The Country Life Diary of a Gangster’s Secretary

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After having breakfast at Hyeseong’s place, Ihyeok went straight to the office. Despite it being his first day at work as the team leader of the TF team, he couldn’t concentrate on work at all.

Cheon Hyeseong and Park Dohyun’s relationship. He didn’t know if those two were really just simple friends or if there was something else he was unaware of. There was also a high possibility that the damned bastard who left that kiss mark was Park Dohyun.

Unable to focus for half of the work hours with those thoughts, Ihyeok left early.

Thanks to that, the team members were dumbfounded. The employees selected for the important project were in a state of heightened tension. Moreover, with the confirmation that the CEO was coming as the team leader, they came with even more determination, but CEO Kwon didn’t work at all and left with a scary face after pondering deeply about something, so they couldn’t help but be flustered.

As Ihyeok got in his car, he naturally called Hyeseong but he didn’t pick up. He immediately called again, and when it was ringing, he called once more, but only the words “The customer is unable to take your call” kept coming through.

“Now you’re ignoring my calls too.”

Ihyeok let out a cold laugh and tossed his cell phone haphazardly onto the passenger seat. Then he quickly entered the neighborhood and smoothly parked his car in the front yard of Hyeseong’s house. It was such a natural action that someone might mistake it for Ihyeok’s house.

He knocked on the door hard without hesitation, but Hyeseong didn’t come out. Thinking he was even being turned away at the door now, he grabbed the doorknob roughly, but what do you know? The door opened easily.

“What the, why aren’t you even locking the door.”

Did he really go out somewhere? Even so, how could he go around so carelessly without locking the door like this? He thought he should give him a piece of his mind when he saw his face and slowly went inside.

“Hyeseong.”

“……”

“Cheon Hyeseong.”

But going all the way into the living room seemed a bit too much, so he called for him from the shoe rack, but there was no answer. Just as he was about to conclude that Hyeseong had gone out, he noticed the bedroom door slightly open.

And he saw Hyeseong lying on the bed in an unnatural position.

“…Hyeseong.”

Surprised, Ihyeok quickly opened the door wide and immediately checked Hyeseong’s complexion. From a distance, it seemed like he was just taking a nap, but up close, it wasn’t after all. Oddly, his breathing was rough. Even the heat felt from his forehead and cheeks.

Is it a cold? It seemed quite severe, so Ihyeok tried to support Hyeseong. Even in this countryside, there should be at least one local clinic.

“No, I don’t want to.”

As he tried to take him out like that, Hyeseong resisted by putting strength into his body even while sick.

“Stop being stubborn and relax. You have a fever right now.”

“Hospital… no…”

Even in his dazed state, Hyeseong gritted his teeth and put strength into his body. He even shook his head as if going to the hospital would lead to big trouble. Damn it, Ihyeok cursed under his breath, frustrated. He had no choice but to lay him down again. He was thinking of contacting his doctor in Seoul to call him over if Hyeseong couldn’t go directly.

“……”

A strangely sweet scent wafted in the room. Ihyeok slightly frowned at that fragrance. For a moment, he felt his strength leave his body and even he felt a bit feverish. Feeling suddenly hot, Ihyeok took off his outer layer and stared intently at Hyeseong.

One hypothesis came to Ihyeok’s mind about what this situation was.

“That can’t be.”

But Hyeseong was a beta. There’s no way he would release pheromones. A medicine packet on the bedside table caught Ihyeok’s confused eyes. A torn medicine packet. As if possessed, Ihyeok left the room and entered the kitchen.

As expected, there were numerous wrappers on the table. And the name of the hospital written on top of those packets.

Yehyeon University Hospital

“But hyung has been going in and out of the university hospital regularly these days.”

The university hospital Deok-soo mentioned. The hospital Ihyeok took Hyeseong to once was also Yehyeon University Hospital.

And according to Deok-soo, it seemed Hyeseong had been treated at the constitution department.

“……”

Without hesitation, Ihyeok tore open a medicine packet and put it in his pocket.

* * *

After ending Deok-soo’s call saying he would contact him later, Ihyeok stared at Hyeseong with his chin propped up. The look in his eyes as he gazed at the other person was hard to describe in words. It seemed complex and also filled with excitement, but in a way, it was also incomparably heavy.

“Umm.”

Then, perhaps uncomfortable, Hyeseong turned over. His dark brown hair moved softly. Unconsciously, Ihyeok reached out and stroked his hair. The soft texture clung to his fingertips. Has he stroked Hyeseong’s hair like this since college?

Back then, he would stay quiet just like this when he did this for him. Back then, he thought his younger friend didn’t have any cute sides, but thinking about it now, that wasn’t the case. How should I put it? If he’s like a sensitive cat now, back then he was still like a puppy.

Because even though his words were cold, he followed Ihyeok well.

“Hyeseong.”

Ihyeok called his name again. He had uttered that name countless times over numerous hours. But now it felt quite different from before.

Hyeseong must have been in a deep sleep, as he showed no movement or reaction. The back of his neck, reddened by the alcohol, easily caught the eye. Come to think of it, he was quite fair-skinned for a man. That smooth skin was dyed red because of the alcohol.

Only those things were visible to Ihyeok’s eyes now.

“…Let’s go now.”

Thinking he should stop observing Hyeseong, Ihyeok pulled back his chair with a screech and stood up.

Park Dohyun must have not found the restroom or fallen asleep in there, but it didn’t matter much. He’s a grown adult man, so he’ll probably come back fine on his own. And he didn’t even want to think about that bastard. If Hyeseong weren’t here, he wouldn’t have come to this place either.

With that thought, Ihyeok supported Hyeseong, paid, and left the restaurant. Still, he left a request to the lady to tell Park Dohyun that his companions went back first when he returned.

“Ah, my head hurts…”

As he was forcibly dragged out while sleeping, Hyeseong frowned as if annoyed and staggered his body more. Ihyeok couldn’t understand why he drank so recklessly without any plan when he was so bad at holding his liquor.

“Walk straight. You’ll fall.”

“Ah, just leave me and go. I can sleep here.”

His pronunciation was clearer than before, but his actions weren’t. Hyeseong walked unsteadily as if it were his own bedroom, went to the makeshift chair next to the store, and plopped down. Next to the chair, there was an ashtray piled high with cigarette butts, perhaps a smoking area.

He usually hated the smell of cigarettes, but he sat in a place like that quite well.

“Do you even know where you are?”

Ihyeok smirked and squatted down in front of Hyeseong. Then he looked up and stared at him nodding off drowsily. Because he was taller, he always looked down at Hyeseong and rarely looked up at him like this. Maybe that’s why the person in front of his eyes now felt strangely different.

“Are you really going to sleep here?”

“Yes.”

“Look at you talking back.”

Still, the good thing about Hyeseong getting drunk was that he acted just like he did in college.

It was like this back then too. Before, he also received a call from Hyeseong drenched in alcohol after some club dinner or something. Worried, he went to pick him up and found him sitting alone in front of the store, dozing off.

Recalling old memories, Ihyeok looked at Hyeseong endearingly and gently stroked his cheek. The hot body temperature from the drunkenness transferred to Ihyeok’s hand. That somehow made him feel giddy.

“……”

Ihyeok lowered the hand that was touching Hyeseong and then consciously began releasing pheromones. His eyes shone keenly and raked over Hyeseong in front of him as if he would devour him.

“Mm.”

Reacting to the pheromones, Hyeseong let out a low moan. As if trying to confirm, Ihyeok’s pheromones slowly rose around the front of the store.

“Ah… it’s nice…”

“What is?”

“Citrus scent. Refreshing smell… Ahjussi’s pheromones…”

Hyeseong began to slowly open his closed eyes. His pupils were fully dilated, and even while blinking his eyelids slowly, he was looking straight at Ihyeok.

“Can you feel it? My pheromones?”

Ihyeok, who had been squatting, slowly stood up and matched eye level with Hyeseong, bending his waist. Dazed eyes, flushed skin. The excited breath escaped through slightly parted lips. Right now, he couldn’t take his eyes off a single thing about Cheon Hyeseong.

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