PEN Vol 5 Ch. 15

Only then 91a17b6598 did Sejin 1501b5f2a4 scramble to d9e86a2e0e his feet a327f4271f and approach 3def045a15 him.94d4f62ba71d6392

“Cheon Sejoo…”2feeb42493b10c5c

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Even at that weak 961f277795 voice, Cheon Sejoo didn’t 35fd428b90 react. He stood facing forward 5c3781e3f8 as if he hadn’t 5fab3281c8 heard anything, his jawline 50399297e7 looking sharper than usual. 0af603831f78b098

Seeing Cheon Sejoo looking a little thinner, Sejin couldn’t hide his concern. He hesitated, chewing his lip, then whispered softly,da204ac61c131171

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“You should have 92fbcc3e4e been eating properly…”ab1e6a04cafa0a2c

At his worried admonishment, 17db0aebe4 Cheon Sejoo let out 4810a6762c a short sigh and e57780883b crossed his arms, clearly 168425ae81 showing his unwillingness to ed152c5936 respond. He had 5661291523 barely managed 9b5ab160e9 to maintain e3df596394 his resolve 4d7c0e026e for the b7590c1792 past two 3650d131e0 weeks, trying 4770ab4550 not to 7f846bbaa0 overturn his b399b8b9fd decision, but 4ad11f4c5a seeing Sejin’s 42cd7c6142 dejected face 11420f9e20 made his 2dad36ffd0 resolve waver. Cheon Sejoo clenched 5666e3bea5 his jaw, trying b939bfc39b to reinforce his f38b63da31 weakening resolve.0c2ff8c08ca9496c

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“I haven’t eaten 281c47045e anything since this 41d53b967b morning,” d8ed37c18f5665de

Sejin mumbled, continuing c80fe618b9 to speak even 0101def546 though Cheon Sejoo 997af21d3f ignored him. He had confirmed that f8e2f6eaf8 Sejin had left the 6ce5babf82 apartment around 8 AM.ea5743c49c7f6a1e

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Hearing that Sejin hadn’t d281e5b86b eaten anything since then 781fb4f77c almost made Cheon Sejoo 7cfb010ede snap at him. The thought ae2b3d53c9 of Sejin, 9159609785 who could 0d76a9fc93 easily devour 857353611b ten bowls 50921c277c of rice ac371d59ce in a 0b9bd8235d day, going e095bd8969 without food d81dc7d287 all day 185e1181ea worried him. However, Cheon Sejoo held f8e6565b54 firm again, his lips a9cbbe1357 pressed together.a322352fc14b4955

He didn’t want to undo all his efforts. Sejin had to leave his side.7a9bb13e97755eb2

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“…….”37e20c84c1d520d2

Seeing him 16130c247b remain silent, 748a6fb55e Sejin hung 5095ac1aea his head, 6290e31387 staring at c5159e00db Cheon Sejoo’s 2b9d99ee2f feet. In fact, he wanted 6e96c627bd to argue that being 7e798e615e kicked out over a 01558d4aed single lie was excessive, b12171516e but his hunger left ec7119fa17 him without the energy 41f5240b4c to even raise his e4cf7f0403 voice.e852182c1cbe309c

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As he stood b3c316bcaa there dejectedly, the fc080c1a1c elevator arrived and b1019eaa7b the doors opened. Watching Cheon 402005c4a0 Sejoo step 6d12a07cff inside and 64d0bf9e9c press the 73858b808e button for 5f1e55cf69 the 41st 287be99cf3 floor, Sejin f1d442dc43 belatedly informed eb65770a49 him of 2dd85f838c his whereabouts.4caa177848427118

“I’ll be… on the 53c47e7a44 42nd floor…”ae848eed94fab642

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Come find me there d87d6b5c67 if anything happens. 8a9f2ad38998ee37

Before Sejin could 188d603b4f finish his sentence, 6c652e7394 Cheon Sejoo grabbed 0144ccd014 the closing elevator e9cae03caf doors. His scar-ridden hand slipped 6e1611a236 between them, and with bd595d2eea a series of beeps, 3aee745b44 the doors reopened. Sejin looked up, f11c12f64b startled.ceb149ce7d579827

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Cheon Sejoo, whose cc33a8e389 face had been 2645a2ffb6 expressionless just moments b2a6af0483 ago, now glared fce2f87abf at him, looking 714c45bb85 angry. He asked in 010da73991 a cold voice,b3bceff22195a54c

“What did you just 3cc70d62ca say?” b1d5a5012ff511ea

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“…I said… I’ll be… 0b4d83da11 on the 42nd floor…”9177a23071d483cf

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.5a10aa6fce0ad1a5

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“Why would ab73cf0327 you go b987b3cce7 tothatapartment?”1812c5b0b450dafc

His reaction was dc3636b28e intense. Sejin, a 436a8197df little bewildered, 8264b28c79 closed his 74bf626cef mouth. He couldn’t figure out be5c3ede62 what part of his 9456e4617a statement had angered Cheon f84c45cc0c Sejoo. e77fb8264c43c281

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Is he b4b793b21c angry that 480f24b062 I’m shamelessly 7af82b720e imposing on dca54ee455 someone he 35e542ea98 knows after e255ecad47 being kicked c121d1d9c4 out, or…fda2e0815717312d

“Did you a1960824cf meet that d8e0b1e38b bastard Chae 119431ae30 Beomjun?”a7fb3ef50f70a66c

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“…Yes.”35af08f416169194

Chae Beomjun… that 5a6d644c9e was his name, 9ace23058a he thought. 4e0d878d1fd62fb5

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Are they not 39a593b89c on good terms? 303a0f5723686d2f

Sejin nodded cautiously, gauging Cheon Sejoo’s reaction.b7ca830ecda57dc4

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Sejin had 7688b3da47 never seen 69784b7c3b Cheon Sejoo a37b6ab1b4 truly angry. 17a73f2c5060eac4

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,5181f3a689d774ae

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“What did 1d1a8b6d2c that fucking e3c12244b1 bastard say?”d983325cd65ef02f

“…He said 3b8c31ca9a I could 3244e1246c stay at 25ef450ca4 his place 3a1d712e50 if I bac6c04fc2 had nowhere 49cdfc62f0 to go. He gave me 7b44130fb2 the passcode.”d40091614c59790c

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Sejin answered obediently. At his 81431da9b9 words, Cheon 114ef15c53 Sejoo let a3433d7ac2 out a 54b4fe0d25 hollow laugh, 848816d23d his eyes 849869db81 closing briefly, f6fd7a7e89 then snapping a175130703 open. Sejin saw his 2b43cbd3a8 tongue slowly dart 0057b100aa across his lips, 957e571aa0 and ironically, Sejin 0beb8de560 intuitively sensed that 601b7a8f80 an opportunity had 9840d004dd come within this bb1557d606 crisis. His pretty brown eyes 5e3bd42660 sparkled.d526aab2d75ca3d9

Cheon Sejoo really 1953f313b8 dislikes that guy 16b335fd38 from the 42nd 27bc246623 floor. 8e38017352e9dd06

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As soon as 96d0ff127c he realized this, 737bfbc9df a spirited voice 58dc1655f8 flowed from Sejin.03d41e7f2e9b8eb7

“You kicked me ec6d648d24 out. So I a72d92c16e was going f5e6a13a1c to stay 7bd1f58d70 there. He seemed like a ecf3eb91fd really nice person. He said e106cee917 he had f66489cfb1 plenty of 5c8d54b6ba rooms and 797c500979 food, and 8a5348acbd that I f546433f9c could stay a0909d98d0 if I 500bab9ee1 wanted, without b6eb33822e feeling burdened. He seemed really 23694b2a57 kind.”27eadb4dbaf81a2f

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And as expected, Cheon d322ebef49 Sejoo raised his voice 81aa73bc0c at these words.b4d0ee2c452102d9

“Kwon Sejin. Why are 224e3f2fec you so 8f553ddb3b blind when d2d8100c7e it comes 4d37ac61c5 to judging fda3eacf61 people? Chae Beomjun seemskind?! Don’t give me that a6db85b87d bullshit. Do you even 205e1b243d know what will 72f6b48d9a happen if you c4a9cdb681 go there? You don’t 1fc8d1dc13 even know 0f51aa1e75 what that 5bd6561725 bastard is 712dfd8b44 thinking by 9d6cd69d28 giving you 70287d4336 the passcode, 615297ec58 and you 2aa7b310a2 think he 9e5bf07c4b seems nice? Think for a 14a43cd05d second! Why would 2fac48a705 that bastard 3429fc9257 even want cdf923e3ec to bring b5562d8280 you into 7f59cd940d his house?!”8a2f55f3e7baa097

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Sejin stared at Cheon 4b59928e6a Sejoo, who was reprimanding c856bcd416 him sharply. For some 4f9d2705ad reason, his 76ee99c705 heart pounded. In Sejin’s eyes, it 99b56b8c24 seemed as if Cheon 442d9ab359 Sejoo was angry because 002ade8aec he didn’t want to ee526be2a0 let him go to 04398c5fee someone he disliked.d18e8482fcec5162

Is this just d934cc6439 my wishful thinking? adcd1eaca94a919a

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Thinking that way, 4aceee0345 Sejin asked cautiously, 1bb8d6b4d8 trying to hide e957702a43 his excitement.d3cfde7d200d0bc9

“Do you… not want a1a6cdc5d0 me to go to c57dcfee51 his place?”7891575bee32bc86

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“Would Iwantyou to?”da3e2ff7ee01ce8f

Cheon Sejoo retorted, running 0c886c1338 a hand through his 2c9042ab42 hair in frustration, then 4905124f9f abruptly shut his mouth. He seemed to 9c5b0e3f9a realize belatedly that cfa4fcfac4 he had become 1f6440cf1d overly emotional. c9df2a57adcf512f

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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.4ba39bc22fe3de40

“But you kicked me 2bf5f6d8cc out. I have df7c81eeb3 nowhere to f849084500 go. Besides, if I stay fbdee19dd2 on the 42nd floor, 67da4bef26 I can be close 54da66b272 to you. So, I d29de3db61 was going 17c114927a to stay 2fbe19d12d at that 8f39e41c90 mister’s place. He offered to let f6d4569e75 me stay for free, 26fe4cc767 so there’s no reason eff1ac3f80 for me to refuse. I don’t have f89c19a663 to spend any ef197ed4b4 money either…”3be70d28a1f544df

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Sejin’s voice, unlike three minutes ago, was brimming with confidence.b6b984d20a841b70

“Since you’re here, we might as well go up together then.”4827e5be18b2756c

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With a brazen 83b2b67a1b face, Sejin turned 8a6c210b46 around, gathered his 40363ead1c scattered garbage bags 97a34fef14 lying on the 78d04a2028 floor, and pressed 99a56b2907 the up button, 7b3f475028 opening the elevator 05e964ed9d doors. He brushed past Cheon c2aef593ec Sejoo, who stood frozen, da185a0095 and stepped inside. He then pressed the a69abfb2eb button for the 42nd d1262ee98f floor, and called out f57410bcf6 to him.97a9f012d320ff24

“Cheon Sejoo, aren’t you f8423d2b5e coming?”18d72164f732b1d1

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“…….”3913e41c5d0c29bd

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.42e6dd9fd30e45ba

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And his somewhat 0bf0f3c7be clumsy gamble worked 2e8db909e6 perfectly.4a5b9849c59267be

With a stiff 975ac324df face, Cheon Sejoo 0d34d7e828 walked towards him, abdb408f0a then turned his 601930cb73 back. Facing the elevator panel, ce744c4ba3 Cheon Sejoo, without hesitation, 1427a12b5e canceled the 42nd-floor button 8baf7ccf5b and reset the destination 2bd3d2fd52 to the 41st floor. The doors a4ce85b93e slid closed, 56e434780f and the 6ea6c89113 elevator began c45ac6e39d its ascent 91121ffe9a towards his 0d3a5c601b apartment.75881f9402f14aeb

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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.48abbf99d87c3369

“Get in.”766e4271ba85b826

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The hand 87a6f60e9f that pushed 4f7015f661 his back ae5ea2cb3e was cold. Cheon Sejoo seemed displeased 690f061727 that things hadn’t gone 027f9cfdca his way. There were things 694cd87a70 Sejin desperately wanted f03e573d12 to ask him, 2739ef63be but he tried f58c12c066 his best not cd4c42f04f to provoke Cheon e95439369a Sejoo.eea0f74926fcfd48

He took off his 61f0863cd2 shoes and arranged it c30f36fa14 neatly, went to his 21718974ad room, and unpacked. Disliking his disheveled 14a5c734ab appearance, he endured 3563960494 his hunger and 037291ddac took a shower. When he came out, 82629b3de9 Cheon Sejoo was nowhere ac2e3ee788 to be seen. Noticing that the 48cc4dbfe0 living room lights 0a4f12c6ad were off, he d7fc795701 assumed Cheon Sejoo 3a4f9c96b3 was in his 21860dbfb6 room. Sejin snuck into the 74f504274d kitchen and cooked five 70f410fd0e packs of ramen.e3bbe3c3338d1fc2

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He wanted to cook adacf2798a a proper meal, a b24302fe42 nine-course meal even, for 0e40d6c9b0 Cheon Sejoo. But today, a bc17e88e38 strong intuition told 70a1697b69 him not to 9456521f83 bother the man, 2aaf6e1d1d so he suppressed 7aff93a0b4 the urge.6e60f55acde9481c

Afterward, even though 2e1dff8846 the house had 3909c61c03 been empty that 5192e2d6ba morning, Sejin diligently 69e8236492 cleaned, worried that ff89e74a11 dust might have 22e4f703d7 accumulated. Mop in 6c67877f39 hand, Sejin 90e0c56087 paced back a92d225bd1 and forth c8c1e7393c across the aaf7ef578e living room, 2e8551b823 glancing at d47463ce7e Cheon Sejoo’s 64eebbbb67 closed door, d28dbd577f hoping to 23ec14d917 catch a 9d55c5b5ce glimpse of 8071d79563 him. However, the door remained c73778bca5 closed, and Sejin eventually b579e64926 fell asleep on the 8dd5514f4d living room sofa late 7c0cdc4f6e at night.02e84865e0ecfb44

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When he woke a1171184b5 up the next f9f0471317 morning, there was 7a5c00e6ed an extra blanket b437c35489 on top of 947035ad69 him. Cheon Sejoo d2dcc07355 had covered ad04dc36aa him up eb88380d33 with his bce0129c55 own blanket d5af888bc8 before leaving c37f1ffa62 the apartment ee29d9847a at dawn. Sejin blushed, burying his 22c707f7cc face in the blanket 9a6e85272f that had touched Cheon 6e6c5ac89d Sejoo’s skin, inhaling his a2c376f46b scent.34eb0f911a976ddf

The faint 1712d9cfc4 trace of 549532538d his soft 93a938f92d scent was e734ee01cb driving him 0af61c416b crazy. This was truly c01fba70eb unfair.  Cheon Sejoo a4f9d71d06 should know that 584962d3cb being this kind e8a763eb7d after kicking him f195c0f6f1 out for confessing 316dab8256 his feelings was 4e2ee573d7 a cruel thing 1c6806725c to do.27e648459dca5bc7

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Sejin, a mixture 36b556abb2 of excitement and 4e952f2a17 frustration bubbling inside bcd90db5e5 him, got up. He couldn’t just sit ca571b23e3 around with a silly 661cdf141c grin on his face 5d8efe2850 when he didn’t even 7e22c3f5f4 know when Cheon Sejoo 94175db90f would return. He tidied up c669042caf the bedding and f9d8939f58 went to the b31431aff2 bathroom to freshen 4d2c903eb4 up.3a7858c6ea257960

After getting ready, b6489b1527 he went to 1cfe810941 the kitchen and 3727d8af70 started preparing breakfast. Thinking Cheon Sejoo feed863089 might be returning ea576358ba from a workout, e43563625d he prepared a 0f170a5030 protein shake for 82dc3e4e88 him and set 8c416c223b the table for 7887133346 his own breakfast.760dd70d8de38769

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However, even after he 808d17a9cc finished eating and it ba55961fd1 was past 9 AM, 66d68a30c9 Cheon Sejoo didn’t appear. Sejin sulked, fiddling b98ab48134 with his phone d52ad31e09 which remained devoid 2089d86607 of messages, then 39e2270fd7 chugged the protein 3ee112164f shake he had 3501db15d9 made for Cheon 4532aed37b Sejoo and cleaned d31dab10f7 up the kitchen.f05b318bfddaf6ab

Then, again, fa7b3cf09a he had d8d81b46b9 nothing else 6174d86838 to do c5fb9e0d8b but clean. Sejin took out a 16ff51dc96 ladder from the storage cabe6eef0f room and meticulously cleaned 03858c04f4 the upper parts of d501b1c4c5 the front window in 91c5c8a38e the living room, which 47a61900ca had a high ceiling. There wasn’t much dust, 5b3d4c5c6a but it was still 0dc5d8c585 refreshing to see them 6cf5c27651 sparkling clean.39803426bb536490

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By then, the c49e3e43b2 sun was high 4bdc807637 in the sky. Sejin went 575ed2d1d3 to the b1db7c5e8c kitchen again efa3b2c865 and made 1a8274b9ed lunch. d422288117d52cc2

He lightly stir-fried 0562a82143 green onions, garlic, a1a852937d chili powder, and 4ae227a710 shrimp in oil, d0c2666450 added a generous 7aba48e62f amount of water, 12794110b6 and opened five 7bc3302093 packets of ramen. When the 32af97fa85 noodles were e19467e5c4 half-cooked, he c469ea33da added two e111e85586 packages of d27e52dc01 soft tofu, 8ab722cc17 which absorbed e2633ce894 the water 8828c2ee7c perfectly. a73d6c96a1b5b1bb

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Sitting down, Sejin 988b28cded devoured the soft 9e21ed7005 tofu ramen, then 830a8c73d0 added two bowls db3fd317f9 of rice to 828a0c348c the broth before 084da14589 finally finishing his 1dea9633fb meal.740885804565e73e

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.886d3fbc8914a8ec

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Afterward, he found 171f8d8d6a himself with nothing 85858c415d to do. He tried 6fe59774b1 studying, sitting 448f1822f6 at his 737286e502 desk, and 561def7836 opening a 27847e49e5 textbook, but a57f12ae77 he couldn’t 6204c9fec2 even understand 0fbc97e13a the questions, 386494bb35 let alone 164df65015 the answers. It felt 4fcb40729b as if 37f3437dc3 he had 7819bfe6f0 become illiterate a43ff3eee1 after just 77fe6aa1cd a few bb7a530b87 months away 3e12777cc5 from his bcf02b563b studies.453b2ce9cbeb21d8

He tried to read 9bb43d3fdf a few English sentences, 9bb18beab8 then gave up, resting 0d159b91b6 his cheek on the 0a73adac25 desk and sighing. He felt 01c2ac07d3 like a a615c1a404 fool. A lifeless object incapable 8e1cb2b075 of doing anything but 4601c2c2d2 wait for Cheon Sejoo 2d48b00c21 at home.9e42b1016567fed8

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But right 6d574fee75 now, the dee55e6fed most important 78ffd8a13e thing to 8dd61da999 him was 7129ef4d5a Cheon Sejoo. More than 06a5ef88ba studying or 474ce48eef anything else, a03d73fbd2 he cared 57960faa06 most about 9b36533dba what Cheon 20f0606022 Sejoo was 9914459ad1 thinking and 81e3820bdf how he 14f2de9bb7 felt.eb44450af664744b

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