So maybe everyone was being cautious, or perhaps they were tired because it was the weekend.
While weekends were peak business for the mart, the employees were exhausted. This was evident just by watching how quickly items were selling. Yeonwoo too had more work than usual and was finally taking a moment to drink some water after several hours.
Fortunately, his physical condition wasn’t as bad as expected. Even after what happened the previous night…
“…”
It seemed like every time he met with Ho Munbeom, they ended up having sex. And each time, he was becoming more accustomed to the act. The first time, his body had been stiff with tension…
Of course, he still felt nervous every time they had sex. This last time was no different.
Everything about their sexual encounters happened under Ho Munbeom’s lead. When he held his legs, Yeonwoo spread them; when he grabbed his arms and pulled them behind his shoulders, Yeonwoo embraced him. When lips touched his, he opened his mouth, and when that large thing dug into his behind, then…
Then he simply couldn’t do anything.
For Yeonwoo, sex was still difficult and strange. He’d thought that someday, willingly or unwillingly, he would experience it, but he never imagined it would be with Ho Munbeom. Truly, he had never even dreamed of it…
Perhaps it was because of these strange thoughts during his break.
Suddenly his lower abdomen tightened and he felt pressure from behind. Embarrassed by his still unrecovered body, Yeonwoo tapped his lower back with his fist. This made him recall how that man had positioned himself between his legs.
“…”
He couldn’t help remembering how Ho Munbeom had persistently sucked at his perineum and entrance.
His composure instantly crumbled, and Yeonwoo took deep breaths to calm his flushing face. But the more he tried to calm himself, the more vividly yesterday’s memories returned.
Sex with Ho Munbeom never ended after just one round, as usual. Until now, Yeonwoo had always been exhausted after climaxing once, but that day was different. Perhaps because his body opened up well from the start, it wasn’t too difficult, and he managed to stay conscious even until Ho Munbeom entered him for the third time.
Afterward, Ho Munbeom pressed against Yeonwoo’s back as he lay on his side, kneading his swollen nipples while muttering to himself. “You seem to like being sucked,” he’d said.
There was no need to ask what he meant by “sucked.” Though conscious, Yeonwoo was still dazed from the exhaustion and privately wondered if that was true. Did he really enjoy being sucked there?
“…No.”
Squeezing his eyes shut, Yeonwoo muttered again, “Stop this.”
He didn’t understand why he kept having these strange thoughts, even if he was alone in the break room. As he shook his head, trying to clear his mind, he winced and bowed his head at the stinging pain in his stomach. It felt like heartburn for a moment before quickly subsiding.
He wasn’t unaware of why his previously fine stomach was suddenly acting up. It might be due to the contraceptive pill he had taken before work.
The moment Yeonwoo was identified as an omega, his father had made him keep his distance from boys his age. He had also taught him how to control his pheromones, perhaps too strictly. But he seemed uncomfortable giving sex education to his young son and simply warned him to be careful of alphas and not to release his pheromones carelessly.
As a result, all Yeonwoo knew about sex came from the education he received at the omega center when he was 18. Sexual activity was similar whether one was alpha, omega, or beta. The main difference was that even male omegas became wet behind, and they could become pregnant with alphas. But even then, it depended on matching rut and heat cycles, and whether one was dominant or recessive. Female recessive omegas had higher pregnancy rates, while males had lower chances. But for dominant omegas, it was different. Whether male or female, pregnancy rates were high—almost as high as for ordinary beta women.
Ho Munbeom always pulled out before climaxing. So by the end of their encounters, the area between Yeonwoo’s legs and the bed would be wet, as if by accident. Ho Munbeom wasn’t in rut, and Yeonwoo wasn’t in his heat cycle. Even so, the fact that he always finished outside might have been his way of being careful.
So after their first time together, Yeonwoo had stopped at a pharmacy after work to buy emergency contraceptive pills. For some reason, the omega version cost several times more than what ordinary beta women used. Nevertheless, as a precaution, he visited the pharmacy each time, and the pharmacist, who had memorized his face by now, discreetly advised, “Taking it too frequently isn’t good for your body.” Surprised, Yeonwoo remained silent. Seeing him fidgeting with the pills, the middle-aged pharmacist smiled faintly and said he should also consider his own health, especially since he was still young.
Feeling strange at this concern, Yeonwoo could only reply with a simple, “Yes.”
“…”
Were contraceptive pills harsher than he thought?
But he couldn’t help but prepare for unforeseen circumstances. It wasn’t rut or heat, but still, one could never be sure. If by some chance a child were conceived, it would cause more trouble for Ho Munbeom than for himself.
It would be nice if there were an adult he could ask about these things.
Then he could inquire whether it was really okay not to take contraceptive pills, and how much strain they put on his body.
As Yeonwoo fiddled with his clothes near his stomach, he heard conversation outside the break room and tossed his paper cup into the trash. As he was about to leave, he suddenly heard the words “Director Park.”
“Even if he had a loose tongue, he wasn’t a bad person. He deliberately chose expensive restaurants for company dinners. He wasn’t always saying weird things.”
“Exactly. It was fun talking with Director Park, and we could take breaks…”
“Don’t you think he was just putting on a show to extort that omega girl? Director Park was just joking, but she saw her opportunity. I heard she’s an orphan.”
“Oh, that could be it. She tried to blackmail him, and when it didn’t work out, she reported him.”
“Young people these days are scary. It would be problematic if Director Park came back. You know that good-looking guy working in logistics, what’s his name, Yeon-something?”
“You mean Yeonwoo? What about him?”
“No, listen. I’m saying he’s a bit strange too. Even though he pretends otherwise, looking at his appearance, don’t you think he’s an omega? Director Park was curious and asked him a few times if he was an omega, and his face immediately hardened. In my opinion, he looks like someone who will cause trouble.”
“…Maybe he just isn’t an omega?”
“If he’s not, he should just say so clearly. By keeping quiet and provoking, he made Director Park persist. Do you know how many omega gold-diggers there are these days? Watch, soon he’ll be filing complaints against Director Park too.”
“Actually, I’ve been hearing strange rumors about Yeonwoo lately…”
“It’s not a rumor, it’s the truth! Otherwise, why would someone with that face be doing physical labor here? No doubt he’s trying to seduce married men, make them slip up, and then extort them from behind. Just wait and see— Oh!”
The employee who had been boldly spouting nonsense was shocked to see Yeonwoo appear as soon as the break room door opened. The other employees following behind were equally surprised.
Due to the poor construction of the break room, conversations in the corridor were clearly audible inside. They must have known this, so why did they look so surprised? Perhaps they had intended for everyone to hear their gossip. Or maybe they thought that no matter how loudly they spoke, it wouldn’t reach his ears.
Yeonwoo moved first, watching the employees who were looking at him nervously. With only one entrance, he had no choice but to pass by them. Seeing the employees at the entrance backing away, unable to enter, words spilled from his mouth before he could stop them.
“Director Park asked me to let him put it in from behind every time he saw me. He said he just wanted to check if I got wet or not. I’ve never met anyone who talks like that before here.”
“…”
“I thought he was the only one like that, but I guess not.”
The employees couldn’t say anything. They just took deep breaths in surprise or blushed as he passed by them.
He had felt isolated these past few days, and it wasn’t just his imagination. They had been excluding him and talking about him like this behind his back.
It wasn’t hard to guess who had started it. The mart management probably found it awkward to dismiss Director Park and had taken action. They needed to resolve the incident but found Yeonwoo uncooperative, so they were trying to get rid of him first. Then they would coordinate their stories among the remaining staff to claim, “Nothing like that ever happened at our mart.”
This made it difficult for Yeonwoo to quit the mart job first. The thought of how much more they would gossip after he left was unbearable.
Why was this happening?
With this thought, Yeonwoo’s expression darkened.
The area where Yeonwoo lived was densely packed with old houses. The narrow, steep alleyways barely wide enough for a single car did have streetlights, but the light was weak, and some didn’t work at all.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
