“Hmm… just a moment.”
After taking a sip of his drink and thinking for a while, Suhwan took out his phone. He had set it to silent mode again for his meeting with Chairman Jin, but recalling the previous incident, Suhwan turned on his phone to change the settings. Just then, he received a call from Seunghyun.
“Oh? Seunghyun.”
—Hyung, are you done talking with Grandfather?
“Yes, we just finished.”
—I just finished my lecture too. Want to meet outside?
“Oh, really?”
The timing seemed perfect. At the thought of seeing Seunghyun again soon, a bright smile bloomed across Suhwan’s face.
“Should we do that, then?”
—I’ll be there soon, so let’s meet in the lobby.
“Alright.”
—See you soon.
“Okay.”
After hanging up, Suhwan looked at Dowun with a flushed face. Dowun had been watching Suhwan with a content expression during the affectionate conversation between lovers.
“Um, Seunghyun said he’s coming to pick me up.”
“I understand. Then I’ll escort you to the lobby.”
“Yes.”
Nodding, Suhwan walked toward the elevator with Dowun.
While waiting for the elevator, Suhwan belatedly remembered something he needed to tell Seunghyun.
If I tell him I have to go on another blind date, Seunghyun will hate it terribly. With his already strong jealousy, I doubt he’ll readily agree. The memory of Seunghyun’s fiery anger when he went on a blind date with Hamin made Suhwan’s spine tremble.
“Young master, aren’t you getting in?”
“Ah, I’ll get in.”
Dowun, who had already entered the arrived elevator, gave him a puzzled look. Suhwan, who had been spacing out, came to his senses and stepped into the elevator. His heart, which had been racing at the thought of meeting Seunghyun, was now pounding for an entirely different reason.
What should I do…?
With a troubled expression, Suhwan exited the elevator after his deliberation.
“Hyung!”
After waiting a little, Seunghyun entered the company lobby. Suhwan smiled awkwardly as he saw him. Trying to act as if nothing was wrong, he approached Seunghyun.
“You finished school early?”
“Yes, today’s last lecture was canceled.”
“Is that so?”
Seunghyun approached with a puzzled expression, examining Suhwan. Suhwan wanted to hide it, but of course, he couldn’t conceal his awkwardness. Noticing it immediately, Seunghyun asked:
“Did something happen with Grandfather?”
“Well…”
“You don’t look well.”
Seunghyun raised his hand and gently caressed one of Suhwan’s cheeks. His soft, warm palm cupped his cheek. Looking at him, Suhwan opened his reluctant lips.
“Actually, the truth is…”
But this wasn’t the right place. It wasn’t appropriate to discuss such a topic where many employees of Hwamyeong Headquarters and numerous people were passing by. After checking his surroundings, Suhwan spoke again.
“I do have something to tell you. But should we eat first? Aren’t you hungry?”
“…Alright.”
Seeing Suhwan’s gloomy expression, Seunghyun slowly nodded. By the looks of it, Chairman Jin Gilnyeong seemed to have made an unreasonable demand.
Surely he’s not asking for another blind date. With his uncannily good intuition, Seunghyun immediately guessed the correct answer and narrowed his eyes.
Like the calm before a storm, the two walked out in silence and entered a restaurant. Again, Suhwan chose the menu. It was a shabu-shabu place near the company.
Perhaps because it was still early, there weren’t many people. They found a suitable spot and ordered their food. Despite his nervousness, Suhwan’s appetite returned as soon as the food arrived, and he ate diligently. While eating shabu-shabu, he could briefly forget his worries. Of course, that time passed in an instant.
“Are you done eating?”
“…Yes.”
After savoring his brief happiness, Suhwan began to watch for Seunghyun’s reaction again. Sipping the sujeonggwa dessert drink that came for a palate cleanser, he racked his brain about how to broach the subject.
But no matter how much he tried to wrap it up, there was no way to avoid Seunghyun’s anger on this topic. Finally, Suhwan sighed deeply and opened his mouth.
“Haa. Well, Grandfather wants me to go on just one more blind date.”
“…”
“This weekend… But he said if I do this, he won’t interfere with us anymore.”
“…”
Seunghyun continued to say nothing. This made Suhwan so anxious that he couldn’t even raise his head. After a long while, Seunghyun muttered in a low voice:
“So you’re going on another blind date with another omega?”
“Seunghyun.”
When he looked up, he saw Seunghyun’s coldly hardened face. Suhwan’s mind instantly went blank. After barely regaining his composure, he continued:
“He said it was already arranged and couldn’t be helped. And, and he really said that after meeting just one more time, I won’t have to go on any more blind dates. Really.”
“…”
“I told him I’m not breaking off our engagement.”
As he spoke desperately, he could see Seunghyun’s expression gradually softening. Encouraged by this, Suhwan continued to persuade him.
“I’ll only meet for an hour and come back. No, thirty minutes…”
“…”
“Is that not okay…?”
Seunghyun slowly closed his eyes and opened them again. The more he heard, the more unreasonable it all sounded. Chairman Jin was certainly pushing it by forcing these blind dates, but…
His gaze turned to the alpha in front of him. Though his outward appearance gave everyone the impression of a cold, stern man, what lay inside was completely different.
If he had continued to refuse these unnecessary blind dates, Chairman Jin would have had no choice but to give up. After all, even with family ties, one couldn’t force someone to that extent. This wasn’t the Joseon Dynasty.
But someone like Suhwan might nod to flimsy conditions that could be changed with just a word. Come to think of it, Seunghyun himself had once demanded cohabitation from Suhwan with equally unreasonable conditions. And at that time, Suhwan, who could have simply dismissed it as someone else’s problem, nodded with his gentle face.
Why is this person so genuinely kind? Seunghyun was worried about the naive Suhwan.
In any case, if he had already made such a deal with Chairman Jin, it couldn’t be undone. Unfortunately, Seunghyun lacked both the power to stop the blind date and the authority to block Chairman Jin. Seunghyun reluctantly answered:
“Alright. Let’s do that.”
“Really?”
“But.”
Seunghyun reached out and grabbed Suhwan’s hand on the table. His long fingers intertwined tightly, locking together. Even just that made Suhwan feel a tingling sensation at the back of his head.
“Tonight, you have to let me do what I want.”
“Tonight?”
“Yes.”
Blinking in confusion, Suhwan soon began to understand what Seunghyun meant. What else could they do at night? Recently, he had been falling into pleasure with Seunghyun every night in various parts of their home. Suhwan’s face burned bright red.
What more could he want to do? No, aren’t we already doing plenty of what he wants? What more could there be?
Curious, Suhwan asked in a cautious tone:
“What… are you going to do?”
“…”
Seunghyun just smiled without answering. It seemed he wasn’t going to reveal what he had planned.
Still, Suhwan felt that Seunghyun wouldn’t do anything too harsh to him. So, he reluctantly nodded in agreement. At that moment, Suhwan had no idea how much he would come to regret this decision.
***
As soon as they returned home, Suhwan washed himself with an anxious heart.
By now, Suhwan had become somewhat, no, quite familiar with the act itself. But having originally had neither knowledge nor experience regarding sexual activities, Suhwan still had much to learn. He couldn’t guess at all what Seunghyun would demand.
And he was shocked by what he saw as soon as he entered the bedroom. Suhwan stared at the items spread out on the bed.
“You’re here?”
“Th-this.”
Seunghyun, who had been examining Jin Suhwan’s collection laid out, turned his head to look at Suhwan. At a loss for words, Suhwan scanned the array of dildos in various colors.
They came in different colors, shapes, and even sizes. After finally looking at a dildo so large he wondered if it could even fit inside, Suhwan unconsciously backed away.
“No, I really don’t want to.”
“Hyung.”
Approaching Suhwan, who was shaking his head in refusal, Seunghyun embraced him. Then he whispered into Suhwan’s ear:
“You promised to let me do what I want tonight.”
“But…”
Suhwan looked up at Seunghyun with a tearful expression. Seunghyun still wore a kind smile. But the words that flowed from his mouth were completely different from what Suhwan expected.
“I won’t put in anything you truly hate. So choose one yourself.”
“I don’t want to.”
“Just pick one. Okay?”
As Seunghyun urged him and led him forward, Suhwan reluctantly approached the bed. His eyes turned again toward the embarrassing objects.
Seunghyun had arranged the dildos on the bed in order of size. The first one was the smallest, and they became increasingly formidable toward the end. Suhwan didn’t even look in that direction.
“Then, this one.”
What Suhwan chose was the pink dildo at the very front. It was the same one Seunghyun had tried to insert before. Being the smallest in size, Seunghyun had deliberately made it so Suhwan would have to choose it himself.
Still, this one seemed the most manageable. It was much smaller than Seunghyun’s, so it probably wouldn’t hurt.
Yet, Suhwan’s aversion wasn’t due to pain or fear. He simply hated the idea of accepting something other than what belonged to Seunghyun.
“Are you… really going to put it in?”
Sitting on the bed with his lower half completely bare, Suhwan asked with a tearful expression. Seunghyun turned his head while generously applying gel to the pink dildo Suhwan had chosen.
“Do you dislike it that much?”
“Yes… I hate it.”
“It’s okay. You’ll definitely feel good.”
Then as now, all Seunghyun could do was express his minor spite. Even knowing it was just a means to vent his frustration, Seunghyun couldn’t stop himself from this act.
“Spread your legs now.”
“Ugh.”
Though his tone remained gentle, there was something cold about his voice that made Suhwan flinch as he slowly spread his legs, which had been tightly closed. In response, his red entrance, seemingly tense like its owner, tightly closed its opening and contracted significantly.