#72
“I was curious about how my son is doing, so I came on my day off.”
Eun Sajun’s father smiled amiably. He gave off a warm and gentle feeling. While Eun Sajun was closer to being a cold handsome man, his father seemed like a warm handsome man. Even with similar features, how could they feel so different… Yeoul looked back and forth between them in amazement.
“But… who is this person?”
The father’s gaze turned toward Yeoul. Yeoul hesitated for a moment, then quickly put his hands together and bowed politely. Eun Sajun also frowned deeply, as if the current situation was very awkward.
“Father, let’s talk outside first.”
He seemed ready to immediately escort his father outside. Yeoul was initially relieved at those words. He didn’t understand what was happening, but he just wanted to escape this uncomfortable situation. However.
“Wait.”
His father looked at Yeoul with persistence.
“You come with us too.”
“What? Me too?”
Yeoul’s eyes widened at his suggestion. Eun Sajun’s face also showed clear signs of bewilderment.
“Father, why are you doing this?”
“Why can’t I have a conversation with this pretty one?”
Pretty one? Yeoul’s cheeks turned red at the embarrassing term. Eun Sajun touched his forehead as if somewhat tired. But it seemed he couldn’t go against his father’s wishes, as he didn’t argue further.
* * *
So Yeoul moved to the reception room in a highly nervous state.
He sat on the sofa he always sat on, with Eun Sajun beside him. Across from them was his father.
Feeling like he’d been struck by lightning, Yeoul’s entire body trembled. It also felt like he had committed a taboo.
The housekeeper set a basket containing lemon tea and cookies on the table and left. Though he had been happily eating cookies in the bedroom, now he was too nervous to eat, his mouth feeling dry.
“Hello. Nice to meet you.”
His father suddenly greeted Yeoul. His kind eye-smile was an added bonus. Surprised, Yeoul’s eyes momentarily became like a rabbit’s, but he put his hands together again and bowed politely.
“Yes. Hello.”
“I am Eun Jihwan.”
“Ah… yes…”
Yeoul felt he should introduce himself too.
“I am Geum Yeoul.”
“Geum Yeoul. Your name is as pretty as your face.”
Eun Jihwan smiled brightly.
“I am Sajun’s father and currently working with a volunteer organization.”
“What? A volunteer organization?”
Though Yeoul was attracted to Eun Sajun, his temperament seemed far from volunteering. But to find out his father was actually exercising positive influence was very surprising.
“Yes. Originally, I held the position of CEO at Red Security Company, but after handing it over to Sajun, I’ve been traveling around the world helping people. I’m planning to go to the Middle East next month.”
“Wow… It must be a really big organization.”
Yeoul had briefly joined a volunteer club to overcome his explosive disorder, but it was small in scale, so the large scale that allowed overseas activities was impressive.
“It’s nothing special.”
Eun Jihwan quickly ate a cookie with a confident face.
“This is nice. You should try one too.”
“What? Ah…”
At Eun Sajun’s father’s request, Yeoul awkwardly ate a cookie. Even though he felt like he had been eating all day, it tasted delicious as if he was trying it for the first time. It had chocolate chips embedded in it, adding to the sweetness. Thanks to this, he felt the sharp tension mellowing.
“Sajun, is this pretty one your lover?”
At his question that came like a fastball, Yeoul felt like the cookie he was eating would give him indigestion. At the same time, Eun Sajun remained silent.
“…”
That silence stretched so long that Yeoul felt a chill.
Why couldn’t he answer easily when he was the one who had proposed dating first? Or was it because Yeoul was too young and inadequate to be introduced to his father? Or was it awkward to speak proudly because their relationship was limited to the contract period? While Yeoul was making all sorts of guesses, looking like a rain-soaked puppy.
“This is someone I love very much.”
The statement from his mouth directly hit Yeoul’s heart. It felt like a large flame had entered his heart and was boiling up. At the same time, their eyes met intensely. He held Yeoul’s hand firmly. Yeoul’s body felt like it would melt even more at the hot temperature.
“Oh, really?”
Eun Jihwan’s face brightened as if he was pleased with his son’s relationship.
“And he is currently pregnant with my child.”
Yeoul’s eyes widened at his confession without hesitation. He’s just going to tell him about my pregnancy like this? The cookie he had barely swallowed seemed to get stuck in his throat.
“My goodness! Really?”
Eun Jihwan’s eyes also widened as if he had encountered an unexpected fact.
“For such a young child to be pregnant already, isn’t he a high school student? Are you trash?”
“High school student… He’s an adult.”
Eun Sajun also gave a bewildered answer to his father’s unfiltered question.
“Really?”
Eun Jihwan stared at Yeoul as if he couldn’t believe it. Especially, he fixed his gaze on his abdomen as if conscious of it. Yeoul stiffened, feeling tension rise from being evaluated.
“Then, what is his trait?”
“Extremely Dominant Omega.”
“Aha! This is good.”
Eun Sajun’s father smiled broadly as if welcoming a festival.
“That you’ve created a child… Now it’s fine. My wish has been fulfilled, Sajun.”
He was so happy that he looked like he might start dancing at any moment. It was a moment when one could clearly feel how much he wanted a grandchild.
“Hahaha! Well done. Well done.”
He seemed tireless, continuing to laugh for several minutes. Suddenly, Yeoul thought that Eun Sajun’s abnormal aspects might be hereditary.
“Well, stability is important now. Yeoul-ssi, please go back and rest.”
“What?”
He wondered if he could really leave, but hesitated because immediately standing up didn’t seem polite.
“Go upstairs and rest. Go on.”
Eun Sajun also patted Yeoul’s shoulder as if telling him to go. Yeoul, who no longer wanted to sit on this thorny seat, awkwardly stood up. Thinking it was fortunate to escape this uncomfortable place, he left the reception room as if fleeing.
* * *
“Phew… that’s a relief first of all.”
Returning to the bedroom, Yeoul took a deep breath. But his startled heart had not yet fully calmed down, and his heart was still pounding. Still… Eun Sajun’s father seemed like a good person, better than expected.
Moreover.
‘This is someone I love very much.’
His voice echoed in his mind. It was a moment when it became certain that Eun Sajun liked him. Yeoul didn’t know what to do, immersed in hot emotions. His heart was also beating wildly. It was almost overwhelming to breathe. Would flying into the sky feel like this? Have the clouds floating lightly always existed with such feelings?
“Ha…”
He felt so sweet that even if someone came up and hit him on the head, he would only feel sweetness.
* * *
The reception room was momentarily engulfed in silence.
Unlike when he was with Yeoul earlier, Eun Jihwan was drinking tea with a cold gaze. Eun Sajun’s expression showed that such behavior from his father was familiar.
“You’re still the same.”
“What?”
“Being excessively kind to humans you want to ignore.”
At Eun Sajun’s remark that hit the mark, Eun Jihwan’s eyes curved like a crescent moon.
“You’re still quick-witted. Originally, one should be kind to worthless things. They’re pitiful.”
“…”
“I told you to create a child since you didn’t want to get married, but I didn’t think you would actually do it. You refused so strongly when I brought an Extremely Dominant Omega.”
“It had to be this Omega.”
A heat like a hot wind was felt in Eun Sajun’s eyes. Eun Jihwan tilted his head as if puzzled by his son’s appearance.
“Are you saying it had to be Geum Yeoul?”
“Yes.”
At Eun Sajun’s firm answer, interest bloomed fully in Eun Jihwan’s eyes.
“Why did it have to be such a young child? I didn’t know you were this kind of pervert.”
“What are you seeing me as to say such things?”
Eun Sajun’s brow furrowed deeply. Eun Jihwan’s hardened face showed no signs of softening.
“Then, why did you choose the Omega named Geum Yeoul?”
“I was curious because I couldn’t understand myself.”
“What?”
Eun Jihwan seemed to wonder what he was hearing.
“You… Do you actually like that Omega, Geum Yeoul? Not just pretending in front of him?”
When he had said he loved him in front of Yeoul earlier, Eun Jihwan had seemed not to believe those words.
At his question, Eun Sajun’s eyes shook violently as if caught in a whirlpool. Sensing something ominous, Eun Jihwan hurriedly continued.
“That would be problematic. Just treat him like a machine for having children.”
Eun Sajun picked up the teacup in front of him. Simultaneously, he raised it above his head and threw it toward his father.
“Gasp!”
Eun Jihwan hurriedly dodged the teacup. The teacup that collided with the marble floor shattered with a crash. Eun Jihwan’s lips trembled.
“What are you doing now? Are you crazy?”
“Who are you to dismiss Geum Yeoul as a machine for having children?”
Author: Hyacinthus B
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