The Country Life Diary of a Gangster's Secretary

Chapter 105

Even though it wasn’t that hot outside, he kept feeling feverish. He didn’t know how many times he had stopped while crossing the yard to enter the house.

“Oh, really.”

Hyeseong finally collapsed. As he heard the sound of Ihyeok’s car driving away, he slumped down in the small gazebo in front of the yard.

He raised his hand to touch his forehead. The part where Ihyeok’s lips had touched was strangely tingling.

Come to think of it, it was truly strange. Hadn’t he done all sorts of things with Ihyeok before? Of course, one of them was always not in their right mind each time. Yet, he was this unsettled by just a kiss.

Still, Hyeseong pinched his cheek for no reason. No matter how he thought about it, it still felt like a dream. Not because he was too happy, but because it was just unbelievable.

He certainly hadn’t expected things to turn out like this until just yesterday. Hyeseong continued to sit in the gazebo without going inside. He felt that if he went in like this, his aunt, with her sharp intuition, would notice the change even if his uncle didn’t.

“What took you so long to come in?”

“Oh, nothing. Just looking around the yard...”

“There’s nothing much to see. Want me to cut some fruit for you?”

“Yes.”

It seemed his effort to cool down his face outside had paid off. Hyeseong naturally sat down at the dining table. His aunt had appealingly sliced some apples she said she got from the neighbor. The cool and sweet juice spread widely in his mouth.

A cool breeze was blowing through the slightly open kitchen window. His aunt was working in the kitchen, and his uncle was intently watching the news in the living room. As Hyeseong blankly watched this scene, he suddenly realized.

He was finally feeling the peacefulness he hadn’t noticed since coming here. Until now, he had run away to this place because he didn’t want to suffer alone, yet he had still been pessimistic about his situation and hurt alone at every opportunity.

But the scene before his eyes now was quite different. It was serene and comfortable. This change had occurred after meeting Ihyeok and having even a little conversation with him.

“I’m going back now. To my home.”

When Hyeseong casually said this while taking a big bite of apple, both of them briefly stopped what they were doing and stared at him.

“Is that so? Then I should pack some side dishes for you before you go.”

“Pack a lot. Hyeseong seems to have lost a lot of weight.”

The two didn’t ask why he was leaving. They didn’t even pry into the reason why Hyeseong had come down here. A faint smile spread across Hyeseong’s face. Coming here had indeed been a good choice.

After saying he would return home, Hyeseong immediately booked a bus ticket on his phone. His uncle offered to drive him, but he declined, saying that it wasn’t a short distance from Gangwon-do to Seoin-si, and that the bus would be less congested and thus more comfortable.

Before leaving, Hyeseong brought up the conversation he had been postponing with the two of them.

“...So you’re saying that you, Hyeseong, were actually meant to manifest as an omega, not a beta?”

As expected, both of them seemed quite surprised. This was the first time Hyeseong was voluntarily revealing the fact about his omega manifestation. When he first heard the news of his manifestation, he had worried about how to explain this to people around him, but now that he was actually saying it, it didn’t seem like a big deal.

“Yes. That’s what they said at the hospital. I guess the hospital where I had my nature test done was so small that it wasn’t accurate.”

But Hyeseong added that his body had gradually changed over time. Originally, the rut he spent with Ihyeok was the main cause, but there was no need to mention that part.

“Oh my goodness. I’m sorry, Hyeseong. We should have taken you to a big hospital earlier.”

“Aunt, you know. It was because I was stubborn that I just went to a small clinic. I was careless about my nature back then.”

“Hyeseong, how’s your body? Are you okay now?”

Thinking that something might have really happened, he quickly answered the phone.

– Yeah. Hyeseong.

“Did something happen?”

– No.

Ihyeok’s voice coming through the phone was calm, just as he said.

“Oh, I thought something had happened... There were so many missed calls.”

– ...

“Ahjussi?”

– I sent a reply, but you didn’t read it.

Reply? Hyeseong briefly took the phone away from his ear and entered the chat room. Ihyeok had replied to his message about returning home in less than a minute. It seemed he hadn’t noticed because Ihyeok sent the reply just as he was closing the screen.

In other words, from Ihyeok’s perspective, it looked like Hyeseong had seen his message but ignored it without replying.

“Oh, I didn’t know a reply had come.”

– Hah.

Ihyeok exhaled deeply at Hyeseong’s explanation.

– That’s a relief. I thought you weren’t responding to me. I called right away, but you didn’t answer.

Ah, Hyeseong let out a low sound. Come to think of it, Ihyeok had made such a request when he left for Seoul in the morning. To answer when he contacts. Honestly, he didn’t know Ihyeok was this concerned. Not only did he reply in that brief moment, but he also made so many calls.

Seeing Ihyeok’s anxiety firsthand made Hyeseong feel strange.

“I guess I was too busy cleaning the house to hear the phone ringing.”

– If that’s the case, it’s fine. You must be tired, rest.

“Okay.”

– Hyeseong, I miss you.

Just as he was about to hang up, a low voice tickled his ear. It felt like Ihyeok was speaking directly into his ear.

– I’m so glad to hear your voice.

“Ah, we were together until this morning.”

What is this, talking like this made the conversation sound a bit strange.

– That’s right. But I still keep missing you.

“Aren’t you working right now, Ahjussi? I-I’m hanging up.”

Hyeseong quickly pressed the end call button. Then he slid down to the floor. He had thought he was adept at hiding his emotions and pretending to be nonchalant, but he was helplessly overwhelmed by Ihyeok, who was acting like a bulldozer to a surprising degree.

But somehow, he didn’t feel that bad about it.