CHAPTER 88: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

YEAH, I’m a little snitch— but I know when and when not to open my mouth.

Garam decided to keep his mouth shut today.

It’s enough that I showed Sihyuk Hyung’s cousins that he’s so smitten with me that he won’t hesitate to end them if I ask him to.

Heh.

In short, I won the ’initiation.’

Garam had cheated because he used Song Sihyuk, but whatever.

A win is a win.

His little victory dance in his head was interrupted when his husband kissed him on the right cheek... and the left...

... again and again.

Plus, Song Sihyuk’s pheromones got stronger.

And an Alpha’s scent also gets this strong when they’re horny. Since most of his cousins are Alpha, I’m sure they can tell— they can tell that we need a room.

Aigooya.

Now this is just PDA.

"Hyung, stop it," Garam complained, covering Song Sihyuk’s mouth with his hands. "How can you do this in front of the hyungs and the noonas?"

Song Sihyuk obviously smiled because of how his eyes curved into little crescent moons. Then he gently grabbed Garam’s wrists and removed his hands from the Alpha’s mouth. "No one is looking, though."

"How can they not be seeing us..."

Garam trailed off because when he looked around, he realized that Song Sihyuk’s cousins were actively avoiding his gaze.

Oh.

"If I tell them to erase their memories of this event, they will."

Tsk.

Garam suddenly felt bad for Song Sihyuk’s cousins.

I can already tell how much of a tyrant Sihyuk Hyung is towards them.

"I’m going to ask again, Garam-ah," Song Sihyuk asked, gently grabbing Garam’s face like how he often did. "No one bullied you?"

"No one, Hyung," Garam lied with a straight face. "The hyungs and the noonas welcomed me warmly."

These hyungs and noonas better give me a huge allowance later.

***

WHEW.

Garam could finally breathe again after stepping out of the playroom with Song Sihyuk.

All the tension is gone, and now I’m hungry.

He thought they would head over to the garden where the luncheon would take place, so he was surprised when his chaebol husband dragged him to another parlor room.

Just how many parlor rooms does this mansion have?

"They bullied you, didn’t they?" Song Sihyuk asked after closing the door. And then he hugged Garam, burying his face against the crook of his neck. "But I can tell you stood up for yourself. Good job, Garam-ah."

Since the hyungs and the noonas aren’t here anymore...

"I won, Hyung. But I cheated," Garam said while wrapping his arms around Song Sihyuk’s waist. "I used your name to threaten them. I told them that if I asked you to, you could make them bankrupt."

"You want me to make them bankrupt, huh?"

"No, Hyung. Don’t do it. I only said that because I gave them an option: either apologize for being rude to me, or I’ll ask you to force them to give me monetary compensation until I’m satisfied. Of course, had they chosen the latter, I would have asked for a ridiculous amount of money."

Song Sihyuk chuckled and gently patted Garam’s back. "You did well, babe."

"I know, right?"

"So, they were rude to you, huh?"

Oops.

Stupid slip of the tongue.

"Give me a name, Garam-ah."

"Hyung, it’s fine. I already accepted their apology," Garam said, gently rubbing Song Sihyuk’s back in an attempt to calm him down. "Plus, I also managed to make the bystanders pay by asking them to give me an allowance. I’m the maknae of this family now. I can ask for that much, right?"

Fortunately, that was enough to make Song Sihyuk laugh.

This hyung is really easily entertained.

"Garam-ah, next time, ask my Omega father how he gained my family’s approval when he married my Alpha father," Song Sihyuk said. "You did something similar to what Appa had done back then."

"That sounds interesting. I’ll do that once Appa and I have become a little closer."

"Did Appa ask you to call him that?"

"Yes, Hyung. He also told me to call your Alpha father ’Abeoji.’ I feel awkward not calling them ’Father-in-law,’ but Appa insisted."

"It’s fine, Garam-ah. My parents are your parents now."

Aww.

Garam smiled, hugging Song Sihyuk tightly.

"But babe."

"Yeah?"

Song Sihyuk gently held Garam by the shoulders, and then the Alpha pushed him a little bit in order to look at his face. "Why is it easy for you to ask my cousins for money when you can’t do that for me? I want to see you ask me for allowance, too."

Aigooya.

"Hyung, I only asked the hyungs and noonas for an allowance as compensation for the little ’prank’ they pulled on me."

"Should I pull a ’prank’ on you to make you ask me for allowance, too?"

"Hyung, what’s your obsession with me asking you for stuff?"

"Well, as a provider, it makes me happy when I’m able to give you things you need and want."

Alphas and their obsession to provide for their Omegas...

"Then you should provide some food for me, Hyung," Garam said, patting his stomach. "I’m famished."

"Aigooya." Song Sihyuk said, squeezing Garam’s cheeks lightly. "I’ll tell Grandfather to hurry the hell up then."

Hyung would probably die if he didn’t curse at least once a day.

***

FINALLY.

Garam couldn’t believe that he had to go through so much trouble before he could finally sit down at the table.

The luncheon took place in the beautiful garden between the mansion’s annex buildings. A long table was prepared in the middle, and there were uniformed chefs cooking in the open space.

I feel like I’m watching a cooking show live.

He actually wanted to walk around and watch the chefs work their magic up close (especially the ones grilling barbecue), but everyone was already seated.

Of course, Chairman Song Sanggyun had taken the center seat.

The seating arrangement was pretty interesting.

All the chairman’s children sat on the right side, while all the grandchildren sat on the left side.

The chairman’s children were supposed to be seated by their birth order.

But Vice Chairman Song Seokju— Song Sihyuk’s Alpha father— was the one seated next to Chairman Song Sanggyun. Of course, Lee Wonjae— Song Sihyuk’s Omega father— sat next to the Vice Chairman.

Then the order went like this: President Song Sangwook and his wife Kim Mirae, Vice President Song Soyoung and his husband Choi Youngtae, then Executive Vice President Song Seungsu and his wife Jang Boreum.

I can tell who Chairman Song’s favorite child is.

Anyway, Chairman Song Sanggyun’s grandchildren were seated across from their parents’ seats.

Hence, Song Sihyuk was directly on the chairman’s left side.

Of course, I’m seated next to Sihyuk Hyung.

In short, the seating arrangement was the hierarchy in the Song Family.

"Garam-ah, you’ve been staring at the grilling station for so long," Song Sihyuk said bluntly. "Should I ask for more grilled meat?"

Garam nodded— the scent of the grilled meat was so enticing that his hunger outweighed his embarrassment. "Yes, please."

Song Sihyuk just nodded, and then he casually ordered the household staff members waiting on them to get more grilled meat.

There was a lot of food on the table.

The variety was great, too.

There were Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Western food served.

But I like the barbecue the best.

"I’m glad to see you eating well, Garam-ah," Chairman Song Sanggyun said cheerfully, smiling while nodding at Garam. "You should eat well and gain more weight since you’re too skinny. It will also help you get pregnant easily if you’re healthier."

Aigooya.

Leave it to the old-fashioned elders to talk about someone’s body and weight casually.

But he decided to let the comment slide.

Fortunately, Garam and Song Sihyuk had already talked about Chairman Song Sanggyun’s desire for the two of them to conceive a child.

If we hadn’t talked about it in advance, I would have freaked out.

But since he had already anticipated that talk, he was able to reply calmly.

"Yes, Grandfather," Garam answered politely. "Thank you for worrying about my health. I’ll do my best to gain weight."

Actually, he wanted to say he’d do his best to bulk up and not just gain weight.

But I don’t think Chairman Song would like hearing something like that.

And he was right.

Chairman Song Sanggyun looked pleased by Garam’s answer as he was smiling and nodding cheerfully.

That only poked Garam’s conscience.

The chairman will be heartbroken if he finds out I have no intention of getting pregnant.

"Sihyuk-ah, take good care of your wife."

"You don’t have to tell me that, Grandfather."

"I’m just saying. Why do you have to be so rude all the time?" Chairman Song Sanggyun scolded Song Sihyuk lightly. "You’re already making me regret choosing you as the company’s new Vice Chairman."

Garam almost choked on his food.

Okay, he may have overreacted a bit.

But he wasn’t the only one who was surprised by the chairman’s casual announcement.

My Alpha father-in-law is the current Vice Chairman, so that means...

Garam looked at Song Sihyuk and realized that his husband was calm.

Then he remembered that the chairman had talked to Song Sihyuk and Vice Chairman Song Seokju privately earlier.

Oh, so that’s probably the business that Chairman Song discussed with them.

"Abeoji, you’re making Sihyuk the Vice Chairman?" Song Sanggyun, the chairman’s oldest son, asked calmly. Well, at least, the president was acting calm. "Then Seokju..."

Chairman Song Sanggyun nodded. "Yes, Song Seokju will be the new chairman once I step down."

Aigooya.

Now Garam couldn’t swallow his food.

In fact, it wasn’t just him— everyone had dropped their utensils and stopped eating. Every single person at the table was now focused on Chairman Song Sanggyun.

This luncheon has suddenly turned into an emergency company meeting.

Garam wasn’t complaining, though.

After all, the chairman had just dropped a major announcement that was in his favor— his Alpha father-in-law would be the new chairman of the SG Group soon.

In short, I’ll become the son-in-law of SG Group’s new chairman!

***

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