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His gaze, watching me while leaning his head against the headrest, was unusually sticky today. His finger firmly touched Seowon’s slightly parted lips. After pressing here and there as if savoring the squishy texture of the lips, he soon thrust his face forward. Seowon reflexively closed his eyes and waited for the next moment.

After the lips touch, the tongue enters and soon stirs the inside of the mouth roughly. The moist lump of flesh will scrape the roof of the mouth as if tickling it, then wrap around my helpless tongue and suck on it powerfully. And his hands will fumble over my waist or dig inside my shirt. If he feels that isn’t enough, he will undo my pants buckle and lower the zipper with urgent movements.

“Mnh… .”

He moved exactly as Seowon expected. He overlapped their lips and pushed his tongue in.

Kissing him was always heart-pounding. He always felt a nausea he hadn’t felt when doing it with Jaehwan whenever he locked lips with this man.

They mingled their tongues while listening to the vivid sound of his heart pounding violently. The pheromones carried on the tip of the man’s tongue were so sweet that it felt like his mind would slip away. A nasal sound that burst out of its own accord tickled his ear canals softly, and his palms became moist with sweat. Meanwhile, as he moved his tongue greedily, he began to fumble over Seowon’s thighs lingeringly with his hands.

Slurp, chu. While their lips pressed together and pulled apart, Alpha pheromones poured out abundantly. The nape of his neck flinched and the area near his pheromone gland heated up fiercely. With his pheromones acting as a detonator, he could feel Seowon’s own pheromone gland struggling to wake up and stretch.

Goosebumps erupted along his spine and heat surged as well. To Seowon, who was gasping for sweet breaths between kisses, he whispered in a low voice.

“Jeong Seowon.”

“Uu… .”

As expected, it was burdensome to hear the man call his name. He regretted that he should have just not said anything about not calling it. Since the man, like a child, showed a persistence in doing exactly what Seowon told him not to do even more.

Baek Kanghyun let out a low laugh against the ear of Seowon, who was panting, drenched in his pheromones. And he continued to call Seowon. Jeong Seowon, Jeong Seowon.

“That, stop it. Please.”

Seowon pleaded in a melting voice for him to please stop. But Baek Kanghyun did not stop.

“Jeong Seowon, I want to do it more because you hate it.”

“That is a truly bad habit.”

“You know it. That I have a bad personality.”

When Seowon pushed him with all his might, he withdrew his body without resistance. He laughed spitefully at Seowon, who was huffing with irritation. While Seowon straightened his disheveled clothes, the man pulled a bag out from the back seat and slid it toward him.

“Take it.”

“What is this?”

“The price of the sandwich.”

Inside the bag was a box slightly larger than a palm. Seowon took the box out absentmindedly, but upon confirming its identity, he returned it to Baek Kanghyun along with the shopping bag.

“I cannot accept something like this.”

“You asked for it.”

“It was just a joke.”

What Baek Kanghyun handed over was a cell phone. It was the most recently released product, a model that Seowon knew cost nearly 2 million won. It was just something he had thrown out because he didn’t want to continue the conversation with him, but to think he would actually give it… .

“I wasn’t joking. If you don’t take it, I’m throwing it away. Since I don’t need it.”

Having said that, Baek Kanghyun tore open the cell phone packaging and took the shiny phone out of the box. Then, as if he really intended to throw it away, he opened the car door and tried to toss it onto the ground. Startled, Seowon grabbed him and shouted.

“If you’re going to throw it away, throw it to me.”

It was a truly groveling thing to say, even when he thought about it himself. However, he couldn’t just watch a perfectly fine cell phone be flung onto the pavement.

“I don’t want to.”

“Why? You said you’re throwing it away anyway.”

“Just no. Either take it or I throw it on the ground, choose one of the two.”

The result was the same anyway, but Baek Kanghyun was being stubbornly difficult for no reason. Seowon just gulped his saliva while looking at the cell phone resting precariously on the man’s palm. When Seowon didn’t answer for a while, he opened the door again. This time he looked poised to really throw it, so Seowon grabbed him and said urgently.

“I’ll take it! I said I’ll take it.”

The cell phone that was heading out the window changed its trajectory and fell into Seowon’s hands. Seowon quickly tucked it into his bosom and looked at Baek Kanghyun. Ah, he was laughing. He seemed to be in a very good mood because things went his way.

“Anyway… you act amusingly.”

“Pardon?”

“Get out now.”

Baek Kanghyun got out of the car first. Seowon followed out behind him as well. Of course, he meticulously made sure to take the box the phone was in and the shopping bag.

It was a strange feeling. A 5,800 won sandwich had returned as 2 million won. It was a profit margin of over 400 times. It was the first time he had received such an expensive item from someone else, so it was also a bit scary. Surely he won’t ask for it back later? He took it for now because the man said he would throw it away, but was it okay to accept something like this from Baek Kanghyun? It was an excessively expensive item for partners to exchange.

‘Let’s think of it as borrowing it.’

Deciding that way, the discomfort eased slightly.

“Where are you going?”

As he had always done until now, Seowon was about to use the emergency stairs to go up to the first floor. But Baek Kanghyun called out and stopped Seowon.

“I was going to go up.”

Seowon said while pointing upward with his finger.

“How cumbersome.”

Usually, he wouldn’t have listened to him. However, Seowon decided to wait for the elevator next to him without a word of complaint. Strangely, the words saying he didn’t want to didn’t come out.

The cell phone inside his inner jacket pocket felt warm for some reason. Even though there was no way a phone that wasn’t even turned on could emit heat… . It must be a simple delusion.

“Hurry and get on. You’ll be late.”

And the fact that the man’s voice toward him sounded like he was enjoying himself must also be a delusion.

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

It took only about 40 minutes to get to Busan by plane. It was a very short flight, but Seowon felt a strange excitement just from the fact that he was on a plane. He had been depressed since morning because he hated going on a business trip after work on Friday, but once he actually arrived at Gimhae Airport, he even felt like he was on a trip. It was only for a very brief moment, though.

“Are you going straight to the hotel?”

“Shouldn’t we eat dinner before going in? Since we came all the way to Busan.”

“Dinner?”

“Follow me.”

After leaving the office, all travel was done by taxi. And a deluxe taxi at that. He wondered if even things like this could be processed as expenses, then stopped worrying. Since everything was paid for with Baek Kanghyun’s card, the company would take care of it. Even if it wasn’t recognized as an expense, someone like Baek Kanghyun wouldn’t be trembling over a few tens of thousands of won in taxi fares.

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

After traveling for about 30 minutes by taxi, they arrived in front of a restaurant. The atmosphere emanating from the building’s exterior was no joke. It was the kind of place that would sell food costing several hundreds of thousands of won per plate. He entered inside without hesitation as soon as he got out of the taxi, and Seowon followed behind him without a word.

“It is Baek Kanghyun.”

“Yes, I will guide you immediately.”

It seemed he had even made a restaurant reservation without Seowon knowing. A staff member dressed in a modified hanbok guided the two to a private room.

There was no reason to come to such a luxurious restaurant when it wasn’t even a place for entertaining clients, was there? Was he eating with someone from Taegang?

Even after sitting down in the room, Seowon constantly checked the entrance to see if someone else was coming in.

“Is there someone you’re waiting for?”

“I wondered if someone from Taegang Industries was coming.”

“The meeting is tomorrow, so why would they come?”

“But… .”

If it wasn’t a place for entertaining, he wondered if there was a need to come to such a place for just a single dinner.

“Excuse me. I will prepare the pre-meal food for you.”

Food came out even though they hadn’t ordered. Porridge bowls smaller than a palm were placed in front of the two. Seeing as a savory scent wafted through the air, it seemed to contain sesame, so Seowon felt a sudden hunger and gulped.

“How should I prepare the meal for you?”

“Right away, please. Because there is someone hungry here.”

“Understood.”

The hungry person Baek Kanghyun mentioned was none other than Seowon. As soon as he saw Baek Kanghyun pick up his spoon, Seowon took a spoonful of porridge. It was moderately warm and savory, so the taste was very good. The aftermath of eating lunch half-heartedly to prepare for the trip seemed to be rushing in now. He had only taken one bite, but a sudden hunger surged, making him move his spoon frantically.

After scraping the bowl clean to the bottom, he felt Baek Kanghyun’s gaze. Did I eat too much like a beggar? Seowon carefully put down his spoon.

“It is delicious.”

“You’re being honest for once.”

“That is because it really is delicious.”

Baek Kanghyun, who gave a snort, leaned back leisurely in his chair. In the midst of the embarrassed atmosphere, food continued to be served.