“Huh? Yes…”
I don’t know how the meeting ended. When I came to my senses, I was walking in front of the company with Yoo Seonjae.
“Yeoul.”
“Uh, yeah?”
“How is it meeting me outside?”
“What do you mean, how is what?”
“Me, I mean.”
Yoo Seonjae stood in front of me and smiled brightly. The refreshing pheromones emanating from him seemed to add to his freshness. Today’s Yoo Seonjae was dazzling. He had never once not been handsome, but today he was even more handsome.
I didn’t know if it was because he was my alpha, or because he was my client, or maybe just because the weather was nice.
But one thing was certain: I didn’t know I would be working on business for the company Yoo Seonjae made, and I never imagined his first commission would be ‘mine’.
“You know, Yeoul.”
Yoo Seonjae rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a small box.
“Actually, I wanted to do this properly in a nice atmosphere, but like I said earlier, the plan got moved up by a few years.”
“Huh?”
“It’s a bit early, but… shall we get married?”
He opened the ring box placed on his hand. All the midday sunlight seemed to gather there.
People’s gazes also focused on us. I didn’t care about any of that at all. Because my eyes held only Yoo Seonjae.
Seonjae. You’re always someone who brings me surprises. Like when you, this child, entered my life, and like how you always look only at me by my side like this. How can I be so lucky? Just that fact alone makes each day overwhelming… how could I possibly refuse you who’s smiling like this?
“Yes!”
As I hugged him tightly, Yoo Seonjae teased that he almost dropped the ring box he was holding, then hugged me back and laughed. His laughter shattered like sunlight by my ear.
The whole world was blessing us.
“Then, shall I put the ring on, honey?”
Ho-honey…?
“Why are you so embarrassed, Yeoul? When you and I get married, we’ll really be ‘honey’ to each other.”
Yoo Seonjae lowered his head to look into my eyes and smiled. His face was so lovely that I ended up pulling him in and kissing him.
I love you. I love you, Seonjae. I love you most in the world.
Buzz—
My phone rang in my pocket, so I let him go and checked the text message.
Han Yeoul-ssi, just head home from the site today.
It was the team leader. Only then did I realize that this place where I was standing was in front of the company. Suddenly my face turned bright red. I must be crazy. In front of the company…
“Honey, your face is red.”
“Let’s…”
“Huh?”
“Let’s just go, quickly.”
Yoo Seonjae held my hand and laughed heartily. The same ring was sparkling on both our ring fingers.
*
The wedding was simple. Actually, I didn’t really want to hold a ceremony, but both Dad and the Chairman, no, Father-in-law emphasized holding a ceremony, saying ‘good things should be widely known’. Well, after all, marriage isn’t just between the two of us but also a union between families.
Nothing really changed just because we got married.
We had been living together even before marriage, and even though I was busy going to the company and Yoo Seonjae was busy working while going between school and home, we sometimes made time to meet and spend our days together. The days I’m talking about here could be public work or private work.
Of course, sometimes we mixed business and pleasure.
“Hnngh, Seon, jae. Wait a moment.”
“Yeoul, just a moment, let’s just stay like this for a moment.”
If someone saw us come to someone else’s company for a meeting only to shut ourselves in the supply room rubbing against each other down below, we’d obviously be told to take it easy since we’re already sickeningly newlywed. No, this doesn’t make sense in the first place.
Still, as if that didn’t matter, I was the only one flustered by Yoo Seonjae’s actions as he kept rubbing below.
“I said stop it!”
“Ack!”
Only after I firmly stepped on his foot did Yoo Seonjae separate from me. Ah, oh no. I’m wearing dress shoes… What is Yoo Seonjae wearing right now?
“…Seonjae, are you okay?”
I asked hesitantly as he took deep breaths with one foot lifted off the ground without saying anything. To me fidgeting not knowing what to do at his face that looked too pained, Yoo Seonjae gestured for me to come here.
“Huh?”
Smooch!
“Hey!”
“It doesn’t hurt, not at all.”
I flicked the forehead of Yoo Seonjae who lightly kissed my lips and smiled brightly.
“I was worried.”
“Aww, you were worried, honey?”
“Don’t do that.”
“Why? Because you stepped on my foot and were worried I might have gotten hurt, honey?”
“I said don’t do that.”
How absurd.
It’s true I was worried, and it’s true I’m concerned. Your instep is bright red right now, Yoo Seonjae. Why did you have to wear sandals on bare feet today of all days?
“Even if you’re the client and what, the one in charge, and it’s not exactly a formal meeting, isn’t bare feet in sandals a bit much?”
“Why? Should I wear a suit like you then? The work I do is uncomfortable in a suit though?”
“Still, there’s such a thing as TPO…”
Yoo Seonjae chuckled. Now that I look at it, this guy’s outfit is too casual. No matter what, this is a business meeting—is it okay to be this casual? Ivory slacks with a charcoal henley neck shirt, and sandals underneath.
Well, I mean, the completion of fashion is the face, so I can accept whatever he wears, but still this is…
“It fits TPO.”
“How so?”
“It does fit. This is the outfit for coming to buy honey lunch.”
“Ha…”
“Then, the meeting you scheduled with me today…”
“Yeah. Let’s just eat. Just make up something for the work log. We have something ongoing anyway.”
Everyone will know even if you make it up. Those two are out dating like that. Even just the rumors I’ve heard aren’t just once or twice. The whole world knows we’re a married couple, and us going into the supply room together is the perfect situation to become a rumor too.
“Are you doing this on purpose?”
“Huh?”
“I mean you, Seonjae. I’m wondering if you’re doing this on purpose.”
Yoo Seonjae looked at me with an expression that said he didn’t know what I meant. Come to think of it, after Yoo Seonjae stopped drenching me in his pheromones, the alphas who used to gather around me haven’t been very noticeable lately. Probably because I’m a married man.
But is there really a need to go around advertising ‘I’m a married man’ like that? I wear my ring anyway, and anyone can tell I’m a married omega.
“There’s no one in this company who doesn’t know I’m married to you.”
“They shouldn’t not know. When new people come in, tell them too. That Han Yeoul is Yoo Seonjae’s ‘honey’.”
Is he telling me to have a social life or not to have one?
Actually, I’m somewhat aware. Half of the reason people are favorable toward me is because of Yoo Seonjae. Han Yeoul standing alone and Han Yeoul as Yoo Seonjae’s spouse are different. First of all, behind me as Yoo Seonjae’s spouse, there’s ‘YOU’ and there’s ‘Pine Furniture’.
For the company, they can’t just treat a walking pile of money as just any employee.
That said, it’s not particularly uncomfortable or anything. I’ve been accustomed to receiving that kind of special treatment since I was young, and being born that way, I don’t think it’s bad to live enjoying such things.
Because you just have to give back as much as you receive.
Still, isn’t it a bit much for me too that you keep coming in and out of my company so openly as a ‘client’, Seonjae?
“Let’s have meetings with you outside from now on.”
“Oh! Good idea.”
“I said meetings, not playing around.”
“Yes, yes.”
Yoo Seonjae walked out of the supply room whistling with a refreshed face. I don’t know if this is my company or his company.
Yoo Seonjae, who had been walking in front of me greeting everyone with a smiling face, went straight up to the team leader and said with a hearty laugh.
“It’s lunch time, right?”
“Ah, that’s right.”
“Here!”
When the team leader looked at Yoo Seonjae holding out his card with a puzzled face, Yoo Seonjae smiled and said.
“Think of it as being treated by a client, and take your team members and eat lots of delicious food.”
“Artist You…”
“In exchange—”
Yoo Seonjae whispered something in the team leader’s ear.
“Oh my, of course! Absolutely! We don’t have any urgent work today anyway. If the meeting runs long, it can’t be helped.”
The team leader’s mouth stretched to his ears. What did he say to make him act like that?
