I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C74
#74
For the first time in a while, I had a dream that wasn’t about Ho-ppang. It was a huge peach, and Grandma gave it to me saying it was very precious. It was a very fresh and nice peach, so I was waiting to eat it with Kwon Taebeom, but I woke up from my dream. It was a peach that smelled sweet just by holding it in my hand….
“Peach….”
In the end, I couldn’t eat the peach in my dream and my eyes popped open. Although they told me to limit fruit intake, I really wanted to eat a peach. It felt like I could still vividly smell the sweetness of the peach that was in my hand in the dream.
“What time is it…?”
Looking at the clock, it wasn’t even 4 o’clock. It seemed Kwon Taebeom had fallen asleep too. In the end, I lay on the bed and closed my eyes tightly, trying to fall asleep again. But no matter how much time passed and I counted up to 1312 sheep, I couldn’t fall asleep.
Meanwhile, my stomach started to hurt slightly again. Listening to the doctor’s words, they said it hurts now because it’s the period when the baby really starts growing. My body aches, I can’t fall asleep, and with the morning sickness I have every day, I suddenly felt miserable.
“Sob… sniffle, hic….”
The pillow started to get damp along my temples. I bit my lips and cried quietly, afraid of waking up Kwon Taebeom, but that too suddenly felt sad.
“Heuk… peach…. Heueu….”
In the end, my tightly bitten lips crumbled and I burst into tears. As I suddenly cried, heung-, Kwon Taebeom woke up with a start.
“Yuwon-ah, what’s wrong! What happened!”
“Heueu… sob, Taebeom-ssi, sob….”
Kwon Taebeom, who hurriedly turned on the light, examined my tear-stained face. His shadowed face, stained with worry, hugged me and comforted me.
“Did you have a scary dream?”
“Eueu… no, heuk, no….”
I couldn’t speak properly because I couldn’t stop crying. As I roughly wiped my tears with my sleeve, Kwon Taebeom stopped me and carefully wiped the corners of my eyes.
“What happened that you’re crying so miserably?”
“Heuk, Taebeom-ssi… sob.”
At his voice gently asking while patting my back, tears threatened to burst out again.
“Sob… the pe-peach… heuung…. appeared in my dream… sob, but when I woke up… it’s gone…. Heueu…. I was saving it to eat with Taebeom-ssi…. Heuung….”
I buried my face in his chest and cried heavily. It was a peach that looked really delicious. I woke up right as I was about to take a big bite.
“My stomach keeps stinging too…. Sob, morning sickness is so painful too… heung….”
“Yes, yes. It must have been very hard, our Yuwon.”
Crying must have drained my energy, as cold sweat broke out on my back. Kwon Taebeom brought a warm towel to wipe my body and fed me warm water.
“You only want to eat peaches?”
“Sob… yes…. mu-muleong-i*…. heu….”
(*a very ripe and soft peach)
“Wait a moment.”
With that, Kwon Taebeom took out his cell phone and called somewhere. I looked up at him with worry, wondering if he was waking up the uncles at this hour.
“Yes, boss. It’s me. Kwon Taebeom.”
Boss…?
“Please prepare one box of the biggest and best peaches. Yes, I will go pick them up right now.”
Kwon Taebeom, who abruptly hung up the phone, put the water cup on the bedside table.
“I’ll go buy peaches, so don’t cry and wait for me. If you’re tired, just sleep. You can eat the peaches tomorrow.”
“Okay….”
I felt so sorry, but I was so grateful. I nodded my head meekly, hoping Kwon Taebeom would come back quickly.
He changed his clothes in an instant, took his outerwear, and left the bedroom. After seeing him off, I talked to Ho-ppang for the first time in a while.
“Ho-ppang-ah, Dad says he’s going to buy peaches. Let’s just eat that and sleep deeply….”
***
Taebeom, who hurried to the store, bowed his head with a satisfied face at the peaches that looked in good condition at a glance.
“Thank you. I’ll ask for your help next time as well.”
“Don’t mention it. Please contact me anytime, Executive Director.”
Yuwon likes fruits a lot, and they say it’s common to have cravings while sleeping during pregnancy, so he prepared in advance just in case. Taebeom, who handed over a thick wad of cash, loaded not only peaches but also things Yuwon might like into the car.
Since it was dawn before the sun rose, there were no cars on the road. Thanks to that, Taebeom, who arrived home quickly, entered the main building with unhindered steps. He washed the peaches in the kitchen, grabbed a fruit knife and plate, and went up to the second floor.
“Yuwon-ah-“
He saw Yuwon sleeping in an uncomfortable position. Taebeom put the bowl of peaches on the table and fixed Yuwon’s posture. Yuwon’s mouth, breathing evenly, was slightly open. Although his pheromone scent was not very noticeable due to the pregnancy, Yuwon’s unique body scent seemed even stronger today.
Recalling Yuwon, who had opened his eyes wide like a startled rabbit with his ears turning red, made him laugh.
“Sweet dreams, Yuwon-ah.”
Taebeom, who kissed Yuwon’s forehead, slowly got up and headed to the bathroom. Under the tattoo of a large tiger, the muscles of an angry alpha were revealed. Unaware that the alpha’s pheromones for his omega were flowing out behind the tightly closed door, Yuwon fell into a peaceful slumber.
***
“Eueuah… it’s peaches!”
When I woke up to the sound of water, there were peaches on the table. I wanted to eat them so badly, but I fell asleep. I felt sorry for waking Kwon Taebeom up and making him go through the trouble in the early morning.
“I should cut them in advance.”
Taebeom had washed the peaches, so they were ready to be eaten right after cutting. I had never cut fruits or anything before, but for peaches, I just needed to slice them.
I turned the peach this way and that, then stuck the knife into the soft peach. Perhaps because it was a muleong-i peach, it had a lot of juice. Peach juice flowed along the back of the knife, soaking my entire hand.
I licked the juice with my tongue. Even though I only ate a little, it was extremely sweet and delicious.
“Gasp. I’ll spill it on the blanket at this rate.”
I hurriedly picked up the tray and got up from my seat. Hmm… but why is it so itchy?
The tip of my nose tickled and my face felt a bit stingy too. Was I bitten by a mosquito…?
It was strange to think there were mosquitoes already, but I was busy cutting the peaches while sitting on the chair. The peach revealed its white flesh, making my mouth water.
“Wow, it looks delicious.”
I swallowed my saliva and cut the peach into bite-sized pieces, arranging them nicely on a plate. I wanted to eat it quickly.
“Still, I should eat it with Taebeom-ssi when he comes out.”
Mmm… but really, was I bitten by a bug or something? My arms and face were so itchy. I put the knife down and was rubbing the itchy parts when Kwon Taebeom appeared after finishing his shower.
“Ah, Taebeom-ssi, did you sleep well!”
“I slept well… Cha Yuwon. What’s wrong with your face?”
As I waved my hand, Kwon Taebeom’s face hardened. My face? What’s wrong with my face? It stings and itches a bit, but I think it’s okay. I looked around for a mirror, tilting my head, but Kwon Taebeom approached me faster than that.
“Don’t tell me you have a peach allergy?”
“What? No?”
“Get up for now. Let’s go to the hospital first.”
Kwon Taebeom quickly dressed me and called Uncle Junseok.
“It’s me. Have the car ready now. Something came up and we need to go to the hospital, so call Dr. Choi.”
Kwon Taebeom, who abruptly hung up the phone, took me and left the house.
“Oh, sister-in-law’s face is….”
“Let’s go.”
I couldn’t understand why he was acting like this all of a sudden. When I got in the car in a daze, Uncle Junseok, who was about to greet me, gaped his mouth. Only then could I see my face reflected in the rearview mirror. What is… this?
“Wh-why is my face like this?”
My face was flushed red here and there, and my skin was swollen like hives. I was suddenly scared and looked at Kwon Taebeom, and he held my hand tightly, telling me not to worry.
“Your arms are like this too. You didn’t know you originally had a peach allergy?”
My heart sank at Kwon Taebeom’s words. Of course, since I’m not Cha Yuwon, I didn’t know if Cha Yuwon had a peach allergy or not.
“I, I don’t really know.”
“Let’s go to the hospital and get treatment first, then think about it.”
Thank goodness he let it slide easily….
I let out the tension in my body and swallowed my dry saliva. I’ll have to be careful with these things from now on. Indeed, it’s not easy to live in someone else’s body. I let out a deep sigh, looking at my red, flushed arm.
***
“It is indeed a peach allergy.”
“Ah….”
After arriving at the hospital, receiving a sedative injection, and having a blood test, I, no. Cha Yuwon indeed had a peach allergy. And just in case, they conducted tests to see if there were allergic reactions to other foods.
“Fortunately, you didn’t eat a lot, so it’s not to a dangerous level, and it seems there is temporary itching and skin pain.”
It was a godsend that I waited to eat it with Kwon Taebeom. If I had eaten the peach alone after licking the flowing juice because it was a waste, I shuddered to think how severe it would have been.
“Since you are currently pregnant and the symptoms are not severe, I will only prescribe an ointment to relieve itching instead of oral medication.”
“I understand.”
That was the part I was most worried about with the allergy diagnosis, so I was relieved. My throat still stung and felt uncomfortable, but I could endure this level of discomfort for Ho-ppang’s sake.
“Whenever your face or body itches, squeeze out an amount the size of a 100 won coin and apply it widely.”
“Thank you.”
Kwon Taebeom, who received the prescription on my behalf, comforted me.
“It’s no big deal, so don’t worry. You just need to apply the ointment well.”
“Okay….”
“Still, you only need to be careful with peaches, so you can eat a lot of what Cha Yuwon likes.”
He playfully touched my nose, tok-, intentionally talking to me who had no energy.