[ENGLISH VERSION] SEVENTEEN: Code One | SeokSoo

Chapter 14

The sports lesson has started. Because today's sports material is still related to basketball, the students gather on the basketball court.

As Dokyeom said before, Junhui will provide material on playing basketball in pairs. So each pair will play against another pair. Each ball that goes into the ring will be scored 2 points. The first pair to score 10 first, wins.

Mingyu pairs up with Jeonghan, Joshua with Dokyeom, Hoshi with his fellow alpha friend called Soohyuk, while Kook Jihyun with Sunwoo.

Now it's Joshua and Dokyeom's turn to play against Jihyun and Sunwoo. The match begins. Mingyu, Hoshi, and Jeonghan continue to cheer on Joshua and Dokyeom from a distance with enthusiasm.

Joshua and Dokyeom look more skilled and compact compared to Jihyun and Sunwoo. What annoys Sunwoo is Jihyun who continues to target and block Joshua. There are times when Joshua holds the ball, but Jihyun nudges him. Luckily Joshua doesn't fall, because he has good balance.

In the end, the game was won by Joshua and Dokyeom with a score of 10-4. Dokyeom was quite impressed with Joshua's abilities behind his careless and innocent attitude.

"As expexted... My little brother is really cool!" Jeonghan exclaimed as Joshua and Dokyeom returned to their seats and invited them to do a high five.

"You don't look like an omega when you're playing basketball, Joshua." Mingyu praised in awe.

"Oh, don't say like that. I'm embarrassed." Joshua said.

"You're really cool too, Dokyeom. Have you guys ever practiced together before?" Hoshi said.

"Practice? Never at all." Dokyeom said to Hoshi.

"Wow, that's amazing. This is indeed the definition of the power of marriage." Hoshi muttered in a small voice.

While Joshua and Dokyeom were busy chatting with their friends, Jihyun stared at them with an annoyed look.

"Jihyun, why did you keep targeting Joshua? Do you have a grudge against him? Or are you jealous because Dokyeom is close to Joshua? You should have helped me to chase Dokyeom instead." Sunwoo said.

Jihyun didn't answer or respond to Sunwoo's words. Jihyun saw that Joshua and Dokyeom seemed to be dating because Dokyeom casually put his arm around Joshua's shoulder.

Jihyun thought that if she told her about the physical form of Lee Jieun's will, aka Dokyeom's past, Dokyeom would definitely start to distance himself from Joshua as a sign that he did not betray Jieun.

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After school had arrived. Dokyeom saw Jihyun leaving the classroom earlier than the others. Dokyeom took advantage of this to ask Jihyun about Jieun's will. However, before following Jihyun, Dokyeom asked Joshua's permission first.

Dokyeom approached Joshua's seat and knocked on his desk, "Shua..." he greeted him.

"Yes?" Joshua said.

"I'm on business with Jihyun. So, you'll go home with Mingyu and your brother. Is that okay?" Dokyeom said.

"Oh, yeah... It's okay... Be careful..." Joshua said.

"Are you really okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a little bit nervous."

"Nervous? Your heat is coming back?"

"Hey, it's not like that. Maybe it's the effect of fatigue after exercising earlier. Hehe... Don't worry."

"Oohhh... I see. Just tell me if you feel hot again. I'll go first, okay."

"Be careful, Dokyeom."

Dokyeom left Joshua and went out of the classroom to collect on his promise to Jihyun.

After that, Joshua went out of the classroom with Mingyu and Jeonghan. Before leaving the lobby, they stopped for a moment at the end of the door to talk about something.

"I want to go to the minimarket to eat instant noodles. Do you guys want to come with me?" Mingyu said.

Mingyu deliberately invited them to go out and not go straight back to the dorm because Dokyeom and Jihyun were talking about Jieun's problem that Joshua and Jeonghan couldn't know about.

"That's great... I feel very hungry. Today's exercise made me use up a lot of energy. How about you, Joshua?" Jeonghan said.

"I agree too. I haven't enjoyed food at a convenience store for a long time." Joshua said.

"That's good. I'll pay for everything later. Let's go." Mingyu said.

"Wait, Gyu. Don't you want to invite Wonwoo too? It'll be a shame if he's alone in the room later." Jeonghan said making Mingyu stop when he saw Wonwoo sitting alone in the park.

"I'm not sure Wonwoo likes to eat convenience store food. I heard he always takes care of his body shape, and he doesn't eat carelessly either." Mingyu said.

"Seriously... I'll try to seduce him." Joshua said then ran over to Wonwoo.

"Hey, Joshua! No!" Mingyu shouted but Joshua ignored him.

Wonwoo, who was looking at the sky while sitting alone in the park, was surprised by Joshua's appearance in front of him.

"Jeon Wonwoo!" Joshua exclaimed.

"Oh, I'm surprised! Joshua?" Wonwoo said.

"Come with me. Let's eat at the convenience store. Mingyu and Jeonghan are there too."

"To the convenience store? You guys go then, I'm not going."

"Huh, why? Are you on a diet? Is it because Mingyu is there?"

Actually, the wolf inside Wonwoo feels like he's dying to have Mingyu around, but Wonwoo physically tries to reject him nicely.

"If it's about food problem, don't hold it in so hard. You only live once, you have to enjoy all of the food in this world. I'm sure you'll regret it later. Your body is already good, so you don't need to diet anymore." Joshua said.

Joshua's words just now stunned Wonwoo. Joshua, Jeonghan, and even Mingyu praised Wonwoo's body that was already good and told him to stop dieting. Wonwoo started to realize something from here.

"About Mingyu's problem. I know you're annoyed with Mingyu who keeps approaching you. But in my opinion, Mingyu is a type of loyal and kind alpha. He's a funny. His face is also handsome, his body is very good. It seems like many other omegas are eyeing an alpha like Mingyu. Think about it again, can you find another alpha who is more perfect than Mingyu?" Joshua said.

Wonwoo was being pressured again by a choice like this. Joshua's words were getting strike again. Wonwoo was putting too much pressure on himself and burdening his own life. Wonwoo actually also liked Mingyu.

After Wonwoo thought about it again, when else could he find an alpha like Mingyu? Because many alphas in his school didn't like Wonwoo because of his fierce and sensitive attitude.

"If you don't agree with it, that's okay. I'm not forcing you to agree with what I say. I'm just telling you what I know for your own good." Joshua said.

"Okay..." Wonwoo said.

"What?"

"I'll go with you guys."

"What? Seriously?"

"What are you waiting for? You said Mingyu was coming too, right?"

"Huh? Yes."

"Come on! I can't wait to eat whatever is on there."

Wonwoo immediately got up from his position and approached Mingyu and Jeonghan, leaving Joshua who was still stunned when he heard Wonwoo who suddenly became excited after hearing his words.

Not only Joshua was surprised, Mingyu was also more surprised when he saw Wonwoo excited like that. It was indeed strange to see the fierce Wonwoo suddenly turn cheerful like that.

To be continued...
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