Correction Chapter 100

“Speak.”

Right, this was not a situation to avoid.

“I’m dating Shinwoo hyung now.”

Tap.

Kim Joohwan’s finger that had been tapping the table stopped.

After that one sentence, the atmosphere became so heavy that he could not continue the conversation. Soon, there was a knock and the waiters tried to enter, but Kim Joohwan gave them a look that told them not to come in, and the waiters quietly closed the door and left.

“So?”

“I’ll buy the medicine with my own money.”

“But you can’t sleep with me? Now that the main wife is taking good care of you, you’re going to suck the concubine dry and cast him aside? Yoo Shinwoo sunbae, I didn’t see him that way, but I have no idea what he’s thinking. He asks you to date because you can’t live together. Isn’t this a bit of a sudden development?”

“Kim Joohwan.”

“Don’t you think so too, sunbae? This is strange. I can’t figure out what on earth that sunbae is thinking. Do you know? Or has he really fallen in love with Jungmin sunbae? Does he say that? That he loves you? That he loves you even though you’re an alpha?”

“Stop—!”

He was about to tell him to stop, but Kim Joohwan slammed the table first.

“Stop what. I haven’t even started yet.”

“Calm down for a second. I don’t know why you’re so angry… no, it’s true that I’m in the wrong. I’m not fulfilling the contract properly. I’ll accept whatever penalty fee you name. I know this is my selfishness and greed. But I can’t sleep with someone else while dating hyung.”

“And yet you still need the medicine to become an omega?”

“…That’s right.”

“If you’re dating, shouldn’t he accept you even if you’re an ‘alpha’?”

“…As I’ve told you time and again, it has nothing to do with hyung. This is what I want to become.”

“Yoo Shinwoo sunbae didn’t stop a sunbae like that.”

“No. Hyung did stop me. He told me to stop.”

“Yes, believe that if you want to, sunbae. Ha, fuck. No wonder you suddenly asked to meet.”

Kim Joohwan ran a hand through his hair and let out a deep sigh. His face was a mixture of irritation and anger.

“Kim Joohwan…”

“Fine.”

He answered before Jungmin could finish saying his name. And far too willingly at that.

“Huh?”

“What’s with that look on your face? You look dazed. Aren’t you happy?”

“Uh, no… that’s not it. I just thought you would definitely set a condition.”

“Wow, sunbae—now that we’ve mixed our bodies quite a bit, you know me so well.”

Of course.

“…What do you want.”

“Actually, you can only receive the injections tailored for you exactly seven times. After that, you can’t get them because of the side effects.”

“What?”

“I was actually going to tell you this on the seventh time… Well, it’s my fault for not telling you in advance, so I’ll take this as the penalty fee. However, the contract cannot be terminated.”

“If it’s seven times… then there are only two left, right?”

“That’s right. Two times.”

“I want to buy those.”

“It’s only two shots at best, but if you knew how much our company invested in those two, sunbae, you wouldn’t be able to say that. What makes you think I’d hand those over to you?”

“Then what do you want me to do?”

“Let me ask you just one thing. What are you going to do after getting that medicine? Seeing as you won’t sleep with me, you don’t seem to have any intention of sleeping with another alpha, and the expected efficacy will drop if you don’t mix your body with an alpha, but it’s not like Yoo Shinwoo will hold you. You wouldn’t ask him to hold you either. So are you just going to throw away that precious medicine?”

Jungmin could not say anything to Kim Joohwan, who was laying out all the things he was worried and concerned about. This guy always saw right through him. That was why he could neither deceive nor hide anything.

“I know what you’re thinking. If you take that medicine and it has no effect… sunbae, you’ll try to get some cheap medicine, won’t you? As you said before, you have more than enough money. You’re thinking of becoming an omega even if it means using that cheap or clinically untested medicine, aren’t you?”

“That has nothing to do with you.”

As soon as Jungmin finished speaking, Kim Joohwan threw a wine glass next to Jungmin. At the sound of it shattering, a knock was heard from outside, but Kim Joohwan gave them no signal whatsoever.

“Sunbae needs to shut the fuck up. Everything you say is pissing me off.”

“You need to tone down that personality of yours.”

“Ha, fuck. Don’t you think I’m too deeply involved for you to say it has nothing to do with me?”

That was true. In fact, if Kim Joohwan had not helped him, he would not have even been able to start. He might have picked up some trashy medicine from somewhere and already died a wreck.

“Come to think of it, you’re right. It really has nothing to do with me. Ah, is it because those two shots are left that it’s related? Then let’s use those two shots.”

“What?”

Kim Joohwan stood up and approached Jungmin. He looked down at Jungmin’s dumbfounded face, then grabbed his arm and forcefully pulled him up.

“When are you moving?”

“Moving?”

“You got a place below Yoo Shinwoo’s house, didn’t you? I’m asking when you’re going there.”

When did he find this out? It was a hassle now to even ask how he knew.

“In four days.”

“Really? Other people will be packing your things anyway, so stay with me for three days.”

“Stay with you?”

“Let’s hole up in my house together for just three days. We’ll use both of the remaining shots during those three days. It’s right to have a gap of at least a week, normally. But hey, you’re someone who’s even considering using cheap medicine, so let’s take that much of a risk, shall we? You might even become an omega thanks to it. You can tear up that contract too, so it seems like killing two birds with one stone, doesn’t it?”

Jungmin clenched his fists. This was… not a problem he could refuse.

“I’m going to fill your body to the brim with my pheromones. I’ll fill you up and rip your alpha factor to shreds, whether you resist or push me away. This might really be your last chance. You might be able to get medicine from anywhere, but where are you going to get a dominant alpha’s pheromones? There are only a few of them scattered across the globe. Besides, you won’t do that while you’re da. ting. Yoo Shinwoo, right?”

Kim Joohwan continued to whisper in Jungmin’s ear.

“It’s funny when I think about it. For someone your age to have such a strict sense of fidelity to your legal partner. I’ll give you a round of applause. Very commendable.”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Jungmin pushed away Kim Joohwan, who was coming closer.

“I’ll do as you say. Three days, I just have to be with you, right?”

As soon as Jungmin’s words ended, Kim Joohwan grabbed Jungmin and pulled him up.

Crash—the chair tumbled to the floor.

“Let’s go. Then.”

“Wait a minute, it’s for three days.”

“So?”

“You’re not going to let me contact anyone anyway, are you?”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“Then give me a moment. Shinwoo hyung will worry if he can’t contact me for three days. Let me make a call. Please.”

“What are you going to say when you call? That you’ll be in my arms for three days?”

“I’ll handle that. Please.”

Jungmin bowed his head and pleaded. Kim Joohwan was dumbfounded by the sight. For some reason, he felt miserable. It was the first time he had felt this way, so Kim Joohwan was also confused. If he did not get out of here right now, he felt like he would strangle Shin Jungmin and rape him right here.

“I’m the villain in this, as always. Finish it in three minutes.”

Kim Joohwan let out a hollow laugh, swept his hair back once more, and left the room.

Jungmin looked at his disheveled clothes and the state of the room, sighed, and took out his phone from his pocket. What should he say to Shinwoo?

—Hello. Jungmin.

“Yeah, hyung.”

—You said you had plans this evening, are you done? Should I come pick you up?

“Ah, no. I’m not done talking with my friends yet.”

—Really?

“I called because I thought you might worry. I don’t think I’ll be reachable for a bit.”

—Got it. I’ll go to bed early today. Don’t drink too much. You’re not even well.

“Haha, ah. Right, hyung.”

He hoped that today would be the last day he had to lie to hyung like this.

—Why?

“I don’t think you’ll be able to reach me for about three days.”

—Hmm? Why is that?

“My family’s making a fuss because I’m moving… Starting with your family, it seems I’ll have to do a tour of sorts.”

—I’ve always been so envious of that about your family. It’s nice that you all seem to get along.

Shinwoo had seen several times how much Jungmin’s half-brothers and sisters-in-law cherished and liked him, so he knew it well.

“Tell me about it… It’s not just my brothers, my sisters-in-law are making an even bigger fuss. My nieces and nephews also said they wanted to see me once before I move… It’s not like I’m going abroad or anything, and I’m in my 30s now, but they’re treating me like a complete child.”

—Haha, enjoy it. There are people who can’t do that. It can’t be helped. If it’s a family matter, I should give way. I’ll be with you longer from now on, anyway.

“Thank you.”

And I’m sorry, hyung. Just this once… I’ll lie just this once.

—Still, send me messages from time to time. Send some pictures too.

“Okay.”

—Sleep well.

“Yeah, you too, hyung. Good night.”

Jungmin hung up the phone with a smile. At the same time, a heavy feeling washed over him. How great would it be if he could become an omega in three days. As Kim Joohwan said, if this lie could lead to such a result, it might be somewhat meaningful…