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Boss Mob
When Yongjae entered high school, his height was 177cm. So how tall was Jeongwoo when he entered high school? The answer is 188cm. Jeongwoo was the tallest among all students at school, including alphas. So was he very popular? No. While Yongjae, despite being 177cm tall, was so popular that students from neighboring schools would come to see him due to his alpha dominant genes, looking exactly like Junjae, and being the eldest son of the Vice President of Wonjae Electronics, Jeongwoo, unlike omegas with slender frames and elegant lines, had a large skeleton and tall height that made him unpopular among alphas.
No, not just unpopular—completely unpopular. Alphas naturally wanted to appeal to their strength and develop protective instincts toward omegas smaller than themselves, but Jeongwoo was a full hand span taller than them. He was also good at every sport—basketball, soccer, you name it. Additionally, alphas kept their distance from Jeongwoo because he was the son of the Vice President of Wonjae Electronics. He wasn’t someone they could overpower, either through physical strength or authority.
Jeongwoo wasn’t interested in such trivial alphas either. Being an omega and wanting to be loved? Pretending to be weak to trigger protective instincts in alphas? Jeongwoo had none of that. Rather, he found it offensive to bow his head to alphas just because he was an omega. He was taller, bigger, and stronger than them, so why? Why should he yield? Jeongwoo had long ago declared to Junjae and his grandfather that since he was taller and stronger than his brother, he would inherit the company.
And at the beginning of his second year of high school, after much persuasion, Jeongwoo actually took over the successor training, freeing Yongjae from that responsibility. But from that point on, Jeongwoo suddenly became quite popular among alphas. Those who had previously avoided him, questioning if he was really an omega, now started being nice to him and sticking around.
Jeongwoo simply thought, “Did I suddenly become more likable?” But the truth was that these alphas were intentionally approaching Jeongwoo because their parents thought he might actually inherit Wonjae Electronics. Unfortunately, Jeongwoo ended up falling for one of them—an alpha dominant who was 3cm shorter than him but had a similar build and was handsome—which was the beginning of a rather unfortunate incident.
“These shoes, there are only twenty pairs in the whole country. They’re really hard to get. Do you know about these shoes, Won Jeongwoo?”
“Yeah! I have them at home. My hyung got them for me.”
“Really? What’s your shoe size?”
“I’m 275!”
“I’m 270… But I don’t think they’d suit you very well…”
“Hmm…”
The guy started gaslighting Jeongwoo with remarkable audacity. And to Jeongwoo, who was experiencing his first crush and didn’t know what was wrong with the guy’s words, they had a significant impact. If the guy said something was bad, it truly seemed bad to him, and if the guy said something was good, it truly seemed good.
“Give them to me. I think they’d look better on me. Don’t you agree?”
“…But those are couple shoes with my hyung.”
“Your brother’s overseas anyway. He won’t know if you give them to me, right?”
In truth, Jeongwoo didn’t want to give away those shoes. Whether there were only twenty pairs or ten pairs in the country, Jeongwoo would have been willing to give them to the guy if the shoes had no meaning to him. But these shoes were a birthday gift from Yongjae, who had gone to great lengths to get them, so even if they didn’t suit him as the guy claimed, their sentimental value was too great for Jeongwoo to give them away.
“Um… I can’t do that.”
“…What?”
“I’ll give you something else instead. I can give you anything else.”
“Forget it. I asked for those shoes because you can’t buy them with money. Why would I want to wear any other shoes from you? I’m not a beggar.”
“…Sorry.”
“If you’re sorry, then give me those shoes.”
Jeongwoo was in a difficult situation. He really could give the guy any other shoes. He could even give him the entire super collection from Company N in his room if the guy wanted. After all, shoes were just consumables to him. But he simply couldn’t give those particular shoes. Even though Jeongwoo was being gaslighted, when something wasn’t possible, it wasn’t possible, so he firmly refused.
“Sorry. I can’t give you those.”
This made the guy snap. How dare an unattractive omega who happened to be taller and more powerful than him refuse his request? The guy was furious and wanted to beat up Jeongwoo right then and there, but he was just the son of an executive at a Wonjae Electronics affiliate company. He couldn’t hit him or insult him. But he wanted to trample on the high-and-mighty Won Jeongwoo of Wonjae Electronics, so he decided to back off for now.
“Fine. I’ll give up. If you say no, I can’t help it.”
“Yeah! But I can really give you anything else!”
“No, it’s fine. I just want to visit your house instead.”
“Our house? Really? I thought you said that would be burdensome!”
“No, we’re dating now. It’s not burdensome.”
“…D-Dating? Us?!”
“Of course. Weren’t we dating?” The guy enticed Jeongwoo with his pretty face, and Jeongwoo, grinning broadly, fell for it and nodded vigorously. “That’s right! We’re dating! Let’s go to my house!” Naive Jeongwoo fell completely for the guy’s seduction without suspecting anything.
And so the guy finally made his way into Jeongwoo’s family home, and—
“…You’re saying Jeongwoo gave you those shoes?”
“That’s what I said, right? Hey, isn’t that right, Won Jeongwoo?”
As expected, trouble broke out.
The guy had confidently followed Jeongwoo into the family home, and after saying he wanted to see the room with Jeongwoo’s shoe collection, he boldly stole the shoes he had asked Jeongwoo for. And he did it right in front of Yongjae, who had just returned from overseas and was wearing the same shoes.
“Jeongwoo, is that true?”
Yongjae asked Jeongwoo, as if it couldn’t possibly be true, but the guy daringly turned his back to Yongjae and whispered maliciously to Jeongwoo like a villain boss mob:
‘If you say no, I’ll break up with you.’
Jeongwoo had been in a panic since then. He had absolutely refused to give those shoes, but somehow the guy had taken them and was trying to leave with them, and of all people, his brother had discovered it. Now if he said no, the guy would break up with him. Jeongwoo could neither confirm nor deny, and just opened and closed his mouth helplessly. After all, this was his first small (not really) and precious boyfriend.
“W-Well…”
“You gave them to me, didn’t you, Won Jeongwoo? Right?”
“Ah…”
“I guess it’s true. Our Jeongwoo gave those shoes to his friend. I misunderstood. I’m sorry, friend.”
Yongjae, who had plenty of experience dealing with Jeongwoo, immediately saw through the situation as a lie, but he couldn’t simply accuse the guy of being a thief. He knew that if this guy was just a casual acquaintance, Jeongwoo would have been the first to yell “Are you crazy?” given his personality. It seemed this guy was probably Jeongwoo’s first romantic partner, so if Yongjae pressed the issue and they broke up, Jeongwoo might get hurt. So Yongjae decided to hold his tongue.
“…Hyung, I’m sorry.”
“No, it’s okay. These things happen. You did well.”
Yongjae was furious, but since this was his brother’s first boyfriend, he decided to overlook the behavior a thousand times over. He wanted to mention on his own SNS account (which had influence rivaling Jeonggwan’s) that those shoes were trash, to drive their value down to the ground, but he resolved to refrain, telling himself that would be immature behavior.
“This bastard…”
However, the guy’s subsequent brainless actions made Yongjae lose his cool. Instead of quietly wearing the stolen shoes, the guy proudly posted photos of them on his SNS, and the comments he made were truly absurd.
[Dog_sekk1- Twenty pairs in the whole country? Not that hard to get lol #limited_edition]
[Comments]
ddolmany1 – WTF???? Where did you get them????
ㄴ Dog_sekk1 – Took them from a sucker lol
ddo;many2 – lololol for real??
ㄴ Dog_sekk1 – Yeah lolol he was so scared he just handed them over.
Knowing that Jeongwoo, despite what one might expect, didn’t use SNS, the guy was blatantly making Jeongwoo out to be a pushover. Yongjae was trembling with rising anger, not knowing what to do about this guy, when—
“What are you doing, son?”
“…Dad.”
Jeonggwan, who had come home early after hearing that Yongjae had returned from overseas, entered Yongjae’s room. Yongjae greeted Jeonggwan with eyes of gratitude, as if he had gained a powerful ally. He needed advice from Jeonggwan, the master of serving refreshing justice in sticky situations, on how to get revenge on that guy, no, that bastard.
“Leave it alone.”
“…What?”
“Let him live that way. That’s the best revenge.”
“But…”
“If you post on SNS or something, you’ll just become like him.”
But the method Jeonggwan suggested was non-interference. Do nothing, don’t touch it. Yongjae tried to explain Jeongwoo’s situation again to Jeonggwan with an aggrieved expression, but Jeonggwan firmly insisted on doing nothing, even shaking his head.
“Most importantly, Jeongwoo might get hurt if he sees that guy’s SNS.”
“…”
“So, let’s just leave it. Jeongwoo falls in and out of love quickly, so he’ll get over it soon anyway.”
I’ve never seen him like a celebrity for more than a month. So this guy will last a month at most. Jeonggwan smiled as if it wasn’t a big deal, patted Yongjae’s shoulder as if telling him not to worry too much, and coolly left the room, leaving Yongjae to sigh deeply and accept Jeonggwan’s words.
About two months later, Yongjae casually sat next to Jeongwoo, who was lying on the living room sofa playing with a game console, and carefully asked a question while gauging his reaction.
“Are you… still dating that guy? The shoe guy.”
“Who, oh… him? No? He transferred schools three weeks ago.”
“…Transferred? Suddenly?”
“Yeah. His family transferred him because of parent council opposition saying it lowered their dignity.”
“…Really? That’s goo—ahem. You must have been very disappointed.”
“No? I broke up with him after dating for 2 weeks.”
Jeongwoo was about to add “He was a lot smaller” but stopped himself and focused on his game again. Yongjae, who didn’t hear that part, quietly clapped his hands as if pleased and lay down next to Jeongwoo to watch the game he was playing.
And only Jeonggwan, watching the two brothers from a distance, smiled meaningfully.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
