DMWP V1C3 – Part 6

Afterward, Yang Hye-chan questioned Ji Yeong-bae a few more times about Heeseong and Yoon Chi-young’s relationship before giving up. However, he seemed convinced that they were in a romantic relationship just by the fact that Yoon Chi-young had come to the hospital with someone, and he disappeared.

“You can come out now.”

When the corridor became quiet, Ji Yeong-bae took Heeseong out of his ankle. His characteristically delicate touch was particularly careful.

Soon, a white cotton ball rolled out of the pant leg. The puppy, with his fur in a mess, asked Ji Yeong-bae with sharp eyes,

‘Is he gone?’

“Yes.”

Ji Yeong-bae neatly combed the messy puppy’s head. Heeseong let out a sigh of relief and climbed onto Ji Yeong-bae’s hand. His expression was serious, and his tail was still trembling rapidly, unable to shake off the tension.

Anyway, he didn’t regret pouring juice on Yang Hye-chan.

Because he had badmouthed Yoon Chi-young in front of him first. However, the fact that Yang Hye-chan was the lover of the leader among the purebred wolves bothered him.

‘Will I be okay?’

As Heeseong pondered, he asked Ji Yeong-bae through body language.

It wasn’t that he was being mindful of Yoon Chi-young. It was just that the fact that Yoon Chi-young had become sensitive due to pheromone shock bothered him. He was already in poor health, so Heeseong was worried that giving him more shock might trigger another pheromone shock. On the other hand, he thought that he might be scolded by Yoon Chi-young for the first time. This time, he had messed with the lover of the leader among the purebred wolves, so it was indeed a big incident.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yeong-bae acted indifferently.

“You’ll be fine. If you were hit first.”

‘But I threw the first punch.’

He should have gotten hit first after all. Heeseong regretted not provoking Yang Hye-chan more. However, he didn’t regret throwing the juice.

At that moment, a call came from inside the isolation room.

“Guardian of Yoon Chi-young?”

Woof.

When the puppy answered, Ji Yeong-bae carried Heeseong and moved him. The nurse tried to guide Ji Yeong-bae, but unable to understand the puppy mumbling “thank you” in his arms, she just smiled brightly, finding it cute. She hadn’t thought that the wolf guardian’s original form would be a puppy.

Just then, the doctor entered the isolation room with a chart.

“The guardian is….”

‘It’s me.’

Even when Heeseong answered by raising his front paws, the doctor couldn’t find the young-looking guardian he had seen earlier and started explaining Yoon Chi-young’s precautions to Ji Yeong-bae for now.

“First of all, the pheromone levels have dropped to 1,018 with the suppressants, but for the time being, you should avoid giving the patient excessive stimulation. If he feels threatened or anxious, there is a high probability of another pheromone shock.”

Woof.

“Also, separation anxiety may occur, so it is recommended that the partner stays close as much as possible. The sense of stability can alleviate pheromone levels. Oh, and keep other beastmen’s pheromones away as much as possible, as they can increase aggression.”

Woof!

“N-Now, please stay by his side so that the patient can wake up stably and keep talking to him.”

Woof.

“Then… please convey my words to the guardian.”

The doctor looked at the puppy, who was responding well, in bewilderment, and unconsciously patted his small head before leaving. Although he had directly examined Heeseong earlier, he couldn’t match the original form with the human form.

Regardless of the doctor’s confusion, Heeseong looked at Yoon Chi-young, who was lying in the glass chamber with his upper body undressed. He was still in his half-beast state, and the patches that had been attached to his back and the back of his neck had been removed.

‘Was the separation anxiety he showed after the pheromone shock last time?’

Heeseong recalled the sight of Yoon Chi-young falling into a panic while searching for him in the morning. Anyway, to avoid experiencing that terrifying pheromone shock again, he now had to stick to Yoon Chi-young and cherish him like glass art.

Heeseong enviously and irritably glared at his well-toned upper body, then looked at his face. Yoon Chi-young seemed to be slowly waking up, turning his prone body and lying straight with a pained frown on his face. Judging by the veins bulging on his arms and the cold sweat on his forehead, he still seemed to be in pain.

Following the doctor’s instructions, Heeseong tried to wake him up by saying anything.

‘Wake up. Buy me some shrimp.’

‘I said wake up.’

‘I beat your ex-boyfriend.’

As Heeseong mumbled, Yoon Chi-young gently relaxed his furrowed brows and looked to the side. As soon as he saw the small puppy, he smiled brightly. It was the same happy smile he showed every morning when their eyes met.

When their eyes met, the puppy hesitated for a moment, then pressed his front paws against the glass chamber. As if the gel on his paw pads stuck well to the glass, Yoon Chi-young caressed the spot where the front paws touched with his finger, smiling as if he found it unbearably cute.

“Were you waiting for me?”

…Woof.

Heeseong felt oddly flustered. This cruel wolf bastard’s face looked the best when he had just woken up. Whenever his usually elegant self looked slightly disheveled, it was like looking at a loosened gem. That’s why Heeseong thought Yoon Chi-young’s relaxed appearance in the morning was pleasant to see.

However, there was one concern.

‘How do I tell him I caused trouble?’

Seeing Yoon Chi-young smiling pleasantly, he felt a bit sorry to tell him that he had caused trouble. Heeseong gave a subtle glance to Ji Yeong-bae, who had lifted him up. It meant to translate well for him.

With a hint of apology in his heart, the puppy mustered up the courage to tell Yoon Chi-young,

‘But I caused trouble.’

“The puppy declared to Young Master Yang Hye-chan that he’s in a romantic relationship with you, director, and threw strawberry juice at him.”

‘Hey!’

Feeling a great sense of betrayal, the puppy barked loudly at Ji Yeong-bae. He would have preferred the usual messy translation rather than this transcendent translation.

Still, it was the truth, so he had no face to show. Heeseong began to gauge Yoon Chi-young’s reaction, but it was strange.

“Kuk kuk kuk kuk kuk….”

Yoon Chi-young was actually laughing with a subtle shaking of his shoulders, as if he had heard something cute. His loose laughter, made while half-asleep, seemed both comfortable and exhilarating. The puppy wagged his tail while looking at him, not understanding the situation. He felt relieved that Yoon Chi-young didn’t take it as seriously as he had thought.

After laughing for a while, Yoon Chi-young finally composed himself and asked,

“Ha, did you do that out of jealousy, puppy?”

‘Why would I be jealous?’

“Now you’re even getting jealous for me.”

The puppy looked at Yoon Chi-young pathetically.

Jealousy? It was absurd. Heeseong just thought Yang Hye-chan was annoying, he stubbornly believed.

Whirring.

At that moment, the glass chamber slowly opened. Then, Ji Yeong-bae placed the puppy on Yoon Chi-young’s chest and left the isolation room as if running away. Heeseong knew it was to minimize exposing Yoon Chi-young to pheromones, but he felt a bit resentful towards him. Leaving him alone with a man-eating wolf.

However, there was a positive effect.

‘The pheromone levels are really going down?’

Perhaps due to the sense of stability, the pheromone levels displayed on the screen in real-time had slightly decreased to 1,013. Taking the opportunity, Heeseong sat on Yoon Chi-young’s chest in a round shape like a bun. He wanted the levels to drop further.

At that moment, Yoon Chi-young stroked the puppy and said something incomprehensible.

“Well done. Our puppy took revenge for me.”

‘Revenge?’

Heeseong was puzzled, but since he was in his puppy form, he couldn’t ask further. It was a bit frustrating, but he deliberately maintained his puppy form for Yoon Chi-young’s sake. Anyway, when he was human, Yoon Chi-young would sniff his scent as if he were in heat, so maintaining this form seemed better, as it seemed to provide pet therapy for Yoon Chi-young.

Yoon Chi-young, who rested comfortably until he was fully awake, slowly left the hospital.

‘I took revenge for you.’

Until they got into the car, the puppy’s tail kept wagging. Heeseong was inwardly excited by the unusual situation. He had caused a big incident, but it had passed smoothly, and he had even received praise. It was something he had never experienced when living with that bastard Park Geon-tae.

Seeing that tail and smiling slightly, Yoon Chi-young began to take numerous photos of the puppy in his arms.

“Sometimes, I really feel like I’m going crazy….”

It wasn’t Heeseong who said that. It was Yoon Chi-young’s languid monologue. Even when the puppy looked up at him with pathetic eyes, Yoon Chi-young delicately brought the camera close and murmured,

“My lover is a puppy, and he even gets jealous.”

‘Lunatic.’

Heeseong thought sullenly but didn’t reprimand him. He was just happy that Yoon Chi-young had taken his side. Moreover, he felt elated at the mention of taking revenge. The puppy proudly sat on one of Yoon Chi-young’s thighs, puffing out his chest fur. Rather than liking how Yoon Chi-young had overlooked the situation without hearing the details, he was grateful that he had understood and said he had done well. It felt as if he now had a pack that could provide him with a sense of stability.

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