Before long, Yeonwoo was sitting comfortably in the chair, relaxed. This moment of waiting for Ho Munbeom’s return while enjoying the beautiful outdoor scenery was incredibly pleasant. Unknowingly smiling faintly, Yeonwoo turned his head at the sound of voices from afar.
At first, he thought he’d misheard. But as the voices grew louder, he curiously examined the surroundings. Then, two men in flashy attire appeared at the entrance. Though different in build and contrasting in appearance, he could immediately tell they were an alpha-omega couple.
Come to think of it, he hadn’t seen anyone since arriving here. Except for the elderly person they met at the restaurant where they stopped for baeksuk during their journey, they hadn’t encountered anyone. Even the dining table was set ready for them to eat as soon as they arrived, but no people were present. Being with Munbeom, he hadn’t realized how strange this was.
The suddenly appearing couple seemed to feel the same way, cautiously hunching their shoulders, but when they spotted Yeonwoo, they suddenly shouted loudly.
“Someone’s over there! A person!!”
“Idiot, lower your voice, you startled them.”
“Hey, how can I lower my voice? I was so freaked out not seeing even a single ant—”
The couple approached Yeonwoo while bickering. After rushing to Yeonwoo’s table, they examined the prepared food and conversed among themselves.
“The food looks freshly served too? That means staff must be around.”
“They said this place isn’t officially open yet. Seeing how they canceled all reservations because of some issue, there must really be something going on. Are we even allowed to just walk in like this?”
“Don’t be ridiculous. How can they suddenly cancel the day before? Do you know how much preparation I’ve done to get content from filming here—”
“So much preparation? You just brought me here to hook up.”
The omega, who sighed deeply and folded his arms, made the alpha pout.
Judging by his lack of denial, it seemed that wasn’t entirely untrue. The two began arguing in front of Yeonwoo, preoccupied with their own conversation. By any standards, canceling the day before was excessive. Let’s wait for someone to show up and ask for accommodation. When the omega suggested they leave before causing trouble, the alpha firmly shook his head.
“I, Choi Seokjin, have my pride. I can trash-talk myself, but I absolutely won’t let others do it to me. Besides…”
The alpha, who had been ignoring Yeonwoo’s presence during their back-and-forth, suddenly leaned down toward him. Not only was the proximity uncomfortable, but even stranger was the pheromone. The pheromones he’d been emitting grew increasingly intense.
Yeonwoo pressed his back against the chair, trying not to show his discomfort. Just then, the alpha placed one hand on the table, leaned closer, and began speaking.
“You don’t look like a staff? Did you stay here overnight?”
“…”
“But you know, all the YouTubers and influencers I know who were supposed to stay this weekend got rejected? They were suddenly told not to come the day before. So how is it that you’re sitting here like this?”
Though true that he’d been using the resort since yesterday, he didn’t know the detailed circumstances. More importantly, if lodging schedules had been canceled, shouldn’t these people not be here? He felt he should ask them to leave before Munbeom returned, but wasn’t sure how to phrase it.
While he hesitated, the alpha who was staring at him muttered, “Damn, you’re pretty.” Then he suddenly crouched down with one arm propped on the table.
Yeonwoo’s expression hardened, startled by the alpha’s actions as he pressed close and looked up at him.
“I’m not naive, so I can figure this out right away. You’re from a wealthy family, right? Or at least loaded with cash. Or maybe your partner is extremely rich, so they canceled all the people who were supposed to stay here today and spent time alone with you, right?”
“…”
“Wow, shit, it costs over a hundred to stay here for one night, and the suite is three hundred, with the one with the pool costing even more. Did you stay there? Did you have sex with the alpha you came with??”
Yeonwoo’s expression hardened at the flood of vulgar words, leaving no time to respond. He stood up from his seat. Though he wanted to say something, he didn’t want to cause problems. His actions could create difficulties for Munbeom. He decided to leave instead, but the alpha, who also stood up, spread his arms to block Yeonwoo’s path.
“Hey, don’t leave like that, it’s disappointing. Instead, exchange numbers with me. I’m good at fucking too, you know? I don’t know who you are, but someone from a prestigious family like you wouldn’t want to seek just anyone on a lonely night, right? I keep my mouth shut. If you sleep with me, there won’t be any rumors…”
The alpha’s expression, which had been grinning as he spoke, suddenly froze. The omega who had come with him, who hadn’t intervened despite his companion’s strange behavior and had stood with folded arms, was the same. Both turned pale and slowly turned their heads, as did Yeonwoo.
Ho Munbeom stood where their gazes met. As wrinkles formed between his brows, with an expression clearly cold to anyone’s eyes, a suffocating, threatening pheromone spread through the air. Even Yeonwoo felt a chill, while the two people directly targeted by the threat stood frozen, dripping with cold sweat.
The alpha recognized Munbeom and stammered “Y-you,” but before he could continue, guards rushed in and surrounded them. They immediately twisted the alpha’s arms behind his back and dragged him away like a criminal being arrested. The omega was no different. Terrified by the robust guards surrounding him, he turned pale and protested, “Why are you doing this? I just followed along without knowing anything,” but no one listened.
The suddenly appeared alpha-omega couple vanished in the blink of an eye, but Yeonwoo still felt uncomfortable. The vulgar words from the alpha bothered him, and the pheromones still lingering in the air were unpleasant.
Munbeom approached Yeonwoo, who was just standing there, not knowing what to do.
“I’m sorry. Due to a long phone call, I couldn’t respond quickly.”
“…”
“They said they entered so boldly that they were mistaken for our party—a ridiculous excuse. I’ll make sure this never happens again.”
The man’s eyes, which had been calm until now, sharpened. Yeonwoo felt uncomfortable with his reaction, which seemed highly displeased with the entire situation. Despite having done nothing wrong, just sitting in his seat.
He had thought that when Munbeom returned, they would dine together and converse a bit more. But in this atmosphere, not only eating but even continuing to stay seemed difficult.
“…Shall we go?”
Munbeom looked at Yeonwoo as he carefully initiated the conversation.
“You must be hungry.”
“No, I just woke up so I have no appetite… If you’re okay with it, let’s leave now.”
“…”
Munbeom was silent for a moment. After just staring at Yeonwoo with sunken eyes, he asked him to wait a moment and made a call somewhere. In the end, they had to leave without even tasting the appetizing galbi-tang. The only fortunate thing was that the shock had eliminated his hunger. Though temporary, he hoped it would last until they reached home.
When they went to the parking lot, only the car they had arrived in was parked in the spacious area.
Quietly following Munbeom, Yeonwoo recalled what had happened inside that car last night. He was so busy crying out in response to Munbeom’s touches that he didn’t know what was spilling from below. Though he couldn’t remember clearly, if it hadn’t been cleaned, the interior would be a mess.
As soon as he opened the passenger door with an anxious heart, a fragrant scent brushed his nose. The leather seat, which he quickly checked, looked intact without any strange stains. Clearly, someone had cleaned it thoroughly. Trying to erase his embarrassment, Yeonwoo got into the car and looked back. After checking the bag placed on the back seat, he turned around as Munbeom got into the driver’s seat and fastened his seatbelt. Yeonwoo also buckled up, leaned back against the seat, and exhaled softly.
Usually, when Munbeom got into the car, he would look at Yeonwoo or speak first. But now his lips remained closed, focusing only on driving. Clearly, he was in a bad mood.
What came to mind was the couple who suddenly appeared in the restaurant. Though knowing it wasn’t his fault, Yeonwoo was concerned and carefully spoke up.
“…I hope I haven’t caused trouble for you.”
Munbeom didn’t answer, but Yeonwoo could feel that he was listening to what he was saying.
Yeonwoo continued calmly, squeezing his clasped hands.
“Those people seemed to recognize you, and since I was with you…”
He worried that if they misunderstood the relationship between him and Munbeom and spread strange rumors, it could be problematic.
Understanding what Yeonwoo was trying to say, Munbeom slowly opened his mouth.
“There’s no need to worry about that. They won’t consider it a deep relationship.”
“…”
Yeonwoo, fidgeting with his hands on his thighs, nodded slightly.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
