I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - Side Story 19

Side Story 19

“Back then, I was so curious about what kind of child would be born, but even though I gave birth to him, I think our Yubum is too good and pretty.”

“Papa, am I pretty?”

Yubum, who had finished eating kimbap and was now eating Shine Muscat grapes, asked. Every time the child spoke, a fresh fruit scent spread, and the child’s laughter reached us.

After finishing lunch, we went to see the pandas and giraffes, which Yubum wanted to see next after the tigers. The zoo itself was so large that walking around all day was quite a task. As I was breathing heavily, hyung took me and Yubum to a bench and sat us down.

“Wait here. I’ll go buy something to drink.”

“Daddy, Yubum wants chocolate!”

“Okay.”

Hyung playfully stroked Yubum’s face and headed towards the beverage booth. I tried not to show it, but after doing… that late last night and walking around all day, my body felt sick. My whole body ached and I had no strength to walk.

I wish hyung would continue looking around with Yubum while I rest here…

Seeing the child’s eyes sparkling every time he saw a new animal, I couldn’t bring myself to say we should go home early.

“Papa, bug bite! Were you bitten?”

“Huh?”

Bug? As I lowered my head to where the child was looking, I saw the hickey hyung had made visible inside my loosened scarf. I hurriedly retied my scarf and vaguely brushed it off to Yubum.

“No, Daddy just scratched it. Haha… Ah, I wonder why Daddy isn’t coming back?”

Thankfully, he’s still young and innocent. If someone else had seen it, it would have been an embarrassing situation. Hyung was always busy leaving his marks during our intimate moments. We’re already imprinted, so other people shouldn’t be able to smell our pheromones. Even the pheromone shower was a result of hyung’s obsession.

“There he is! Huh? But why is he going somewhere else? Should Yubum go find him?”

“Yubum!”

I reached out towards the child who was jumping up after seeing a man resembling hyung in the distance. I should have watched him more carefully. The child who was running towards the man he mistook for hyung, tripped.

“Be careful.”

At that moment, a man with a familiar face caught Yubum who was about to fall. The person kneeling down to meet the child’s eye level was Junyi hyung.

“Thank you…”

“Junyi hyung…”

“It’s been a while, Yuwon.”

I never imagined meeting him here. I felt sorry for using hyung like that and leaving abruptly, so I tried contacting him and even attended the same prep school on purpose, but I couldn’t meet him.

“Hyung, how have you been? Why didn’t you contact me, or rather…”

“Haha, I’m sorry. I had some circumstances. But I’ve been doing well, continuing to study what I wanted.”

I let out a sigh of relief seeing that he looked much better than before. I wanted to ask more about how he had been, but I didn’t know when hyung would return. I couldn’t help but be a bit nervous, remembering how hyung used to get extremely jealous and angry just at the sight of Junyi hyung.

“Phew… If that’s the case, I’m glad. Ah, Yubum, you should say hello. This is Papa’s friend.”

“Hello, I’m Yubum. I’m 4 years old.”

“Hi there. You’re very cute.”

“No, Yubum is handsome like Daddy!”

Right, it seems he not only resembles hyung in appearance, but also in personality at times like this… well, a lot. But why do I feel embarrassed? Ahem, as I cleared my throat, Junyi hyung also chuckled softly and patted the child’s head.

“By the way, how did you come here? Are you on a date?”

“Yes, with my grandmother I mentioned before. The weather has gotten a bit better, and she seemed to be feeling cooped up.”

As he said this, hyung was holding a small pink handbag. It seemed he had noticed me by chance while passing by, probably because the restroom was nearby. I wanted to talk more with hyung whom I met after a long time, but just then, hyung’s phone started ringing. After ending the call saying he’d be right back, hyung extended his hand towards me with a regretful expression.

“I’ll contact you soon. I’m curious about how you’ve been doing too.”

I nodded as I received a business card with Junyi hyung’s name and phone number briefly written on it.

“Yes, I will. I’ll treat you to a delicious meal. We promised back then, right?”

“Sure.”

Hyung knelt down again and said goodbye to Yubum kindly before leaving. As I was recalling the new contact information hyung had given me, Junyi hyung, who had turned his head after taking a few steps, called out to me.

“Tell Kwon Taebum-ssi thank you.”

“Pardon?”

“Tell him thanks to him, I was able to continue studying what I wanted.”

I didn’t understand what hyung meant, but even when I tried to ask what he meant, hyung just smiled brightly and continued walking. As I was tilting my head at the unresolved question, hyung who had gone to buy drinks returned.

“I told you to sit and rest, why are you standing?”

Moreover, hyung’s eyes lowered when he saw me holding Yubum in my arms. This much is fine, but it seems I still look like a child to hyung. Before hyung could worry more, I returned to the bench and sat down.

Hyung took Yubum, who was trying to climb onto my lap, and fed him the cocoa that the child liked. Although spring was coming soon, the weather was still chilly, and my frozen body warmed up as I drank the warm tea.

Yubum must have been tired too, as he had fallen asleep in hyung’s arms, breathing softly. As I slowly drank my tea during this peaceful time that began by chance, I mentioned the question that arose from accidentally meeting Junyi hyung earlier.

“Hyung, did you help Junyi hyung with something?”

“Hmm. Why him?”

“No, I just happened to run into him earlier, and he asked me to tell you thank you.”

Hyung looked suspicious with a face that didn’t understand the meaning even after I explained the situation. It seemed he disliked me remembering Junyi hyung more than not wanting to tell me, but I couldn’t resist my curiosity. As I kept urging him to tell me, hyung spoke as if it was nothing.

“He had good grades and strong will, so we’ve been supporting him with a scholarship for outstanding students through the Taeho Foundation.”

“Since when…”

“I had been rude to him, and he did help you well, so…”

As I was surprised by this unexpected fact, hyung explained with a faint smile. Did he know that Junyi hyung helped me escape? No, how did he know that? And what does he mean by being rude?

Considering hyung’s personality, he probably went after Junyi hyung and hit him… Sigh…

“Is it possible to support him with housing?”

From what I heard from the uncles, when I ran away, they found out that Junyi hyung had helped me and broke into his apartment. They broke down the front door and searched the place. Thinking about it now, I felt terribly sorry towards Junyi hyung.

“We can’t do housing because he already has a place in his name, but we’ve provided a full scholarship for the Judicial Research and Training Institute and living expenses, so there’s no need to worry. Well, I’ve also spoken with the director of Baek Hospital.”

Hyung had already taken care of everything, so there was no need for me to worry, even though I asked just in case because my father had left some things in my name. Due to a misunderstanding, both I and hyung… we had caused trouble for Junyi hyung, so it was right to compensate him like this.

“Next time, don’t go crazy if I run away.”

“Are you going to run away again?”

“If you keep doing this…”

“I guess I’ll have to be better.”

He was already doing too well, so I had nothing more to say. I put down the citron tea that was showing its bottom and held hyung’s hand. His hand was red from the cold after taking me and Yubum around all day.

“Thanks to you, today was really enjoyable. Thank you, hyung.”

“I enjoyed it too. Did Yubum have fun too?”

“Yes! Yubum is the happiest in the world today!”

***

“Yuwon, you need to wake up.”

“Mmm…”

Lately, I’ve been sleeping a lot. I sat on the sofa waiting for hyung who went into the study to check some urgent emails, but I fell asleep in that short time. As I rubbed my sleepy eyes, hyung brought me cool water.

“You’ve been sleeping a lot lately…”

“What?”

“It’s nothing. Let’s go for now.”

Today was the day we were supposed to go glamping with Yoon Seolah’s family. Dr. Seol-a got married and had a child right away, a girl one year younger than Yubum. The child, white and pretty like a personified peach, was the one who made Yubum keep talking about wanting a sibling.

“Papa, hurry, hurry!”

Yubum, standing next to hyung with his tiger backpack on, also urged me. I rubbed my eyes that were still drowsy and got up. Hyung had prepared everything since morning, so there was nothing for me to prepare. I really just had to wake up, wash, and get ready. While hyung was preparing Yubum’s breakfast, I quickly washed up and came out, biting into the sandwich he had made.

“Alright, let’s get going now.”