The Main Character is Obsessed With a Foreign Substance

But for some reason, I felt uncomfortable. Calls this late at night were usually…

‘Oh!’

Distracted by the name on the screen, Suhwan quickly answered, worried the call might end.

“Hello.”

—Ah, Suhwan?

“Yes, speaking.”

A honeyed voice came through the receiver. Despite clearly being male, it was a delicate, high-pitched tone. Fuck, I knew something felt off. Suhwan bit the tender flesh inside his mouth.

—Why haven’t you called lately? Are you busy?

“Ah, well…”

Suhwan unconsciously glanced at Seunghyun. Despite Suhwan taking the call, he remained standing there with his arms crossed, still looking down at Suhwan. But lacking the courage to leave his seat to avoid Seunghyun, Suhwan continued the conversation with the jangling handcuffs still attached to his wrist.

“Yes, I’ve been a bit busy.”

—Oh? Why so formal?

The owner of the voice laughed brightly, as if amused. It was a clear laugh like a bird chirping. Suppressing the revulsion rising within him, Suhwan asked:

“Why did you call?”

—Hmph… What’s this, being so boring.

The man’s grumbling voice sounded displeased yet quite coquettish. He was skilled at speaking this way.

Suhwan had received such calls occasionally. Jin Suhwan was surprisingly promiscuous and had countless omega sex partners. But since he’d saved their contacts with just names, there was no way to distinguish who was a casual partner and who wasn’t. So whenever Suhwan received calls from these partners, he politely refused and blocked them. He had no intention of living like Jin Suhwan, rolling around with omegas.

—Ah, are you with “that” fiancé of yours?

“…!”

Caught off guard by Heemin’s sudden remark, Suhwan’s heart nearly jumped out. It was already awkward enough receiving a call from a sex partner in front of Seunghyun, but now this omega he didn’t even know apparently knew about Seunghyun. Suhwan’s eyes flickered with anxiety.

—Are you keeping him well-restrained like I told you? Ah, I want to see him too. Won’t you show him to me? Please?

“What are you talking about…”

—Be careful not to leave scars. You get too scary when you’re excited, Suhwan. Then everyone runs away~

This person. The omega sex partner who introduced BDSM to Jin Suhwan. Suhwan could be certain now.

Breaking into a cold sweat, Suhwan looked up and met Seunghyun’s cold eyes.

“…!”

Ah, this is truly dangerous.

As soon as their eyes met, Suhwan instinctively realized the situation. But unaware of Suhwan’s predicament, the caller continued running his mouth.

—Are you busy enjoying yourself right now? Why are you so quiet?

“No, I mean…”

—You haven’t forgotten our promise, right? Next time, a threesome…

“That won’t happen!”

—What? Suhwan.

Suhwan pressed the end button with his thumb as quickly as someone who’d just been scammed. Just now, this person… what did he say? A threesome? He had to mull over whether what he understood was correct.

His fingertips trembled involuntarily. Only after turning off his phone screen in startled haste could Suhwan finally raise his head again.

“Um…”

In the heavy atmosphere, Suhwan reluctantly opened his mouth. But what on earth should he say? Suhwan felt like crawling into a mousehole.

Since that omega named Heemin’s voice was so loud, Seunghyun must have heard everything. He would have understood that the fiancé mentioned was himself, and that all the items Suhwan had been asking about were bought to do terrible things to him. There was no room for excuses. Suhwan’s mouth went completely dry.

“Honestly, I don’t know what else to say.”

With a devastated heart, Suhwan continued stammering. He had no idea what to do next; everything seemed hopeless. Should he get on his knees and beg? His handcuffed hand trembled slightly.

“You seem… quite close.”

“Huh?”

“With the person you were just talking to.”

Seunghyun’s lowered eyes turned toward Suhwan. His bright golden-brown eyes somehow seemed to have darkened.

Is he mocking me? Suhwan unconsciously gulped. It seemed like he was indirectly asking if Suhwan enjoyed flirting with someone who had insulted him. Suhwan immediately shook his head.

“No, not at all. Not close at all. I barely know him.”

“He was calling you by name quite familiarly.”

“That’s because he one-sidedly…”

But as the conversation continued, it drifted in an increasingly strange direction. Suhwan began to act like someone caught cheating and being interrogated by their spouse.

“He’s an omega, right?”

“I guess?”

“Why do you have an omega’s contact information?”

“…”

“Do you have other omegas’ contacts too?”

“…”

The more he was interrogated, the more Suhwan felt like trash. Jin Suhwan was the one who had committed the crimes, so why was he receiving such criticism?

With no choice, Suhwan had to demonstrate in real-time how he blocked the omega who had just called and deleted the contact, all while under Seunghyun’s suspicious gaze. Only after confirming that he would clean up his other contacts did Seunghyun’s stern face soften slightly.

“Can you take this off now?”

Pointing to the handcuffs still jingling on his wrist, Suhwan tried his best to look pitiful. At least they weren’t behind his back, which made it somewhat bearable, but his cuffed hand was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Seunghyun silently took out the key and unlocked the handcuffs. As Suhwan rotated his slightly stiff wrist and looked up, he saw Seunghyun looking down at him with a complicated expression. When Suhwan tilted his head curiously and looked back at him, Seunghyun frowned and turned away.

“Were you upset earlier? I’m sorry.”

Thinking that Seunghyun was still upset about the earlier phone call, Suhwan apologized again. Nevertheless, Seunghyun’s rigid face showed no signs of relaxing. It was understandable, but Suhwan still felt somewhat impatient.

“I’m sorry…”

“It doesn’t suit you, so please stop apologizing.”

“Oh, okay.”

Nodding quickly, Suhwan kept examining Seunghyun’s averted face. He seemed to be in a slightly better mood than before.

Since there was no way Seunghyun would show a good mood in front of him anyway, this kind of cold expression was relatively decent.

Ahem, clearing his throat unnecessarily, Suhwan rose from the sofa.

“I’m going to bed now.”

“…”

“Well, good… night.”

“…”

Leaving behind an incredibly awkward greeting, Suhwan retreated stealthily as if escaping. Seunghyun gave no response but persistently stared at Suhwan as he left the living room.

“Whew.”

Reaching the corridor and finally escaping Seunghyun’s gaze, Suhwan exhaled softly. It had truly been a stormy day. Waking up from a doze only to find handcuffs on his wrist, and then receiving a call from Jin Suhwan’s sex partner right in front of Seunghyun.

He wanted no more stress. Wearily, Suhwan raised his hand to grasp the doorknob.

“Huh?”

After raising his hand, Suhwan tilted his head in confusion. There was no bed in Jin Suhwan’s room that he was about to enter. Judging by the desk with a computer on it, a chair, and bookshelves, it seemed to be used as a study. This meant there must be a separate bedroom for sleeping.

“Hmm.”

Could it be that one? Suhwan’s eyes turned toward the room at the end of the corridor that he hadn’t opened once today. Looking at the firmly closed door with a slightly furrowed brow, Suhwan released the doorknob of the room he was about to enter and moved again.

Somehow, he wasn’t keen on it, but checking if there was a bed in that room didn’t seem like a bad idea. Quickly approaching the end of the corridor, Suhwan opened the door without hesitation.

“Oh.”

With a click, the door opened, revealing the scene inside the spacious room. This room was noticeably larger than the other two. And although the windows were large, the blinds were drawn meticulously, making it rather dim. Instead, an elegant-looking lamp emitted a soft light, and in the center of the room sat a king-sized bed large enough for several people to roll around on.

So this is the bedroom. After sweeping his gaze around the room once, Suhwan slowly moved forward. His tired body was drawn like a magnet toward the Pacific Ocean-sized bed.

“…!”

But he stopped abruptly after walking just a short distance. As he got closer to the bed, a scent he hadn’t detected earlier rushed into his nostrils.

“Ugh.”

Suhwan now knew the identity of this scent. Because it was fainter than in Seunghyun’s room, he hadn’t noticed it at first, but this was definitely Seunghyun’s pheromone scent. Hesitating and stopping, Suhwan covered his nose with his hand, a look of confusion on his face. Why could he smell Seunghyun’s pheromones in Jin Suhwan’s bedroom?