[BL] The Omega is Pregnant

Chapter 17 - Food

"In-hyuk, if you send me what you've investigated so far, I'll organize it and wrap it up."

Seo Da-rae looked at the laptop and spoke, then lifted her head when there was no response. In-hyuk, sitting across from her, was lost in thought as he gazed out the window. Judging by the shallow water around the Americano in front of him, it seemed like he had been doing so for quite some time.

"In-hyuk?"

"Yeah. Sorry, what did you say?"

"What's wrong?"

At Seo Da-rae's question, Kang In-hyuk shook his head slightly. Belatedly picking up his Americano, he saw that all the ice had melted and put it back down on the table. Though he claimed it was nothing, his expression didn't improve, so Seo Da-rae closed the laptop and raised her arms together. Right now, In-hyuk was more important than the assignment.

"You don't look good."

"Is that so."

Kang In-hyuk wiped his cheeks, but there was no sign of his expression changing. In fact, he was thinking about the lunch with Yoon Tae-seo's family.

The sudden encounter left quite an impression, enough to disrupt In-hyuk's peaceful routine. The contrast between how they were friendly in front of the adults but immediately became prickly when alone stood out. Yoon Tae-seo's gaze and attitude towards him felt like thorns embedded in his fingertips. They were irritating to touch but invisible, and ignoring them only made them more irritating, like those kinds of thorns that constantly prick your nerves.

– "I didn't know I was meeting you today, and I felt the same. I don't know what our parents were thinking when they set this up, but anyway, they just tried to match the atmosphere as our parents. I didn't want to make things uncomfortable for the adults by pretending we're on bad terms for no reason."

– "The fact that your parents like me is an issue, and if I become an omega, it's also a problem for our parents who want to match us up. Yeah, that's there."

With that said, he blatantly set up a blind date right in front of Kang In-hyuk. He was clearly saying that he had no feelings for him. His insides, which used to be transparently visible, were now impenetrable. Was he trying to escape from that situation under the pretext of a blind date, or was there another reason...?

Despite everything, worrying the person right in front of him by thinking about Yoon Tae-seo was too much. Seo Da-rae kept staring, and Kang In-hyuk chuckled and said,

"There's really nothing."

"Maybe..."

Seo Da-rae hesitated for a moment, as if she was about to mention a name but then closed her mouth, saying it was nothing. She thought there was no need to mention Yoon Tae-seo's name here.

"Since it seems like we can't focus, should we go back home and finish the rest separately?"

Seo Da-rae asked, and Kang In-hyuk lowered his gaze to his laptop. He had searched here and there, but nothing seemed organized, so it didn't seem like it could be resolved quickly.

"Let's do that."

As Seo Da-rae nodded and started packing up her things, Kang In-hyuk suddenly called out to her.

"I'll give you a ride."

"No, it's okay. I can take the subway and be there soon."

"How can you say it's soon? You have to take the subway and then catch a bus down."

"You don't know how efficient it is to study every time, do you?"

Seo Da-rae casually laughed and evaded Kang In-hyuk's suggestion. It felt both guilty to take up his time again when he drove her home and economically noticeable even if she pretended otherwise.