Cinnamon Candy

Kim Soo-chan hurriedly pulled Seon-joo’s wrist and sat next to him, dragging an empty wine glass. As if fearing that someone might say he had no money, all the alcohol he ordered was expensive western liquor. How could the boss who picks out people miss such a darling customer? There was a reason why even the alpha man was accepted eagerly.

Of course, some water was added to the liquor, and the whiskey was bottled, so instead of real whiskey, he got cheap alcohol, but Kim Soo-chan didn’t notice. While Kim Soo-chan failed to notice, but person he liked was like “kisaeng that has held to the hem of her skirt tightly and acted all silly, refusing to show her inner flesh”.

Seon-Joo secretly removed Kim Soo-chan’s hand and filled an empty glass with alcohol. For other customers it was natural, to listen to their troubles, comfort them, kiss them when they squeeze their lips, or spend a night with if they want a body, but for this man Seon-joo didn’t know what to do. He was alpha grossly attached to beta, which is about a million years away from omega.

“I didn’t know you would come again. This is because alpha people don’t come in often.”

Still, a guest is a guest. Seon-joo called him formally the other day, but this time he changed it to a more friendly tone. Hearing that he was the older brother, Kim Soo-chan widened his smile almost dying from happiness. However, he wasn’t sure if he was actually a hyung or a donsaeng. He could only guess by the looks of his face, wrinkled cheeks or nasolabial folds. But looking at the man he dragged along as his friend, it was hard to guess.

“I came to see you. Because I kept thinking about you…oh, would you like a drink?”

“I would follow you.”

As soon as possible, drink a lot and sell more alcohol. Fortunately, Han Seon-joo has natural tolerance to alcohol, so even though he emptied two bottles of liquor, he doesn’t pass out on the spot. However, he was also recommended to protect his stomach walls by eating soup before going to work.

Han Seon-joo quickly emptied his glass and poured alcohol into all the empty glasses. Kwon Hee-seong, whom Kim Soo-chan brought as a friend, also got his glass filled with alcohol.

Kim Soo-chan pursed his lips as if he didn’t like the fact that Seon-Joo filled his friend’s glass. He pretended not to notice the jealousy in Soo-chan’s eyes. Kwon Hee-seong watched the scene and emptied his glass with a smile. He put down his empty glass and leaned forward to address Han Seon-joo.

“Don’t you feed me any snacks? How much money is he pouring into this place, but you don’t even provide such service.”

The face came closer. The corners of his eyes dropped down and looked innocent at first glance. He somehow had the appearance of a young boy. The sharp nose bridge and the angular jawline from the chin to the ear gave off a mature male impression, but the eyebrows stretched out like a mane, particularly bright eyes, the tip of the raised lips, and the dishevelled bangs gave off a youthful scent. His voice is low and refreshing like a summer night breeze.

“Of course, I have to.”

When Han Seon-joo replied with a clear answer, Kim Soo-chjan opened his mouth with anticipation like a baby bird. Han Seon-joo didn’t know what to do as he kept clenching his fist. Eventually, Han Seon-joo shoved a large apple into his mouth which he joyfully took and ate.

“Can I get you some too?”

“You still don’t know if I’m your hyung or if you are my hyung. That’s okay, he is paying today, so feed him hard until his stomach bursts.”

Kwon Hee-seong tossed grapes he picked with his hand into the air and ate them. The trick was good, grapes were caught and sucked into Kwon Hee-seong’s mouth. Next to him, Kim Soo-chan nodded, lowering his head.

“That’s right, you should only care about me. You should ignore that one.”

Then why did you bring him? Even if it’s a mannequin, you can’t help but be annoyed by a person with unusual eyes and a face next to you. Seon-joo tried to turn his gaze to Kim Soo-chan. Anyway, money was coming from Kim Soo-chan.

“Why aren’t you an omega? Ji-ho, hyung knows a good medicine, would you like to try it? It makes you feel better.”

“No way. You know what kind of medicine is that too. If I do that, will be cut down right here. Then who will feed me?”

Han Seon-joo pretended to slit his throat with the blade of his hand and hesitated. It was medicine perfect to trap people. If you touch it once, even out of curiosity, your life will fall into hell rather than just paying off your debts. Even now, the situation I’m in isn’t bright, but I didn’t want to be the one who used drugs.

“Ji-ho, if you get fired here, hyung will feed you. I’m capable of that level.”

Kim Soo-chan frantically hugged Seon-joo shoulder at the charming refusal. His harsh snort brushed against his cheek. It was getting harder and harder to keep his smile. Seon-joo pretended to drink his drink and quickly turned his head away.

“There are no side effects. They say that if you take it, even a beta can feel like an omega. Don’t you know how it feels? If alpha touches you, you going to get wet.”

Of course, Han Seon-joo had also spent the night with an omega customer. It was no different from other betas. Get wet when excited and feel moderate pleasure. It maybe because Han Seon-joo himself is a beta. If he was an alpha, it might have been different as Kim Soo-chan said.

It has been said that omegas and alphas have bewitching scent, and that exchanging pheromones with each other feels same pleasure as eating a handful of ecstasy. He wasn’t interested. Han Seon-joo was relieved that he was a beta. Being part of the majority in the world means at least being within the safety line.

As the alcohol kept flowing, Kim Soo-chan’s eyes became increasingly greasy. His hand slid into the collar of Han Seon-joo shirt like a snake, to his nape and collarbone, and below to his chest. I don’t even know how I want to break all the knuckles that groped me.

Seon-joo looked at Kwon Hee-seong involuntarily in hopes of getting a helping hand.

However, there was not even a sign of help. There was only strange interest in his dark pigmented eyes. At the same time, even if Kim Soo-chan grabbed a knife and tried to attack, his eyes were calms as if they would not change. He knew what it mean to kill someone who has no one.

“You can’t do this here. You see everything…”

Han Seon-joo shrugged his shoulders and avoided hand groping his chest. Pretending to be shy, pretending to be so sweet as if he would spread his legs right away if he left this place. How can one do something like this casually? Money is the scariest thing in the world. He got goosebumps on his forearms from what was happening.

It is said that takes three years even for a dog in seodang to recite poongwol*, and since it was not first time he was dealing with guests, Kim Soo-chan was sending ardent gazes as if he was ready to break even the house rules. He seems more excited because there were onlookers.

Sensing trouble, Han Seon-joo carried liquor as hard as a swallow carrying the ground. With this he filled Kwon Hee-seong’s and Kim Soo-chan’s glasses, and his own. Kim Soo-chan was over the moon from happiness with his mouth wide open.

“It tastes even better because our Ji-ho feeds me”

Occasionally tossing out such cheesy words,

“There is no place that our Ji-ho is not pretty. The face is pretty, the neck is long and pretty…”

He looked down with a greasy gaze and often threw out crazy flirtations like this. Seon-jo held Kim Soo-chan’s writst as if he kept trying to dig outside a smile that could not be found in a soul.

After a few drinks, Kim Soo-chan’s tongue twisted first. His teething intensified. He squeezed his thighs and tried to slip his hands inside. Han Seon-joo cleverly avoided it.

“I…you Ji-ho…I am….You as an omega, ugh….”

Kim Soo-chan’s face grew red. His eyes lost their focus and he rolled them up so that the whites could be seen. His head was shaking from time to time like a wooden doll, and it seemed that the alcohol had risen to the top of his head. It was clear that he would collapse after a little more, so Han Seon-joo urged him. He stuffed a snack into his mouth and poured a drink.

With a hard knock, Kim Soo-chan slammed his head into the table. It was Seon-joo’s victory.

“Finally.”

While he was sighing inside, Han Seon-joo clearly let it out loud. Kwon Hee-seong, who had been watching silently, burst into laughter at that time. His cheerful voice clearly didn’t fit the situation.

“I came to watch Soo-chan because he was so proudful. But wow, it’s nothing special really.”

“Weren’t you having fun. I am not an omega.”

“Even if you were an omega, it wouldn’t have been fun. At first glance, I can see you are not the type of person fluent with words, and it was written all over your face that you didn’t want to please him, that you are sticking with him because of money, that you had to come here. And again, since Kim Soo-chan was out of his mind, at first I thought you were some sort of nine-tailed fox who seduced all men…But what is this?”

Kwon Hee-seong greeted Han Seon-joo with light green grapes between his teeth. His gaze came down to the hair, forehead, bridge of the nose, lips, and the flesh between the collar parted by Kim Soo-cha. Han Seon-joo unintentionally buttoned his shirt with his hand. It was only a gaze, but it felt like his cool hand was digging into it.

“To be honest, it’s a little boring.”

In spite of poor evaluation, Seon-joo only smiled. It was best to remain calm, wondering where the dog was barking even when customers cursed at him. Compared to the absurd comments thrown by other drunken guests, this was not even ticklish.

Kwon Hee-seong personally lifted a bottle and filled Seon-joo’s glass. Han Seon-joo took it with both hands.

“Did you sleep with Soo-chan?”

“No. I only deal with women.”

“Is it so? Then, you should expand area of service once again. Kim Soo-chan has strong temperament, so if you give it to him once, he will give you a house. Well, looking at what are you doing now, you already have a taste of it.”

Haha. Han Seon-joo smiled shyly. It’s a cheap body that rolls for pennies, but it’s not desperate enough to deal with a man yet. It wasn’t matter of pride, he just didn’t like it.

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*even those who have no experience or knowledge in the field will gain some experience and knowledge over a long period of time by doing things in that field