Captivated (BL) || V1: A Chaotic Beginning || COMPLETED✅

Chapter 4: Mom, Mochi's Causing Trouble

Asami swept his hair back to check his temperature by his forehead, "You lucky brat, I don't know if it's a good thing Jihyuk is always there when you're at your worst. You're troubling that studious boy again."

This is the exact reason why she's hesitating on sending him to college. What is she going to do with him? He's as frail as she remembers he is, thirteen years ago. His father would have to carry him around even at the age of four.

Jin smiles bitterly, his eyes shift towards the picture frame where his mother was staring at a few moments ago.

Dad.

It was naturally facing his direction, yet because of the reflection from the large floor-to-ceiling glass wall beside them, half of the frame was blocked by the reflection of the magnificent afternoon view of Hangbyul city on the frame's front glass.

"You've been spacing out, Mom. You didn't even hear me come in."

Though, Mochi's bark was pretty much loud enough to hear in their small apartment.

He detaches himself from her and moves away to place his bag down on the couch.

His mother pats his thin shoulder, "Aigoo, I told you to stop wearing socks indoors." Youngsters these days, just because he won't be doing the laundry, it's easy for him to not worry about such things.

What a pain.

Asami walks towards the rack with a grumpy face to get her son's indoor slippers and threw them across the room, watching them slide towards him. She made sure to turn on the heater on the coffee table before she walks around the kitchen, turned the stove off, and fetched him a warm glass of water.

It's a hot day, she's extremely worried about him walking under the heat. She wouldn't have agreed on letting him experience public transportation to school if it weren't for Jihyuk, who promised to watch over him.

Who knows when and where he might pass out again.

He hopes to God not. What worst could happen if he does. They'll be forced to move out and find a place to stay that's closer to his university.

While his mother was overthinking his well-being beside the kitchen stool, Jin removes the sock he's wearing on his left foot and as he was about to remove the other, Mochi came rushing back with an octopus plushie in his mouth. He dropped it beside his foot and then bites the sock in his hand.

"Mochi!" Sh*t.

Jin pulls his hand with force but still has the time to worry over his dog's small jaw. This troublemaker! "Let go or no treats after dinner." He warned him.

Because his dog was as stubborn as him, Mochi refutes and insists on fighting him by growling back at him. He regretted how he raised this little glutton.

He spoiled him too much, did he?

"By the way, Mom, Mr. and Mrs. Yen are coming over for dinner!" Jin glared towards Mochi who's enjoying the expression written on his face.

Mochi's head: Ah, kyeopta.

Jin picks up his naughty dog and attempts to pull Mochi's head away from the sock he's biting, "...Because Mr. Yen's making bulgogi--Let go." he resumes while handling Mochi's distraction.

He then heard his mother's heavy footsteps approaching the living room from the kitchen.

"What's all the fuss---MOCHI!" Goodness! That's the new batch of socks she bought the last day from a branded shop.

Jin grits his teeth, "Let go Mochi or you'll be staying at Jihyuk's place till morning.

Hearing the word 'Jihyuk', Mochi immediately opens his jaw and retreats from their fight.

Jin sneezed when the cotton went to his nose and Mochi growled at the idea of Jin seeing the person he's in bad terms with.

Mochi: you're not meeting that punk again, are you?

The sock, on the other hand came flying across the room and landed on one of his mother's dirty flower pots, causing both Jin and Mochi to freeze.

Jin knew Mochi hated Jihyuk as him not knowing the reason why. Maybe because Jihyuk doesn't look approachable even towards animals? Plus Jihyuk isn't the type of person who adores pets more than he does.

Meanwhile, Asami Saesang was able to hold back her tears when she picked up the sock that's now dirty and wet on the flower pot.

She had just watered her babies minutes ago.

Her seventy thousand won has been put to despair. She glares at her beloved son who's laughing happily and the guilty dog hiding beside him.

These brats.

They don't know an inch about making money for a living.

She sighs deeply, her chest felt heavy seeing the bite marks on the dirty sock in her hand. At moments like this, she could only sigh her worries away.

"I believe we won't be able to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Yen for dinner."

Asami bends down and took off the other pair of white socks on Jin's right foot.

Jin bobs his head to the other side. His mother's rejecting Mr. Yen's special bulgogi?

Ah, wae? (why?)

What's going on?