#61
Yeoul was so dumbfounded that he froze in place. Come to think of it, he had been continuously asking him questions related to romance for some time now. Back then, he was puzzled about why he was saying such things, but he still managed to answer somehow, though he never expected to receive such a confession.
Most of all, it was so out of the blue that he didn’t feel any weight to it, and he couldn’t tell if it was sincere either. What on earth was this alpha thinking?
“Do you dislike me?”
Eun Sajun’s complexion turned bad as if he had been hurt by Yeoul’s reaction, and he looked upset. Yeoul thought “oops.” In a situation where he should be asking for forgiveness, he shouldn’t be acting so obliviously. But he couldn’t readily accept the suggestion to date either… His mind was confused as if tangled threads were wound up in his head.
Just then.
“Urgh. Fuck.”
Shin Taeon’s groan was heard. With his head and thighs in a mess, he struggled with difficulty and began crawling toward the exit door.
“Ah, right. I need to finish cleaning up.”
Eun Sajun headed toward Shin Taeon as if disposing of forgotten trash. He looked ready to take his life immediately. That would be troublesome.
“Wait!”
Yeoul quickly got up from his seat and grabbed Eun Sajun’s hand.
“You can’t kill him yet!”
He still hadn’t found Yeojin’s whereabouts.
“Why not?”
Bewilderment appeared on Eun Sajun’s face.
“Ah… Well…”
Yeoul hesitated for a moment. Would it be okay to tell him about his circumstances? But now he had found out his real name, and given the situation, he couldn’t just keep thinking about it.
“That person kidnapped my younger brother.”
“What?”
Eun Sajun’s brow furrowed deeply.
“So… So… All this time I’ve been… dragged around. I had no choice. I need to know where my younger brother is. So please don’t kill him.”
“Aha.”
Eun Sajun smirked and instead approached Shin Taeon.
“Then, once we find out where our baby’s younger brother is, I can beat up this bastard, right?”
“What?”
Eun Sajun followed the rag-like Shin Taeon and immediately kicked his head like a soccer ball.
“Ugh!”
Shin Taeon’s body fluttered like a piece of paper and rolled into a corner. Eun Sajun’s lips curved up as if dealing with a cornered rat. Then he grabbed Shin Taeon’s collar.
“Where is Geum Yeojin?”
“Huh.”
He knows Yeojin’s name? Yeoul was so shocked for a moment that his body stiffened. But thinking about it, he now knew his real identity. So it was natural that he would know about his younger brother too.
“Urgh…”
Instead of answering, Shin Taeon only let out groans. His eyelids gradually drooped and soon his body went limp. Yeoul was even more shocked at his appearance.
“Isn’t he dead?”
Yeoul hurriedly approached and examined Shin Taeon’s face. Blood was flowing from his head and his thigh was also a mess from excessive bleeding. This would be troublesome… Yeojin’s image flickered before his eyes.
Eun Sajun also grabbed Shin Taeon’s wrist with a serious face and checked his pulse.
“No. He’s still alive. He just fainted for a moment.”
“Ah… That’s a relief…”
Actually, staying conscious until now was miraculous.
“Can’t be helped.”
Eun Sajun seemed somewhat deflated and regretful. Looking at him, Yeoul thought he might have judged Shin Taeon if he hadn’t stopped him. And… what would happen to him now?
In a normal situation, Eun Sajun should be furious and resent him, but instead he was saying crazy things about liking Yeoul and wanting to date. He had no idea what he was thinking.
Eun Sajun took out a handkerchief from his suit pocket and began wiping Yeoul’s cheek. Yeoul was momentarily flustered by the touch that was so gentle compared to how he treated Shin Taeon.
“Uh… Uh?”
He unconsciously avoided his touch. At the same time, disappointment flickered across Eun Sajun’s face.
“Do you dislike me?”
“What?”
Why was he suddenly asking such a question? It was very bewildering.
“Dislike…”
“No, I don’t.”
Eun Sajun quietly withdrew the handkerchief he had been holding. Yeoul’s body stiffened, wondering what mistake he had made now. He already felt sorry for deceiving him so much. While he was hesitating, not knowing what to do, the rooftop door opened.
“CEO-nim!”
Secretary Kim and the bodyguards came in. And as if they had anticipated that someone would be down, they even brought a stretcher. Secretary Kim immediately examined Eun Sajun from head to toe.
“Are you alright!”
“I’m fine.”
“That’s a relief.”
“Clean this up quickly.”
At Eun Sajun’s command, they quickly loaded Shin Taeon onto the stretcher and left. When Secretary Kim was also about to leave, Eun Sajun grabbed his shoulder. Then he whispered something to him. Soon Secretary Kim left with the other staff.
Amidst this chaos, Eun Sajun took Yeoul’s hand.
“Now let’s talk about us.”
Yeoul felt like what was coming had come.
* * *
The place they moved to was Eun Sajun’s mansion, in the reception room. It was the same place where they had written the pregnancy contract last time. Eun Sajun said he had business and briefly left, and Yeoul, left alone, felt like he was sitting on a bed of thorns.
His head felt like it would burst and his blood had dried up completely.
Eun Sajun. He felt more hopeless because he couldn’t figure out this alpha’s thoughts.
He who looked at him and said let’s date was definitely a psycho.
“Haah…”
It felt like facing a sword wielded by a scoundrel. Even in the midst of this, he didn’t know why his stomach was so hot.
‘You seem to be pregnant.’
He also remembered the shocking statement he heard in the emergency room. There was no way he, an extremely recessive omega, could be pregnant, and something had definitely changed in his body… As another problem arose amid the complicated situation, his insides burned even more. Why on earth were they saying he was pregnant…
Just as he was holding his head with both hands and lowering it, the door opened and Eun Sajun came in.
“Did you wait long?”
In his hands were a glass teapot and teacups. Why did he bring those? Yeoul’s expression became even more puzzled. Eun Sajun sat next to Yeoul. And he placed the teacups he brought on the table.
“Huh?”
He was flustered because he naturally thought he would sit across from him.
“First, try drinking this.”
As if he had learned tea service somewhere, he skillfully prepared tea with practiced hands. And he offered the teacup to Yeoul.
“It’s rooibos tea.”
“Yes…”
Yeoul was so nervous right now that he felt like food itself wouldn’t go down his throat. So he was looking at the teacup, thinking of drinking it a little later. But Eun Sajun seemed displeased with Yeoul like this, as his expression hardened.
“Why aren’t you drinking it?”
“What?”
“Try it.”
For some reason, he was urging Yeoul to drink the tea. Yeoul wasn’t particularly drawn to it, but he felt guilty for deceiving him, so he had no choice but to drink it. Perhaps because it was warm, his somewhat turbulent mind seemed to find stability.
“How is it?”
Eun Sajun seemed to be quite expecting Yeoul’s answer. His eyes were full of anticipation. Yeoul was confused about why he was acting like this.
“It’s… delicious…”
“Does it suit your taste? It’s not uncomfortable, is it?”
“Yes… It’s fine.”
When he actually drank it, it suited his taste well, so he began to continue drinking. Eun Sajun smiled proudly.
“I’m glad it suits Yeoul-ssi’s taste.”
“Ah…”
The name Yeoul came from his mouth. He had heard it earlier too, but hearing it again felt really strange. At the same time, Yeoul thought it was time to tell him everything about his circumstances.
“I’m sorry for deceiving you all this time.”
He thought apologizing first was the priority.
“As I mentioned earlier, I had circumstances.”
“What circumstances did you have?”
“Well…”
Yeoul explained everything, starting from his real trait, how he used private lending through his uncle’s introduction, the fact that Shin Taeon had threatened him using Yeojin, the code carved on his genitals, and the reason he came in with the knife. Eun Sajun quietly gazed at Yeoul.
“It must have been very hard hiding all this time.”
“Ah…”
At his words, Yeoul’s heart ached. It seemed like he understood the hardships he had been carrying.
“But you didn’t forget, did you?”
“What… what?”
“The fact that you have to pay damages if you lie.”
His eyes had already turned sharp.
“Huh…”
Yeoul’s eyes shook violently. It was a clause he had worried about all along, but hearing it from his mouth made his heart feel like it would drop. Eun Sajun gradually held Yeoul’s hand tightly.
“But my heart aches too much to charge that to you who even has debts to a nasty loan shark. I’ll just forgive that debt for you.”
“What? Even the debt?”
Yeoul’s eyes grew wider at his generosity.
“Instead, starting today, let’s date for one day.”
Huh? He didn’t know why the flow was going this way again.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
