232 – TIO Side Story 9

Furthermore, Han Seung-jae’s thinking wasn’t wrong. Seo Yi-kyung also felt that it was easier to find stability at home than lying in a hospital room in patient clothes where people frequently came and went.

“I need to wash up.”

Seo Yi-kyung pushed the blanket aside and stepped down from the bed. He entered the bathroom and approached the sink.

His bloodless face was pale. Sweat beaded and glistened on his forehead and near his collarbones. Seo Yi-kyung walked to the shower booth and took off his pajamas.

The primary physician had visited this morning as well. Seo Yi-kyung thought he had closed his eyes for just a moment after talking with him, but before he knew it, noon had long passed.

Swoosh—

Standing still under the stream of hot water, the pain from the hospital felt distant. Still, when he first held Ji-un in his arms after opening his eyes, Seo Yi-kyung felt a very strange sensation. He could never forget the way the baby looked at him with eyes like glass beads.

After finishing his shower, Seo Yi-kyung wrapped himself in a robe.

He wiped his wet hair with a towel and looked for his phone. He didn’t have any suitable clothes to change into. Seo Yi-kyung stared at the powunauthorized copystyle="position:absolute;left:-9999px;font-size:0;">[Read on Read BL Novels]ered-off phone, lost in thought for a moment.

Just then, the door opened slowly.

“Are you awake?”

Seo Yi-kyung lowered his phone and looked back. Butler Do placed the tray he was carrying on the table.

“You’ve done nothing but sleep since you were discharged. Do you know how worried I was?”

Butler Do’s eyes quickly turned red. Seo Yi-kyung knew well how prone to worry the man was. More than anything, he knew it stemmed from a heart that cared for him. Seo Yi-kyung looked at him and showed him the phone.

“I was actually trying to call. The battery died.”

“Ah! I will bring you some clothes to change into right away.”

Butler Do hurriedly turned away, seeing Seo Yi-kyung wearing only a shower robe. It hadn’t been long since he gave birth. He walked briskly, fearing that Seo Yi-kyung might catch a cold or that his health might deteriorate further.

Seo Yi-kyung lowered the towel he had been rubbing his hair with and sat on the edge of the bed.

For some reason, this place felt more comfortable than the hospital. Nothing was lacking here. Everything existed as if it were tailored to Seo Yi-kyung, and everything he needed was available.

* * *

Myeongjun Financial Group, Director’s Office.

Han Seung-jae carefully looked over the papers Secretary Park had brought. Five profiles passed through his fingertips.

“They are all Omegas?”

Han Seung-jae flipped through the papers indifferently. His eyes were devoid of interest, as if not a single person could catch his gaze. Watching this, Secretary Park spoke.

“I believe it would be better to choose an Omega rather than a Beta.”

Betas could not feel the pheromones of Alphas or Omegas. Therefore, Secretary Park added that it would be better to entrust the baby to an Omega, who would have a higher understanding of secondary genders.

And for good reason; even after fifteen days, Seo Yi-kyung’s physical [Read Read on Read BL NovelsRead on Read BL Novelson Read BL Novels]condition was still poor. Because of this, Da-hye, the live-in helper, was taking care of the baby, but she was also a Beta.

Above all, one couldn’t entrust the care of an extreme dominant Alpha baby to just anyone. This was Han Seung-jae’s child, no less. In many ways, she was not the right person for this job. He needed to find someone who could care for the baby more skillfully.

“If none of them are to your liking, I will search for more candidates.”

Secretary Park noticed that Han Seung-jae wasn’t particularly pleased with the idea of bringing an Omega into the house. He had simply chosen people who could better understand Alphas and Omegas. It seemed that such a reason was not enough to persuade Han Seung-jae.

Secretary Park gathered the papers on the desk and picked them up.

Even as he opened the door and left, there was no answer from Han Seung-jae. Secretary Park stood with his back to the door.

An employee approached him and whispered.

“Does he say he doesn’t like those people either?”

“Seems so. This time, let’s look for some Betas…”

“Didn’t he say the Betas you gave him yesterday weren’t satisfactory either?”

Secretary Park pretended not to hear the employee’s words and held out the papers.

“He’s a very sensitive person, so we’ll have to search more.”

It couldn’t be helped. Han Seung-jae’s intention was the most important. If he refused, no one could enter the house.

* * *

Inside the fast-moving car, Han Seung-jae looked at his tablet PC. By the time he had reviewed several contracts, the sedan arrived and stopped in front of the house.

Secretary Park, who got out of the passenger seat, opened the rear door, and Han Seung-jae stepped out of the car, handing him the tablet PC. Secretary Park took it and followed Han Seung-jae into the house.

“Welcome back.”

Butler Do rushed over to greet Han Seung-jae. Since Seo Yi-kyung gave birth, Han Seung-jae’s time of leaving work had been early. To be more precise, it was unpredictable.

When Seo Yi-kyung was in the hospital, he didn’t go to the office at all. Even after bringing Seo Yi-kyung home, there [visit our site]style="display:none;" aria-label="visit unauthorized copyour site">visit our sitewere times he went to work late, and today he came home much earlier than usual. Because of this, Butler Do had been busily scurrying around the living room.

Han Seung-jae’s gaze flickered toward one spot. This was because Seo Yi-kyung, who had been staying only in the second-floor room, was sitting prominently in the center of the first floor. Ji-un was held in his arms. Da-hye, who had been standing beside Seo Yi-kyung and chatting, bowed as she saw Han Seung-jae approaching.

“Welcome back, Director Han.”

Seo Yi-kyung followed the same gaze. Since he had been talking with Ji-un until a moment ago, a smile still lingered on his lips.

“You’re here?”

“Why are you here?”

The expressions of the two were starkly contrasting. Han Seung-jae had consistently instructed Secretary Park to have Seo Yi-kyung stay on the second floor until he recovered.

That would make it easier for him to rest, and Ji-un’s room was also on the second floor. There was no reason for Seo Yi-kyung to bother coming down to the cluttered first floor. Besides, Seo Yi-kyung’s physical condition hadn’t fully recovered yet.

There was no way Secretary Park hadn’t conveyed that.

“I felt better today. I just came down for a bit. I was about to go back up.”

Seo Yi-kyung answered at length, fearing that Han Seung-jae might hold Butler Do responsible. Moreover, staying in the room all the time wasn’t easy. Although he lacked overall strength, it wasn’t to the point where he found it difficult to come down to the first floor.

Han Seung-jae seemed to silently look down at Seo Yi-kyung’s complexion before stepping closer.

That alone made Da-hye and Butler Do step back.

“You have some color in your cheeks.”

Han Seung-jae said this to Seo Yi-kyung and then slowly passed by him. He seemed to be heading toward the dressing room to change his clothes.

At that, Butler Do turned and headed to the kitchen to find the chef. Simultaneously, Da-hye, who had checked the dressing room with only her eyes, breathed a sigh of relief. Han Seung-jae had disappeared from sight, seemingly having gone inside. As if worried, Da-hye murmured just loud enough for Seo Yi-kyung to hear.

“He seems very angry.”

Seo Yi-kyung looked at Da-hye and patted Ji-un in his arms.

“Ah, don’t worry. He’s not angry.”

Seo Yi-kyung knew that when Han Seung-jae felt displeased, the ends of his eyebrows would subtly lift first. However, he hadn’t shown such a sign just now. Still, he didn’t feel the need to explain such minute details to Da-hye.

Hearing Seo Yi-kyung’s words, Da-hye’s stiff expression slowly relaxed in relief. She then looked at Ji-un in Seo Yi-kyung’s arms.

Da-hye had been shocked when Butler Do told her that from now on, she should stop cleaning the house and instead take care of the young master. Not only did she not think she could do it well, but she also didn’t know what kind of thunderbolt she might face from Han Seung-jae if she made even a small mistake.

However, whenever Da-hye looked at Ji-un, a smile naturally bloomed on her lips.

“Young Master Ji-un seems to have a very gentle personality.”

Seo Yi-kyung nodded in agreement. The corners of the eyes and the bridge of the nose all resembled Han Seung-jae. Yet, the personality was incredibly mild. He didn’t fuss or cry. When Seo Yi-kyung smiled, the baby watched him intently and wiggled his hands.