Chapter 10: TIME-LIMITED MARRIAGE
"YOU’RE NOT going home with me, Hoobae-nim?"
Wonyoung clenched his fists tightly, annoyed that Yun Dujun had to ask after he pissed him off.
The audacity, huh?
You scolded me to defend Lee Heeju Ahjussi, and now you want me to come home with you as if nothing happened?
"I got myself an apartment, Sunbae-nim," Wonyoung said, pointing at the apartment complex where he was living. "I won’t invite you for coffee because my house is still a mess, but thank you for driving me home."
He was about to get out of the car, but Yun Dujun suddenly locked the doors.
"Hoobae-nim, are you not going to ask about Yun Yuhyun?"
Oh, right.
We need to talk about our son.
"I’ve already met Yun Yuhyun," Wonyoung said, leaning against the backrest of the seat. It seemed like the conversation would take a little longer, after all. "He doesn’t like me, Sunbae-nim."
"Do you expect him to like you right away when he just met you for the first time?"
"Yun Yuhyun said he only wants Lee Heeju Ahjussi to be his other daddy."
"It’s only because Lee Heeju practically raised Yun Yuhyun on my behalf," Yun Dujun explained. "I trust Lee Heeju more than my own family, so I accepted his offer to look after Yun Yuhyun whenever I needed to film abroad."
"Yeah, it sounds like Ahjussi will make a better parent than I will ever be."
"Hoobae-nim, you and our Yuhyun just need time to get to know each other. Is it that difficult for you to try getting close to our son?"
To be honest, Wonyoung couldn’t understand himself either.
I don’t understand why I have this strong aversion to Yun Yuhyun while I’m fixated on An Baekya— a child I have never met before.
Thinking about it was actually making him feel like going crazy.
"Hoobae-nim, I agreed to extend our marriage for six more months, even though you were the one who brought up divorce. I didn’t even ask questions because you promised to explain once the right time comes."
Oops.
The ’right time’ in Wonyoung’s mind would be the moment An Baekya was found, of course.
Anyway, I can already see where this is going...
"In exchange for that, can you promise me that you’ll try being a father to our son?"
I knew it.
"Okay, I will try, Sunbae-nim."
"Good. Let’s have a family date tomorrow, then."
"What?"
"You need to spend time with our son to get to know him better," Yun Dujun explained casually. "I’m already done filming my drama, and I’m officially on vacation starting tomorrow. Let’s spend time together as a family."
It seems like Sunbae-nim has already decided on it.
"Alright, Sunbae-nim. Let’s do that."
My shift at the store starts in the evening anyway.
"Good," Yun Dujun said, unlocking the car doors. "Let’s go— I’ll walk you to your apartment."
"You really don’t have to, Sunbae-nim."
"Hoobae-nim, I know that you’re a Dominant Omega. And I know that you can protect yourself. But ’prevention is better than cure.’ I know I’ll sound like I have a savior complex, but I’ll still say it: it’s better if your neighbors know that you have an Alpha than let them think you live alone."
"You don’t sound like you have a savior complex, Sunbae-nim— you just sound like a typical Alpha."
"Is that an insult?"
Wonyoung just shrugged.
"Is it just me, or have you really become cheeky suddenly?"
Uh-oh.
The old Bae Wonyoung was pretty nonchalant.
But after Wonyoung lived in the ’other world,’ his personality had changed a lot— especially before he retrieved his old memories.
I think my personality now is a mix of my different versions.
"I’m sorry for being rude, Sunbae-nim."
"If you’re sorry, then give me your new number."
Oh.
That’s pretty smooth.
"It wasn’t just me," Wonyoung said, hoping that he didn’t blush. "Sunbae-nim has changed, too."
Yun Dujun just smiled— a bitter smile, at that.
Why did Sunbae-nim make that face?
***
"WELCOME BACK, sir."
Yun Dujun plopped down on the sofa before lifting his head to acknowledge the person standing in front of him. "Let’s hear your report."
"Are you sure you don’t want to rest first, sir?" Han Myung asked worriedly. "As soon as you found out that Bae Wonyoung-nim was already awake, you immediately got on your private plane and travelled for almost a day just to get home quickly. You haven’t rested since then."
Yeah, he had just found out literally yesterday that Bae Wonyoung had woken up from his coma four months ago.
That vital information had been kept from him for that long.
If Han Myung hadn’t risked his life to inform me about what’s going on, then I would have remained in the dark longer.
But Yun Dujun had to lie to Bae Wonyoung when the Omega asked why he was late.
Yes, he was busy filming in Greece and other parts of Europe, not just for his drama but for his brand endorsements, magazine shoots, and commercial filming, too.
However, he would have still dropped everything for Bae Wonyoung.
He couldn’t tell his husband the truth, though.
After all, if Yun Dujun told Bae Wonyoung that he had just found out that he was already awake from his coma, then he would have to reveal that someone was messing with their family.
I can’t drag Bae Wonyoung into my problem.
"Maybe you should get some sleep first, sir."
"I’m fine," Yun Dujun said, closing his eyes. "Let me hear your report first."
"Then I’ll explain how the information was blocked—"
"No, not that. I already have an idea about who blocked the information chain anyway," Yun Dujun said, opening his eyes. "Tell me why Bae Wonyoung hired a private investigator."
Han Myung nodded politely before starting his report. "Bae Wonyoung-nim is looking for a child, sir. But the child hasn’t been found yet, so I can’t tell how the child is related to Bae Wonyoung-nim."
A child?
Yun Dujun was confused because Bae Wonyoung didn’t appear to be interested in their own son.
But he’s looking for another child as soon as he recovers?
"To be precise, Bae Wonyoung-nim is looking for a child around Young Master Yun Yuhyun-nim’s age," Han Myung said, and then he hesitated before adding, "I’ve also found out that Bae Wonyoung-nim is looking into being a foster parent, sir."
Huh?
Yun Dujun frowned, confused. "Why would Bae Wonyoung want to be a foster parent to other children when he already has a biological son?"
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