Pig Government Official

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Jihoon sat by the window, sipping a cafe latte and deep in thought. The subject of his contemplation was Won Junjae from this morning. Recently, his cousin had become a bit more human-like, but the face he saw earlier was the extremely sensitive boss Won Junjae that Jihoon used to know. When he said it was because of pheromones and told him not to say unnecessary things, he seemed so much like a final boss villain that Jihoon froze.

Moreover, the instant change in Won Junjae’s face when he saw Jeonggwan coming out of the kitchen was even more shocking. Can he act this well? Won Junjae’s face softened immediately upon seeing Jeonggwan. As if their previous conversation had never happened, completely seamlessly. Such a change in expression could only come from instantly hiding it through acting, or genuinely relaxing upon seeing someone, but since Won Junjae wasn’t the type to relax around anyone, it had to be acting.

Afterwards, when he was talking face-to-face with Jeonggwan, Jihoon couldn’t help but think, “Well, well!” Won Junjae even chuckled and smiled briefly at times, and Jihoon swore he had never seen Won Junjae like this before. Although he had known Won Junjae much longer than Jeonggwan, he didn’t know Won Junjae could smile like that… He was shocked at how good his acting was. Wow… Won Junjae is a genius actor…?

So, to summarize, it went like this: For some reason, he needs Jeonggwan’s pheromones so he has to meet him, but he doesn’t want to really date Jeonggwan, so he’s approaching him pretending to be nice, just to suck up his pheromones and then discard him. That was it. And that naive Kim Jeonggwan doesn’t realize this and thinks Won Junjae has really fallen for him, making a big fuss… Jeonggwan isn’t lacking in any way, so why can’t they just date for real…

But that wouldn’t happen. Not if it’s Won Junjae. He might think that Jeonggwan, who is the opposite of the omegas he’s been with, doesn’t suit him who is perfect in every way. That’s why he’s been coming to see Jeonggwan with such high-level acting until now. That’s why he got angry on his own when I, his cousin, mentioned coming to see Jeonggwan’s face. He’s afraid I might tell my mom and it might reach Big Uncle’s ears. Afraid rumors might spread that he’s seeing such an omega.

That bastard. Jihoon was boiling with anger. Our Jeonggwan is… sincere. He wanted to slap Won Junjae. But if he did such a thing, he and his family might be permanently expelled from the Won family. If so, there was only one way to get revenge.

Make Won Junjae really fall for Jeonggwan. And when he does, have Jeonggwan reunite with Jung Taegeon. Jihoon turned to look at the oblivious Jeonggwan in the kitchen. That innocent thing. Still, Kim Jeonggwan was someone who listened well to him, so with a little nudge, he could be swayed this way and that. Won Junjae, you bad guy. How dare you mess with my friend?

Jeonggwan was making dough for tomorrow. His ear itched slightly, but he thought Park Jihoon must be cursing him in his mind again. He’s probably grumbling because he spent a lot of money on a gym membership for me, and I might not go. Jeonggwan dismissed it and pummeled the dough.

Jeonggwan had no intention of losing weight, even if it killed him. For health reasons, he was already exercising regularly. He rode a bicycle and played badminton with his brothers. Of course, after exercising, there was always a samgyeopsal party. Moreover, in the comprehensive health check-up he had before working at Jihoon’s cafe, he had no issues like diabetes or hyperlipidemia. He was classified as obese, but he had no health problems due to his weight.

So, Jeonggwan was very annoyed at the fact that he had to go to the gym when there was nothing wrong with his body. Still, out of consideration for Park Jihoon’s goodwill, he thought he should pretend to go a few times and then transfer the membership to his brother Jeongyun or something.

“Should I exercise too? Want me to go with you?”

“…You want to?”

Jeonggwan’s expression noticeably brightened at Jihoon’s words. Honestly, the biggest reason he didn’t want to go to the gym was boredom. There’s PT, but usually you’d do cardio on a treadmill too… Jeonggwan found running on a treadmill the most boring thing in the world. Not knowing that a trainer would be with him even during running since he had never had PT before, Jeonggwan was leisurely thinking about how boring it would be. Watching Jeonggwan, a strange light flickered in Jihoon’s eyes.

“Hey. Ask Won Junjae to go with you.”

“…Huh?”

“Go and check out Won Junjae’s size when you shower.”

“…What size, you crazy bastard.”

“Why not? You’re going to see it eventually anyway. What if it’s small? You should know before you unwrap it.”

Jeonggwan screamed “Aaak!” and pushed Jihoon with his dough-covered hands. Park Jihoon, you pervert! I don’t know about that stuff! Get away! Despite Jeonggwan’s roar, Jihoon doubled over laughing, not caring that his clothes were getting covered in flour. Why-? It’s good to check in advance-!

“Jeonggwan-ssi. You’re still a baby-.”

“Jeonggwan is still a baby, noona. Kup.”

Jeonggwan’s face turned red as he turned to the sink behind him and washed his hands thoroughly. Damn Park Jihoon! That weirdo!

“You ask him. Ask him to go to the gym together.”

“I said I don’t want to…”

“You don’t have much time to talk during the day. Spend some time together.”

What’s with him? Wasn’t he the one who said he felt sick every time he saw us together? Jeonggwan left the kitchen slightly annoyed. He could feel his ears burning. The gym with Won Junjae… What if he gets a nosebleed seeing his body? Despite being called a fox, Jeonggwan was still a virgin who had only rubbed lips. He talked like a Casanova who had conquered this era, but in reality, he had never seen a penis other than those of his family members. That might be why Park Jihoon was even more surprised. Because someone who looked so naive was suddenly trying to seduce Won Junjae.

Jihoon always joked with Jeonggwan, saying, “Aren’t you going to run away disgusted when you take off your partner’s underwear later?” But that could become a reality. Jeonggwan had never greeted anyone’s private parts yet. That’s why Jung Taegeon, who was already experienced, had apologetically said such pure words about protecting him until he became an adult. Let’s have our first time together when you become an adult, he had said. As a result, since they broke up before he became an adult, Jeonggwan was still a virgin who couldn’t do it even if he wanted to.

But it’s not like Jeonggwan was a complete baby either. Jeonggwan was a proper adult and had seen and heard a lot. He told Jihoon “I don’t know about that stuff!” but in fact, he knew very well. Just like how he knew the theory of dating well even though he hadn’t dated, it was the same with this. It might be different from doing it directly, but Jeonggwan was well-versed in theory. There was a person called ‘Omega Techniques’ on the Blue Bird SNS that Jeonggwan followed, and just by browsing through that person’s feed once, you could acquire enough skills to knock down 100 alphas.

When he looked at it alone in his room, it didn’t feel like anything special because he viewed it with vague curiosity and excitement, but when Park Jihoon suddenly mentioned Won Junjae’s thing, Jeonggwan was greatly flustered. Because he had never thought of Won Junjae in that way before. To Jeonggwan, Won Junjae was just a handsome alpha who seemed like he would buy expensive and delicious things, look good, and be cool to have by his side.

But imagining saying hello to Won Junjae’s thing or kissing him made him so embarrassed. Of course, he felt shy when he kissed Jung Taegeon too, but it felt different with Won Junjae. How to put it… If kissing Jung Taegeon was like a pure milk-scented kiss from childhood, kissing Won Junjae seemed like it would be a rough kiss full of powerful male scent. Just imagining it made Jeonggwan’s legs feel weak.

* * *

The More Gym was different from regular neighborhood gyms. Perhaps because it was located on expensive land surrounded by high-end buildings, it looked extremely luxurious and clean from the entrance. It seemed like the entire third floor of the commercial building was used as a gym, as the interior of the gym, all in glass walls, was visible as soon as you got off the elevator. Inside, you could see people who clearly took good care of their bodies. It was full of people without even a hint of chubbiness.

Jeonggwan entered hesitantly. Having already seen Jeonggwan getting off the elevator through the glass walls, Jeonggwan’s assigned trainer, Director Han Adeo, came out to greet him with an enthusiastic expression. His face clearly said, “So this is the member I need to reform!” He looked Jeonggwan up and down as soon as he saw him, and then spoke with a surprised expression.

“When the cafe owner came to register earlier, he said you were incredibly fat!”

“That dog… So he said that.”

“You’re not as big as I thought!”

“What kind of size were you expecting…”

“The owner said you’d roll if you stamped your foot!”

Stress was already building up before even starting to exercise. It seemed the trainer wasn’t the type to sugarcoat his words.

The trainer said that people at this gym bring their own workout clothes, so there weren’t separate gym clothes. However, Jihoon had asked them to prepare some clothes, saying that the fatty might use not bringing clothes as an excuse to go home, so the gym had hurriedly prepared workout clothes. If it had been another member, they would have said without hesitation that the member needs to prepare their own clothes. But because it was a request from Jihoon, who had become a VVIP in an instant by signing up for a year of PT for Jeonggwan, Suki, and Hwang Jun all at once, the gym gladly prepared workout clothes for Jeonggwan. Jeonggwan had also planned to use that excuse to go home, but unfortunately, it didn’t work out.