CHAPTER 72: APPROVAL

"DO YOU think I wouldn’t know that you married a Beta kid five years ago?"

Haaah.

Song Sanggyun— the chairman of SG Group, and Song Sihyuk’s grandfather.

Despite the old man’s status, the way he dressed was actually closer to a homeless man than a chaebol.

"Grandfather, you really like that hiking outfit that Sua Noona gave you as a gift, huh?" Song Sihyuk asked lightheartedly, finally sitting on the chair across from his grandfather. "Did you enjoy your hike, sir?"

His grandfather summoned him to the restaurant near the Samcheong Park Ringway Loop.

The third floor of the restaurant had a nice view because it was near the trailhead.

Of course, this floor is empty. Plus, there are at least two bodyguards stationed near each window and door.

"Don’t change the topic, punk."

Tsk.

Song Sihyuk stirred the bowl of samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup)— that was already served on his side of the table— with a spoon.

It’s Grandfather’s favorite dish to eat after hiking.

Unfortunately, he didn’t really like samgyetang.

It tastes too healthy for my liking.

"I wish you’d be picky with your partner as you would your food."

Song Sihyuk stopped playing with his food, then he raised his head and shot his grandfather a cold look. "Grandfather, don’t talk shit about my wife."

His grandfather looked unfazed because it wasn’t the first time he had talked back rudely.

"If you know that I married a Beta from the start, then why did you stay quiet?"

"Because I’d rather see you play house with that Beta than play a dangerous game with the Cho Triplets."

"I had a falling out with them before I returned to Korea, so why only bring this up now, Grandfather?"

"Because I’m afraid your relationship with that Beta is starting to get serious."

Oh.

Song Sihyuk had almost forgotten that Lim Garam’s medical condition was extremely confidential that not even his grandfather had heard about it yet.

I guess I have to thank Seong Kyungmin for keeping his already tight lips extra tight.

"Song Sihyuk, don’t forget Shaman Minkyung’s prophecy— there’s an Omega for you who’s capable of giving birth to a son who can carry on your superior genes," his grandfather said firmly. "You’re a Hyper-Dominant Alpha, grandson. You can’t marry a Beta who can’t give you a child."

"I turned that kid into an Omega, Grandfather."

"What?"

"Lim Garam has turned into an Omega because of my pheromones."

"I thought your little experiment with the Cho Triplets had failed because none of your test subjects have turned into an Omega."

Tsk.

Grandfather really kept an eye on me even when I was in New York, huh?

"I heard the Cho Triplets had stopped manufacturing those ’miracle pills’ after you returned to Korea."

Legally, the Cho Triplets had declared bankruptcy and shut down their company that was built to produce miracle pills.

But the Cho Triplets actually thrive in the black market.

And that was one of the reasons Song Sihyuk cut the triplets off.

"The experiment failed because they used my pheromones wrong. But I figured out how to use them properly. And that’s why I succeeded in turning Lim Garam into an Omega."

He kept it vague because it would be awkward to tell his grandfather that he had to have sex with the person taking the miracle pills for the experiment to succeed.

But, then again, even that was still a speculation.

Seong Kyungmin and I aren’t done studying it yet.

"Can that kid give you a child?"

"We’re already trying, Grandfather."

That was a lie for now.

It will become the truth later.

Anyway, the important thing right now was to convince his father to accept Lim Garam.

His grandfather’s face lit up a little after Song Sihyuk said that he was already trying to have a child with his adorable wife.

Just one more push.

"And I already introduced Lim Garam to Mija," Song Sihyuk said. "She told me to protect my Omega. Doesn’t it mean the child sees Lim Garam as my fated partner? Otherwise, she would have told me to divorce my wife."

His grandfather just sipped his tea quietly.

Tsk.

That’s still not enough to convince?

"I’ll talk to Mija later and confirm with her whether what you just told me was true or not."

Ah, so his grandfather just didn’t trust him.

I can’t blame Grandfather since I’ve lied to him plenty of times in the past.

If that was the case, then...

I have no choice but to use my last ace.

"My pheromones increased a lot ever since I started being intimate with Lim Garam."

Now that got his grandfather interested.

"Carry on, grandson."

"Up until now, we all know that I’m above a normal Dominant Alpha. The high level of my pheromones suggests that I’m a class higher than the normal Dominant Alphas. But it’s not enough to claim that I’m a Hyper-Dominant Alpha. And, as you already know, the level of my pheromones has been stagnant for the past few years."

His grandfather scoffed. "It’s because you kept "donating" your precious pheromones to the Cho Triplets’ experiment."

"My pheromones have been stagnant even before that, Grandfather," Song Sihyuk said. "But being with Lim Garam increases my pheromones. In fact, according to Seong Kyungmin, I’m almost at the level where he can diagnose me as a Hyper-Dominant Alpha.

His grandfather had faith in Seong Kyungmin, so the old man’s face beamed.

Just a little more...

"If that happens, then I’ll be the first official Hyper-Dominant Alpha in Korea."

"Seong Kyungmin is so strict— he won’t show me your medical records even if I threaten him."

Oh.

I guess I really owe Seong Kyungmin a huge debt.

"I’ll believe you once I see your medical record that shows your current pheromone level. I can’t trust you because you’re too crafty. But I trust Seong Kyungmin— that kid is too prideful as a doctor to fabricate your medical records."

Whew.

Song Sihyuk was relieved, so he just ignored the fact that his grandfather trusted another kid more than his own grandson.

I passed the first hurdle.

"Then introduce Lim Garam to the family."

"Huh?"

"I want to meet Lim Garam," his grandfather said. "Bring him to our next family luncheon."

Seong Sihyuk just nodded hesitantly.

I’m not sure if Lim Garam would want to meet my family, though.

***

WHEN SONG SIHYUK returned home, he found Lim Garam snacking on some cherry tomatoes in the living room while watching TV.

He sat beside his adorable wife on the sofa and casually dropped a ’bomb.’

"Babe, my grandfather wants to meet you— he told me to bring you to our family luncheon next weekend."

Lim Garam gasped, and then he dropped the cherry tomato that he was about to eat.

His adorable wife had a look of horror on his face.

I understand his reaction, though. We’ve only gotten close as a couple recently. It might be too early for him to meet my family—

"Hyung, what can I possibly bring to a chaebol family as a gift?"

"Huh?"

"I can’t come empty-handed when I meet your family," Lim Garam said, gulping. "But your family already has everything..."

Pfft.

Song Sihyuk laughed, and it was more like out of relief.

He was glad that Lim Garam was open to meeting his family.

There was one thing that his adorable wife could bring as a gift, but Lim Garam wouldn’t be happy to hear it.

"Just tell my family we’re trying to have a baby and they’ll be happy."

Song Sihyuk only realized that he had said that out loud when Lim Garam looked at him with shaking pupils.

Oh, crap.

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