CHAPTER 93: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

"WHAT KIND of schedule starts at three in the morning?"

Pfft.

Garam smiled and combed his fingers through Song Sihyuk’s messy hair while explaining. "I have to be at the salon by 4AM since I’m scheduled to have an extensive hair and makeup preparation for my shooting later. That’s why I need to be there this early."

"Why do you need to go to a salon when I could have just called a glam team here for you?" Song Sihyuk asked, wrapping his arms around Garam’s waist and burying his face against his stomach. "You didn’t have to get up this early, Garam-ah."

"It’s alright, Hyung. I’m used to this kind of schedule."

"But you only slept for four hours."

"Whose fault is that?"

"I’m sorry for being a horny dog."

Pfft.

"Hyung, four hours is already plenty of sleep for an idol like me," Garam assured his husband. "Don’t worry too much."

"I’ll drive you there."

"No, you should sleep more."

"How can I go back to sleep when my wife is up this early just to work?"

"But you also have work early in the morning..."

"Let’s grab breakfast while on the road," Song Sihyuk said, standing up and ignoring Garam’s worries. "Give me five minutes to wash my face and change my clothes."

Haaah.

Hyung can be so stubborn sometimes.

***

"LET’S have our family picture taken with your wife later. Your Appa wants to replace our family portrait with one where Lim Garam is included."

"I don’t mind," Song Sihyuk said. "But why does Appa suddenly want to have a family portrait?"

"Your appa was on the phone with your wife last night," his Alpha father said, sipping his coffee. "Lim Garam asked your appa for our couple picture."

Aigooya.

So, my baby is serious about putting my parents’ picture in his car.

"Sihyuk-ah, what are you trying to do behind your poor wife’s back?"

Haaah.

Song Sihyuk went to his Alpha father’s office and had coffee with him because they needed to talk.

Actually, I need my abeoji to take my side.

"And why did you tell me not to tell your appa about this little meeting of ours?"

"Because Appa is already on my wife’s side. I want Abeoji to take my side."

"I’m on your appa’s side, though," his Alpha father said bluntly. "If your appa is on your wife’s side, then I’ll support them. Why would I take your side? I’m pretty sure you’re in the wrong anyway."

"Abeoji, I’m your one and only child."

"You are, but I like your appa more than I like you."

Tsk.

"You’re already in your thirties, son. Clean up after your own mess."

"You haven’t heard my story yet, but you’ve already determined that I messed up, Abeoji?"

"I know you, son. You only come to me or your grandfather if you know you’re in the wrong, and yet you still want a favorable outcome for you."

Tsk.

"I have a meeting in thirty minutes," his Alpha father said while looking at his watch. "Just tell me what problem you caused this time."

"Lim Garam doesn’t want a child, Abeoji."

His Alpha father raised his head and gave Song Sihyuk a look of disbelief. "But you told your grandfather that you’re already trying to conceive a baby."

"I tricked Lim Garam into tricking Grandfather so Grandfather would leave us alone in the meantime."

His Alpha father raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean you tricked Lim Garam?"

"I lied and said I didn’t need an heir."

"Are you crazy... yes, you are crazy."

Song Sihyuk just ignored what his Alpha father had said.

I’m used to people calling me ’crazy’ anyway.

"You need an heir, Song Sihyuk. The biggest reason your grandfather favors you is because he’s expecting you to have a child with an Omega."

"I know, Abeoji."

"Then why did you lie to your wife?"

"Because Lim Garam will leave me if I tell him that I need an heir."

"How do you plan to change your wife’s mind then?"

"That’s why I’m here to ask for your advice, Abeoji. I have a plan, but I’m not sure if I’m doing it right," Song Sihyuk said in a serious tone. "I’m actually giving Lim Garam the illusion of choice. My plan is to make him choose me over his career. Once he lets go of his career, then I figured it would be easier to convince him to have a child with me."

"I’m not a fan of celebrities, but even I can tell that Lim Garam is at the peak of his career," his Alpha father said, sighing. "Are you going to sabotage your wife’s career..." He trailed off, and then he sighed. "Of course, you would— just like how I helped your Appa retire early."

Right.

And this is exactly why I wanted to talk to Abeoji.

"Abeoji, how did you convince Appa to retire early?"

"I wasn’t nice to your appa back then."

"Tell me something I don’t know," Song Sihyuk said, scoffing. "Abeoji, I already know that you and Appa hated each other at first. After all, your marriage started as an arranged marriage."

I’m not even sure if Appa and Abeoji love each other now.

"Didn’t Appa reject your marriage proposal at first, Abeoji?"

"Yes, he did. Your appa wanted to focus on his career. Marrying me entailed giving me a child, and he wasn’t ready for that at the time."

"How did you change appa’s mind then?"

"I got lucky because of your appa’s misfortune."

"Are you talking about Appa’s scandal before he retired, Abeoji?"

His Alpha father nodded. "Your appa was the best golfer of his generation during his prime, but he was unlucky with his company. They stole his money, and they even framed him for things he didn’t do— like tax evasion, for example. Worse, they even signed shady contracts that your appa didn’t know about."

Song Sihyuk nodded.

He already knew about that since he had looked it up on the internet when he was in high school.

It was a huge scandal at the time.

Plus, Appa didn’t have a family because his parents had died early. The people he trusted back then were the people from his company who supported his career when he was still a nobody. But those bastards grew greedy and ended up betraying my appa because of money.

"At the time, your appa had suffered a shoulder injury that threatened to end his career. His company was worried that they might lose their cash-cow, so they stabbed your appa in the back," his Alpha father said, pausing for a moment. "During that time, your appa was almost arrested for tax evasion after his own accountant had set him up. Of course, I didn’t let that happen. I stepped in and offered your appa my help. But, in exchange, he had to marry me and give me an heir."

It’s almost similar to what happened between me and Lim Garam.

"But, Sihyuk-ah, I already knew that your appa’s company was planning to screw him over before it happened. After all, I had to run a thorough background check on the person I was supposed to marry."

"You already knew, Abeoji? And you didn’t warn Appa?"

"Well, I thought your appa needed to fall from grace first. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have grabbed my hand the moment I offered it to him."

Right.

Song Sihyuk nodded approvingly. "Did Appa ever find out about it, Abeoji?"

"Remember the time your Appa went on a vacation for a year? Back when you were in elementary school?"

"I remember, Abeoji. That was the longest time I hadn’t seen Appa, after all."

And it’s memorable to me since it was the first and last time I cried because I missed my Appa so much.

"That was when your appa found out about what I did. He left us and sent me the divorce papers. Obviously, I didn’t sign them."

Song Sihyuk knitted his eyebrows. "But didn’t Appa return on his own?"

"Yes, because he couldn’t bear to be apart from you for so long," his Alpha father said. "Your appa tried to bring you with him. But, of course, I didn’t let that happen. I told him that if he didn’t return, he’d never see you again."

Oh.

Appa loves me that much?

"Eventually, your appa forgave me," his Alpha father said. "And it’s because of you, Sihyuk-ah. Your appa’s love for you was bigger than his anger for me. You are the reason your appa decided to stay with me."

Ah, that confirmed it.

Of course, Song Sihyuk was happy that his appa loved him that much.

But that also gave him an idea.

"I know that you’re only here to confirm that what you’re doing behind your wife’s back is the right answer," his Alpha father said while sipping his coffee. "You already know what to do to convince Lim Garam to give you an heir, my son. All you need to do is show him that a quiet life with you is more worth it than what his career offers. You’re already doing that, aren’t you?"

"Yes, Abeoji. But..."

"But what?"

"I want to know how I’ll get away with it if ever Lim Garam finds out the things I did behind his back, Abeoji— like how Appa forgave you."

His Alpha father fell silent for a moment before giving Song Sihyuk the advice that he wanted to hear: "Your wife won’t be able to leave you easily if you already have a child— don’t get caught until then."

Song Sihyuk paused for a moment, and then he nodded. "As expected, the answer is to have a baby with Lim Garam as soon as possible."

His Alpha father looked at Song Sihyuk long and hard before sighing. "You really are my son, Sihyuk-ah."

***

WHEN Song Sihyuk returned home that night, he was pleasantly surprised after he realized that his adorable wife was already home.

He hadn’t seen Lim Garam yet, but he could smell his wonderful pheromones in the air.

"Babe?"

"Hyung, welcome home."

And then Lim Garam emerged from the dining hall...

... with a brand-new haircut and dyed hair.

Silver.

Plus, the Omega’s silver hair was slightly curly now.

In short, Lim Garam had become ten times more gorgeous than he already was.

The fuck?

Lim Garam was pure Korean, and so were his features.

So, why does silver hair suit him so well?

"Hyung, are you okay?" Lim Garam asked worriedly. "Why are you just standing there?"

Song Sihyuk clenched both his jaw and hands, holding back himself from dragging Lim Garam to the bedroom.

I want to get my wife pregnant so bad.

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