Chapter 151: ALMOST
OH, Hanseo Hyung is back in the country.
Garam smiled after seeing how lively the group chat with his former group members had become.
Yes, he was still in touch with them.
But everyone had been busy recently that their group chat became ’dead.’
Lee Eunsang was filming in Thailand for his new drama.
Finn was in Paris for the fashion week.
Kwon Jigu was in China because he was the dance mentor for a hit survival show there.
And Gong Hanseo was in LA recently to record a new song.
Hanseo Hyung is back in Korea now.
Since everyone updated their whereabouts in the group chat, Garam thought it was the right time to tell his friends that he was back in Seoul.
To be precise, he let them know that he was in the hospital.
He took a picture of his IV drip, and then he sent it to the group chat.
As expected, everyone became worried.
LEE EUNSANG: Hyung, what happened? TT
KWON JIGU: Ah, Hyung. seriously. i’m happy that ur back in seoul, but why are you in the hospital???
FINN: hyung, should i cancel my remaining schedule and fly back to korea
LIM GARAM: don’t you dare, brat. kids, i’m fine. the doctors said i was just exhausted. i didn’t want to make you worry, but i figured you’d be upset if i didn’t tell you. but please don’t worry. i’m fine~
To assure the kids that he was really fine, Garam sent them a selfie.
A selfie with Gunwoo, that is.
The reactions of his dongsaengs were explosive.
FINN: WHEN DID OUR NEPHEW GET SO BIG
LEE EUNSANG: wait for me, gunwoo-ya. This uncle will bring you delicious food later~
KWON JIGU: Gunwoo-ya, please take care of hyung for us (thumbs up emoji)
Garam smiled, satisfied by his group members’ reaction.
But someone just kept reading the messages without replying.
He was just wondering why Gong Hanseo wasn’t joining the conversation when he received a private message from their oldest members.
GONG HANSEO: what hospital? i’ll come and visit you.
Aww.
Garam smiled while sending Gong Hanseo a reply.
Sihyuk Hyung will return tomorrow, so it should be fine.
"Dad, why are you smiling?"
"One of my friends will be here later, baby," Garam said, and then he looked at Gunwoo who was snuggling beside him. "I’ll introduce you to your Uncle Hanseo."
"He’s my uncle?"
"Hanseo Hyung is my hyung, so that makes him your uncle."
Gunwoo’s face beamed. "I have an uncle!"
"You actually have three more uncles," Garam said, smiling. "You’ll meet them much, much later."
Gunwoo smiled and nodded.
"Are you going to have a visitor later, dear?"
Garam lifted his head and saw Lee Wonjae and Mija cleaning up the table.
His Omega father-in-law and the kids had dinner there.
He didn’t have an appetite yet, so he didn’t join them.
Hence, the IV drip.
"Sihyuk Hyung said he’ll pick me up tomorrow morning, so I thought it should be fine if Hanseo visited me this evening."
I’ll be discharged tomorrow, so now is the perfect time to get a visitor.
"Tell me once your friend is near," Lee Wonjae said. "I’ll ask Sheena to come and pick up the kids. They can’t sleep here, so let’s send them home. I’ll stay with you the entire night."
"Appa, you didn’t have to," Garam said, feeling shy that his Omega father-in-law was taking care of him this much. "I could just ask Geon Hyung and Junho Hyung to accompany me."
"No, it’s fine. Shin Geon and Shin Junho babysat Gunwoo all day, so they must be tired."
Aww.
I really lucked out with my caring Omega father-in-law.
"Dad, you’re not going home with me?" Gunwoo asked sadly. "But who’s going to sleep with me?"
"You can ask your daddy," Garam said while combing Gunwoo’s hair with his fingers. "Dad needs to rest here to get better. Can you stay with your daddy in the meantime?"
To be honest, he was nervous while waiting for his son’s reaction.
Gunwoo cries when I’m not with him...
However, his fear didn’t happen.
"Okay, Dad. I’ll stay with Daddy tonight."
Whew.
"Are you sure, baby?" Garam asked, and then he teased his son. "You’re not going to cry?"
"I won’t cry, Dad," Gunwoo said, pouting. "Daddy said Alphas don’t cry."
Tsk.
Garam instantly lost his smile.
Sihyuk Hyung is teaching our son toxic masculinity!
"Baby, didn’t I just tell you that it’s okay to cry?" Garam reminded his son gently. "Whether you’re an Alpha, an Omega, or a Beta, it doesn’t matter. Plus, we can’t tell yet if you’re going to manifest as an Alpha, baby."
Gunwoo obviously looked shocked and sad. "I’m not an Alpha, Dad? But I want to be an Alpha like Daddy."
"But I’m an Omega, baby. You don’t want to be like me?"
Gunwoo let out a gasp as if he were shocked. "What is an Omega, Dad?"
Aigooya.
"Baby, I’ll teach you about that later," Garam said, gently squeezing Gunwoo’s cheeks. "Wait for Dad to get better, okay?"
"Okay, Dad! Can I play with my tablet?"
"Sure, go ahead."
Gunwoo grinned before turning on his computer tablet.
It was safe— only educational games were installed in his son’s device.
I also limit Gunwoo’s screentime, so it should be fine.
"Sihyuk Ahjussi wasn’t wrong, though."
Both Garam and Lee Wonjae turned to Mija.
Fortunately, Gunwoo was too engrossed in playing Sudoku on his tablet to care.
"Gunwoo is going to manifest as an Alpha," Mija claimed confidently. "An Alpha that might even be more powerful than Sihyuk Ahjussi."
Oh.
Garam frowned, displeased by the confirmation that Gunwoo was going to manifest as an Alpha.
I’ll make sure my son won’t grow up as a despicable Alpha— unlike his daddy.
***
"YOU LOST a lot of weight, Garam-ah."
Aigooya.
Garam was scolded by Gong Hanseo as soon as his hyung visited him at the hospital, but he didn’t feel bad.
I miss being treated like a younger brother.
"It’s been a while, Hyung."
"Indeed," Gong Hanseo said while removing his cap, and then he sat on the chair next to the bed. "Is this our Gunwoo?"
"Yes, Hyung," Garam answered proudly, and then he looked at Gunwoo who was sitting next to him. "Say hello to your Uncle Hanseo, baby."
Lee Wonjae and Mija left the room to give them privacy.
But Gunwoo couldn’t stay long since Mija and the child had to come home soon.
Before that, I want to introduce my son to the hyung I trust the most.
"H-Hello, Uncle Hanseo," Gunwoo greeted Gong Hanseo shyly while bowing. "My name is Gunwoo. I’m my dad’s baby."
Pfft.
Garam couldn’t help but smile at how cute Gunwoo’s introduction was.
Even Gong Hanseo couldn’t hold back his smile. "Hello, Gunwoo-ya. My name is Gong Hanseo. And I’m your dad’s hyung."
"I know, and that’s why you’re my uncle," Gunwoo said, beaming. "My dad said so."
"And that is correct," Gong Hanseo said, smiling. "Your dad is my younger brother, after all. You’re smart for remembering that, Gunwoo-ya."
Gunwoo grinned. "Yes, I’m smart, Uncle. I can count up to 100."
Pfft.
Gong Hanseo smiled, and then he handed a paper bag to Gunwoo. "Here’s your gift because you’re a smart boy, Gunwoo-ya."
Gunwoo smiled widely before bowing as he accepted the present. "Thank you, Uncle. But do you have gift for my dad, too?"
"Of course," Gong Hanseo said, and then he handed a paper bag to Garam. "There’s no way I’ll forget your dad’s gift."
Aww.
Garam was happy watching Gunwoo and Gong Hanseo get along immediately.
I can’t wait to introduce Gunwoo to my other group members.
He was about to tell his son to open the gift, but their conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door.
And then Mija entered the room with an urgent look on her face.
"Oppa, we need to go."
Oh.
Garam didn’t question Mija because he knew the kid shaman wouldn’t act like that without a reason.
It probably has something to do with Sihyuk Hyung.
***
SONG SIHYUK couldn’t sleep after having that vivid dream.
Hence, he got up and changed his clothes.
Since he was already awake, he figured he should go and visit Lim Garam again.
I can stay with my wife all night instead of Appa.
’Wife.’
Surprisingly, Song Sihyuk had already gotten so used to calling Lim Garam that way.
Especially now that some of his memories had returned already.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t remember everything yet.
I just remembered how Lim Garam and I had first met.
Song Sihyuk was about to leave his penthouse when he got a call from Jung Han.
He picked it up immediately.
"What is it?"
"Vice Chairman Song, according to the security team stationed at the hospital, Lim Garam-nim has a visitor tonight."
Ah, right.
Song Sihyuk asked his subordinates to report to him every time someone would come and visit Lim Garam, except his family.
But he didn’t expect that his wife would get a visitor the night he wasn’t there.
"Who is it?"
"It’s a male— a Beta, to be precise. According to our investigation, the man is Gong Hanseo-ssi. He’s the former leader of Lim Garam-nim’s disbanded group."
Gong Hanseo?
Song Sihyuk clenched his jaw tight.
He didn’t remember who the fuck that person was, but he was annoyed that a man visited his wife at that hour.
It’s none of my business, so I wonder why I’m this pissed.
Tsk.
"I’ll go to the hospital now."
That was the plan.
However, Song Sihyuk got distracted when he got a call from his Omega father.
Since his appa was with Lim Garam, he immediately picked up the call while thinking that something might have happened to his wife.
"Appa—"
"Daddy, it’s me!"
Oh.
It was a voice that he couldn’t mistake for someone else.
Song Sihyuk knitted his eyebrows. "Gunwoo-ya?"
"I want to sleep in your house, Daddy!"
And that was how Song Sihyuk’s plan to visit the hospital was ruined.
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