The person who came to Wonwoo's hospital room around 11 a.m. was none other than Taehyung. Wonwoo, who had been alone in the room since Junhwi had left, was quite flustered by Taehyung's sudden appearance."Hyung..? Why are you here..."
"I came here because Wonwoo said he was sick.. Did he get admitted because he had a fever yesterday?"
"Still in pain?" Taehyung, relieved by Wonwoo's shaking head, patted his head and sat down next to him. While they were chatting for a moment, Junhwi came in, holding a bag in each hand. He looked at Taehyung and was startled.
"Why did you call me, Hyung?"
"Oh, Sunyoung said she was busy and asked me to go instead."
"I told you not to talk, you bastard."
"huh?"
"no"
Jun-hwi muttered softly, sitting on the chair next to the bed, taking out some fruit and porridge he'd bought from a bag. Tae-hyung watched quietly and then spoke to Won-woo.
"Jun-Hwi bought a lot.... Do you want to eat something?"
"Oh, I don't really have any thoughts right now..."
"You ate a bowl of porridge yesterday and didn't eat anything else. You said you could eat porridge with fruit, right? That's why I bought it, so eat something."
"But.."
"Jeon Won-woo, you..."
"Jun-Hwi, stop it."
As Junhwi's voice grew louder and his face hardened, Wonwoo, frightened, unconsciously gripped the blanket tightly. Taehyung noticed this and stopped Junhwi. "Wonwoo's scared," Junhwi said awkwardly at Taehyung's words, then suddenly remembered something and said he would call, making a gesture asking Taehyung to persuade Wonwoo before leaving the hospital room.
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After Jun-hwi left and Won-woo and Tae-hyung were left alone in the hospital room, there was a brief silence. Tae-hyung gently stroked Won-woo's hair.
"brother...?"
"Wonwoo, you know Junhwi is worried about you, right?"
"Yeah, but usually, even if I don't eat... I don't say much..."
"That may have been the case then. But now... I'm not alone."
"ah..."
When Taehyung spoke, placing his hand lightly on Wonwoo's lower abdomen, Wonwoo made a dumbfounded noise and placed his hand on his stomach as well. Taehyung chuckled and continued speaking.
"Besides, you collapsed because of stress and malnutrition."
"Malnutrition...?"
"Yeah.. and me too, and Jun-hwi, this is the first time we've seen you collapse... Anyway! Let's eat something quickly!"
Taehyung, who had been speaking bitterly, tried to smile as he spoke, and Wonwoo blanked out for a moment before smiling bashfully and answering.
"Dead, still... kind of... oh, jelly! Do you have jelly?"
"Jelly...? Wait a minute... Oh, there is. But is this okay?"
Junhui must have bought a lot of things other than fruit, because inside the bag there were a few snacks, milk, and jelly-like things. While taking them out, he was worried about Wonwoo who hadn't eaten anything, so he asked if the jelly would be okay, but Wonwoo just smiled and said it would be okay since he had taken nutritional supplements, and that he would eat later. Taehyung couldn't help but laugh at Wonwoo, and opened a jelly and handed it to Wonwoo. When he was about halfway through eating, Junhui came in with a slightly annoyed expression. It was clear that the person he had spoken to on the phone had upset him. Wonwoo, who was watching the situation, asked cautiously.
"What's going on..?"
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing."
Taehyung chuckled as Junhwi's expression quickly relaxed at Wonwoo's words.
'I'm sure you talked to Soonyoung.'
"You couldn't be mad at me," Taehyung thought, stuffing another piece of jelly into his mouth and looking at Wonwoo, who was grinning bashfully. Junhui, who seemed displeased that it wasn't porridge or fruit, but still found meaning in eating something, also looked at Wonwoo. Wonwoo, flustered by the sudden attention, licked his lips and rolled his eyes, causing Junhui and Taehyung to burst out laughing.
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[A few minutes ago]
Jun-hwi left his hospital room and headed to the hospital rooftop garden. Won-woo wanted to say something to Soon-young, who had revealed her secret, believing Tae-hyung would understand. After three attempts, Soon-young finally answered the phone.
"Hey, Kwon Soon-young. Are you crazy? Are you going to lose?"
"-Why are you calling me all of a sudden? What's going on?"
"What happened..? I clearly told you not to tell hyung..?"
"-Was it like that?"
"Is that so? Check your texts right now."
"Oh, really? Sorry. I didn't see it."
"You didn't see it?? Hey, because of you, Wonwoo and I are both flustered, ha..."
"-I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now. Can we talk later? You're being really observant right now;;"
"Okay, let's hang up now and when we meet again, be prepared to die."
"-No, hey, I'm sorry.. I said I was busy and couldn't see you?"
"Stop making excuses, ha... If you don't come tonight or tomorrow, I'm going to lose, seriously."
"-..."
"Aren't you going to answer?"
"-Oh, I understand... I'll go after work tonight. Okay?"
"If you come, be prepared to get hit once or twice..."
"-Ugh... Okay, I'll hang up."
"Hello? Hey, Kwon Soon-young! You're crazy..."
Jun-hwi, annoyed by Soon-young's sudden hanging up, glared at his phone, swearing at him. He unconsciously reached for a cigarette but hesitated. He knew it would have a negative impact on Won-woo and his child. Sighing, Jun-hwi dug into his pockets again, pulled out a peppermint, and popped it into his mouth. "I don't particularly like sweets," he muttered, chuckling for a moment before sitting down on a nearby bench.
"Jeon Won-woo, I do all sorts of things because of you..."