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.8fa0d632d23c49e5

“Kim Hajun!”0b144927892d7c54

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Hajun turned around.4a099ea0a7df7dd6

“I have something to say.”e76d383c84998887

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“Go ahead.”b44d5ad6c105e8cf

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.b6919a3d4e4c6fbe

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“You know the lessons I take during the day… Do I really have to do them?”56092adb0255eb15

Hajun didn’t respond, just gave a look that said,988f069c99368e38

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“Go ahead.”978e1acab54f1c15

“I was wondering if I really need to learn that.”9dc53a26306ebc32

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“Just get to the point.”2e917787f7aac2c3

“Can’t you talk to your grandmother and… let me stop?”2b1802eb8d9406b3

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“Yeah. No.”f67ede98df2ca73d

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.4da5267c9f066b07

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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.5eb61510fb9ad706

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.77521a48a8ec44e2

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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.0fed74581f3780cf

“Can I come in?”9e1ccc2eaefe58fd

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“Why did you come up?”fb235dcfb455c796

“Sorry. You didn’t answer when I called, and you didn’t pick up the phone.”0fb6c5771ed1ddc3

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Hajun put down 9eae78d929 the glass and a12a46d056 sighed.27bf92f1a8a4415b

“What is it this time?”ca672a37736bf664

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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.”193515eadfcebbf3

“So?”47aa376baec33bb2

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“Can you… tell them for me?”54606c61a17eb7ee

“Do it yourself.”a392bac3a6437b4f

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“I’m scared of your grandmother.”436ab18e6e1f5c6b

“Tell my father. He’s on your side.”a57a617029893c08

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The word “side” made Jungin’s temple twitch.ec85516f2cf00f84

“Why do you talk like that?”744de2bfc876eac7

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“What?”0a834581b2e39cfb

“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?”0f32cae26ed19a1e

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Hajun’s expression said,027ebcca7dee043d

“Go on,” so Jungin fired back.e79b1a1e84f4ab78

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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.”1768cc7780836311

“So what’s your point? You want us to get along and be all friendly?”cdd0dac6a8c447e8

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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.e8d6febd57ab9b8c

“Forget it. I’ll handle it myself.”1627139753845db7

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As he turned c699ef8428 to leave, the 100f321d7a pheromone detector in 619a8e46c1 his pocket vibrated. Jungin stopped 1f5c78e4fa and frowned. This jerk, again. He turned ece3588e1b around to ed0b6949a3 glare, but 3e54c40844 Hajun looked 03aefc78b6 strange. He was leaning on ec46325604 the desk, breathing heavily. When their 342abbe97a eyes met, 0b24cc6501 Hajun gritted d332cbd9fa his teeth.e5e4651ec6b150cd

“Get out.”e25024c7f0d79086

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His voice trembled with 306a45e750 instability, and his eyes f11ae2405e wavered. Jungin instinctively knew. It was 39233af13d a rut. He had seen an 5af7c6691a alpha in rut before. The situation was different, c7fa1d02a4 but the symptoms were 1893cc5b33 similar. Hajun seemed to be 63d5f2708f struggling, searching the drawer e3025d21b3 for something. In his haste, a 252a2106f1 pill bottle fell out 13333f12e2 and rolled on the 0e46025742 floor.61ce6667153cc4c7

Jungin, who 8925787a4e had been 7c7768c6ab about to 08de199bd0 help, quickly 350b9ccb47 picked it 55564c2650 up. At the same f59123bbd7 time, Hajun shouted.72a7b44c22671576

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“Didn’t you hear me say get out?”13a2b5c5b1b3e2fd

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.2e3e7ab84cd98e44

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Then he realized he 361619f27b had come down with cf72aff0d0 the pills in hand. He should 71724520ee return them. Is this a 4dc3eba034 suppressant?5709f8a0cc98180b

[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.19268e099c7240f3

Even after 3d94d5ce37 ten minutes, ff6de26f4a it was 388d54dba2 quiet. Was he 579500986a okay now? Sitting on a6c9ef30e6 the living e1cb89bf43 room sofa, 7005500596 his nerves bd51f551c0 on edge, 47fb66227b someone rang a724364e3a the bell. Jungin hurried to check e1e17c5ae9 the intercom.231924acf6d56e4e

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“Oh…”c7fde047233fd0e1

Jungin realized 70824fd025 the unexpected f64c384c2b visitor was 6771f0855d the person 704c5a6044 he had ba94ece0fa seen in 556b26e43a front of 7c1ce4e7ff the house 5d708d540b before the 67b3dadf11 wedding. A beautiful omega. He went be2a5b53f7 to the 4a95e48d95 door and 32a969f452 opened it, 44a8034248 and the 9812bd5627 woman rushed d4ab190c46 in.db3ace0bcefc7f5e

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“Where’s Hajun?”10ac0a727be0805a

“Upstairs.”7b7963f19b304ea6

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Before Jungin could 2ace934456 finish answering, the 5901908f5e woman disappeared upstairs. Left alone, Jungin stood c0a3a48c73 there blankly. He knew 51824c9ae4 what an 610e920c8b alpha in 4bd3c61912 rut wanted. There was 3d762cab62 nothing he f30d40e617 could do, 6cf2b2945b but the be67580cc8 omega who a1d2f55487 had gone e57c609bca up could.d8575b24e9bdc7c4

His chest ached, and 8eb1b5c391 he felt like his c552883f8d stomach and throat were 6a3f00faa7 being squeezed. Unable to stand 69e38f6b3e there any longer, 8972ab02d9 he hurried into cbc7d3f902 his room. Closing the door, 3eae8cd1a7 Jungin collapsed in 235d9287b0 front of it, 4c585c04ea burying his face 15a845c368 in his knees.48c2d6e73d1fa875

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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.9d9e2bcdbce8df5b

What if he were an omega? Would he still be by Kim Hajun’s side? His thoughts multiplied, and his mind grew more complicated.e6b45b66f8369bca

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“Are you okay?”6f137ab706ee732f

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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…abe6f8f1a02f8ee9

“Where did you leave the medicine?”6df1d98bf0413134

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“In the car.”691514b68bf6c064

“Then why didn’t you go out?”a796656830bce59f

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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.1622ee7030ca0087

As the 87fc494a01 medication took d7eafecdda effect, he 500ba3796c gradually slumped 0046378c27 and curled 792fdf1a0e up.aaac99c200fb274c

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“Go now.”dbc1dcdbc56f26ac

“Explain well to Jungin.”5f3b645fca49e3a1

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“Explain what?”5692b74f098f0769

“Come on. Bringing another omega home during a rut isn’t something people usually understand.”329dd4db80698e55

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“……”e92cafa40a8699a7

“Or should I explain?”4ac7efb07b1854d6

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“Forget it. He doesn’t care anyway.”d3b2618e668715d3

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.dd87c2bc683535b9

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After Seorin left, Hajun c50ec0f4df lay in bed for d342133830 a long time, unable b65125fb13 to sleep. The lingering f92724b054 heat in a49a297c0f his body 703d37b915 made him 551baa9a61 feel like 7c3bca3970 he was eab14ed4c6 burning up. Eventually, he got up 6371c6bafa and went to the 42fc5ae05e fridge to get some c30baec93b water.e247984f04233904

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.076db5a50feb7e78

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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.fa7c78dcb6af94cb

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.0bb47adc75ea907f

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Turning around, he 59c8c8dae1 saw Ryu Jungin aa8f2f351e standing there. Wearing only a a855d52098 thin jacket, his 1090cc39ca ears and nose 88e5626780 were red from f1bc2bad71 the cold.6f3096c54bb5e936

“Where did you go?”594135aaae816a00

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“Outside… for a walk.”53c30ae89655a340

“At this hour?”ecad57a91c678ff6

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“Yeah…”09b920da095ac19a

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.d9f8080414061bfd

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“Go to the house next week. I’ll tell Grandma.”ffe43aeeb948c57e

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.913e62e385749d10

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“No need.”1fb86171b93a68f4

Hajun’s expression hardened slightly.7ca3122bc4bf2afc

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“I was mistaken. Like you said, it was something I should handle myself. Thanks for making me realize.”842680bc62b8bdf3

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.2062bb603a1fbffd

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