Married For Now-Chapter 25: FRIENDS-IN-LAW

"HELLO, SIR!"

Oh, wow.

Sohee only gave an offhanded comment saying that he wanted to meet Kim Heedo’s friends and "play chaebol" with them.

I mean, it’s amusing how they were able to track down Cha Jinha fast.

He didn’t expect Kim Heedo to take it seriously, though.

["They’ll skip class if I say you want to meet them, Hyung."]

And Kim Heedo was right.

His friends really skipped class with just one phone call.

In just thirty minutes, three beautiful kids had already shown up at Sohee’s door.

"I’m Hong Sera from the Literature Department, sir," Hong Sera said, holding two boxes of pizza in one hand and a bottle of expensive red wine in the other. "Unfortunately, I met Heedo when we were in elementary school."

Pfft.

It was a funny introduction.

The pizza Hong Sera brought is Italian pizza, not the one I usually eat, but it smells so damn good. And that red wine looks fancy.

Sohee couldn’t also help but notice that Hong Sera was seriously pretty.

I can tell that she’s a Beta, but it would be easy to mistake her for an Omega because most Omegas are as beautiful as she is.

"I’m Yang Jaewon from the Business Administration Department, sir," the tall and lanky Alpha said, holding an obviously expensive basket of fruits. He had a "refreshing" face— the handsome and bubbly type. "I had no choice but to be Heedo’s friend since our mothers are best friends. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that I raised Heedo."

Kim Heedo just scoffed but didn’t deny it.

Yep, those two are definitely childhood friends.

"I’m Kwon Gaon from the Business Administration Department, sir," the handsome Alpha who was built like a teddy bear said. "It’s a pleasure to meet you."

Oh, a normal introduction.

Moreover, Kwon Gaon also brought a normal housewarming gift that most "commoner" Koreans were familiar with: rolls of toilet paper and laundry detergent.

Sohee smiled at the three kids. "I’m Park Sohee from the Webtoon Animation Department. And, as you already know, I’m Kim Heedo’s contract husband."

"Hyung, those three are the same age as me," Kim Heedo said. "Feel free to speak comfortably with them."

Hong Sera, Yang Jaewon, and Kwon Gaon all nodded politely.

Oh, these are good rich kids.

"Okay," Sohee said, smiling. "You can just call me ’hyung’ and ’oppa’ then."

***

"SOHEE Oppa, Heedo said you want to play chaebol with us?"

After the introductions earlier, Sohee was now having pizza and red wine with Kim Heedo, Hong Sera, Yang Jaewon, and Kwon Gaon in the dining hall of his apartment.

Fortunately, the table was a table for six.

"I heard from Kim Heedo that your team was able to track down the anonymous poster of the articles about me," Sohee said, amused. "And they did it in just a day."

"My family’s team is great, but I really don’t know how they did it," Hong Sera said cheerfully. "They’re more than just an intelligence unit, though. They also work with the PR Team to make sure that no scandal about our family would get leaked out to the media. Or, worse, to the public."

"Oh, I see," Sohee said, nodding. "You know, this is how the chaebols in dramas are mostly portrayed. I guess there’s some truth in them, huh?"

"Heedo and Sera are the only two chaebols I know on a personal level, but the other chaebol kids I’ve met while hanging out with them are worse than how chaebols are portrayed in dramas, Hyung," Yang Jaewon said. "Now that you’re married to Heedo, you might meet the kids I’m talking about. Be careful around them, Hyung. Most of them are bad Alphas, too."

"Alright, I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you."

"Don’t worry about that. I won’t let Sohee Hyung meet those bastards," Kim Heedo assured them. "Sohee Hyung, I know you’re enjoying this "drama." But I believe you should confront the author of the bad articles. You have to clean your reputation."

"Is there a need for that?" Sohee asked. To be honest, he didn’t think the rumor about him was a big deal. "The fact that we’re married will spread like wildfire anyway."

After all, Kim Heedo was famous as a handsome Dominant Alpha.

"Hyung, you said you want to have fun as a university student," Kim Heedo reminded Sohee of his original goal. "Don’t you think you’ll have more exciting days if you have friends? But if you let your social life die just because you can’t be bothered correcting the false rumor about you, then the kids in your department will just avoid you."

Hong Sera nodded eagerly. "Oppa, most people don’t care about the truth. It wouldn’t end with the author of the articles simply taking down the posts. They should post a public apology to you."

"Hey, don’t pressure Sohee Hyung," Yang Jaewon said. "Hyung is an adult. He can decide on his own."

Hmm.

To be fair, there wasn’t a reason why Sohee didn’t want to make a move.

He wanted to keep that "dark secret" deep in his heart.

However, Kim Heedo and his friends were being kind to him.

Hence, he couldn’t help but open up to the kids.

"The person who posted those bad articles about me is my ex-boyfriend’s friend," Sohee said, pausing for a moment. "I think he hates me because he’s in love with my ex-boyfriend, and my ex-boyfriend still cares about me. He probably wants Ahn Yugae to find me disgusting, so he posted those articles to humiliate me— hoping that this issue would force me to stop attending university."

"That’s horrible," Kwon Gaon, who barely spoke, said. "We need justice for you, Sohee Hyung."

Kim Heedo, Hong Sera, and Yang Jaewon all gasped out loud.

"What’s wrong?" Sohee asked, confused and curious. "What’s with that reaction?"

"Hyung, it’s not often Kwon Gaon shares his opinion," Kim Heedo said. "I think you should listen to him this once."

And that was how Sohee ended up in front of Cha Jinha’s apartment five minutes later.

***

I CAN’T believe Cha Jinha and I live in the same apartment building.

Sohee came alone because this was something he needed to do on his own.

Here goes nothing.

He pressed the doorbell, fully expecting Cha Jinha to open the door.

But someone else did.

Ahn Yugae, Sohee’s ex-boyfriend, looked surprised to see him. "Sohee-ya."

Oh.

Sohee was now tempted to call a backup.

I should have brought Kim Heedo with me...

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