Correction Chapter 115

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You’re not Shin Jungmin, are you?”

“What are you talking about?”

“No, my twin brother, Shin Jungmin, has never once told me I was pretty before, you see? But you just told me I was pretty. You’re not Shin Jungmin, are you? Who are you? Where did you put my rude brother?”

Come to think of it, that was true. Out of jealousy for Youngmin… and because he was busy looking down on this guy, he had never once treated him as a younger brother.

“Did I say that?”

“You did!”

“But I never said you were pretty. I said my nephew was pretty.”

“You said he was pretty because he looks like me. It’s the same thing!”

“Think whatever you want.”

Even while his clueless father was spouting such strange things, the angel slept on, just as lovely as ever.

“This is really strange.”

“What now?”

“You never looked at Yeeun and Yejin with that much interest. But why are you looking with so much interest now… I guess it’s time for you to get married?”

“You sound like an old man.”

“No, but it’s true. Jungmin, you’re at the age to get married now too.”

“I’m fine with you going before I do.”

“Look at him throwing shade.”

After things ended with Shinwoo, Jungmin had decided to live only for himself and prepare for the future. And marriage was not in those plans. He thought he would be fine being alone for the time being. The problem was… whatever he imagined, Kim Joohwan was stuck to him like glue… But this was probably a needless worry.

If Kim Joohwan also learned that he was giving up on becoming an omega, his value would drop, so his interest would probably disappear. He probably wouldn’t keep bothering him like he was now. But why did thinking that make him feel sort of gloomy? Had he gotten used to that rotten personality at some point?

“By the way, are you still seeing Yeeun and Yejin?”

The two children had been born to Youngmin and his ex-husband. The two children he’d had when he married while he was still immature. Compared to back then, he was much more mature now.

When Youngmin got divorced, he had handed over all custody rights of the two children to his husband, and they had agreed to meet only once a month. However, saying that his ex-husband didn’t seem to want him to see the kids, he had been gradually extending the interval between meetings. So that the children wouldn’t naturally seek out Youngmin.

“Actually, after giving birth to this little angel, I started thinking about those kids… I missed them so much. I must have really missed them, because I cried.”

At those words, Jungmin was inwardly surprised. For the guy who had been so indifferent to his children that it seemed cruel to say something like this.

“So I contacted him and went to see them. It was almost the first time in a year… They’d grown up a lot. At the same time, they were so distant with me. They didn’t approach me first or talk to me. Still, I was happy just to see their faces, so I bought them delicious food and got them presents…”

Youngmin smiled bitterly.

“The older one told me I don’t have to come anymore. That their dad got a new boyfriend, and that person is going to be their new family. They said they decided to think of that person as the father who gave birth to and raised them from now on, so I should just forget about them and live my life. Is that something a kid who’s just in elementary school should say? But… it was only then that I realized I had been wrong.”

“Let me make it clear, I’m on Yeeun and Yejin’s side. I’m not going to comfort you. Because it’s true you were harsh to those kids.”

“I didn’t ask you to take my side. Still, since an angel like this came to this worthless human, I have to do my best for this child. So I don’t repeat the same mistake. And for Yeeun and Yejin, even if we don’t meet, all I have is money. I plan to give them all the material support I can.”

“Okay.”

The angel who had descended to earth began to cry. The sight of Youngmin holding and soothing the baby was certainly different from his immature days. Perhaps if those children had seen this, they might have been hurt in a different way. That’s how much of a devil Youngmin had been back then.

But seeing him say he wouldn’t make that kind of mistake again, Jungmin thought that people really can change, and he stroked Youngmin’s head.

“You’re being weird.”

“You’re being weird, too.”

For the first time in a long while, they looked at each other’s faces and smiled. In the meantime, dinner preparations were finished, and the family feast began. His father, who had returned from work, was still hale and hearty, but the wrinkles on his forehead had increased a little. However, his love for his mother was as strong as ever, and seeing their unchangingly harmonious appearance was a relief.

While they were eating dinner and catching up as a family, Kim Joohwan called him incessantly. He pressed the end call button a few times, but the calls kept coming, so Jungmin had no choice but to say he was going to the restroom, get up from his seat, and head to the second-floor terrace. After letting out a sigh, Jungmin pressed the call button.

—Sunbae.

“Hey…”

—Why aren’t you answering your phone?

“I was talking with my parents.”

—You can still answer for a moment.

“Can’t you grasp the situation when I hang up on you?”

—I know, I know, but I need to hear your voice to feel at ease, so what do you want me to do?

“I’m not sick anymore. Can’t you tell from how energetic my voice is?”

—You talk big for someone who was sick as a dog until yesterday.

Never mind. Calling himself a fool for trying to argue with this guy, Jungmin tapped his own forehead once.

Thump.

—When are you going home? Should I come pick you up?

“I think I’ll probably sleep over. My mother told me to stay.”

—Hah…

“Why are you sighing?”

—Because it looks like I won’t be able to spend tonight comfortably.

For a moment, he was at a loss for words. Why were his ears and… his chest tingling like this?

“Stop talking nonsense. Did you get off work?”

—No. I’m still at the office. I was waiting to come pick you up after I got in touch with you, sunbae.

“Hurry up and go home. I’ll call you tomorrow.”

—I’ll hold you to that promise.

“Okay.”

After listening to him nag about his health for quite a while longer, Kim Joohwan finally hung up the phone. Jungmin let out a deep sigh and was about to leave the terrace when he spotted Youngmin smiling slyly at the door and froze on the spot.

“Who was that~?”

Judging by his face, he seemed to be having a huge misunderstanding.

“It’s not what you think.”

“What’s not what I think~?”

What’s with that tone?

“It’s not the kind of thing you’d be interested in.”

“No, what am I interested in~?”

“Youngmin…”

“Ah, come on, tell me about your love life~ Who are you dating? Who is it? Judging by your tone on the phone, it doesn’t seem like it’s only been a day or two. And it looks like he likes you more. Who is it~?”

Feeling like he would be pestered for the entire time he was home if he wasn’t honest, Jungmin sighed deeply.

“Kim Joohwan.”

“Ack.”

“See? It’s nothing, right?”

“Wow, that guy is still following you around? He’s a psycho. Seriously.”

“Following me around?”

“From the first time you met, he was always trailing after you.”

“I don’t think that’s true?”

“You dense fool… That’s why you can’t get a date.”

Jungmin wanted to argue that he couldn’t just let that comment slide, but since it wasn’t entirely wrong in a way, he remained quiet. Youngmin said this wasn’t a conversation to have just standing around and suggested they drink some beer since he wasn’t breastfeeding anyway.

The two of them said their goodbyes to their parents, went up to the second floor, settled on the terrace, and began to have a beer each.

“Now that I think about it, I always thought Kim Joohwan was dangerous. The way that guy looked at you was no joke…”

“It was probably the way he looked at you. He hit on you too, didn’t he?”

“I thought that for a moment too, you know? Like, wow, how could he be interested in you over me?”

Thinking something like that is Shin Youngmin to a T. Yep.

“But even when he was with me, how should I put it… It felt like he was thinking of you while looking at me? There were a few times we almost slept together, but even then, it felt like he was more interested in you than in me. I think that’s why it always ended in an attempt. I was actually worried that the day you became an omega, you’d be immediately caught by Kim Joohwan and mated. I was secretly relieved when you turned out to be an alpha… but he’s still following you around. At that point, it’s pure love. Pure love.”

“I told you, it’s not like that. We just met because we had things to help each other with.”

Youngmin let out a deep sigh and finished a bottle of beer.

“Well, if you think so, then I guess it is. But be careful of Kim Joohwan. That guy is really… It’s not just because he’s a dominant alpha, he’s no ordinary guy. The moment you come to your senses, you could find yourself in that guy’s mouth.”

He might already be in that guy’s mouth. The only question now was whether he would be digested or not.

“Yeah, thanks. As expected, the only one who worries about me is my own blood…”

Jungmin flinched. For a moment, his lower abdomen throbbed with a sharp pain. It was the place where he had been knotted by Kim Joohwan countless times during his rut.

“What’s wrong?”

As Jungmin trailed off, Youngmin, who had been drinking, asked. Jungmin placed his hand on his lower abdomen and set down his glass. He had felt a chilling sensation, but it vanished quickly. Was it just a pain?

“No, it’s nothing. I think I just ate too much today.”

As he said that, he continued talking with Youngmin, but strangely, he couldn’t take another sip of beer.