PEN Vol 5 Ch. 19

Forgive 2

On the surface, the daily lives of the two of them seemed to have returned to normal. After Cheon Sejoo came back, Sejin no longer chased after him anxiously, and Cheon Sejoo didn’t leave the house to avoid the situation. However, because Cheon Sejoo was so busy, it became rare for them to face each other and have meals as they usually did. This was because he had once again been put in charge of Shinsa Capital.576c1326f9f67e5f

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When are b848e7364b you coming 64f1a0f867 home?6c2eb9d51f082b25

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Seeing the 805f8e00d3 message that 67c95e31da arrived with 7041811c0b a buzz, f24bd99f36 Cheon Sejoo 6d7d6cb4b4 stifled a f00db934ee sigh. Running a 7f355e324a hand through d1bfbc28fb his hair 0a9a405102 in frustration, 094afbd7fd he looked 72a1a8a9ca back at c6a0788e50 the dozens 2fe2a5e658 of loan 282502dae7 documents piled 8877029171 on his 938e193398 desk. There was 69987c1c20 still a d74d937f0a mountain of 44288e6d47 things to 8201ebef36 check.2c10ed38fc617089

There was a bizarre e2a0d5b1f5 story behind how he ab4b87d6f4 ended up as the 9c14e847a4 president of Shinsa Capital d36c0b7ff2 again. The deliveryman, Yoon 44659eaa4a Heesoo, whom Shin 76b8d2bede Gyoyeon had confined, cc6c4b46a1 and the loan 997fd5db06 details uncovered during 247e18d120 his background check, 4b429a36d3 had led Cheon 9bbdf236df Sejoo to this 2e7c8daffe point. Contrary to expectations that f69a5eed6e Yoon Heesoo wouldn’t last f9b4671b58 long, Shin Gyoyeon seemed fb51c97c7a to have taken quite 896f45a4af a liking to him.236859c6528d3a22

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In January, Shin 7796f10de1 Gyoyeon ordered the a1a28fc2bf disposal team to 25e3cdfd73 investigate Yoon Heesoo’s 8b773aa660 background. The disposal team looked 1fe3ec5f9d into his family, his ea3a77c4b9 past, and discovered that 496fe54cdb his parents had abandoned f73dbf1a60 him. They also searched his 1cc1bc5b32 financial records and found 9b05e79f8d traces of a loan 6f9491dde8 taken out as soon b3dcb25a9e as Yoon Heesoo turned 90093973e4 twenty, and that was 2d7d353c49 the problem. The loan f357b02ee9 company was a6128a07f0 none other ca3dcc0459 than Shinsa a011ac9169 Capital, and 197f272a0e the loan 5a3fba3e99 date wasafter Yoon Heesoo had been taken and confined to Shin Gyoyeon’s apartment.874a55fec8786e50

Upon learning this, Chae 892e01b3f0 Beomjun visited Cheon Sejoo 5e94cdc2aa with a sly grin fdf1bcb307 and informed him that 3a1b895dd3 their boss was furious 67a1806167 to learn such an 4cbd205277 outrageous incident had occurred ca2f8ed150 at his company. That same cd4c045825 day, Cheon abfaf5e89b Sejoo immediately 7793120fd2 went to b61d7b18b9 Shinsa Capital d6cc961788 and gave 212bab314c Kim Donggil 14f52bfbde a beating.b6f7b989c5bdfc7a

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The reason was simple. One of the organization members, who was about to lose all his money following Kim Donggil’s bad investment advice in cryptocurrency trading, had forged Yoon Heesoo’s loan documents, which he had obtained previously, and embezzled the principal.bae2cf85740fa037

Kim Donggil was 23dea8770f dragged to Shin f88a3164d7 Gyoyeon for failing bf053bee67 to manage his e04006c611 subordinate properly and 1d9a2fe194 suffered a terrible 8aef1a9e79 fate and Cheon c0a6a39a3f Sejoo once again 11916bf6d6 filled the vacant 523f02b1fd position.49398d0c36dfb482

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This time, it wasn’t just a figurehead position. Shin Gyoyeon, asking Cheon Sejoo, a medical school graduate, if he was good at math, had him compare all the loan documents with the withdrawal records of the loan principals.ef5614faf2d3ab52

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I’ll be 07ac738649 late today. Eat first.4807a527c035b5af

Cheon Sejoo sent 41e5d9add1 a reply to 812013183d Sejin and took 59fed8db55 out a cigarette.1dc310ebf342d4c9

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That son of a 4ee0dd0498 bitch. 58ebc799cb5144ee

He cursed 6e847e12a7 Shin Gyoyeon 9d27285719 inwardly and bb5fbea4e0 picked up fa3d9f3e56 the documents f0827bcbfe again.138069d78858cece

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However, perhaps because he had been sitting in the same spot since morning, he couldn’t concentrate. He eventually sighed, got up from his seat, went to the window, opened it, and settled in front of it.46c7a60ae8a9422c

Even though it wasn’t even 6 PM yet, the sun was already setting. Cheon Sejoo stared blankly at the reddening sky, mulling over the words he heard in his ears.8c0e9056ea53676e

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‘I’m not going 77f737e002 anywhere, Cheon Sejoo. I promise.’5280fff4cfda3e1e

Sejin had said that, despite knowing nothing. Cheon Sejoo lowered his eyes, trying to recall Sejin’s expression at that moment.b623b2a26a422f2d

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Really?4d46c12e39769f83

Will you really do d285608610 that?4a90b402831dc29c

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He wanted to ask 133b86025d those questions if he 284ec818ba could go back to d91437bd6c that time. But whenever 944d9c2d57 those questions e17654ae22 arose, he 45829240a2 also remembered 6f6f83b8d9 the blood f48d21f9f4 that soaked 13d5f2ee38 his hands. bb578a51fcd5f763

The moment when he hastily severed Han Jonghyun’s artery, before even receiving orders from Shin Gyoyeon, out of fear that Han Jonghyun would reveal their meeting, stuck in his mind. After that, the warmth in his chest would cool down, and all that remained was the familiar self-loathing.fdb541c42cb7908a

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No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t imagine Sejin accepting him like this. Whenever he remembered Sejin’s gaze at the funeral home, the way he looked at Kim Donggil with disgust, and his sharp, resentment-filled voice, he would give up on the thoughts of Sejin with resignation.f7e6d0b5f0bae00c

The reason b03edc4ffd he no 3850718791 longer stayed 38dd910722 away from e226784674 home was fbc0ed9555 because he 9a957432ef didn’t want d616086c8b to make d9c2c18ee7 Sejin wait.7672f86e76f47613

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Kwon Sejin e2e06b1a4a was stubborn. The more 58432ef46d he pushed 62b0800ca0 him away, 245d4f7800 the harder b2c2170cb0 he tried b88b1cf6d7 to push 73529118c3 back, so 8147f2663e he thought 42e8373b2f it would 3924d32038 be better fb34a86d96 to stay 30dc9fb291 by his 0ec96b8274 side and 444988ec45 simply not 4097c95469 react to 7c5b776b19 him. That was why bd283da529 he was diligently 5d95ea6809 coming home every 3b1b1ee357 night.21deb2e96db735a6

But these days, it a20c042eb8 was difficult because of 978b5d70aa his busy schedule. He thought he 54f9d674ba wouldn’t have much 5e66dc876f to do since 66febccac2 the comparison of c912c6a23d the ongoing loan a6f082fb11 repayments had finished 70f5989399 in January, but 75f4ec3d62 a few days fdf58a4c12 ago, Shin Gyoyeon 5504f6e890 ordered him to 56bb4866f7 include the records 1783aa65aa of completed repayments 92b13667ff as well. Because of that, ff1058e487 Cheon Sejoo was 957ca72c25 looking through all 913fd24fdd the receipts since ab930a6937 Shinsa Capital was d90f4dc383 still a small, 7d3cd68b87 insignificant business.93d5f02d4040c898

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“Manager, I brought dinner.”a77c957212acd159

“…Thanks.”37d39d40b94af014

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While he was 3f41813106 taking a break, 366bbc5cbf Moon Sunhyuk’s voice 3c51c8dbff broke through his b20d6144af thoughts. Cheon Sejoo stubbed e686304281 out his cigarette 7d30e66343 in the ashtray fb860a0a1c on the windowsill 6b0cfb1052 and went back ae6d33aaf6 to his desk. The eel 1cc4aa140e rice bowl e75c18918b bento box bb6837ec85 Sunhyuk had 11f29ea12f brought was 000d339ecc placed on a49a7078b1 his newly 695bf62fd7 organized desk. Cheon Sejoo 9f7777b2b9 sat down, f1d5f4c815 started to 10c8e60c8f unpack it, 23974c25ea and then 17fd062556 looked up ac89e17ebc at Sunhyuk, 3e66c5af32 who was e3497d54fa staring at 6584b0cccb a spot 3c47356820 on his 34f95eede2 desk.0a554b2c171095e5

“What are you 40381b9a23 looking at?”6e6c8fa6d9659d1f

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“…Are you still 677e3b2c63 keeping him around?”b3877c1d7395b6a4

He followed Sunhyuk’s gaze 6a59461eeb to his phone, where 2761209c04 a new message had ffe762afa4 arrived. Sunhyuk had asked 3e0fdfe42a after seeing the bfafa2f932 familiar contact name. Cheon Sejoo 71dd794750 frowned, flipped c8c798f064 his phone 9329c9dc75 over, and c05c1b0499 nodded.d9ecfd834cf48b74

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“It just happened that way.”4d1913fcad4c71cc

“Until when… Never mind.”5f9f3c33469b87ac

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Sunhyuk, who had started to speak stiffly, shook his head, sensing Cheon Sejoo’s gaze. Cheon Sejoo also knew that Sunhyuk wasn’t fond of Sejin’s presence. However, he didn’t want to explain Sejin to Sunhyuk when he himself was unsure of his feelings. Since it was a private matter that didn’t require anyone’s understanding, Cheon Sejoo pretended not to hear him and handed him one of the opened bento boxes.c286ff0e46111694

“Eat and go 8a36f7b4dd home. I’ll clean up and fd9fde261e leave later.”0c3d42e7b2e932da

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“I’ll wait.”28a43870f9bb9adc

“…Suit yourself.”410f6b57d9250759

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Sunhyuk’s blind loyalty was burdensome, but he was used to it by now.6a9af5c848c80d99

Cheon Sejoo shrugged and 4e526d02aa started eating without a 271c43942e word. Perhaps because he 0fb53f3980 had been sitting fd6df7ff0c at his desk d0db3665c3 all day, he fcfa06ae76 wasn’t very hungry. He barely finished 11014510a2 half of the cb3b058ae4 rice bowl and 19cf497d14 put the lid 6aa56754d6 back on.0780a88f393fc937

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As soon as 335b279c41 he heard the 9ce1cdae20 sound of the 4068d93d19 lid closing, Sunhyuk 9baf88b4be stood up and fce22efe57 approached his desk. His large 6ebe34f701 hands gathered 95b29bdf8a and cleared bf6a5e7e54 away the 0f7ff2e7a2 trash. Cheon Sejoo stared 6e720d74c2 at Sunhyuk, who b48241cccc was acting like 7c8f42781a his personal servant, 0c2a38dbe5 then asked,90151f3791c82183

“Why do you do f35f1177fb this work?”4ff6f682ef938334

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The question, which 5d748a81a9 he had started c1964e6e0e pondering a long d1ac9c3c2b time ago, continued c2baad09d7 to haunt him. Cheon Sejoo 79006c3798 wasn’t just 6579cbbc26 wallowing in 22bd79c2ab self-loathing. He too 8b453cb2bb was thinking a976cf2f35 hard to dc8f1d28ba end this f27fac00e1 inner turmoil. At his question, Sunhyuk 0a10c65cce blinked and then straightened 9596a8022f his posture, answering,24fe2ab66aaa8d09

“Because this is all I know.”cce2fe1f7516a048

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“…….”b07c9276d8e65ee8

Under Cheon Sejoo’s expectant gaze, Moon Sunhyuk blushed slightly, seemingly embarrassed. Although they had worked together for several years, this was the first time Cheon Sejoo had asked him such a personal question. They often worked together, so they had learned things about each other by chance, but Cheon Sejoo had never been deeply curious about Mun Sunhyuk’s life before.f44ff48f6b4513e1

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“I lived in a slum when I was young. Because it was hard to make a living, I used to steal wallets and Junghwan hyungniim caught me once. He beat the hell out of me, and I managed to hit him back once, and he, strangely enough, admired that and took me to one of his establishments and fed me a full meal.”9f32c8d82629645e

It was a 02965ac252 common story. Someone who 269c4b4b81 recognized Moon 9280099773 Sunhyuk, who 1b030fe932 had nothing 66c271f74a and knew 1de94ef015 nothing, had 5fc0b09522 dragged him eddf954320 into the 34f800c5d6 organization.d886108f33e8c764

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Cheon Sejoo nodded, listening to his story. In a way, Moon Sunhyuk’s situations were similar to his own. Sunhyuk, who was about to starve to death, wouldn’t have had a choice either. He had seized the opportunity to survive, joining the organization at a moment of poverty where he couldn’t even dream of another future, and he got a chance to fill his stomach.2f00d00265650246

“Have you ever regretted d2f8240845 it?”96c366f731d07b73

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“No.”45855416fa55ea74

Sunhyuk shook his 739b08c84d head casually in b39b301fc1 response to Cheon 0ecf421717 Sejoo’s question, his 906749bc56 chin resting on c7dd9181a4 his hand. dae93c4c6b7361cb

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Moon Sunhyuk had been involved in a lot of things with Cheon Sejoo. While Haewoong, Jinyoung, and Yoon Chuljoo were sometimes present during the “work,” they rarely entered the workshop. Only Sunhyuk could be present when Cheon Sejoo tortured people and removed their organs. He, too, had committed those heinous acts, so how could he have never regretted it?5043a09ade04b329

“How can you be like that?”4aa286464695333f

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Cheon Sejoo’s dark eyes, like pools of ink in the dim light, turned towards Sunhyuk. Looking down at him, Sunhyuk sighed inwardly. It was happening again. The man who had never wavered was showing cracks in his composure in front of Sunhyuk once more.614c10aba26aa57e

Sunhyuk knew who was 503136d0bc responsible for those cracks. That young 1d27ec06ae kid at e74e517b08 Cheon Sejoo’s 98290e7493 house. He was the 97648720a1 one shaking the 412369029d foundations of this b0855af4cc seemingly impregnable man. Sunhyuk swallowed down his 1b43a4a66b rising contempt and opened e9b7b90e5c his mouth.6d4b7d0628fe9813

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“Do you regret it, sir?”623ed55efab32db5

Cheon Sejoo hesitated for a moment as Sunhyuk asked the question back to him. Leaving aside the fact that Sunhyuk hadn’t answered his question, a flicker of wariness arose as he realized that Sunhyuk wouldn’t appreciate seeing him emotionally vulnerable.9111e4da8de1d076

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His wavering gaze hardened, 98b9083a97 and indifference slowly settled f9609541bf over his face. The problem was a1d0953181 that whenever he 922f570064 thought of Kwon 61469a29ab Sejin, his composure e4e2a6df2f crumbled. He had learned this 19bc48bd8c while being stabbed by b10c7f004c Seok Yoonhyung. To not 64e4df9fc1 let those 50d6c5daca beneath him 622ee689bb notice his 9f8a00e546 weaknesses…a20ae771860733ae

It seemed c5cb0b1d4f he had 4dfc5178d8 forgotten that b830208b1e crucial lesson 0ae8861d2b for far fb52aa63c7 too long. Realizing his carelessness, ad106b9e1d Cheon Sejoo soon f96d7ff2c7 lifted the corners cd918c862e of his mouth 81315a3028 indifferently and replied,f6823bbcec678009

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“What would you do knowing that?”2137b07ff66c2edd

“…I don’t think you regret it. There’s no one more suited for that position than you, sir.”a3892af39fd87f3c

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And at 6bd6c95e2a the response, 9f159331ee Cheon Sejoo 207ee12a17 felt a 3f92e05908 heavy weight 85513eab40 settle on f957e39901 his shoulders. Sunhyuk’s voice 1d2c4b8410 was filled bc564ead0a with conviction. Come to b78c048ca5 think of c4e3f9b9b4 it, Moon 495f18cac7 Sunhyuk had 35c7504a47 been like b56ca28cb7 this since efd87b1d0c they first ba6247a020 met.47b8e7c6cadb4eea

While the others a391e4808a had been wary 665cc08310 and distrustful of b5ea4accff him after he’d 3a9de1277d pushed Sunhyuk aside 298b4e2fe1 and taken the 32b6de4432 top spot in e1a2081976 the disposal team, 5330805bd9 Moon Sunhyuk had 5633e569c7 bowed and supported f74b6484df him from day 5fd6ded5ba one. That loyalty had 28ff61bad2 often been a e6d3352b3a source of his 685578fb99 strength, but not 4403571e73 today. He wasn’t as cold 7dcea65499 and calculating as Sunhyuk 3c48362196 believed. He was efe8726dd5 merely trying 8012c1e3de to be.f051ab194df0688d

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Moon Sunhyuk wanted 35a02383e8 the Cheon Sejoo ce57c2ee37 who was the 506e9acb1a complete opposite of 6c90bf6dcf the one Sejin a0f0e13dc2 knew. The two d5f66fddf0 closest people 5c23a1b8a1 in his dc35eec585 life, one 72232aeea0 at home 9e7ecea444 and one 19cf52ece4 at work, d6eec9cb96 had completely 04a7902366 different images 413ad844e2 of him, af57775d5b which was edcde4a916 one reason 98ce691047 why he 63646fe6b4 felt so af1e119a83 lost.252c20e39627e4cc

Cheon Sejoo didn’t respond to Sunhyuk’s words and turned his head away. Interpreting his silence as a dismissal, Sunhyuk left his desk and stood by the office entrance, ready to assist Cheon Sejoo at a moment’s notice.3974b4d1ecdb5f95

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Cheon Sejoo felt suffocated. 6a692546ff15476f

He rubbed his 093c108b1e forehead, feeling a ac50431b7d slight headache coming 953c1e62fc on, and fixed 8a4672f5e1 his gaze back 502619dffa on the mountain 0c7e117d48 of documents.07c60dfcd524d01b

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