DINNER? BUT ALL THAT'S BEING SERVED IS TEA!
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BabyM00n, Marooshka, lunihun
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âWhat?!â Jeonghan was so shocked by what he found out that he splashed water out of the big tub. âAkk---!â The blonde choked. He coughed and shook his head to shake the droplets of water off his vision. âThe vice president is your uncle?!â Holy crap! No wonder the Hanahaki is untouchable! They have planted an ally in the national government!Â
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âItâs not that big of a deal, you donât need to be surprised.â From the mafiaâs point of view, his wife looked just like a dog. Seungcheol picked the strand of hair sticking on his wifeâs cheeks and tucked it behind the blondeâs ear. âWeâre gonna have dinner with him tomorrow.âÂ
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Jeonghan blushed at the action. âYou wonât be home for dinner tomorrow night?â
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Seungcheol paused. What part of 'we' did his wife not understand? âYouâre coming with me.â
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âEh? Why do I have to come too?!â What? Dinner with the v-vice president? No way!
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âDonât we always have dinner together?âÂ
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Come to think of it⊠The only time he had to eat dinner alone was when his husband had to work abroad and when he was kidnapped by his grandmother. No matter how busy the man is, heâd always come home for dinner. âButâŠâ
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âYouâre my wife. This shouldnât be a question.â Â
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âYour family is intimidating, Seungcheol-ssi. Granny was quite something. I donât think Iâd want to meet more of her.â Jeonghan shivered when he remembered the old womanâs wicked expression.
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Seungcheol chuckled at his wife, adoring the displeased sounds coming from him. âHm. Not really. I donât consider all of them family.â Â
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OhâŠ. Jeonghan looked down after hearing that. How come? The angel wanted to know why the man thinks this way but he got distracted when he recalls a question heâs been meaning to ask. âBy the way⊠how did granny become a mafia boss?âÂ
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Seungcheol blinked and made his clueless wife turn his back on him. He then pulled the blonde closer and wrapped his arms around the lean stomach. His wife was obviously surprised when he planted a kiss on the pale nape. âWellâŠâÂ
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Hana Choi Jang, 81 years old; previous leader of Hanahaki, is the eldest of five children of her parents. She has one biological sister, two adoptive and an adoptive brother. Out of all them, granny was the one who was taken under her fatherâs wing. She was more organized, more powerful and more interested in the growth and well-being of their syndicate than the rest of her siblings. Moreover, sheâs the biological and eldest daughter of her family. Among all of them, she was the more deserving to take over the syndicate, so it was no surprise that she inherited the organization.
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Not long after she became the leader, Mrs.Jang married an equally powerful half-Japanese mafia. The man had no more family members since they had been murdered so when he died, Mrs. Jang combined the two and formed Hanahaki, the now most notorious syndicate in South Korea.
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Mrs. Jang becoming the leader wasn't a problem for her late husbandâs underlings. She was well respected by everyone. Her siblings also didnât have any objections, they were more relieved that they didnât have to carry the burden of the shady business; She managed the syndicate well for fifty years. She was careful yet firm with her stance; she was ruthless yet diplomatic. There are no questions on how she handled her enemies. They all admire her for her great way running the organization.
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There wasnât a problemâŠ. until the next generation was born.
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Since all her sisters and brother had sons, they were displeased that the next inheritors will be the grandchild of Mrs. Jang. The old woman refused to pass the organization she built to the children of her siblings just because her son committed a mistake. Over time, these family members let go of wanting to be on top; some of them even joined the syndicate, like the father of Lee Felix and Lee Minhyuk (all three are currently active members of the organization). Everyone had grown to accept the fact that Seungcheol is now the head of Hanahaki, everyone, except....
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âAppa?â Jeonghan answered his phone. They had just arrived at the parking lot when his phone rang. Itâs weird for his father to call him. âWhy did you call?â
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âAh-- eh, I just wanted to check on you. Is everything okay?âÂ
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âUhmm yeah. Seungcheol and I are going to have dinner outside.â He answered. He looked over his husband who had undone his seatbelt and got out. He watched the man cross to his side and opened his door.
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âI see. Thatâs good. Be safe, okay?â
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Thatâs odd. His father doesnât sound so cheerful. âI will be. Is something wrong?â Jeonghan quickly removed his seatbelt and hopped off the expensive car. He mouthed his thanks to his husband while listening to his father.
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âOh nothing. Iâll be gone for a while. I just want to let you know.â
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âWhy? Where are you going?â
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âSome heaven stuff. I need to take care of something. Rely on your husband if you need help. Alright? Him and his family⊠They will not hesitate to help.â
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âOkayâŠâ Something isn't right⊠Why does he feel like his father was saying a final goodbye? âBe safe too, Kim Heechul.â  Â
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Tut-tut-tut-----
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The call ended.Â
Seungcheol watched his wife stare at his phone before calling his attention. âFather?âÂ
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â...yes.â He almost didnât answer. Is he just overthinking? He must be, right? Kim Heechul isn't introuble, he's fine.Â
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Suengcheol sensed the worry in his wifeâs tone. Now what did his troublesome father-in-law get himself into this time? âIs he okay?â
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Even if Heechul gets tangled in unpleasant situations, his father can always run away; heâs the best at that. Jeonghan assured himself. âYeah.. itâs just⊠itâs probably nothing. He was just checking on me. Letâs go inside?âÂ
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âN-nice to ak!â He accidentally bit his tongue and Jeonghan mentally slapped himself. Oh . âNice to meet you m-mister sir vice president!â When the angel bowed, he internally screamed. He really just had to be so awkward! The angel wants to hit himself for looking like a total idiot in front of the second most powerful politician in Korea. Oh how embarrassing! Jeonghan heard his husband sigh and it made him feel more stupid. Huhuhu you can at least pretend I didnât make a fool of myself! If only he had known theyâll be welcomed by the vice president himself the moment the couple enters the buildingâs lobby, Jeonghan would have been able to mentally prepare! Canât the ground just swallow him?!
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âGood to see you again, uncle.â Seungcheol bowed at the man. The small smile he gave changed into a frown when he turned his head to a young man standing next to the older Choi.Â
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âJeonghan.â The lad with red hair smirked and offered his hand. âI remember you from that flight to Maldives, the name is Choi Taeyong.â The man introduced himself.
âWeâve met before?â Jeonghan immediately recalled the flight to Maldives. Redhead⊠redhead⊠red-aha! An imaginary light bulb popped above his head. Jeonghan remembered! He was the guy who was standing in front of his seat when he went to the toilet! His hair color and slit on the eyebrow made him recognizable; heâs the guy who his husband told him not to meet! âOh! N-nice to meet you again Tae-â The angel was surprised when his husband pulled his hand before his fingers could even touch the other manâs palm.Â
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Siwon, seeing the two throwing daggers with their eyes, quickly tried to clear the air. âAhem! I forgot to mention that Taeyong had come back to town and will have dinner tonight with us. Mian, Seungcheol.â He knew from the beginning that this night would not be peaceful. He shouldnât have let his son come.
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Seeing this kind of territorial reaction from his cousin, Taeyong felt even more eager to piss off the man. âWell, I wouldnât deny your wife is beautiful. No wonder you took him despite being a man.âÂ
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Jeonghan swallowed after hearing those words.Â
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The vice president only laughed and patted his sonâs back a little too harsh; a warning that he shouldnât talk anymore. âI agree! Youâre gorgeous, Jeonghan! Our Seungcheol has great eyes!â He managed to give the blonde his brightest smile, an attempt to turn his sonâs obvious insult into a compliment.Â
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Jeonghan forced a smile and thanked the older man. They havenât even gone to the table yet heâs already feeling unwelcome by Seungcheolâs cousin. He took a quick glance at the said person and noticed the way he looked at his husband. On their flight to Maldives and even now... He still has a bad feeling about the redhead. Whatâs up with that guy?Â
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âYouâre two years younger than him. So I assume youâre still in university. What are you studying, Jeonghan?â Siwon asked after taking his seat at the round table.Â
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Jeonghan is yet in another fancy restaurant, reserved exclusively for the use of wealthy people. As expected from someone as rich and as powerful as the vice president. Jeonghan watched as the staff simultaneously helped them to the table. Deja vu, he thought. âBusiness Management, sir.âÂ
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âI see. Thatâs a good choice. I hope to see you flourish in the business world alongside your husband.âÂ
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âThank you sir.â Jeonghan smiled politely. Unlike granny, the vice president seems unexpectedly kind. The media didnât lie about him being humble. Who would ever think heâd be a relative of the mafia?
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âOh! Excuse me, I need to use the restroom.â Siwon stood from his seat and headed to the toilet; leaving the three to talk to themselves while waiting for the meal.
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âWhatâs the name of your university?â Taeyong asked after finding yet another great opportunity to annoy his fatherâs guests. Looks like the night is in his favor.
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âIâm sorry?â Jeonghan was surprised that the man wants to talk to him.Â
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âWhere are you studying?â The redhead repeated, this time he sounded impatient. He fixed himself in his seat, man spreading like heâs in some sort of bar saving chairs for his friends. Â
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The angel didnât feel comfortable with how he was questioning him but because he is his husbandâs family, Jeonghan ignored the little voice in his head that tells him not to interact. âOh.. at Pledis university.âÂ
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âAhhhhh, that school. And you used to be a working student, right?â Taeyong raised an eyebrow before picking up his glass of champagne.  âSo what I heard is true.âÂ
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He didnât directly say it, but with the tone of his voice and his mocking look, it was easy for the angel to realize that the man is looking down on him. Jeonghan looked over to his husband and noticed him poking his cheek with his tongue, a habit of his when heâs pissed off. Looks like he found the person the tycoon doesnât consider as family. The blonde put a hand on the manâs lap and patted it. When the mafia turned his head to him, Jeonghan mouthed: âitâs okay, calm downâ before replying. âThatâs right. How about you, Taeyong-ssi? Where are you studying?â
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The mafia did not expect his wife to counter attack. He stared speechless at him for a while before chuckling. Seungcheolâs anger immediately dissipated when his wife asked the question. He looked at the blonde with such impressed eyes;Â a devilish smirk graced his handsome face. My, my. His wife is looking so y right now.Â
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âOh-- youâre back mister vice president.â Jeonghan dismissed the other person by acknowledging the presence of his father. He knows. Everybody knows. Even if t
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