Legal Politics [Chanbaek/Saejun/BL]

8.

June 14th.

It was an ordinary but very special day.

Wedding anniversary.

Once a year. A day to celebrate and commemorate a wedding.

Unfortunately, workaholic lawyer Baekhyun Byun.

I ended up forgetting that important day.

박찬열

Are you here?

변백현

yes.

박찬열

You're late? I told you to come early today...

변백현

Because I have a lot of work to do.

박찬열

Oh... did you eat?

변백현

I don't really think about it.

박찬열

It's not good to starve. Let's eat something. Together.

변백현

Haven't you had dinner yet?

박찬열

Because I'm waiting.

변백현

Sorry, I'll eat alone. I'm so tired I have no appetite.

Chanyeol nodded at Baekhyun, who was pressing his fingers around his eyes to see if he was really tired.

The ring on my left ring finger, shining brightly under the light, looked particularly miserable today.

A chronic headache weighing heavily on his head and a feeling of fatigue that seemed to engulf his entire body. Baekhyun habitually reached for headache medicine.

Before the trial, my nerves become so sensitive that they become as sharp as a well-honed blade.

Even in the office, it was difficult to get a bite of food or sleep because my inferiority complex-ridden colleagues and seniors, who were jealous and envious of me, kept picking fights with me here and there.

The client was not cooperative at all and for some reason kept insisting on having his own attorney represent him.

If that's the case, then if I tell him to go to a lawyer other than me, he'll get angry and start making a fuss again.

박찬열

I guess you're very tired.

Chanyeol asked Baekhyun affectionately, who was biting his lip and squinting his eyes.

Extreme stress makes it difficult to think clearly.

I was just annoyed. I was tired, exhausted, and had a headache. And to be honest, Chanyeol even tried to talk to me, which was annoying and irritating.

Even though it was a master bedroom, it was cold.

Chanyeol noticed that Baekhyun's nerves were getting quite tense as he didn't answer and that he wasn't feeling well.

But today is a day like any other. Chanyeol had clearly made a strong request before going to work. "Come home early today."

But the time Baekhyun came in was late, with less than an hour left today.

It was getting closer to the 15th than the 14th, and Baekhyun didn't even notice it, let alone care.

The only calendars in the house were small ones on the dresser and TV table. Even those only had court dates, meeting dates, each other's birthdays, and paydays written on them. There was nothing that could be considered a married couple.

박찬열

Do you know what day it is today?

변백현

Mr. Chanyeol.

박찬열

I think I know.