If crying is defined as an excessive release of bodily fluids that trickle down the face due to stimulation of the tear glands, then indeed, Sama Chun-bong was crying.

If tears are not the issue but rather a state of mental disturbance surpassing the threshold of sadness or rage, then perhaps not. But to any observer, the difference was insignificant.

This was why Sama Chun-bong lay collapsed, draped over the dining table in utter exhaustion.

Cheong watched him with a hint of self-reflection.

Hmm, maybe I went a bit overboard.

She had relentlessly teased him all the way to the …