Unexpectedly, my footsteps came to a halt.
I had a foreboding feeling.
My gaze, which had been directed towards the ground, slowly widened my field of vision.
I saw a pair of white sneakers and a wheel behind them, followed by scattered cigarette butts around.
As I brushed against his long legs, my eyes moved up to the person leaning against the car.
"Senior."
Won's eyes twitched.
But that was only for a moment, as Won tried to maintain a blank expression.
At the end of my gaze was Woo-jae, who was smiling with a noble face.
"Do you know how long I've been waiting here?"
The place where Woo-jae helped Won get off.
Woo-jae casually threw the cigarette he was holding onto the ground.
Suddenly, it felt like I was going to faint, so I closed my eyes for a moment.
Elbows resting on the table, hand supporting my chin, legs stretched out with a twist.
The sneakers connected to the end of my legs lightly tapped the ground.
I clearly tried to ignore and pass by.
I passed Woo-jae with a nonchalant face that quickly sank into indifference.
'Trying to run away again?'
Before my two footsteps even landed, Woo-jae grabbed my wrist first.
'Don't let go of your strength unnecessarily. If I bite once, I won't let go.'
Woo-jae quoted what Won had said before and laughed mischievously.
Even though I didn't say a single word in that spot, my heart was already heavy.
The coffee I ordered to calm my throat remained untouched.
A droplet of water on the surface of the plastic cup stretched downwards, as if trying to spill onto the table.
Although there was no conversation between us, Woo-jae had a quite pleasant expression.
It seemed like the conversation we had a few days ago didn't linger in his mind.
An unacknowledged illegitimate child.
That was the most provocative thing Won could say to Woo-jae.
Even though he had anticipated the gaze that would scrutinize him, he didn't expect the intensity of it.
What the hell is this guy?
I swallowed the almost bursting sense of disappointment along with the coffee.
Woo-jae's gaze stubbornly lingered on Won.
Won furrowed his eyebrows as if feeling displeased.
His pupils were filled with coldness.
Won's lips moved slightly, as if sipping through the straw.
Despite postponing the lecture and sitting here, Woo-jae remained steadfastly silent.
Thud.
Won placed the coffee he was holding onto the table.
"If you're a slacker, then act like one and do the given tasks. Don't waste my time like this."
The impatient voice spread sharply.
Woo-jae just smiled.
His mouth even stretched longer.
He couldn't tell if it was a habit or if he was really enjoying the situation.
He only knew that he felt bad.
Unlucky bastard.
He was so annoyed that his nostrils crumpled even unintentionally.
"I have no intention of running away, so figure out how I live on your own."
"..."
"But don't act all innocent like last time. Just thinking about it makes me sick to my stomach."
The first to break the eye contact was Won.
It felt like mixing with such a bastard.
Even if he regretted it now, it was too late to peel off the skin that had been stained with that bastard's semen.
Won stood up first.
His gaze, which had been locked with Woo-jae's, dropped down.
A suppressed chuckle burst out and stuck to his throat, making him feel even more uncomfortable.
"That's a bit awkward."
At first listen, it was a gentle and soft voice.
With a broad view, he was seen rubbing his forehead.
It was a very leisurely movement.
"That's your problem."
Won turned his back,
"Kim Eun-pyo."
His steps, which had been extending without hesitation, suddenly stopped.
"Twenty-eight years old, graduated from graduate school earlier this year, and now working at a pharmaceutical company? His father is Kim Eunkang, commander of the 13th Army Division, and his mother is Professor Moon Yujin of the Cardiology Department at M University Hospital."
As unknown information was listed behind him, Won's expression became pale.
He turned around as if possessed by something.
Won stared at Woo-jae, who raised his head proudly.
Tap, tap.
Woo-jae's fingertips intermittently tapped the table.
"What are you doing?"
"We broke up."
Woo-jae's face sank.
Won stared at him without any expression on his face.
"We broke up, but you marked me. Without any agreement between us."
"What do you want from me now?"
His hand reached out in an instant.
Won grabbed Woo-jae's jaw, but there was no change in Woo-jae's expression.
"Do you know that?"
Woo-jae's laughter burst out eerily. Woo-jae tightly held Won's wrist.
It wasn't to let go of his hand.
The grip on his wrist was damp.
His intense gesture was disgusting.
Power was firmly embedded in Won's hand.
"In the end, marking is about marking territory, and pheromones last longer than sex."
"..."
"Now, even if we do a blood test, we can find out who marked the senior."
Disgusting.
Won reflexively tried to remove his hand, but his wrist was still held by Woo-jae's grip.
"Well, there are cases where excitement builds up and marking happens by mistake."
"Let go of this."
"But this is a separate situation now."
"Kwon Woo-jae."
"You didn't even know you were marked, senior."
When he saw the dignified smile that followed, everything became distant.
Woo-jae was now threatening him.
He focused not on Won's mistake, but on Eunpyo's mistake.
Even if he knew now, it was useless.
There was no way to pretend not to know.
If he knew and still asked why he was wandering around at that time, he would ask.
His teeth clenched tightly.
"What do you want from me?"
He was angry.
The suppressed emotion burst out in a hoarse voice.
"Now we can finally communicate."
Woo-jae, who finally released his strength, stood up.
His hands, digging into his pants pockets, looked arrogant.
Won lifted his head along with the rising eye level.
"Let's live well. Like before."
Like before? Unfortunately, Won didn't have a single moment of getting along well with Woo-jae.
If growling at each other wasn't included in living well.
Woo-jae took a step forward and stood close to Won.
Won looked at Woo-jae's face and distanced himself from it.
The round smiling face was not cute at all.
"Is that the only thing you want from me?"
It just didn't make sense.
Why? Why bother?
What exactly was he regretting?
His head was a mess.
"Is that really all you want?"
Despite the unbearable determination, he didn't try to find out the reason.
Even if he found out the reason, it wouldn't change anything.
Clearly, Won wouldn't understand that reason either.
He didn't think there was a need to buy and understand it.
It would have been better not to know at all.
If he really only wanted that, it wouldn't have been something he couldn't endure.
Woo-jae maintained silence and his pupils shone.
It wasn't a gaze that wanted something more.
I couldn't do anything even though I received the heat.
Rather than trying to comfort Eunpyo, I wanted to do this to avoid the worst situation.
If Woo-jae is discussing that matter now, it means that he intends to inform Representative Kwon about it.
Just one year.
No, if I can endure for less than a year.
It's just a matter of showing that I have no complaints about Representative Kwon's rule.
If I can give him confidence through this incident, he will definitely give up now.
The more I think about it, the calmer Eunpyo's eyes become.
Woo-jae's expression became even sharper.
Seeing his mouth curling up straight, it was clear that his patience was running out.
Eun looked at Woo-jae's with a twisted face and brushed his hair aside.
It was an action solely to suppress his anger.
"Do it like that. And because you're unlucky, don't laugh like that."
Then he immediately turned his back.
It was only after checking the time late that he realized that even if he said he was going to school now, he wouldn't be able to listen to the lecture for even 10 minutes.
Won frowned at the footsteps felt from behind.
He usually didn't leave any ordinary signs, but this time Woo-jae's footsteps were too distinct.