"STOP CRYING, or else people will think I'm bullying you."
Hehe.
Koo Mujin couldn't help but grin while Lee Haneum was scolding him.
This Lee Haneum was a bit cold and distant compared to his husband, but he still enjoyed hearing the Omega nag him— just like how his Lee Haneum would often do.
"Stop grinning— you look like a pervert."
"What should I do, then?" Koo Mujin complained lightly. "You tell me to stop crying, and I did. Then you're telling me to stop grinning."
Lee Haneum frowned as if he didn't know what he wanted Koo Mujin to do either.
Aww.
My husband is so cute when he's acting like a tsundere.
But that actually got Koo Mujin thinking.
Since we're both in our last year of high school, and today is the first day of school, then we're 17 years old at the moment. But Lee Haneum and my birthday is both on August, so we'll turn 18 in just five months.
In the real world, Koo Mujin and Lee Haneum met a month after they turned 19.
So, in that world, the two of them got acquainted a little over a year from this moment.
However…
How come this Lee Haneum is so different from the Lee Haneum I met when he was 19? This Lee Haneum looks really gloomy. Well, the Lee Haneum I married isn't exactly the cheerful type. But he's calm and gentle.
On the other hand, this Lee Haneum…
It's like he's living on edge?
"Stop staring at me, Koo Mujin."
"Oh, you know my name," Koo Mujin said excitedly, already forgetting all the thinking he had done just a moment ago. "You can just call me by my name, Haneum-ah. And let's start speaking casually since we're the same age."
"Stop acting like you know so much about me."
"Haneum-ah, have you realized that you've been saying 'stop' like a broken record now?"
"And whose fault do you think that is? If you only listen to me, then I don't have to repeat my words like a parrot."
"Alright. I'll listen to you from now on."
"Then leave me alone."
Koo Mujin suddenly covered Lee Haneum's ears with his hands, and then he yelled loudly, obviously surprising the Omega. "There's a spider," he said while pointing at the lamppost near them, and then he withdrew his hands that were covering Lee Haneum's ears. "I was surprised."
He wasn't really surprised, of course.
And he wasn't scared of spiders either.
"I'm sorry, I startled you when I yelled," Koo Mujin said, smiling 'innocently' at Lee Haneum. "I didn't hear what you said just now."
"Liar," Lee Haneum said bluntly while giving him a suspicious look. "You did that on purpose. And, now, you're pretending you didn't hear what I just said earlier."
"Ah, I'm suddenly hungry," Koo Mujin said, playing dumb. "Let's have lunch together, Haneum-ah— my treat."
"Do you want to die?"
"If you feel like you're going to lose your appetite, then I'll cover my face."
"How will you eat if you have your face covered?"
"I'll get full even if I just watch you eat—"
Koo Mujin shut his mouth when his stomach growled loudly. "Now, this is a little embarrassing."
"You know how to feel embarrassed?"
"Well, I only want to show you my good side."
After all, Koo Mujin would have to do his best from now on to woo Lee Haneum.
Just in case I'm stuck here forever, I need to seduce Lee Haneum and make him fall for me again. So that we can conceive our son, Koo Hajin, in this world when the time is right.
"Fine, let's have lunch together."
Koo Mujin beamed, but Lee Haneum wasn't done talking yet.
"I guess you have to see it for yourself."
Koo Mujin tilted his head to one side. "See what?"
Lee Haneum smiled faintly— no, his smile actually looked quite bitter. "The reason why it's not a good idea to stick to me like glue."
***
PORK CUTLET.
Koo Mujin was glad that the lunch served in the school cafeteria was pork cutlet, and the lunch ladies even gave him a big cup of rice.
They probably heard my stomach growl while I was in the line earlier.
"You have a big appetite, huh?" Lee Haneum commented when Koo Mujin finished his lunch in just a few minutes. "And you eat fast."
"I have two gorilla sisters who have bigger appetite than I do. They always act like they've been possessed by a starving ghost whenever food is involved," Koo Mujin explained. It may be a stereotype, but almost all the Alphas he had met in his life had huge appetites. "Since I'm the youngest, they think it's natural to bully me by stealing my food. That's why I learned how to eat fast, or else I'll starve."
"Sounds rough."
Koo Mujin just nodded, and then he glanced at Lee Haneum's tray. "You eat like a bird, Haneum-ah."
"No, I'm just average," Lee Haneum said defensively. "You just eat a lot."
That may be true, but…
This Lee Haneum still eats a little. My Lee Haneum eats well, especially if the meal is prepared by our son.
Did Lee Haneum not like the food?
Well, the pork cutlet is just so-so.
Maybe Koo Mujin should just bring lunch for Lee Haneum starting tomorrow.
"You can leave if you're done eating," Lee Haneum said. "You don't have to wait for me."
"Nah, I'm staying," Koo Mujin said, and then he picked up the banana milk. Yes, it was included in their meal. "I'm not yet done eating."
Lee Haneum just sighed, and then he continued eating his food.
Let's shut up and let my honey enjoy his lunch in peace.
Koo Mujin used that opportunity to observe their surroundings.
He might be dense sometimes, but even a person like him couldn't ignore the blatant stares of the students around them.
The kids were noisy, too.
They're probably talking about us.
"Lee Haneum, have you lost your mind?
Who the fuck speaks to my husband that way?
Koo Mujin lifted his head and found three kids standing beside Lee Haneum.
The 'leader' was obviously the boy in the middle.
That bastard is an Alpha, huh?
Meanwhile, the two boys behind the leader were Betas.
No one paid attention to Koo Mujin because the three boys were focused on Lee Haneum.
"I was waiting for you," the Alpha kid complained to Lee Haneum. "Didn't I tell you that you need to come to me every lunch break?"
What the fuck is this kid talking about?
"I don't know what you're talking about, Bae Kyung," Lee Haneum said coldly, lifting his head to shoot the Alpha kid a glare. "Am I your slave?"
"Are you not?" Bae Kyung asked back haughtily. "Your sister and I have already made a deal."
Sister?
Oh, right.
Koo Mujin remembered that Lee Haneum had a stepsister.
But I've only met her once? When Koo Hajin was born, I think. But Lee Haneum was too weak to accept visitors at the time, so his sister left right away.
"Your deal with my sister is none of my business."
"Lee Haneum, you're talking back to me now?" Bae Kyung smirked arrogantly, and then he grabbed Lee Haneum by the collar. "Have you forgotten who I am?"
Lee Haneum flinched.
Is he scared of that kid?
Koo Mujin didn't like that, of course.
"Care to tell me who you are, kid?"
Bae Kyung, who acknowledged Koo Mujin's presence for the first time, turned to him with furrowed brows. "Who the hell are you?"
"I'm Koo Mujin, Lee Haneum's future husband."
Lee Haneum then looked at Koo Mujn in disbelief.
Koo Mujin just smiled at his beloved husband before getting up, his sharp eyes now focused on Bae Kyung. "Before we get to know each other, let go of Lee Haneum's collar first."
Bae Kyung raised an eyebrow, obviously challenging Koo Mujin. "And if I don't?"
"I don't want to hurt a kid," Koo Mujin said, smiling at the Alpha kid. "So, please listen while I'm still asking nicely."
Bae Kyung blinked slowly as if he were confused, and then he burst out laughing. "Are you being arrogant because you're an Alpha? Hah!" Finally, the Alpha kid let go of Lee Haneum's collar to face Koo Mujin properly. "Let me show you that not all Alphas are equal."
After saying that cringey line, Bae Kyung suddenly released his stinky pheromones.
Well, they weren't really 'stinky.'
I just don't like the scent of other Alphas.
Moreover…
"Argh!"
"It's too strong…"
"H-Help…"
Tsk, tsk.
So, this kid is arrogant because he's a little stronger than your average Alpha.
The weaker Alphas in the cafeteria started collapsing one by one, while the few Omegas— including Lee Haneum— started suffocating.
Right, the pheromones of an angry Alpha can make Omegas suffocate.
"How dare you release your offensive pheromones when Lee Haneum is here?" Koo Mujin asked coldly, his disposition changing quickly because Lee Haneum was being threatened. "Do you think your puny pheromones are enough to bring me down?"
Bae Kyung flinched. "How can you still stand after I released this much pheromones already…?"
"Let me show you how it's done properly, kid."
Koo Mujin then released his own pheromones.
But, unlike Bae Kyung, who only knew how to spread his pheromones, he focused his pheromones on one person only: the Alpha kid.
As a result, Bae Kyung immediately collapsed on the floor while gasping for air.
"Kyung-ah!"
"Bae Kyung!"
The Alpha kid's Beta friends tried to help Bae Kyung, but…
"Stay away from me!" Bae Kyung yelled. The little jerk still couldn't move after being 'paralyzed' by Koo Mujin, but the kid seemed too proud to receive his friends' help. Anyway, Bae Kyung then lifted his head and glared at Koo Mujin. "Do you think you'll be fine after doing this to me? Don't you know who my father is?!"
"Oh, you don't know who your father is? Poor kid," Koo Mujin said sarcastically. "Should I help you find your daddy?"
Bae Kyung looked at Koo Mujin in disbelief, and then his face turned red from embarrassment.
The kid couldn't say anything anymore, plus…
"Pfft!"
Oh.
Only then did Koo Mujin realize that most of their schoolmates were laughing because of what he just said to Bae Kyung.
Am I funny? It's a good point, isn't it?
Koo Mujin immediately turned to Lee Haneum, relieved that his husband could finally breathe again.
Probably because of his pheromones.
When he released his pheromones to attack Bae Kyung, he also released some of it in Lee Haneum's direction.
Of course, the pheromones I sent to Lee Haneum are gentle and refreshing.
"Haneum, let's get out of here," Koo Mujin said, smiling. And then he extended his hand to Lee Haneum. "It's not good for you to inhale stinky pheromones from an Alpha."
"You're also an Alpha."
"My pheromones don't stink."
Lee Haneum just sighed, and then he accepted Koo Mujin's hand. "You'll get in trouble for this, Koo Mujin."
Koo Mujin just laughed it off…
… until he was summoned to the faculty room.
Uh-oh.
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