Dirty Sweet Baby Chapter 91

Supporting his waist with an arm, Cha Moogyul pulled Heeheon into his embrace and looked down at Heeheon’s face, which was contorted in pain. Cupping his cheek, he seriously scrutinized his pale-white complexion and asked again.

“What is it? What’s wrong? Are you hurt somewhere?”

He was certain now. Just as he thought, the state of the core was not normal. An extreme pain, as if a crack had formed somewhere and it was about to crumble, pierced his chest. Before he knew it, a cold sweat had begun to form on his forehead, and Cha Moogyul wiped it away with his thumb.

“Lie down.”

Led by his hand, he was pulled down onto the bed. Heeheon curled up and clutched the hem of his robe.

“My chest… feels like it’s going to split open.”

“Your chest? Inside?”

“My core…”

Cha Moogyul repeatedly soothed Heeheon by stroking his back. As he endured it, the pain gradually subsided. The core, which had ached as if it would split, gradually stabilized and returned to its original state.

Was it, as he suspected, because he had overexerted himself too much? Another likely cause came to mind, but he didn’t bother to voice it.

“…Ugh.”

Heeheon’s lips trembled as he closed his eyes. He just wanted to lean on him and rest like this, just for a moment, just for a little while.

After that, he didn’t know how he passed the time. There were more than a few things to handle in the aftermath. He had to submit a dispatch report, and there was a pile of things to do, like applying several changes due to his transfer of affiliation and inspecting his equipment.

But an even bigger problem was the Center’s upper management. After all, he couldn’t put off a face-to-face meeting with the Central Military Commander-in-Chief forever.

But surprisingly, a formal meeting was scheduled. Even if it had been a one-sided summons, he would have had no choice but to be called in, but for some reason, it seemed to have been amicably resolved with a sit-down meeting.

And so, a few days before the meeting with the Central Military Commander-in-Chief, the unsettled time passed by. On the surface, they were unremarkable days, no different from usual. Eating with Cha Moogyul, training, going to sleep… He quickly adapted to a regular routine that could be called a normal daily life, but in truth, he was not very much at ease.

‘How do other people connect with each other so easily?’

Heeheon, in his twenty-five years of life, was only now realizing for the first time that just confessing wasn’t the end of it. Even if they had each other in their hearts, becoming a couple was another hurdle.

‘He doesn’t even believe me when I confess…’

How was one supposed to convey their true feelings?

Well, how would he know, having never been in a relationship before?

It was even his first time confessing…

Frustrated, Heeheon became drastically less talkative after that day. And funnily enough, so did Cha Moogyul. Their hearts were fatally out of sync where it mattered, but perhaps they were in sync in the wrong places; the already taciturn man became even more so. The time he spent lost in his own thoughts grew longer, and his eyes deepened, showing a hint of turmoil. While he maintained his silence, Heeheon was also lost in his own worries and quiet, so they had barely exchanged a few words with each other for the past several days.

Then, one day.

It was a bright and clear afternoon, so brilliant it was blinding.

The weather was truly perfect. The deep blue, clear sky without a single cloud felt like a boundless ocean, and the warmly shining sun created a bright and pleasant scene.

Thanks to the clean air, even the distant mountains and fields were distinct, and even the birds flying over them looked peaceful. When the leaves gradually turned colors and fell, he would be able to savor another of nature’s charms.

“Take it.”

In the living room. Cha Moogyul placed something square on the sofa table. The sunlight pouring in from the massive glass window illuminated it dramatically, like a pinpoint spotlight.

It was a cell phone.

The cell phone that Cha Moogyul had confiscated, the one that could contact the general residential districts.

‘Why this, now…’

Heeheon furrowed his brow and fixed his gaze on the phone. He checked again and again, but it was indeed the one he had used.

“I lost. I did.”

Cha Moogyul murmured calmly, as if making a declaration.

“Huh…?”

“I’m saying I’ll let things go your way, hyung.”

“What are you talking about… I don’t understand.”

Let things go his way?

Heeheon raised his head and looked at Cha Moogyul with questioning eyes. But Cha Moogyul, as always, was not a very kind narrator.

Without any further explanation, he picked up the tablet that was lying next to the phone, tapped the screen with his long fingers, and played a video. Then, he propped it up in the sunlight so Heeheon could see it clearly.

“Make the call. Tell your mother what happened that day was a misunderstanding.”

A call? And he had no idea what video was suddenly playing.

“Why my mother? What’s this all of a sudden…”

Right now, Heeheon’s frustrating insides were boiling over to the point of splitting, but cruelly, his nerves were on edge from the loud sound of the video and the dazzling screen.

It was a scene from the news.

「Mucous Membrane Contact Guiding! Guide Baek Heeheon Saves Esper Cha Moogyul.」

Below the shockingly unbelievable title, the two of them could be seen aboard a helicopter. It was a video shot from a distance. After the lightning Cha Moogyul had struck down completely swept through the area, the camera’s zoom slowly pulled in.

“Humanity has witnessed a miracle today. This is Esper Cha Moogyul, the savior who rescued the 3rd Residential District. As he collapses from exhaustion, his dedicated guide, Guide Baek Heeheon, rushes to his side.”

Through the helicopter window, the two of them could be precariously glimpsed.

Heeheon had rushed to him, taken out a healing factor and torn it open, and then Cha Moogyul…

Kissed him…

‘What the fuck.’

Their lips met directly. The image of them kissing deeply, tongues intertwined, was broadcast on the news screen just as it happened.

“This is him urgently guiding to correct the imbalance of an esper who has depleted his powers. This is called mucous membrane contact guiding, and it exhibits an efficiency approximately 2.4 times greater than general skin contact guiding.”

Heeheon could only watch the screen, frozen in a daze.

The news had already aired, and what Cha Moogyul was showing him was just an edited clip. The scene of the two of them fervently pressing their lips together and kissing had been revealed to the entire world.

“The Center has stated that it has hitherto maintained the existence of mucous membrane contact guiding as a military secret and refrained from external leaks. This is because there is a risk of causing confusion as it goes against public morals. However, praise from citizens moved by the devoted guiding to save an esper is pouring in.”

What’s more, there were over 90,000 comments below the video.

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kitoomm: Ah….. I’m tearing up…

catlover231: So noble.. Thank you.. My faith in humanity is soaringㅠㅠ

leesungjin_real: Aren’t they brothers? This is just them literally risking their lives to perform CPR…

talk2we: I was really shocked seeing the video;; Awakened individuals really do incredible things.

user_b5tie9k8y: This isn’t something for us to judge by our standards.

daelimchochilzzangbakchangjun: The really scary part starts now lolㅇㅇ We have to be able to maintain this atmosphere to the end. Let’s not switch sides later.

kitoomm: I was honestly moved.

jelly_mong: Whoa… Being an Awakened is tough;

goodalsfor4104: I’m a 45-year-old firefighter. Ah. Who could dare not call these brothers heroes. It’s passionate. And it’s good.

angelic1132: Thank you. Guide Baek Heeheon. Esper Cha Moogyul. I will carry you both in my heart for the rest of my life.

jilpunggado: H-Heok! So no one knew guides guided like that. There was a reason they hid it from civilians. .,

ttukbaeginegeureut: Wow…ㅠ I’m so so grateful and it made me reflect on myself for not knowing anything until now;ㅠㅜㅡㅠㅜㅜ It all explains why the new government restricted information from civilians and didn’t detail guidingㅠㅜ It’s thanks to them protecting the country by sacrificing their bodies like that that we can live safely like this. I hope the people of the 3rd District can also get back to their daily lives soon퓨ㅠㅜㅡㅜㅠㅡㅠㅠㅠㅜㅜ

nanaminana: Thank you. Esper Baek Heeheon.
┗ adofiaius @nanaminana It’s Guide Baek Heeheon, actually? Please edit ㅎㅎ

What, in the world.

There was no way to hide his utter shock. Heeheon’s eyes flew wide open, his heart pounding as if it would burst.

“Satisfied?”

“…”

“This is what you were trying to get by sticking to me.”

Cha Moogyul recited in a stiff tone. His twisted lips clearly formed a bitter smile.

“I’ve solved it for you, so you should be happy.”

“You, did you do this…? That news, that video, manipulating public opinion…”

Heeheon asked, his dry lips trembling. His stiff, cracked voice was wretched.

“It’s not manipulation. It’s the public’s actual reaction.”

“So, you’re saying you orchestrated it?”

“Yes. Is it not enough? Should I put the key to the basement in your hand, too?”

“Using that video, exposing mucous membrane guiding, to smooth things over with my mother about that day…”

“I’ll say it again. This is exactly what you wanted, hyung.”

“I…? I wanted this?”

In that moment, a firestorm surged up inside him.

Choking with emotion, Heeheon snapped his head up and glared at Cha Moogyul. That bastard, why did he always make decisions and act on his own without a single word of discussion, anger flared up inside him.