OF COURSE, Cho Euntak didn’t let Baek Jeho dictate his life anymore.

However, that also didn’t mean he had completely ignored his friend’s advice.

Especially not when he could hear other people talk badly behind Jung Heesung’s back.

Heesung Hyung-nim really seems to have a bad reputation...

That was what Cho Euntak thought while listening to his schoolmates talk.

It wasn’t like he wanted to eavesdrop on purpose.

But it just so happened that he was in a PC Room, while trying to book tickets for a Kpop concert that he wanted to attend with Park Sohee and Hong Sera, when the students on his row began talking loudly.

Male students from the same university playing a PC game, to be precise.

"I heard Jung Heesung has a new target already."

"Really? He already dumped the sophomore that he was dating last month?"

"Yeah, somebody saw him with new dude in a bar."

"Is it another Alpha?"

"A male Alpha and a freshman, at that."

Cho Euntak flinched.

He didn’t want to assume, but...

Are they talking about me?

"Poor freshman— he doesn’t know that Jung Heesung is only after his virginity."

"How do you know the freshman is still a virgin? Freshmen aren’t kids."

"Jung Heesung only go after virgins."

Aigoo.

Cho Euntak flinched again.

Was the fact that Jung Heesung was only interested in virgins a known fact?

Is that why Baek Jeho warned me against Heesung Hyung-nim?

No wonder Baek Jeho believed that Jung Heesung was a playboy who only toyed around with virgins.

"But why does Jung Heesung only go after virgins?"

"Is that a kink or something?"

"I actually don’t know either, but..."

"But what?"

"Hurry up and spill it already." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"I heard Jung Heesung is in love with his childhood friend, but that childhood friend keeps rejecting him."

"Is his childhood friend an Alpha, too? He only goes after Alphas, after all."

"No, the childhood friend is an Omega."

"What’s with Jung Heesung’s type then? He only goes after Alphas, but the one he’s in love with is an Omega?"

"And why does he only go after virgins? That guy is so freaking confusing."

Cho Euntak had to agree with that.

Heesung Sunbae-nim seems to be a complicated person.

***

HMM.

Cho Euntak wasn’t the type to easily believe the rumors.

I want to hear Heesung Hyung-nim’s side first.

Hence, he asked to meet Jung Heesung.

But the older Alpha had a full-packed schedule that day.

Hence, he had no choice but to wait for him in the student lounge.

And that was when an unfamiliar older student approached him.

"Are you Cho Euntak?"

When Cho Euntak lifted his head from the laptop that he was using to make a report, he was greeted by an unfamiliar yet beautiful face of a young man.

He’s an Omega.

A pretty male Omega, to be precise.

Oh?

Cho Euntak realized that he caught a whiff of the older student’s scent.

I’m getting good at this.

"Yes, sir. I’m Cho Euntak. How may I help you?"

"No need to be too formal," the sunbae-nim said. "I’m Ahn Jisoo, a junior."

Ah, the same as Heesung Hyung-nim, then.

"Hello, Jisoo Sunbae-nim," Cho Euntak greeted the older student politely. "Please speak comfortably with me."

Ahn Jisoo smiled and nodded. "Can we talk outside, Euntak-ah?"

***

CHO EUNTAK followed Ahn Jisoo outside the building.

But it wasn’t like they got far.

The sunbae just bought him a cold coffee from the vending machine.

And then the two of them sat on the bench next to it.

"I would have treated you to a proper meal, but I have class in ten minutes," Ahn Jisoo explained, and it seemed like he was really in a hurry. "Can I get straight to the point, Euntak-ah?"

"Yes, please, Sunbae-nim."

"Then please be careful of Jung Heesung."

"Excuse me?"

"This is embarrassing to say, but Jung Heesung is only using you to get my attention."

Oh.

At that moment, Cho Euntak realized who Ahn Jisoo was based on the rumors that he had heard so far.

Jisoo Sunbae-nim is the rumored childhood friend of Heesung Hyung-nim.

The one that Jung Heesung was supposedly in love with.

"I hate to admit this, but Heesung would often target innocent Alphas like you just to get a reaction from me," Ahn Jisoo said, sighing while shaking his head. "You seem like a good kid, so I don’t get want you to be involved in our messy relationship. I’m telling you this now because I don’t want you to fall in love with Heesung when he’s only using you."

To be honest, Cho Euntak didn’t know how to react.

He wasn’t in love with Jung Heesung yet, so knowing that Jung Heesung was in love with another person didn’t hurt.

But he was kind of upset.

Why would you flirt with someone when you’re already emotionally unavailable?

But maybe Cho Euntak was being a hypocrite.

After all, I also tried to get into a rebound relationship to forget Baek Jeho.

Maybe this was his karma.

"You must have been shocked," Ahn Jisoo said apologetically. "I won’t force you to end whatever relationship you have with Heesung, but please reconsider it."

Until the end, Cho Euntak could only nod like a fool.

Ah, I’m so stupid.

***

"EUNTAK-ah, I’m sorry for making you wait..."

Cho Euntak watched as Jung Heesung lose his smile, and then he sniffed as if he had caught a familiar scent in the air.

He must have caught Jisoo Sunbae-nim’s lingering scent.

After all, Cho Euntak didn’t leave the bench where he and Ahn Jisoo had a one-sided conversation just a moment ago.

He asked Jung Heesung to come there on purpose.

"Euntak-ah, did someone approach you—"

"Jisoo Sunbae-nim talked to me, Heesung Hyung-nim."

Jung Heesung flinched, already looking guilty.

"Please tell me the truth, Heesung Hyung-nim," Cho Euntak said in a calm yet tired voice. "Are you in love with Jisoo Sunbae-nim?"

Jung Heesung answered him with a loud silence.

That the ’yes’ kind of silence, to be precise.

Ouch.

"Then why did you approach me when you’re already in love with Jisoo Sunbae-nim?" Cho Euntak asked bitterly. "Were you really going to use me just to get his attention?"

Jung Heesung shut his eyes tight. "I’m so sorry, Euntak-ah."

Oh.

So, all the rumors were true.

And Baek Jeho was right.

Cho Euntak really didn’t want to hear Baek Jeho say ’I told you so’ to him, but it would definitely happen later.

***

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