How to Have a Baby Secretly-Chapter 42

For a moment, Sunwoo regretted his decision, but soon he changed his mind. Still, he didn’t want to bring Kang Jinwook into the house.

"Make an excuse."

The words weren’t from Kang Jinwook; they were from Sunwoo.

"Excuse?"

"Yeah. You must have something to say."

Sunwoo crossed his arms and looked at Kang Jinwook. It was a way of telling him that, for now, he was willing to listen to why Kang Jinwook did what he did.

But instead of responding, Kang Jinwook turned his head. The neatly arranged yard, the clean house, the stone wall with the sea waves gently rolling in the background.

The house felt more cozy than expected, even more fitting for someone like Choi Sunwoo, and somehow it seemed to suit him well.

"I just wanted to do it."

Finally, Kang Jinwook returned his gaze to Sunwoo.

"Yeah?"

The words that came from Kang Jinwook didn’t seem like something he would say. Just wanted to do it?

"You asked for time. I thought it’d be fine as long as you weren’t running away. I gave you time, but I also wanted to know what you were doing. Can’t help it, right?"

"Ugh... Really, Kang Jinwook..."

Seeing Kang Jinwook speak like a child, Sunwoo sighed deeply. Yeah, when he thought about it, Kang Jinwook was exactly this type of person.

When he spoke with Meinsu, he often thought in a way that wasn’t typical, doing things that would leave readers shocked.

I guess it’s because he’s a hyper-masculine alpha, and I could just overlook it when I was reading the book.

But now, Sunwoo was facing Kang Jinwook as someone who lived in this world, not as a mere reader of a book. The only fortunate thing was that, because of his past actions, Kang Jinwook didn’t behave recklessly.

"You lack common sense."

"What?"

"Normal people wouldn’t do that."

Sunwoo quickly added to his words as he noticed Kang Jinwook’s raised eyebrow.

"Of course, I can’t really call you a normal person. You’re a dominant alpha. But even so, when someone asks for time, most people just wait. They don’t attach people like you do."

While Sunwoo was speaking, he didn’t think Kang Jinwook would understand. He just hoped that Kang Jinwook wouldn’t ignore him completely.

"So, what should I do?"

To his surprise, Kang Jinwook responded with a question.

"What?"

"You wanted to know what I do when you’re not around. So, what should I do? I had no choice."

Sunwoo instinctively rubbed his arms, which were crossed. For some reason, it felt a little itchy.

Why is he saying stuff like that? It was such an awkward thing to say. Saying he wanted to know what Sunwoo was doing when he wasn’t around. What should I do in that case?

It almost sounded like he was saying it because he was interested in him. Of course, Sunwoo knew Kang Jinwook was paying attention to him, but...

It felt strange, almost like there were some emotions hidden behind those words.

"Well, what can I do? Just contact me more often."

That’s what most people would do.

"But you’re already doing that, aren’t you?"

In the morning, when he wakes up, when he eats, even before bed, they send each other messages. Sunwoo and Kang Jinwook had already been in constant contact.

But Kang Jinwook didn’t think that was enough. He wasn’t satisfied with just texts; he wanted to see what Sunwoo was doing, even if it was just through pictures.

"So, that’s enough? You want to know what I’m doing?"

"If I hadn’t known, you wouldn’t have known I was sleeping at the bus stop. With no idea when the bus would come."

"Oh, that..."

"You wouldn’t have known I was heading to the taxi stand with heavy bags either. Or that my hands turned red from carrying them."

Although they were talking about the same things as before with the surveillance guys, the mood now felt completely different. Why did it feel so ticklish this time?

The men had only given excuses, but Kang Jinwook’s words felt different. He had said it because he was worried about Sunwoo.

"I don’t want to be unaware of those moments. But you wouldn’t tell me, would you? So, I had no choice."

No, why would you have no choice? Normal people wouldn’t do this.

"Still, not many people act like you. Usually, people just talk, don’t they?"

Sunwoo looked at Kang Jinwook, realizing something again. They weren’t in a romantic relationship. Even though they were engaged, it had been an arranged relationship. So what exactly was going on between them now?

Before, he could just say they weren’t anything to each other, but now, he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

"Talk...?"

"Yeah. Instead of attaching people, just ask like you’re doing now."

As Sunwoo spoke, he looked away. He could feel Kang Jinwook’s gaze on his cheek.

"Alright. I’ll do it like you said."

Kang Jinwook’s answer made Sunwoo quickly turn his head.

"You’re saying you’ll do it?"

Kang Jinwook was acting so meekly. What was going on? Sunwoo looked at him in confusion.

"Then you should start contacting me more often, too."

"Uh, uh..."

Without realizing it, Sunwoo nodded and scratched his cheek. It felt like he had hurriedly settled things. It was awkward and strange, but it seemed fine.

He didn’t really know what to think, but since Kang Jinwook said he wouldn’t act recklessly anymore, Sunwoo felt like that was enough.

"What about lunch?"

"Well, I don’t know. I haven’t really thought about it."

Things had been moving so quickly that Sunwoo hadn’t felt like eating anything.

Grrr.

Apparently, his body disagreed with his mind. The moment he said that, a loud growl came from his stomach. Sunwoo instinctively wrapped his arms around his midsection.

Kang Jinwook’s eyes turned to his stomach. He probably thought it was just the sound that was making Sunwoo react, but Sunwoo felt strangely embarrassed. It wasn’t just awkward; it felt like he was blushing.

His cheeks and ears seemed to be getting warm, so Sunwoo quickly stood up.

"Uh, wait. I’ll be right back with some food."

Without looking back at Kang Jinwook, Sunwoo hurriedly went inside.

In the kitchen, there were some corn cobs that he had steamed earlier that morning, and beside them were some washed peaches.

These days, most of Sunwoo’s food was simple stuff like this. He couldn’t eat much else, so it was all he had.

But Kang Jinwook probably wouldn’t be satisfied with something like this.

"Yeah, why did you suddenly show up like this?"

Sunwoo grumbled to himself as he grabbed the corn. He figured he’d feed him this and think about what to do for a meal later.

"Ugh!"

Just as Sunwoo was about to turn around, he jumped in surprise. Kang Jinwook was standing by the door, casually looking around the house.

"What, what are you doing here?"

Sunwoo asked, quickly glancing at the bedroom. Fortunately, the door was closed. Then he realized he had overreacted.

After all, Kang Jinwook was standing in the living room, so he couldn’t possibly see the ultrasound picture stuck under the window. He clicked his tongue internally, thinking how much of a fool he was being.

"It’s better than I expected."

Kang Jinwook didn’t answer Sunwoo’s question. Instead, he casually commented as he walked in.

The ceiling wasn’t that high, but with Kang Jinwook entering, it seemed like he was about to hit his head on it.

As Kang Jinwook tilted his head back to look up, his nose almost brushed the ceiling. Sunwoo watched with his mouth slightly open.

How tall was Kang Jinwook again? Sunwoo quickly recalled the synopsis the author had sent him. He remembered it said 195 cm, or maybe 197 cm.

He didn’t think anyone from Korea could be that tall, but well, it was a fictional setting, so maybe it was believable. Sunwoo had never seen such a tall person in real life, so he just assumed he was really tall.

"Wow, you’re really tall..."

Sunwoo exclaimed in awe, and Kang Jinwook straightened up, raising an eyebrow. He then noticed the basket in Sunwoo’s hand and quickly grabbed it.

"You’re not telling me this is lunch, are you?"

"No, it is, actually."

Sunwoo reflexively answered, then awkwardly smiled.

"But I guess you won’t be satisfied with just this, will you? So, um... what would you like to eat?"

As Sunwoo fumbled with his hands, unsure of what to do, Kang Jinwook, still holding the basket, turned and walked out of the house.

"It’s fine. This is enough."

Sunwoo, watching him go without a word, quickly followed him outside.