JADE 20

He’d even put the kid in a taxi after the company dinner, so it seemed he had really put his foot down.

“Does ‘don’t look for an alpha’ mean don’t show off your presented dynamic type?”

“No, you dummy. That means the omega was looking for a romantic partner.”

The children, chattering away, were getting closer to the truth.

“Isn’t Jun-teacher an alpha? Jun-teacher! I think Coach Hong confessed to Jun-teacher.”

“No, he said he’s a beta. Jun-teacher has never let his pheromones leak, not once.”

“What teacher lets their pheromones leak in front of kids? And you haven’t even presented yet.”

The children engaged in a heated debate among themselves about Kwon Joowan’s dynamic type. Then again, Kwon Joowan had a face that would confuse a hundred out of a hundred people.

“No, you know how even at school, the sensitive kids can tell. My mom said it can happen before presentation too. And a noona from the senior class said the head director lets her pheromones out when she’s really scolding someone.”

That’s right. Just because they’re exposed to another dynamic type’s pheromones doesn’t mean they’ll melt into a puddle like they’re always in heat. It’s just that Jin Sejun’s pheromones were messed up, so they were hostile to omegas and he only knew how to appeal to fellow alphas.

Jin Sejun calmly quieted the group.

“Kids, Jun-teacher is a beta. I’m the alpha.”

“So Jun-teacher was a beta… that’s interesting. I thought all betas were like Siwoo.”

“Hey, what’s that supposed to mean?”

“It doesn’t mean anything.”

The moment the topic changed distractedly, Jin Sejun quickly led the children out and silenced them with snacks. It was a huge relief that he was the number one target for their rumor-spreading.

He would never believe they would take the secret to their graves, but at least they would keep their mouths shut until Jin Sejun quit.

After he quit, whether he bought Coach Hong a meal or a coffee, he wouldn’t have to worry about Kwon Joowan’s opinion. The competition Jin Yiseo was aiming for was, at most, two months away, so it wasn’t a long time to wait.

On the other hand, it was long enough for another connection to form, so there was no need to be anxious. If his aim was to prevent romantic squabbles between dynamic types or pheromone accidents as the beta deputy director, then such a preemptive strike was a very wise course of action.

‘If I had shown interest in Coach Hong, I would have been called into the practice studio and gotten spanked with a rod by Kwon Joowan, huh?’

Truly, for a deputy director who supposedly had no authority, he did his job so thoroughly it was worth a round of applause.

‘Son of a bitch!’

He can’t have me cling to him, and he’s blocking me from having fun with others, so does he want me to live a solitary life forever? Meanwhile, he’s got an omega ex-lover, no, ex-fiancé, that he’s still friends with.

For Jin Sejun, who had never even been in a relationship, let alone been engaged, it was frustrating and even sad to feel like he was at a disadvantage and had all his options taken away. In his head, he thought Kwon Joowan had done the right thing, but a fierce anger blazed within him.

A few dozen minutes later, Kwon Joowan, who entered carrying a dry mop and disinfectant as usual, stopped in his tracks at the figure standing tall in the center of the practice studio.

When he turned on the lights, Jin Sejun was revealed, arms crossed and a face full of discontent. Of course, it was a greeting anyone could have expected from the silhouette.

He had been picking so many pointless fights and making such a fuss lately that Kwon Joowan didn’t even ask why his expression was so sour. As Kwon Joowan ignored him and started wiping the mats, Jin Sejun threw himself onto the pile of mats like an elementary schooler in a furniture store.

“Even if you’re not going to help, shouldn’t you at least not interfere?”

“None of your business. Move it, I need to clean.”

“……”

Right, even if you’re not going to help, you shouldn’t interfere with someone else’s love life. Who do you think is making me bored to death right now? Who do you think is making me feel like I have so many flaws even when I meet a beta!

Of course, the fact that Jin Sejun couldn’t meet omegas wasn’t Kwon Joowan’s fault, but still.

From Jin Sejun’s perspective, he couldn’t openly question why he had scolded Coach Hong. Still, a complaint that he could at least ask him what he shouldn’t be interfering with stealthily raised its head.

But again, the more he expressed himself, the more it was a matter that only embarrassed Jin Sejun, so he couldn’t say a word.

“Why are you so sulky again? If you have nothing to do, stop getting in the way and come over here and stretch.”

“……”

“You said you don’t really like working out, and your main job is mostly sitting down. Whether it’s jogging or weight training, you need to stretch alongside it. If your hamstrings get short, your back will hurt later.”

“Even if you help me work out, I’m not wearing a cheerleader uniform, you know?”

“We don’t have your size, and I’m not making you wear one, so come here.”

Jin Sejun stomped his feet but sat down obediently as told. Perhaps because Kwon Joowan had been an educator for a long time, there was something about the way he spoke firmly with gestures that made him want to follow without thinking.

He didn’t have the energy to ask if this was some dom-sub play. He wasn’t energetic enough to handle Kwon Joowan taking it a step further and retorting without being flustered.

In fact, he had been doing these things because he wanted to see Kwon Joowan flustered and stammering, so it was no fun when he handled it so well.

As he had Jin Sejun spread his legs, Kwon Joowan muttered as if surprised.

“Your legs…. they split about as much as a brand new, neatly closed compass.”

“Thank you for the compliment. I’m naturally modest.”

“Not modest, it looks like you couldn’t spread them even if your husband came home.”

For someone who said it wasn’t fun, it was another feast of sex jokes.

Kwon Joowan stepped into the acute angle of Jin Sejun’s spread legs and mercilessly pushed his firm thighs from the inside out. But every time he pushed one side, the other leg would invariably follow, resulting in a repetition of foolish movements.

With a sigh, Kwon Joowan slowly sat down, hooked his own feet on the inside of Jin Sejun’s ankles, and gradually spread his legs.

“Wow~. Kwon Joowan is so hot! Spreading your legs in front of me is more than welcome….”

“Don’t hold your breath.”

“Jun-teacher’s groin, heok, so promiscuously spread… wait, wait, wait, wait!”

At the pitiful scream, the strength in Kwon Joowan’s thighs momentarily gave out. Jin Sejun immediately tried to pull himself together and get up, but he couldn’t move because Kwon Joowan was pressing on his knees with his heels.

“Breathe in.”

“Kkeuheueup.”

“Relax and spread more when you breathe out.”

“Kkeuhaaak….”

“I told you to breathe.”

Why the hell did Kwon Joowan, of all people, have to talk like a master of the bedroom? Of course, he still didn’t have the presence of mind to ask, “This isn’t DS, right?”

“Ah, ah, I can’t spread any further. They’re going to rip! I’m telling you, this is my first time!”

“You keep holding your breath. Do you want to pass out?”

“This is the first time in my life I’ve spread them this much…. I’m going to tear a muscle.”

It was a continuous stream of remarks that were a goldmine ripe with potential for sexual harassment, but Jin Sejun couldn’t even make a single joke. His slender, long legs trembled pitifully, in a way that even a newborn giraffe wouldn’t.

“Aak!”

It was also the first time in his life that the tender flesh on the inside of his knee was pinched with toes as if to tell him to shut up.

“You’re really not like a human body, more like a block of wood.”

“You little bastard, if you weren’t a beta.”

“If I weren’t a beta, what.”

He shouldn’t have relaxed just because Kwon Joowan moved out from between his legs and disappeared from view. Just as Jin Sejun let out a sigh of relief, the pressure shifted to his back.

“Spread your legs as far as you can, and don’t drop your head first. Press your stomach to the floor first.”

“No, ugh! You think I can do everything you tell me to!”

What’s more, it seemed Kwon Joowan, who had sat on his back, had initially been bracing himself with his legs. When the weight of the muscular, large frame, which he had never been very conscious of, shifted to his back, he could barely breathe.

His whole body trembled, a cold sweat broke out, and in a matter of seconds, his breathing became as rough as if he had run five kilometers. Is just stretching your body this hard?

“Keut, haah, ugh… euk, heo-eok.”

In a fleeting moment, Jin Sejun trembled, letting out all sorts of curses and moans. Regardless, Kwon Joowan, who was mercilessly pressing down from above, suddenly spoke.

“…You like it that much?”

Whaat?

What?

But…. when he said it in a low voice with no hint of laughter, it did seem a bit hotter than their usual sexual harassment jokes. Perhaps because he was trying to fold the incredibly stiff alpha, Kwon Joowan’s breathing had also become rough.

No, hot? I just hate him!

Jin Sejun grunted, but felt that if he couldn’t retort here, he was done for. This was because the first rule to follow when exchanging strange wordplay is that maintaining a strange silence is forbidden.

“Ah, Joowan-ah.”

The answer that came out was in a tone that could be ranked in Jin Sejun’s top 10 sexiest omega moans (it was intentional).

“…Yes?”

“Eung, it’s good, darling….”

To be honest, he hadn’t intended to put that much soul into it, but because it was so hard, about 50 percent of it was a genuine moan.

The elephant-like weight that had been pouring onto his back slowly disappeared. As the liberated Jin Sejun curled up like he was rolling, the sound of the practice studio door closing was heard.

The profile of Kwon Joowan that he glimpsed as he fell was hardened stiffly. Was he annoyed that Jin Sejun had done a strange impression because he was the type of person who hated seeing alphas and omegas being lovey-dovey at work in the first place?

‘If he’s going to get pissed, he shouldn’t have started it.’

Anyway, I won. Jin Sejun celebrated his shabby victory and left his trembling legs as they were. If he had known Kwon Joowan would come back with water a while later, he would have rested in a slightly more stylish pose.

“You look like the Little Mermaid fished out of the water.”

“……”

As he had no strength to answer, he just flapped around like a freshly caught carp. Immediately, a hint of a smile appeared on Kwon Joowan’s face, which had been so stiff just a moment ago. Seeing that, he felt his mood lift as if his pride had never been hurt.

“Here, drink.”

“Yeeah….”

“You’re really in worse shape than I thought, Mr. Sejun. I think you might be worse than the average office worker.”

“What do you know about the average office worker? I’m in the top tier, you know? You don’t know anything.”

“I sometimes do personal training for acquaintances here and there….”

“Uh-uh? You said you weren’t a trainer when I asked.”

“Because it’s at a hobby level, just like you coming here, Mr. Sejun.”

“Hey, I’m already buried here. I’m a complete honorary cheerleader.”

“Haha.”

Perhaps because his usual physiognomy was a bit gloomy, Kwon Joowan’s nonsensical laughter was never bad to see. There’s also the saying that you can’t spit on a smiling face.

‘How pathetic….’

Realizing he was panting and wagging his tail whenever Kwon Joowan so much as lifted the corners of his mouth, Jin Sejun downed the water he was handed in one shot.