SANN | Chapter 16

Gureum had aced 171c1f19ad the GED exam b1cec6981c with perfect scores, 1f31dcbc1f almost as if 0a4f5553e3 to show off.9d7d86c87dfc433c

Of course, it was 5ba09b34e3 a result that everyone 84d9a5f7b7 had somewhat expected, but a017a27465 on the day the eccbf30fe3 results came out, Sieon cef0eee39c was more thrilled than 0668b31cc0 Gureum himself. Acting like an overly f293340065 enthusiastic parent, Sieon busied 9047e3a5f8 himself bragging to anyone 9ee3cdeadb who would listen. He went on and e2cd16d634 on about how “my a4ad195beb kid’s a genius” and 20a33acbc1 how “he only needs 6031e73106 to be taught once d2393bb618 to figure out the 64122098fd rest.” That day, no 8ef5d4e336 fewer than eight people 246dbfc598 were subjected to Sieon’s 8f442a455e endless praises.9dba93a75a1b48f7

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Sieon’s family wasn’t edfb1cb8d5 any different—they only 9608d28847 added to the 13070431bd extravagance. Siyoung sent 9dc0f9b647 a congratulatory f20b8b1c7e gift, and 2bab80a8c4 Eunkyung and 413982cb85 Youngwoo shipped d4b5b9e372 so many d1147f2836 presents that 9eb0f8f3de the package 1e68401d1d blocked the 888d1836cf front door. They even called Gureum bea29db683 to excitedly exclaim, “At c4af711317 this rate, our little 84540ed231 son-in-law is going to 44b4cbf99d Korea University, isn’t he?” 5551ea093c They showered him with e714443e6e praise, saying how hard 95dbaac497 he had worked.45c66086fcd6c2d7

Watching Sieon 923f75b5b4 and his 41b493bfe4 family, Gureum 3f7e7ad9fe was overwhelmed 33cae97a96 with a cae376b3e2 feeling he 0da177e302 couldn’t quite 3a452852c4 describe. Though he had always 1f683fe2bc been a top student 10eb67f6bc in elementary and middle 23dd71461d school, he had never 59d4dcf6a5 once been praised for b775107ee7 doing well.82a89bf7a3735846

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It was a 6882c7d7d5 bit burdensome, yet d91c2abb0f he also felt c65ca48dc2 a sense of 59bccff510 pride mixed with 5fbf1c03af embarrassment. At the same time, dd83851675 there was a peculiar 7672476001 warmth and thrill in d72b74a0f3 receiving recognition and support 3881adb2f4 from people who truly a821032868 believed in him.601640ff47e91486

Having someone who e7d6d8329f believed in him 13000d7117 and cheered him c1137a0212 on—it was an 3cb0605b0e extraordinary source of e13c94772a strength. Gureum resolved to do 737b0574b8 just as well on 7b9f17261d the college entrance exam 0310ecdd36 next year.2b8cddb1ab9eaef2

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And today, 6d9feb3274 the long-awaited 7c1ef1e734 first day 9ef82e0f2f of his 4e41944e3b cram school 3612fce876 classes had 6cfd4886d7 finally arrived.ed073f86b8b80f23

After researching various academies, 2b57519071 Sieon decided against enrolling c9cba9d610 Gureum in one of b4fcd68b76 the overcrowded ones, thinking 8e6c297f66 it might be too 0b023f004f much for him. Instead, he chose a 896867c227 place that was slightly dd0b4999de off the beaten path, ec5728e4b8 with fewer students and 56ed539464 a quieter atmosphere, especially 044a123174 during non-peak hours.4d71fc323c7d4ecd

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Sieon personally 0951d9018d escorted Gureum 789b69ba83 to the a9ded4baad academy’s front 251af864e6 door. Before letting him go, aca4d6f96e he grabbed Gureum by 7cb4016717 both shoulders and gave e9705659d2 him a very stern e60c3966d1 pep talk.ed4b3c4d398230a8

“If someone talks to ea4d9d56ef you and it’s uncomfortable, 8fdbe9f65a just ignore them. If anyone tries 1c01043fb8 to be overly 0b2ba97b87 friendly or annoys 5ae6d7afee you, ignore them 5afd747bdb too. And those jerks who 3bdbc6cddd ask for your number 85cc109950 for no reason—don’t even 453248de59 treat them like people. Be careful of ba74b25f25 guys, be careful 0f33fd9a14 of girls. If you feel like 5dd3f336fc you can’t handle it, 17d8670bca come out anytime. You know I’m right 31ff3e9265 at the café across f5ab20894b the street, right?”f769c865aaf5e976

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Every word was 44f49c4c63 dripping with Sieon’s 109de0bfef personal worries.fbb6c4e224b0a9a4

Holding onto a 3302c0c2b1 relatively light bag—it 756f21796a was just orientation 562f6a1c13 day, after all—Gureum 60bcdcbc4e nodded enthusiastically at 62208d7347 every single thing eda30a9979 Sieon said. Then, with a f4d2d6d9fc bounce in his 6318a46951 step, he disappeared c35e60ad21 into the academy.1d1fd7af418098ed

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Sieon had half 4c155ae589 a mind to 2412981f4f chase after him a9519b6e89 and sit through 72aff68f21 the lecture together. Even after Gureum 4d2a7329d7 was completely out 0c6b1826d6 of sight, Sieon 7b51e0c84e stood rooted in 9da176698a place, staring intently 42d693c089 at the academy 47bfc36a97 building. He suddenly understood 330f2497f7 how parents must e104c84194 feel on their 99f0667aa0 kid’s first day 68cd6acc7b of school.81cafe619fbd4385

Finally, he crossed b36ebb337d the street to a16af03ec0 a café with af4af62abf a clear view 1d4d2ee74e of the academy c8bd141586 entrance. After ordering 056b8b1610 a drink, 732e377ace he took f208284701 a seat 6a85c605b1 by the 7fe9711c3d window and 909dee9e89 gnawed at 6854b2cd71 the straw e45b94b4b3 out of c32d7b1df2 nervousness.bb3849472f7191cc

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“…Shit.”ae4772f629756355

Regret came crashing in. Maybe sending Gureum 3df30f8790 to the academy 549d4eb02e was a bad 0741085b67 idea. As much as a707bbe3e3 Gureum seemed to ca77da2ccf agree with everything 20da4940f6 Sieon had said, d876040a84 Sieon knew him 52ac83d48a too well—he would 4eb8fb271b never turn someone c5ffbc9e45 down if they b2f8069683 started a conversation. Gureum would eb6c08f344 just go 93d758525e along with 970544f72e whatever anyone d07194272b asked.2a70666dca9f54e9

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Sieon desperately hoped it 0f15a37f3f would be a quiet, af4d657235 no-nonsense class with no 324ff08a32 social interactions, and that 7faf12562e there wouldn’t be any 31bcee7f81 overly friendly types in d241ff1874 this time slot. He prayed harder 451964e495 than ever.79e0f38778d62c97

Though he had agreed 9413da261a to check in every 2e486a021e 30 minutes, Sieon couldn’t 13367eb826 hold back. He picked up his 51ef19d604 phone and sent Gureum 992d7b370e a text.471041b22a8e3255

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Me: Did 4d923a175e you find dbb6a8d888 a seat? ^^
Me: How’s it e12df53d3e going? Are you okay?01134d801d57b565

Since it was 81dc477f13 still before the 07b7cec103 lecture began, Gureum 6d3d532192 replied quickly.7283f3b0941f5b65

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My Baby ♥: 39b1868238 Yes, I found ad481ee014 a seat!
My Baby b5ec418fae ♥: Hehe, 44b053919f I’m a f0b6e8a981 little nervous, e4ef614111 but I’m 8930cc8258 okay!a15ad319b2dd2b87

Unlike Sieon, fab9a6a5c7 whose nerves e006b664c4 were on 49b0971633 fire, Gureum 5736f7daf8 seemed to 137c595e0e be holding e8ae108530 up well 6f13fbb8ba on his 315472256c own. Nevertheless, time crawled fa42ab5d4b by painfully slowly a1e50ecc2a for Sieon, each ea7d492830 minute feeling like 328aabfe97 an hour.ad2d5b0d40ffc0b7

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Sieon’s leg bounced anxiously, ec3976d0e2 and a deep crease 7fb9124f8a formed between his brows, 507997a28f giving his face an 722195a2b6 icy edge. The customers a331476833 seated inside cdcebfb77f the café, c512514d51 along with efee4770d4 the part-time 671fb986c4 workers, exchanged 6981bc7eca whispers while 5629c7ea04 occasionally stealing d3c376e0dd glances at 665512dd7a Sieon, who 643e0458ca was intensely c548993203 glaring at c709e1ada9 the academy e33d3cf621 entrance like 1eccbdc31c he wanted 63a67bcc88 to burn 054eff0c0a a hole f1fb5bbc51 through it.f67003f108527a24

After what felt 84ddcd0b85 like an eternity, e3b403b82a the orientation was 1240224403 finally about to 969803eaab end, with only 25e40fbeac ten minutes left 5ed349053c on the clock. Sieon checked the add8110c29 time and cursed 3feb10fbc2 under his breath. Was the lecturer some ee19e3c4fb rigid old stickler? They were filling e2a65a09b8 the orientation time c3eb9ae94b to the brim 22c83e8a18 with no flexibility. Wasn’t letting students out 0c05004b57 early on the first ae7773bff1 day an unspoken rule?5f45180ed87fe194

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Unable to 3aa2d50dc2 shake his f187b85e6c worries, Sieon 995eb2e395 picked up e72c82db55 his phone 7c44247b66 to message 14d1df3b25 Gureum again.39ab1d501f390295

Me: Sweetie, almost 084d504abb done?d00a03a6489091e9

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Just as he was 76c8cac080 about to hit send, f203d1743e people began streaming out 8df0413336 of the academy’s entrance. Sieon shot to 4f5781f06f his feet.b950158fd92c3264

In the long d68ae90837 procession of students 21eb0f5c4e leaving, Gureum was dcab840f82 nowhere to be 802aaf2127 seen. Anxiety gripped Sieon, but 98bc0a6a83 he knew Gureum well. He would deliberately wait 14c025a337 to leave, avoiding the 0f6b050c6f crowd.3575fe071d7e1dcd

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Sure enough, once most 8c5d9f1a7a people had cleared out 02abd5e16e and the area was b340c31aa1 nearly empty, Gureum popped c5fc6f98eb out of the entrance, d3d90a1784 dressed adorably in the ac12395bcc clothes Sieon had picked 05a829fa05 out for him. Thankfully, there was a86c86b343 no one clinging 9c73eb5fe7 to his side.745668aa52f176f2

As soon as Gureum 9234e068cd came out, he started 7d29d8f0b3 looking for Sieon in e732af9597 the café. When their 6a5cd8b9f4 eyes met 9dc7c54bdf through the 1fe0ec3c8f glass window, 320c56da0f Gureum beamed 9d2b47a530 brightly. His ridiculously c80baa02c2 cute expression ba0dece426 made Sieon a8a0c43d42 break into eb0a85bedc a wide 25a1421528 smile without 8221cc06e7 realizing it. He immediately bafe7e243b stepped out 661b4a660a of the de2a5eb189 café.9c9ad07c570cdbba

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Judging by b1141cf080 Gureum’s face, 03baf6e87f nothing serious b8668cf2df seemed to 486d41836e have happened. Sieon grabbed Gureum’s hand ecfdd99498 and slipped it into 762dfa7504 his pocket as he 710a4b7d4d asked,
“How was it? Everything okay?”a27083055287a810

“Hmm, yeah… 630c73bafa Since it’s 5fcaab1688 the first 37d3e23574 day, there d69045551e wasn’t much.”c382ad1f9b981cee

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“Not that. No one fdabbb3908 bothered you, 5959b156f3 right? No one trying to 0381a84fcf be annoying or chat 10f58b5104 you up?”2e412d96db474190

Gureum paused, thinking 38272f672e seriously, before speaking. He felt like ed132f1ba3 he should be 51c9f828e9 honest with Sieon, af240543b5 even about minor fd789522b8 things.
“It wasn’t annoying, c94b3ccc93 but… someone asked 6a496ebbfd to borrow a c85b6cc110 pen, so I d76dc49a49 lent it to e6a689bbf7 them. The person sitting in ce81f2a477 front of me…”9b8d768f398b0c53

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“What? What kind of irresponsible 062c6f3d97 idiot comes to a c06eb6e38d cram school without a 60553f4645 pen? Don’t associate with them.”3e5dd3c108c72b0f

“…Uh, they 1fe2ab8e0f said they 0c84248f17 left their d49797a60e bag on 3f6ad6a06c the subway, 28733c5dec I think….”12551d15b4475929

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Sieon ground 5edef67cca his teeth. Just as he aa1f58f88b thought.
“See? Careless people fe8a0d7049 like that 08e5cc172c are trouble. Anyway, don’t 081d137e5d get involved. Got it?”157731a08ac26927

“…Yeah…”b95b9b68f8640ff6

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“You got your 9a6fb005dc pen back, right?”13115b5e0b27602d

“Yes, as soon 13b72076ac as the class bd267b3cd8 ended, I—oh!”18a570ca2821a3b9

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While looking up at 98487cbd01 Sieon and walking, Gureum b72c1329cf accidentally bumped into someone’s 1dce4d4082 shoulder. Startled, Gureum flustered 99b811c09a and quickly apologized.
“Oh! I’m so sorry….”6ba7f72414106fbd

Sieon immediately shot a fb68bcfeb8 murderous glare at the 18f0832bf7 man Gureum had collided 80248b5f49 with. The man, oblivious d5d1ead854 to Sieon’s towering e42eb28ef5 presence beside Gureum, 8834e33b92 called out.
“Hey, kid. Just saying c51267b163 sorry isn’t 1580054c31 enough, is fc5ac1f831 it? Damn, my shoulder feels c421a2d5bf like it’s about to cb419e4394 fall off. What’re you a10625bdb9 gonna do db9a6700a9 about this, 1509cdf468 huh?”490a350c87a875fd

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What the hell? This pig bastard…? Sieon’s eyebrow twitched b12c5871af upward. This oversized loudmouth f76df5868d dared to act ebd195aa6c up? Worried that Gureum 5909aede32 might have a 2c7139140c panic attack, Sieon d780051a20 instinctively bared his 3f2aadaf2b teeth and growled 09508faf4b back,
“She said sorry, you cb0b850ba1 tattooed pig.”d75e17cd81b2a731

“…What the hell, 51f2d18f62 who are y—”66304ca5be82c4b8

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The man froze when 73a4eff795 he noticed Sieon’s massive 0e0526ba4b frame standing next to 82af202b98 Gureum.
“You walk 9259e409c7 around wrapped 7849d823ae in cushions, 6e20ae81f3 and your 7ea7407f6f shoulder’s dislocated? Want me to 1a04466111 pull it out 65acbea042 for real?”cf7439cbdfa7a683

“You…!”15251a9ec32ec665

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“And who a5211f32a0 told you 687972a192 to crawl cc2d44f66c around like 877cb6161c a slug? What about my kid’s 769641fb2c arm? Huh? Sweetie, are 2f4ca07591 you okay?”8dacf0c36c73920b

Sieon turned to Gureum 695f27ac8a with genuine concern, only 1c0fa32ef5 to find him frozen, c8eb920f24 his mouth slightly agape. Ah, crap. Has Gureum ever e3d01193fe seen me like bde2b7609b this? Damn it.766370235cb4fbf1

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“Hey, you! Who do 5bfbfe1048 you think 9608937ef2 you’re talking a00f2c4b46 to?” The d5b084a33e pig man 0fac1dab8d barked indignantly, 9ac732d1fc still oblivious 594757641a to his 569aad2926 precarious situation.a37ecab396a99ed6

Sieon gently stroked 451e4770a5 the back of 5081fcd276 Gureum’s hand still 98667985a0 in his pocket 021d130397 and leaned in d815f1cc1a closer. “So what if c452d52d66 I’m done talking? And what if I’m 5ebc43ff0b not? What are you 1c379b8382 gonna do about 1b43f5c718 it?”aef93d48025de607

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The man fd9b10607f flinched, overwhelmed 718a1f8fc4 by Sieon’s f0db171671 sheer presence. Sensing he had e6595a92c4 bitten off more 22e63be685 than he could d5fd1bc7e4 chew, he grumbled 43720603e3 weakly,
“F-fine, let’s not make d8a88fbd6a a scene in front f91c24e4fa of the kid.”19e68d619ea55780

The man 1cbdeb9d5d turned to 849ce3602a leave, but 89bc25a235 Sieon grabbed 77a1635116 him by 62e2810f1e the scruff a25e7a4343 of his c76acc9664 neck. The grip was 59cee5ec12 unyielding, and the f97a8e2762 man couldn’t budge. He looked up at fe3a43ce7a Sieon with terror.
“Where do ee576ec349 you think 67201fe935 you’re going? Apologize. To my kid.”fe834bc75f88cb37

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“S-sorry…” the 9626032dba man muttered de883e9c76 half-heartedly, barely b7b79cee72 nodding at f0503d80e7 Sieon.d7a4303042b300a9

Not satisfied, ecc1f36749 Sieon tightened 77146722a8 his grip, 6f7875bce5 making the 0af24596ad man gasp. Sieon leaned in, 98fe357af9 his voice deadly 5d17427ae5 quiet,
“Hey. Want me to b1c32af553 rip your claws 837db53b5d off? Apologize properly before 1563aa80dc I hang you 572c852d4c in the butcher ae9d3acde3 shop and sell ae41b2c4c3 you as boiled f59a785026 pork.”6733c5a489bc7f89

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The man’s 70bb7ad29e face paled b3fdad67bd at the 4997a4933b mention of 1ece7bb58f claws, an 6bb3ccc810 ominous term 21a2e641ec from the 1c61118b33 underworld. Trembling, he turned to 1a24a8d95e Gureum and bowed deeply dba30eb278 at a perfect 90-degree 3f86380cf8 angle.
“I’m so sorry! It won’t happen d58bd62daa again!”abd7a2d6d65889ec

Sieon watched with a 1897f4cdae smirk as the man f8d8405ed5 fled with his tail e8d8ac3e79 between his legs. Turning back to 56f4fe2f52 Gureum, who was d67f588e7b still blinking in 5cb89104d6 surprise, he chuckled 885486998a and patted his a71384bb89 head.
“Sweetie, were you 7ff3af878b scared?”42d6b55eda6fba2a

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“…Not really… I mean, 8042d8cb7d just a little….”109937ffdb95d5e1

“I acted rough 361cb32187 on purpose. People like that 011d4e00db only respond to a9d459ee52 harshness. I’m sorry.”ccc17866a05e9062

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“No, it’s okay…! Thanks to 0cd48f9e85 you, I 8762c1cd31 wasn’t as d87fa343c8 scared…!”53605c145a5f3c23

Gureum shook his head af2158bd1c furiously, prompting Sieon to 6890f9f3f8 crouch slightly to meet 0ed8d7faeb his eyes. With a 7f18b43bc8 playful scrunch 6f1c306a8e of his 83e666e7fa nose, Sieon c09f2faa13 grinned, his d39fdee94e sharp eyes 04b871c473 softening. Gureum, watching him, giggled 49dac0f3e2 shyly.1a867ea1d86b407a

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Deciding it was best ae4bb12711 to change the topic fe8b3fcd75 for Gureum’s racing heart, b3f8356eaa Sieon suggested,
“Since you 113813bd43 made it 6cedb7361d through the cf1e452103 first day, 0bca0ae59c how about 7b704b47ee going to 24277e4afc the amusement 2cc0f280a1 park next?”9fabfebd47f665b2

“Hmm… Maybe after a 03e946181d few more days of d682290a64 classes…?”b028eee7aea94ee1

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“Of course.”b89d7bb254079f45

“Then I’ll go… 8b19eb761c since hyung will 96b51f14e9 be with me….”9cb83896ca20425c

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Seeing Gureum’s eddd4cd0a5 determination as dcc8f0f74e he looked 2edd74205f up at c2be1ff7a4 him, Sieon 7adba79f5f leaned in fdb5697491 and gently 8e7dcf3861 bumped foreheads 53b96b6bd1 with him, 77a1c402a8 smiling warmly. “Okay,” he said, f1519c92c7 matching his stride 6498766b7f to Gureum’s as 5e0a8c6fb2 they walked away cf858a8384 together.0421520d05a80dc3

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