MJ | Chapter 22

As soon as he got home, Jungin loosened his tie and gulped down a cup of cold water. Where’s the antacid? The food he ate for dinner was stuck in his chest and wouldn’t go down. Hearing Kim Hajun’s footsteps going up to the second floor, he grabbed the water cup and followed, calling out.f26c4f0ab04399af

“Kim Hajun!”df8b2d1e30d1ac84

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Hajun turned around.d455ae26c25d634f

“I have something to say.”edcae8385c2ea8c7

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“Go ahead.”d13241203d7c8d52

He gestured for him to come down, but he didn’t budge. As he started to go up, Hajun finally came down and stood a little distance away, looking at him. It felt less suffocating to be alone with the tea ceremony teacher earlier. Jungin thought he understood a bit why Hajun came home late every day after getting married. This feeling must be unpleasant for him too.22f6de2a5ed49e62

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“You know the lessons I take during the day… Do I really have to do them?”4e2914eefa6a04ec

Hajun didn’t respond, just gave a look that said,dfef06c4119fa845

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“Go ahead.”e2ff1b085c6ebb4e

“I was wondering if I really need to learn that.”eb3b4b8a693df1aa

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“Just get to the point.”278a36ddb97306d6

“Can’t you talk to your grandmother and… let me stop?”0dc8220bee0021a3

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“Yeah. No.”a6bdba783dd2c75a

He cut him off without a second of hesitation and went back up. Jungin looked at him in disbelief. How can you have a conversation if you don’t even try to understand? Forget it. It’s not worth it. He felt like he’d just be wasting his breath.7a4b84ec3c481ad5

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In his room, checking messages on his phone, Jungin suddenly remembered that next week was his grandmother’s birthday. And it happened to coincide with the day they had to go to the main house for dinner. Damn it. He had no choice but to go out and call Hajun.5e78aca4900e0532

Whether it was because the house was big or because Hajun was ignoring him, there was no response. He tried calling, but he didn’t pick up. After some thought, he went upstairs, but unlike the first floor, there were no doors on the second floor.b8cfac39d57ab807

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No matter how much he searched, he couldn’t find Hajun. Jungin noticed a light on at the very end and went there, finding Hajun standing by the window. He knocked with his mouth, and Hajun turned around. He saw that Hajun had been drinking, with a bottle on the desk and a glass in his hand.ae796e7676cc855b

“Can I come in?”b28c81a2397939c8

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“Why did you come up?”a85e02fb81042386

“Sorry. You didn’t answer when I called, and you didn’t pick up the phone.”19e3de5f2eab2456

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Hajun put down 6d88446dd4 the glass and f19f2d431c sighed.42e0a15ad20ec343

“What is it this time?”b35306feae14ca8a

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“Next week is your grandmother’s birthday, so I have to go to the house. I don’t think I can attend the family gathering.”7dff03b946b98bfa

“So?”d5bbcae8a418fdc6

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“Can you… tell them for me?”fb9b61a1f07e8bb8

“Do it yourself.”d9890bd46c53de2e

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“I’m scared of your grandmother.”c01c820632a2dde7

“Tell my father. He’s on your side.”9fe1de8cc26c0052

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The word “side” made Jungin’s temple twitch.cc6685496dadf54f

“Why do you talk like that?”efbf38f0f71b3ae1

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“What?”8349aa8656242a12

“You’re always being difficult. Did I ask you to marry me? You wanted to. So why do you keep acting like I’m the problem? Aren’t you in this for a reason too? Why make me out to be the bad guy?”7b70c9dc245b109a

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Hajun’s expression said,5fe5036dfd4b88a5

“Go on,” so Jungin fired back.4e51c46364299e88

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“And was it my fault I collapsed at the wedding? What was I supposed to do when my stomach acted up then? And at dinner earlier, too. When your grandmother was giving me a hard time, you could have stepped in. How could you just sit there and eat? Honestly, even if we were just friends, you could have said something.”22f75d9a658676ae

“So what’s your point? You want us to get along and be all friendly?”e91653f7ac00839f

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He picked up the glass and downed the rest, staring intently at Jungin. He couldn’t tell what emotion was in those eyes anymore. As a child, he thought he knew Hajun best, but now he felt like he knew him the least. Jungin sighed and waved his hand.a08b16f30622b4ac

“Forget it. I’ll handle it myself.”2836ca5bc9231dbd

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As he 8c7fb0b782 turned to c1d1ee59bb leave, the 8c4be0cb90 pheromone detector e325ba36a3 in his b72ebd57d6 pocket vibrated. Jungin stopped and frowned. This jerk, again. He turned d1204983ea around to 819751f8f9 glare, but 7dea4102c9 Hajun looked 737d892d61 strange. He was leaning 873275edfa on the desk, 5eb105dce7 breathing heavily. When their eyes 087f04b9ae met, Hajun gritted 35ef175703 his teeth.a20ff02e767fb419

“Get out.”b848b9e833830599

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His voice trembled 6dcd42db64 with instability, and abe5f8285f his eyes wavered. Jungin instinctively knew. It was a fa2e99a396 rut. He had seen 9a56432f5e an alpha in db4457db4e rut before. The situation was different, ef3e69e7e9 but the symptoms were 004b57b977 similar. Hajun seemed to be 399159e32b struggling, searching the drawer 8681385db1 for something. In his 5c9905137d haste, a d124086c73 pill bottle ab0d8cb893 fell out d277a08327 and rolled 78ea1bf38e on the 8e9fb3cb0a floor.880c1eeb521332e9

Jungin, who c7d2383057 had been d5e67ce7ab about to 58fb201dfd help, quickly c49d35580b picked it 3daf6ee2b5 up. At the same time, 10627fd1d0 Hajun shouted.0e8c1cbae7ff3b4c

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“Didn’t you hear me say get out?”6b8055d1b49ec545

His voice was as cold as ice. Jungin, feeling upset, turned and went downstairs. His heart pounded. Hajun’s eyes had been on the verge of losing reason. Would he be okay? But even if he went up now, there was nothing he could do as a non-omega.6321724ede87c8e4

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Then he realized 6ea7551275 he had come f14041ce66 down with the 409c787195 pills in hand. He should bcd17c6edd return them. Is this f1b84e2451 a suppressant?b3a14816e8c07285

[Psychoactive drug.]

Even seeing it with his own eyes, he couldn’t believe it. Why would he have something like this…? Confused, he couldn’t bring himself to go back to Hajun. He couldn’t face those eyes again.052b3da34af667fb

Even after ten minutes, 2b9ce5326f it was quiet. Was he 6911271d22 okay now? Sitting on 981ae0c3ee the living 9adfc6af18 room sofa, f09f810128 his nerves fa29afe127 on edge, 853bfbc6f6 someone rang 97244cd921 the bell. Jungin hurried to check fbad1b816c the intercom.2ded2ca52f5ab09a

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“Oh…”15836431bec84a08

Jungin realized the unexpected 90950eae57 visitor was the person 8619b6463b he had seen in afa797ac2d front of the house d882fee5d8 before the wedding. A beautiful omega. He went to 8ecf4e5ea1 the door and 337eafc54a opened it, and ba559a1210 the woman rushed f29f3b6a31 in.465ed9ecc3355fbb

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“Where’s Hajun?”43d733d86e162606

“Upstairs.”419142d5f61fd403

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Before Jungin could finish 370feb794c answering, the woman disappeared 4e3556f09f upstairs. Left alone, Jungin 4cf709f3a4 stood there blankly. He knew what an 7912534000 alpha in rut wanted. There was bd855e89e8 nothing he 09edf358a2 could do, f3b1b92189 but the 46d5398b48 omega who 55e0041268 had gone 5fd10979aa up could.501f1f2f675bfffa

His chest ached, c53f7afdaf and he felt 20fb87cec6 like his stomach 5d6bd561e6 and throat were eaeb96b00d being squeezed. Unable to 3aa33d362d stand there 7969afb220 any longer, e3544b9bea he hurried 3936e410a9 into his a1eca5dacd room. Closing the door, 47e77d1738 Jungin collapsed in 0f6b68df4a front of it, a176e35b31 burying his face 2b6c3ebcce in his knees.2a05a34c4ae33e99

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Would Kim Hajun be okay? What does it feel like when a rut or heat cycle comes? It’s said to be painful, but he couldn’t even imagine how much.f3b6f3db54d5b117

What if he were an omega? Would he still be by Kim Hajun’s side? His thoughts multiplied, and his mind grew more complicated.c02eb99558b65f17

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“Are you okay?”725d786e1358c011

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Seorin looked at Hajun’s wounded forearm with concern. She had been on a date when Hajun urgently contacted her, asking if she could bring a sedative because he was in rut. Hajun’s rut was unusually irregular compared to other alphas. So he always carried emergency medication…08bb98a85950aa3e

“Where did you leave the medicine?”2da609d14c553aed

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“In the car.”1a5ccdbf27f21fdb

“Then why didn’t you go out?”2eb752a8ab81a538

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Hajun didn’t answer. There were clear bite marks on his arm. Looking closely, his lips were bitten, and blood had formed. It must have been hard to endure with a clear mind, but there were signs he had tried not to lose control.0b99febdc039604e

As the medication 4d43ceddff took effect, he 2b874e3476 gradually slumped and e0c5d444ba curled up.e2e51d8f8691c382

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“Go now.”43d829cf67554fe7

“Explain well to Jungin.”f746091c41e5302f

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“Explain what?”f65070d3dff9fc3d

“Come on. Bringing another omega home during a rut isn’t something people usually understand.”785053ad0fb2c2fb

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“……”48299e9ff1f21f8c

“Or should I explain?”2f5b071fca367558

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“Forget it. He doesn’t care anyway.”5ec7c94a6a35415f

Seorin clicked her tongue and shook her head. Was something going on between them? There was already talk among relatives about how Hajun’s partner collapsed at the wedding. She didn’t think he’d answer even if she asked more, so she gathered her clothes and stood up.6e3ef6c3e7e62163

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After Seorin f01b15e837 left, Hajun 591fa7ae84 lay in 6d74255d37 bed for 404fac3d7d a long 3fd92408cb time, unable 482548247d to sleep. The lingering heat in 1ffb3e4162 his body made him dfc49e2b81 feel like he was d8f8b0ee06 burning up. Eventually, he got up c097c0147a and went to the 491cc70925 fridge to get some 9d5b2a3b67 water.d058ed9ccd145423

It had been eerily quiet downstairs since earlier. What was Ryu Jungin doing? He couldn’t forget his expression. Confusion and fear. What help could he have asked from someone like that? It was a relief he hadn’t shown his ugly side.d1fe28716456c74b

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After quenching his thirst, he opened the drawer to find a sleeping pill. But the pills weren’t there. Damn it. He remembered that Ryu Jungin had picked up the pill bottle and taken it.29883be85f781d9c

It seemed impossible to sleep as it was. After some thought, Hajun went downstairs and hesitated for a long time in front of Jungin’s bedroom door before knocking. Silence. He was about to knock again when he heard footsteps behind him.5d2cda917f026a6f

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Turning around, 4ac7622f47 he saw 1e51370926 Ryu Jungin d19ab07507 standing there. Wearing only a d25ecf108e thin jacket, his 40f2dfc32d ears and nose 36a9a17720 were red from c125c7679f the cold.52fad1a9f1b01f7f

“Where did you go?”b568a108f879dbde

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“Outside… for a walk.”e3ffca467e0e790f

“At this hour?”f5fe69471352f464

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“Yeah…”71ac0769e7c561fc

Jungin took the pill bottle out of his pocket and handed it over. Here. I was going to return it earlier, but the situation was a bit… Hajun took the bottle, and Jungin tried to pass him to go into his room, but Hajun called out to him.347ead0fedafc351

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“Go to the house next week. I’ll tell Grandma.”788aa2c54cf96fff

Jungin stopped and turned around. The cold wind outside had cleared his mind a bit. He realized he shouldn’t expect anything from Kim Hajun. He shouldn’t hope for anything.fcec941e22671b86

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“No need.”672cbbc45b690867

Hajun’s expression hardened slightly.b87000f3cb23deea

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“I was mistaken. Like you said, it was something I should handle myself. Thanks for making me realize.”4b4d76b70884b08a

Good night. Jungin went into his room and closed the door. Left alone, Hajun clenched the pill bottle tightly in his hand. He raised his hand to knock but couldn’t bring himself to do it, turning away instead.403fa33466dc6b44

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