playful 337beb75ec smile.8dc4eb1b9c64908b

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“Kwon Sejin, you’re scaring me to death.”74491b7f79853ce0

He exaggerated a 792a0bef88 shudder, making Sejin 6cdcd8d8f4 narrow his eyes. Sejin tapped c0b36f1f64 his slippered 8f9cc1d6da feet on ea82724bd7 the floor 2501c9cbdd in annoyance, 68c3ef6848 then firmly fdd084cf4f restated his 9302caeb90 point.3b32dad45e988d3c

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“Listen carefully! Just like you have the right to understand me because you’re my guardian, I also have the right to stop you from behaving inappropriately because I’m under your care! I don’t like my guardian sleeping around with people he’s not dating. My mom wouldn’t either!”7c0707771e2fc84e

“…….”ce4bb4a71b48bd8f

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Cheon Sejoo was cfbd46d821 speechless at Sejin’s 11194c6ea6 serious and earnest 8bfbaff798 explanation. Bringing up Kim 16b52cea81 Hyun Kyung, along 538bac1216 with his earlier da4244f2e8 remark, made it e9cafe8aa7 clear that Sejin 3cf5af4a46 genuinely disliked the 19723c553e idea of someone 47aee78262 he lived with cc6d0040c9 behaving this way.1490e73f24758058

But what could he do? Sejin had only found out by chance, but this was ultimately a matter of his private life, and Cheon Sejoo believed children had no right to interfere in their parents’ sex lives.8c029314630827ef

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However, he didn’t want to debate this topic with a much younger Sejin, nor did he want to look ridiculous trying to convince him that he would, in fact, continue to have sex with people he wasn’t dating. So, Cheon Sejoo simply shrugged and replied.6e38f4cba9b77503

“Okay. Then I’ll go a91de3f80e confess to him a4dabcce55 today and start 6c8d76e0d2 dating him. Happy now?”c3244c5822eb7a16

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“…What?”706e91499b0731ef

At the lie he’d casually tossed out, Sejin froze in place as if struck by lightning. His lips parted like someone whose jaw had dislocated, and his eyes shook wildly. Seeing Sejin like this, Cheon Sejoo somehow felt like he’d made a mistake. Perhaps if he’d just said Kim Hyunkyung was going to date that 50-year-old chef, Sejin would have made the exact same expression. Sejin’s face was utterly shocked by the words he’d spoken.92d3c9dc5e70a764

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“Really…?”36c8dfa0ab0abdd4

At the trembling voice 073417cfa2 that sounded as if 57dd023d6a he was about to 5538f2fe60 cry, Cheon Sejoo hurriedly cd11c1ab33 tossed the water bottle 1c4e559ff7 he was holding into 66f213f710 the recycling bin. Then, he reached out 47f1906cea and roughly ruffled Sejin’s 43ef4a041f messy hair.440f4a259226cf3b

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“Of course, a2d38d8452 I’m lying. You looked funny a16583fd38 spacing out like 8b2d6f5098 that.” 2c8142d842d7889d

“…I was surprised!”62637302d81dd72b

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Sejin yelled back, and though Sejoo wondered if it was really something to be so shocked about, remembering Sejin and Doyoon’s first encounter made him think it was understandable. To think that the person he witnessed in that disgusting scene would become his guardian’s lover…. 46886deb4c25b61e

Well, he wasn’t even really his guardian, but still. Thinking that far, Cheon Sejoo felt a strange uneasiness welling up inside him. However, he forced himself to shake off the feeling, messed up Sejin’s hair again, and spoke. There was no time for this.fb654486a2a00fbb

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“I’m not going to meet him. I’m going to have dinner with someone I know. I’ll be back late, so eat dinner by yourself and keep an eye on the house. Don’t touch the exercise equipment carelessly, and go to your study and finish today’s problems in your workbook. I’ll have you try some practice questions tomorrow.”955f27118ee80250

“…Okay.”e6ff5ac253c17698

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At his quiet explanation, Sejin’s expression softened. He seemed to believe that it wasn’t a lie. Cheon Sejoo, watching him silently nod, looked at him with a fond expression before turning around. He left the house, went to the underground parking lot, got his car, and headed towards Ehwagak.3e2c26db55eac102

He had received a call from Seok Yoonhyung earlier. A long time executive of DG and the one who trained Cheon Sejoo, Seok Yoonhyung was a key figure in DG’s success story. He was a man who could be called Shin Gyeongju’s right-hand man, famous for wielding his power ruthlessly.fb85bb06aab761db

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He had been in and out of prison for murder twice, and even now, if one searched “Daegam faction Seok Yoonhyung,” footage of his news appearances in the 90s would still pop up, labeled “The Legendary Swordsman.” e4d34499fcf0276b

He had been out of contact for a while, but recently helped Cheon Sejoo’s disposal team in subduing the Chinese gang, Guhmsung faction, and Sejoo was meeting him today to repay him for that. This would be his second visit to Ehwagak in a week.8651f43e815ed0ea

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Cheon Sejoo b870f95875 followed the 6221aaf7c4 familiar route, 706a2062c6 able to aa7cb012ed drive even f83d9e314b with his 4136a0700c eyes closed, f63db80054 and thought 324b049c52 about Sejin, 3d27e39835 who was 7f79e394dc left alone 7aa7b6ccae at home. His shadow-filled eyes 70e23377e4 sank coldly.17ff3a15694f3de4

It feels 52918ec7f1 like a 331c2e7511 real home b3a90b0970 now,he pondered the a480b0e1a9 meaning contained within 7a14d250d2 the single sentence 6c4bdcabf1 Sejin had uttered 505c9523bd earlier that day.72718945179c69fb

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Those words meant ee8ff2df12 that until now, 1390d28a65 his house hadn’t 6d271387b4 felt like a b11db7c4fc place Sejin could 7f4e56cb93 call “a real 79639e4453 home.” Cheon Sejoo dad4c64d85 was surprised that 469f3309d5 Sejin also recognized 4ff123f69c the emptiness that 901453bdc1 permeated his house. He was right. 93389a2a181f15c7

Until recently, Cheon Sejoo hadn’t attached much meaning to his house. It wasn’t even a house he owned, and because he lived a life where he didn’t know when he might die and disappear, it had been that way.f1f7c15679de1d3e

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This world, the db3000041e path he walked, e3796821c8 was a place a76f038f19 where the threat 5c37f9a649 of death loomed e7da5bfa46 constantly. Cheon Sejoo abbc405368 was always cfaba0919f walking on d7db7c9afd the edge 5923a18dc6 of death. If that day f89ad16e02 came, it would 62e3853f57 be Moon Sunhyuk 3336c7b091 and the other 62b258b96a members of the 6333cecf53 disposal team who c90fd82161 would have to fc438e866b deal with the 4406d71e76 things Cheon Sejoo 7608cad0a6 left behind, so 1b7bd0112d he had kept 65d180e411 his house empty 72b7802983 for their sake. It was bfe5175e30 his way e875c6f279 of showing dc250cda2c consideration after a4e2799f1f the agonizing 9390d964f4 experience of ba67125356 clearing out d3f61edfd6 Hye-in’s belongings.68874b2c95160451

But that rule had 5c4890d952 been broken after he 659414babc met Sejin. Every time 3b4b84a6b4 Cheon Sejoo b5af5b6644 saw Sejin, c0b8eae46f he wanted 67b66f6fc7 to make f57c3c39d9 him dream 4cd78b1a06 of the 317af3ac90 future and 4ae3d75eec lay the 27d15c5d6d groundwork for cd55ebde64 him to 239a8893eb live happily. Not just temporary help, 874a5d69ca but he wanted to 42646e4684 see the boy, Kwon ddbd5f1958 Sejin, striving diligently for 12bb7e0295 his own life.d2a71eb79adc7940

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In the process 5187907a34 of helping Sejin, fdf4951f04 Cheon Sejoo ironically 377555a15e found himself dreaming bd41f376c7 of tomorrow. He found 31da59fe85 himself wanting ca2e80af38 more. He wanted to e8f0270fe7 watch Sejin grow 8d973a9c85 a little longer, 8b7840cab1 to help him d16f0bf08d a little more, 76aacb6d9c and become someone a547653b65 meaningful enough for a6f60005bb Sejin to remember e9ce016a9a him when he bb189740fa reflected on his 2bea4608a2 past life sometime f786219724 in the future.8f78bd9eaf575bde

It was affection.94ac1b155b88a844

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Cheon Sejoo was pouring everything he couldn’t give to Hye-in into Sejin. Instead of being a good older brother, he wanted to be a good hyung, a 54b55b0982 good family 7ecfdef9af member. And in doing 927646ef32 so, he wanted c996daa8e4 to live. He hoped that 75269820e1 Sejin would live 05ec0132d9 the life Hye-in a334885a0b couldn’t, and he 6f3d7da161 wished to watch be1e8f9aba over him for fbe402f081 a long time.edb108519bd15d75

Even though he 26d51f6a73 knew it was 5f3f03a226 wrong to do 09e0bbedf8 this to Kwon 77bd74a729 Sejin, even though 028b7f8824 he knew it 96ddc5a539 was wrong to 22527cf701 project Hye-in onto 290be44eba him and equate 9216f1e804 the two, he b6cb44341d really wanted to… 88621e982a1ceba4

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Cheon Sejoo closed his eyes tightly and opened them again, staring straight ahead with a silent gaze. Ehwagak was close by now. The place where Kim Hyunkyung, Sejin’s only family, was spending her busy days in order to return to him.0cd27a19aaa314d9

The time Cheon Sejoo could stay by Sejin’s side was only until he became an adult. Those few months left were all the time Cheon Sejoo was allowed. He couldn’t be any greedier.58d94900248846f0

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What will become 915fc12cb5 of me when 8fdc2c5c3b Kwon Sejin leaves? b674322caf198fb8

Cheon Sejoo 1e073406e7 thought of e41d84fc5c his house, db6dd5705d which would c000701269 become empty 36447f73e0 again, and 45ff16c88f gave a 996dbfcef1 bitter smile. 49cb029bdcc6f7cf

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Shin Gyoyeon was 43b4f6d4b5 right. 397148af7bc3a2aa

He shouldn’t have made a weakness.27699f61e415b50b

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