By Zephyria Late at night, Lee Do-hyeon received a call from Kim Jin-guk. While heading to K in Gangnam, he was notified that the meeting was being postponed.
He must have been terrified, because his reporting voice trembled like a goat, making it terrible to listen to. It didn’t seem like the story had leaked from Kim Jin-guk’s side. Chief Yoon, sitting in the driver’s seat, seemed to think the same, staring at the rearview mirror with a calm expression.
Lee Do-hyeon looked out the window silently, as if in response to the questioning gaze of what he was going to do. Unlike his expressionless face, which didn’t reveal any emotion, his gaze fixed outside was filled with deep annoyance.
After confirming Kim Mi-hee’s reaction at the main house in Pyeongchang-dong and solidifying his suspicions, Lee Do-hyeon was heading to K in Gangnam, following Kim Jin-guk, to secure direct evidence. He wasn’t sure Kim Mi-hee would show up there, but since there was a high possibility that someone presumed to be Secretary Yoo would come, he was planning to tighten the screws on that side first.
But right before, the plan went awry. He had expected it to some extent, but actually facing the situation made him feel disgusted. Lee Do-hyeon, suppressing his anger, squeezed his eyes shut and then opened them, letting out a short breath.
“…Tell him to go.”
“Tell him to withdraw immediately. Tell him to behave himself until the end so as not to look suspicious, and to keep his mouth shut quietly until I contact him separately.”
Yes, yes. Of course. But President, I really stayed still. I did everything you told me to do, but they suddenly told me to meet next time… President, I never….
Kim Jin-guk, who had been groveling, began to defend himself, claiming he was being wronged, but Chief Yoon cut off the call as if it wasn’t worth listening to anymore. The pitiful voice of Kim Jin-guk disappeared, and the car was instantly filled with silence.
“My mother has gotten more scared as she’s gotten older.”
Lee Do-hyeon took a deep breath and let out a long sigh. His face, looking out at the dark window, was still expressionless.
Kim Mi-hee, who had been prickly and defensive as if treating him like a guest, must have finally succumbed to her anxiety. She seemed to have been trying to eliminate the elements of anxiety in advance, but in another way, she had spoon-fed him the answer.
Did she think she could act so blatantly without being noticed? Not long after the incident at the main house in Pyeongchang-dong, she suddenly canceled the face-to-face meeting with Kim Jin-guk, which was like leaving her ID behind without even showing her face. It was an uncharacteristically sloppy judgment for Kim Mi-hee, but it was difficult to think properly with a mind consumed by anxiety.
Thanks to that, he was able to solidify another suspicion. It was an ironic situation where he felt strangely good even while he was annoyed. Lee Do-hyeon, letting out a hollow laugh as if he couldn’t believe it, turned to Chief Yoon and said.
“By the way, it must have been hard to get the membership, but it’s a shame, Chief Yoon.”
“It’s okay. I didn’t really want to go to a place like that, even if it was for work, so it’s a good thing.”
Chief Yoon joked, as if relieved, after confirming Lee Do-hyeon’s face had softened.
In fact, it was true that the process of mobilizing all his acquaintances was not easy, but he had been feeling uneasy because of the rumors about ‘Gangnam K’. All sorts of perverts and drug addicts were said to hang out there, and he felt more disgusted than curious about the scene. Just thinking about it made him feel sick to his stomach, and he didn’t want to look into it even for a moment.
Since they had been parked on the shoulder for a while, Chief Yoon turned off the hazard lights and re-entered the road.
“Shall I take you back home then?”
“Is Chief Yoon’s house around here?”
Why all of a sudden…? Chief Yoon tilted his head with a puzzled look at the unexpected question.
“Then go to Chief Yoon’s house. Get off work, and give me the car.”
“…Ah, are you going to Wolhyeon-dong? Then I can take you there.”
“No, just do as I say.”
Lee Do-hyeon, who closed his eyes as if he was annoyed, added.
“Tell the driver to take a day off tomorrow too.”
“Yes.”
“Chief Yoon, take a good rest this weekend too. I won’t call you.”
“Thank you.”
Chief Yoon didn’t say anything more and quietly changed lanes.
“Hoo…”
Lee Do-hyeon, who rotated his stiff neck from side to side and sighed, leaned deeply against the backrest. Perhaps because he had lost his will, he felt particularly tired. He loosened the tie that had been tightening his neck all day, but the stuffiness still didn’t go away. Eventually, he lowered the window. His neatly styled hair was scattered by the strong wind. Chief Yoon, who glanced at the sight in the rearview mirror, deliberately slowed down.
“Are you very tired?”
“Uh… a bit.”
Lee Do-hyeon couldn’t hide his discomfort and let out another long sigh. He frowned involuntarily as his head throbbed. Chief Yoon, noticing the unusual reaction, adjusted his grip on the steering wheel.
“Wouldn’t it be better to just go in and rest? Ryu Jeong is still far from getting off work anyway, and even if you go now, you’ll have to wait until sunrise. I think it’s better to go home first. It would be better to go home and sleep at least a little, and then I’ll take you to Wolhyeon-dong when it gets light? Or Ryu Jeong…”
“Chief Yoon.”
Lee Do-hyeon, who had been rubbing his throbbing eyelids, glared at Chief Yoon’s continued interference. He didn’t even like the fact that Ryu Jeong’s name was mentioned several times.
“Don’t interfere unnecessarily.”
Lee Do-hyeon cut him off as if he didn’t want to hear it, and growled in a low voice. At that moment, unrefined pheromones poured out. It was fortunate that the window was open, otherwise the car might have quickly become saturated with the strong Alpha scent.
But Dominant Alpha was inevitable. Even if it was quickly diluted into the air, there was no way that an ordinary trait person could withstand the pheromones of a Dominant Alpha that overwhelmed the whole body. Chief Yoon, who reflexively held his breath, barely managed to turn the steering wheel. The car, which slipped onto the shoulder, flashed its bright red eyes.
It was a great relief that there weren’t many cars on the road because it was late. Without even having time to retrace the dizzying moment, Chief Yoon took a breath and looked back at the back seat. Lee Do-hyeon, who had already collected his pheromones, also had surprised eyes.
The eyes that met stopped without saying a word. Deepened fatigue and a sharp tone, heavy and aggressive pheromones. It was a sign that no Alpha would not know.
“…President.”
“Chief Yoon.”
Lee Do-hyeon, who quickly interrupted, shook his head as if telling him to stop talking. He knew it without having to hear it. The heat that had been explosively rising from deep inside his body was gradually subsiding as if nothing had happened. It was an unfamiliar omen.
“It looks like I’m going to have a rut soon.”
“……”
“Make a reservation at the center.”
“Excuse me?”
“I need to get a suppressant shot.”
Lee Do-hyeon answered irritably at the dazed reaction. But before long, he sighed as if blaming himself and muttered, “Sorry.” It wasn’t Chief Yoon’s fault that things had already gone wrong, but perhaps because he was sensitive due to the rut, he kept speaking harshly. Even though he had released a large amount of pheromones at once, he felt as if something inside his body was still burning hot and not cooling down. Lee Do-hyeon shook his head as if trying to shake off the unpleasantly sticky sensation.
“…I’ll check the schedule.”
Chief Yoon, who had been looking at Lee Do-hyeon in the rearview mirror, adjusted his grip on the steering wheel. He thought he was quite careful about letting him into his house, but it seemed like he wasn’t even thinking about spending the rut together. Even from briefly overhearing the phone call, it was clear that they weren’t just any relationship, but why wouldn’t he spend the rut together…? Questions sprang up, but this was also not something he should interfere with.
The car driven by Chief Yoon now sped away quickly. Lee Do-hyeon, who had been exposed to the cold wind for a while, quietly closed his eyes, feeling the sensation of his exposed skin cooling down.
He frowned involuntarily. While something inside his body was boiling, a sense of lethargy crept up. It was quite different from the fatigue that came from being busy with work, and it was something that he couldn’t control at all.
“……”
I want to rest. With Ryu Jeong.
He wanted to escape from the reality that surrounded him and roll around with Ryu Jeong. He wanted to trap Ryu Jeong in his arms without knowing the storms of the world. He wanted to make him his own…
Lee Do-hyeon, who leaned his dull head back due to the pain, wet his lips with his tongue. He was thirsty from the rising thirst. But Lee Do-hyeon knew that this thirst was not simply caused by survival instincts. If that were the case, his head wouldn’t be filled with Ryu Jeong.
Soft and moist lips flicker before his closed eyes. His unique slow speech, the tongue that creates round words, was unbearably sexy. He wanted to bite those lips and tongue painfully, and suck them gently. He wanted to hug him so close that he couldn’t breathe, and swallow everything that Ryu Jeong poured out. Even if it was resentment. It didn’t matter what it was, as long as he could satisfy his filthy, honest desires.
But if he did that, he might disappear before he even got into his grasp. Lee Do-hyeon imagined Ryu Jeong’s faint pheromones and took a deep breath of the air, which was nothing more than an illusion. He wondered what kind of expression he would make when he saw him like this. He had told him that he would be late, so he would be surprised. Soon, he would be happy and smile. He thought that the fatigue-filled eyes would come to life, and the languid expression would be filled with color, so he smiled and his lower body throbbed.
What would happen if he kissed him like that? Would he struggle, glancing at the damn CCTV? Or would he respond to the kiss without caring? Come to think of it, Ryu Jeong seemed to be more afraid of the convenience store Shop Owner than other people. He could still see the image of him looking pale and anxious even when he was just bringing a medical certificate.
So he wanted him to accept his offer quickly. Lee Do-hyeon was determined to cut off all the part-time jobs that were trapping Ryu Jeong’s life, under the pretext of investing in the future, as soon as Ryu Jeong agreed. Ryu Jeong’s future would definitely include him, so this much interference wouldn’t be a big deal.
All he had to do was catch Kim Mi-hee’s circumstances of creating a slush fund. It was only a matter of time before Ryu Jeong’s promissory note came into his hands, and until then, Lee Do-hyeon’s plan was to keep Ryu Jeong safely within his fence.
“……”
To do that, first of all, suspicion alone was not enough.