The Country Life Diary of a Gangster's Secretary

Chapter 21

The Country Life Diary of a Gangster's Secretary - c21

This chapter is paid for by Mimzy and Nemuru!

The Constitution Department, as the name suggests, is a place that examines overall diseases or body conditions related to the constitution, and it was mostly visited by omegas and alphas.

Hyeseong is a beta, so why did he use the Constitution Department? It seemed strange.

“Are you sure you didn’t get it wrong?”

That was the only conclusion he could draw. Ihyeok also had a separate attending physician at the Constitution Department. He only got check-ups mainly when he suffered from severe ruts, and if it wasn’t for such issues, there was no need to personally visit. Let alone Cheon Hyeseong, a beta?

“I don’t know. But I found out while investigating the people Hyeseong has been frequently meeting recently. That Constitution Department doctor is one of the people he’s been meeting often, so it shouldn’t be wrong.”

“Alright, I got it. Just quickly find out what I instructed you to.”

That wasn’t what was important right now. He needed to figure out who the hell was messing around with Cheon Hyeseong, and who made Hyeseong come down to this countryside.

“Yes!”

Deok-soo answered loudly, saying to leave it to him, and hung up the phone. It seemed his motivation was rising after being told he would get more money. Ihyeok, who hung up the phone, leaned his body against the chair. The wooden chair looked a bit precarious for his tall height.

“Constitution Department...”

Ihyeok muttered in a low voice while looking up at the ceiling.

While Ihyeok was in the midst of a phone call with Deok-soo, Hyeseong squirmed on the bed and opened his eyes late in the morning. The wall clock he had newly bought and hung yesterday pointed to 10:00 am. He had been waking up before 9:00 am as his body remembered, but he overslept for the first time.

There was a reason for that oversleeping. It was because of what happened last night. Not only did Kwon Ihyeok suddenly show up, but it felt like a dream that he settled down to live in the house next door. Moreover, the last thing he said to him yesterday was,

“I fucking hate it.”

“Ugh...”

Hyeseong buried his face in the pillow, ruffling his disheveled hair.

“What the hell is ‘fucking’?”

He’s not a kid. He had a sleepless night regretting it out of embarrassment. Then he fell asleep around dawn and woke up now. Originally, he had the habit of taking a shower right after waking up, but today he slowly headed to the kitchen.

He couldn’t wake up at all. The fact that Kwon Ihyeok was in the house could be seen just by turning his head outside the window and the fact that he unexpectedly got angry at him made his mind hazy.

He brought cold water, plopped down in front of a chair, and laid his head on the table. But it was really unfair and annoying for him too. Why does Kwon Ihyeok say such things so casually? He really hated him for suddenly appearing and calmly saying such things.

Knock knock!

Then he heard someone knocking on the door. Hyeseong was startled and jumped up. Who could it be? At this hour...

“Ah, is it the delivery man?”

It was probably the TV he had ordered. They said the delivery would arrive sometime today a few days ago, so it seemed they had come now. While Hyeseong was thinking, he heard another knock on the door.

He hadn’t even washed his face yet. Thinking of at least opening the door and quickly going to the bathroom, Hyeseong dragged his slippers and opened the front door.

“Yes. Delivery...”

“Hi.”@@@@

However, when he opened the door, it wasn’t the delivery man with the TV, but Kwon Ihyeok. The culprit who made him unable to sleep and wake up late was casually greeting him as if nothing happened.

“...”

Hyeseong didn’t know what to do, so he tried to close the door as it was. But Ihyeok was faster. He swiftly reached out his hand and grabbed the door.

“Let’s not lose strength from the morning. And do you think you can overpower me?”

“The most cowardly and childish thing is to show off strength.”

“What.”

“What’s that all of a sudden?”

“Why are you surprised? I was just joking.”

Ihyeok shrugged his shoulders and started eating rice again. Hyeseong looked at his back in disbelief. What kind of joke is that?

“Or are you really getting married or something?”

As Hyeseong returned to his seat, Ihyeok continued to throw jokes.

“Stop joking and...”

He was about to nag him to eat quickly and go to work. Their eyes met, and Ihyeok’s gaze was strangely serious and persistent. He had such a solemn face that it seemed like it wasn’t a joke.

“...If you don’t eat quickly, I’ll kick you out.”

Whenever Ihyeok stared at him with those eyes, it became difficult for him to endure. Hyeseong eventually avoided his gaze first and ate rice while only looking at the bowl.

Like that, until both of their bowls were empty, it was quiet without any exchange of words. With the sound of the second hand ticking as background music, Hyeseong took the empty bowls and headed to the sink.

“Now hurry up and go to work.”

He put on rubber gloves to do the dishes. It was also an implicit action telling him that he was going to work, so he should leave now.

“Hyeseong, are you sick or something?”

“Pardon?”

These days, whenever he had a conversation with Kwon Ihyeok, he often felt it was difficult to follow the flow. It was the same now.

“I asked if you’re sick.”

“No. I’m healthy.”

Rather, he felt more energetic after coming here. It seemed to be because he had escaped from the night shifts he had always been under and the stress of keeping a secret next to Kwon Ihyeok had disappeared.

“...I see. I’ll get going.”

Ihyeok nodded his head a bit meaningfully and left the house. After he left, Hyeseong turned on the water and washed the dishes.

A little later, the delivery man came. The man quickly installed the TV, and he spent the remaining morning leisurely watching variety shows.

The house chores continued the next day as well. He did laundry, and in the yard, he personally assembled a DIY kit he had ordered online and made a new drawer. In the middle of it, he got a call from his aunt and talked for nearly an hour, then Hyeseong went back inside.

“Ugh...”

But suddenly, a headache struck him. It was different from a headache that comes from being tired or not getting enough sleep. He knew when this headache came.

“Phew...”

Omega manifestation side effects. The doctor said that because Hyeseong’s constitution manifested later than others, his body also needed time to adapt. During that time, his body would gradually change according to pheromones, and during that process, some difficult symptoms might occur.

The main symptoms were headaches and fever, but since the cause of Hyeseong’s constitutional transformation hadn’t been clearly identified yet, there could be other symptoms as well, so he was advised to come for a regular check-up at least once a month.

“Where did I put the medicine...”

Usually, he only got headaches and that was it, but now it seemed like he was getting a fever too. For now, he had some prescribed medicine left, so he popped it into his mouth.

Feeling his body going limp, Hyeseong had no choice but to walk unsteadily to the bed.

If I sleep for a bit, I’ll be fine.

Hyeseong couldn’t resist his closing eyes and lost consciousness just like that.

TN: Thank you so much, Mimzy and Nemuru!