“Hello. I’m Roh Yujin.”
Suhwan nodded with a bewildered expression at the man sitting in front of him.
Truly, how should he describe it? The man had such a graceful impression that he looked like he could be the embodiment of a virtuous first wife from a story. Suhwan momentarily blanked out because the man was so different from the image he had expected.
Well, even Jin Suhwan, who had done so many reckless things, appeared reasonably normal on the outside. After all, people who go around doing terrible things don’t walk around with labels on their foreheads announcing they’re troublemakers.
Forcing a smile, Suhwan spoke.
“Hello, Roh Yujin. I’m Jin Suhwan.”
“You’re much more handsome than I expected.”
“Ah, yes, thank you. Roh Yujin, you’re also… well, I mean…”
Suhwan didn’t know whether he should compliment a male omega by calling him handsome, or if he should say something else. Seeing Suhwan fumbling for words, Yujin burst into laughter.
“Huh, haha. I’m sorry.”
“Uh…”
“You’re quite an interesting person, Suhwan.”
“…?”
For whatever reason, Yujin continued chuckling with his hand covering his mouth for a while. Suhwan looked at him with bewildered eyes.
“Actually, I was very nervous about today. But you seem like a more caring person than I expected.”
“Ah.”
Perhaps Yujin had heard rumors about Jin Suhwan that were no less severe than those about himself. Maybe Yujin was also uncomfortable with the idea of going on a blind date with someone like him. Thinking this, Suhwan felt his nervousness ease a little.
It seemed his worries had been unfounded. The Yujin before him didn’t look at all like someone who would play with people like toys and then discard them. His clear laughter immediately put Suhwan at ease.
“I guess we were both pretty nervous, weren’t we?”
“Yes, it seems so.”
Suhwan nodded slightly in agreement with Yujin’s playful remark.
However, that didn’t mean he wanted to stay long at this unnecessary blind date. Suhwan cleared his throat briefly and spoke again.
“Yujin, I’m really sorry.”
“Yes?”
“As you may know, I have a fiancé. My grandfather opposes this, but I don’t want to break up with that person. I’m only here today because my grandfather insisted.”
“Ah…”
“I’m truly sorry. I think I should leave now.”
Suhwan bowed his head and immediately tried to get up from his seat. If he was going to be the bad guy anyway, dragging things out would only make him worse. So Suhwan just wanted to ask for understanding and leave quickly, even if it was a one-sided request.
“Wait a moment!”
“Yes?”
However, Yujin stopped Suhwan as he was about to leave. When Suhwan looked at him with a puzzled expression, Yujin spoke with an anxious face.
“If you leave so quickly, what becomes of my dignity?”
“Ah, that’s…”
“Please don’t do this. The food will be served soon, just stay for the meal before you go.”
“…”
“Please?”
Suhwan looked at Yujin with a troubled expression. Yujin’s eyes drooped downward. He continued in a voice that sounded like he was about to cry.
“If you leave like this… I don’t know what they’ll say when I go home.”
“…”
“My family is quite strict…”
As Yujin’s eyes began to glisten with tears, Suhwan couldn’t bring himself to storm out.
Not knowing what to do, he gripped the pager in his hand tightly. He could feel the hard, smooth plastic texture characteristic of the device.
He had told Hwalyeon what he had heard from Hamin. Hwalyeon, like Suhwan, seemed to think that surely Chairman Jin wouldn’t go that far. However, knowing how persistent Chairman Jin could be when pursuing his goals, she had assigned bodyguards to Suhwan, just in case.
This was a private room where others couldn’t enter. Since having bodyguards obviously present would be conspicuous, they were now sitting outside pretending to be customers. If anything happened, Suhwan would press the pager to call them.
Maybe it would be okay to stay a little longer since the bodyguards were there. Seeing Yujin’s face that looked like he might cry at any moment, Suhwan felt his resolve weakening. But at the same time, he saw another person’s face in his mind.
‘Still, I’m worried.’
He recalled Seunghyun’s face looking at him with a concerned expression. Although it wasn’t time for Seunghyun’s part-time job to end yet, Suhwan wanted to meet him early to put his mind at ease. Suhwan closed his eyes tightly, then opened them and answered.
“I’m sorry. I can’t.”
“…”
“I’m really sor—”
“Oh, really.”
Suhwan’s eyes widened as he saw Yujin’s complexion change instantly. Yujin, with his face all scrunched up, spat out a curse.
“So fucking annoying.”
“…!”
“I thought you liked acting innocent, but what? That wasn’t necessary?”
Suhwan momentarily lost his words and stared at Yujin. The face that had seemed as gentle as a lamb had instantly transformed into that of a demon.
“Wh-what.”
“The Chairman said if I played along properly, I could spend the night with you, but what is this?”
Yujin, looking irritated, signaled to the hotel staff standing nearby. They approached Suhwan.
“Ugh…!”
“I didn’t want to go this far, but I have no choice.”
The hotel staff who approached Suhwan grabbed both of his arms. Suhwan, frozen in shock, ended up dropping the pager he had been holding. The small pager rolled on the floor.
“What, urgh, what are you doing!”
“You should have just given up your dick quietly.”
Yujin, with a sinister smile, looked at the immobilized Suhwan with amused eyes.
To be honest, his appearance wasn’t really Yujin’s type. Moreover, a recessive alpha—normally, Yujin wouldn’t have given such a man a second glance. But the background behind him was formidable. Nothing less than Hwamyeong.
Well, becoming the lady of Hwamyeong wouldn’t be bad either. Yujin licked his lips and looked at Suhwan like a snake eyeing its prey.
“Begin.”
It was Chairman Jin who had instructed them to definitely spend the night together, even if there was some resistance. Everything Yujin was doing was happening with his tacit approval.
At Yujin’s command, a hotel employee pulled out a syringe and approached Suhwan. Suhwan, who still hadn’t grasped the situation, belatedly panicked when he saw the syringe, but by then, the sharp needle had already pierced his skin.
“What is this…! Ugh.”
“I don’t like this aggressive approach either, but what can I do? You should have just eaten the meal quietly.”
Yujin clicked his tongue and got up from his seat to approach Suhwan. Suhwan, having been injected, couldn’t even sit properly and staggered. His body collapsed onto the table with a thud. Looking down at him, Yujin smiled.
“Still, it’s convenient that the injection works so quickly.”
“Ungh.”
Suhwan gritted his teeth as he tried to hold onto his fading consciousness. He barely raised his eyes to glare at Yujin.
“If my grandfather finds out…”
“Haha, what? You weren’t just playing a concept, you’re really stupid?”
Yujin laughed loudly and reached out. Then he grabbed the back of Suhwan’s head tightly. A painful groan escaped from Suhwan’s mouth.
“Ugh…!”
“Of course, Chairman Jin approved this. He told me to sleep with you by any means necessary. That’s my specialty.”
Yujin’s eyes scanned Suhwan’s face, which was now covered in cold sweat. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough time to obtain a rut-inducing drug, but instead, they had used a potent aphrodisiac. This was because Chairman Jin had insisted they not use cheap drugs on his grandson.
But it didn’t matter. There were plenty of ways to get semen. There were plenty of methods to conceive a child without going through the trouble of body-to-body contact.
“Take him away.”
When Yujin let go, Suhwan’s head collapsed back onto the table. His head was spinning, and he was breaking out in a cold sweat. Suhwan was in a state where he couldn’t move his body on his own. Hotel staff approached him as he was breathing heavily. Suhwan was dragged somewhere, held by them.
“Hmm.”
Watching this, Yujin raised his wine glass. There was plenty of time, so he could take it slow.
Yujin leisurely drank his wine.
***
“Hah…”
His entire body was hot. Suhwan exhaled a heated sigh.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
