chapter 61

Shin Tae-oh closed his mouth. Since what he was saying was correct, there was nothing to say.

"As soon as the hospital admission process is complete..."

Se-hyeon stood up but was pulled back by the wrist, causing him to sit. As he sat down, his body trembled for a moment, as if he had fallen backwards.

"Why..."

He was about to ask why when Shin Tae-oh's hand reached his forehead.

It was the same as what Se-hyeon used to do to him. Tae-oh’s large hand came down over his forehead, even covering

his eyelids, so Se-hyeon couldn't even close his eyes.

"It's hot."

Shin tae-oh pulled his head back, covering his forehead with his hand to escape from the warmth that covered it.

"This is because I'm excited."

Ha Jin-seong attacked the wrong person, and it was unbelievable for him to realize that person was himself.

However, Shin Tae-oh gently raised his head and instead of touching Sehyeon’s forehead, he held his cheek. As he tried to grasp both cheeks with one hand, the

shape of his face seemed as if it was being held.

"Your face is all red. Come here and lie down."

"...Lie down?"

Se-hyeon glanced at the space revealed as Shin Tae-oh half-raised himself. Shin Tae-oh, accurately sensing where Se-hyeon's gaze was directed, shook his head.

"Not here, over there."

While holding Se-hyeon's face, Shin Tae-oh gently turned it to the side.

"Let's lie down together."

"This is the emergency room."

Se-hyeon revealed his disbelief with his trembling lips.

"It's a place where urgent care should be given to those in critical condition. That's right. So, you should lie down."

"Boss, do you think I'm joking right now?"

Se-hyeon forcefully pulled away from Shin Tae-oh's hand. The emergency room was not a playground for kids.

"If you stay like this, a cycle will occur."

"I'm sorry, but it's still too early for the heat to come."

"No, it will happen."

Shin Tae-oh spoke with more certainty, observing Se-hyeon's body's reactions.

"My pheromones entered your system and haven't fully come out yet. You must have felt the heat continuously, right?"

Since last night, Se-hyeon had been holding heat in his body. Because of that, he couldn't sleep properly and occasionally unbuttoned his coat to release the heat.

"It's better to treat it quickly."

"Then I'll take care of it myself and leave."

"Ugh. I guess the secretary has become very comfortable. Having to repeat myself..."

"I'll lie down."

Feeling the irritation in Shin Tae-oh's voice, Se-hyeon immediately stood up from the chair.

Se-hyeon, who felt the irritation seeping into Shin Tae-oh's voice, immediately got up from the chair. He awkwardly sat down on the bed next to him, while Shin Tae-oh smiled as if hehad never been irritated and called the nurse.

When the doctor explained that the heat cycle would have occurred if they had been just a little bit late, Se-hyeon held out the back of his hand without saying a word. It would take several months to recover once the cycle is disrupted, so it was better to receive proper treatment now. So he received hormone injections and even intravenous fluids.

Se-hyeon, who ended up receiving similar treatment as Shin Tae-oh, began to gradually accept the reality that had befallen him while staring at the ceiling  It was because of being entangled in Shin Tae-oh's rut yesterday that he ended up lying like this. Even what happened in the bathroom in the morning was all physiological and natural.

Still, with the reassurance that the heat wouldn't occur after receiving the IV fluids and taking the medication, he slowly closed his eyes.

He had worried that revealing his omega status would lead to consequences, but he received unexpected concern instead. It felt like a distant past when he had tried to hide his nature, and it seemed like more had happened in the past three months than in the past three years.

The original work shouldn't be shaken...

Events that had already deviated from the original work had occurred, so they needed to be brought back on track...

***

"I fell asleep."

After spending the night with tired, sleepless eyes, Se-hyeon couldn't remember when exactly he had fallen asleep. He slowly sat up, looking around the surroundings.

It was dim and quiet, making him think that it wasn't the emergency room after all...

"Is this a private room?"

Or is it a VIP room?

There was only one bed nearby where Se-hyeon had been lying. He had intended to admit Shin Tae-oh, so he wondered why he ended up being admitted instead. He let out a slight hollow laugh and pushed the blanket that had reached up to his abdomen aside.

He had been laying with his coat on, but when he got up, he realized he was dressed in a shirt...

"He really took off my clothes."

Muttering while looking at his clothes hanging on the hanger, Se-hyeon turned his head to the door, belatedly remembering something.

"If it's Shin Tae-oh, he would have reserved a double room."

Unless his heart had turned towards Yoo Jin-ha, he wouldn't miss this opportunity. But why did he leave me alone to be admitted?

Amidst layers of suspicion, Se-hyeon felt uneasy as he lay on the hospital bed. Along with that, he cautiously pretended to be asleep as he heard the sound of the door opening.

He didn't even know why he acted like this. He just felt anxious, thinking he had to lie down, and in response to some inexplicable pull that told him to close his eyes at the sound of the door.

As the footsteps drew nearer, Se-hyeon tried to relax his face and exerted effort. When a sleeping person squeezes their eyes tightly shut, it's practically the same as saying they're awake, so he tried to make it as natural as possible. He even slightly parted his lips.

"Se-hyeon-ssi."

The voice that usually called him "Secretary Ahn" called out his name.

"Ahn Se-hyeon."

Even though the voice attached his last name, it was a sweet voice as if he would flinch if Sehyeon didn't remain on guard.

"I wanted to say this in a more splendid and beautiful place, not in a situation like this..."

Shin Tae-oh's voice seemed a bit distant, as if it had gone elsewhere and come back after looking at something else.

"My heart keeps racing, and I get headaches. I thought I would die if I didn't say it, so I came to find you."

Even if it was understandable, isn't it a bit strange to say this to a sleeping person?

Se-hyeon pondered whether he should just pretend to wake up and not say anything. It was at that moment when such concerns arose.

"I like you, Ahn Se-hyeon."

Se-hyeon stifled his breath at Shin Tae-oh's confession.

"I like Ahn Se-hyeon, but I can't ask you to love me. I've done many wrongs."

Shin Tae-oh's confession contained not excitement but rather remorse.

"I regret the most that your role as Secretary Ahn was always delivering gifts to Yoo Jin-ha. Every time I gave my heart to someone else, what were you thinking?"

Was it super fun?

"But it shouldn't have been like that. It wasn't about asking Secretary Ahn to use the things that others rejected. I wonder how it felt to use something that someone else had rejected..."

Was it a great deal?

It was just nice. It was warm because there were gloves, and mornings were enjoyable

because there was coffee.

"That's why I couldn't confess that I like you. It was shameless."

"So that's why."

No wonder Shin Tae-oh's expression wasn't good after I received Yoo Jin-ha's gift last time. I thought his expression was upset because I was swayed by Yoo Jin-ha's gift, but it seemed like he realized that he had done something wrong to me.

‘Now your feelings towards Yoo Jin-ha have been completely sorted out.’

I sighed inwardly. Even though someone liked me, I couldn't bring myself to laugh.

This shouldn't be happening. Not only did Ha Jin-seong's strange pleading twist the original story, but Shin Tae-oh's behaviour was also peculiar.

And I was both dumbfounded and swayed by his confession.

"I will apologize and make it up to you in the future."

There was no need to apologize when you didn't do anything wrong.

"You won't have to receive gifts for anyone else from now on, Se-hyeon-ssi."

Se-hyeon-ssi, Ahn Se-hyeon, Secretary Ahn... It would be fine to use just one, but he kept switching between them.

Along with Shin Tae-oh's promise or rather statement, I felt his hand brushing against my hair. And the touch that stroked my cheek carried affection towards me.

"I really like you, Ahn Se-hyeon."

The warmth left behind by his hand as it passed through left a new heat in my body. If it's going to be like this, then there's no point in receiving intravenous fluids.

"Do you think you would accept my confession if I told you how much I really like you?"

Se-hyeon tightly clenched his fist hidden under the blanket at Shin Tae-oh's gentle voice. His heart, which had been fluttering at his confession, now started beating loudly. He hoped that Shin Tae-oh would stop confessing before his heartbeat became audible to him.

"Now I can give you gifts right away and take care of you. I can provide you with everything you need."

‘Are you talking about the dishes left at my house?’

Why are we talking about dishes here? If you keep mentioning it, just take them with you.

"I'm confident that I will only look at Ahn Se-hyeon for the rest of my life. Can't you give me a chance?"

Se-hyeon regretted pretending to be asleep when Shin Tae-oh continued his monologue.

"I really like you."

"...."

"I like you."

"...."

"...Should I tell you again when you open your eyes?"

"...."

What?

"If you want, I can say it a hundred or a thousand times. If you want, you can keep your eyes closed forever."

Shin Tae-oh presented the question, demanding a response.

As Se-hyeon pretended to be asleep, of course, he couldn't say anything... But he could feel Shin Tae-oh's hand moving over his closed eyes.

"I'm currently waiting for Se-hyeon-ssi to wake up in awe of my confession. I'm ready with open arms."

He confessed as if he knew I was awake...

"He's really good at playing tricks until the end."

This mischievous little brat Tae-oh!!