"Arf! Alphie understands, Sir! Alphie will guard you silently, like when I hunt for mother deer!"
Cha Junshik chuckled and left his apartment. His usual route would be going to the dog daycare first and putting Alpheus there, but since the dog wanted to accompany him, he took the bus to his campus area because he had already decided the meeting point should be near the campus ground.
Alpheus stuck out his tongue as he was happy to be near carried by Sir Junshik Hyung. Because Sir Junshik Hyung's chest was definitely the best, the most comfortable!
He looked around when Sir Junshik Hyung brought him inside the bus, and everyone was looking at them immediately.
Alpheus looked at the awed gaze of the people, and he looked up to see the perfect jawline of Sir Junshik Hyung. He was so handsome even Alpheus got dazed for a while.
'Wait, does that mean everyone is staring at Sir Junshik Hyung right now? Did they want to cover Sir Junshik Hyung from me and make him their SUPER MEGA BEST FRIEND?! Alphie won't allow it!'
"Grrrr…."
Cha Junshik frowned when he heard the growling from Alpheus. He looked down and saw the dog was looking at everyone, glaring while showing his fangs as if he wanted to challenge anyone who looked at them.
'Why is he so hostile now? Didn't he realize that everyone adores his cute Pomeranian look?' Junshik wondered. But he didn't ask much because it was a short trip with the bus anyway.
They arrived at the campus bus station and went out.
"Ah, there you go, look at that big building in front of us," Cha Junshik said as he pointed at the big coffee shop in front of him. "We're going to stay there. Remember, don't be loud and don't make a mess, okay?"
"Arf! Arf!"
**
Cha Junshik crossed the street and then entered the coffee shop. He ordered a cup of americano, and also a small cake.
He also ordered three hotdogs for Alpheus. Since he knew this would be a long session, he had to find a way to make sure Alpheus ate a lot and fell asleep quickly, so he wouldn't make a mess.
Cha Junshik chatted with his students that he was already waiting at their meeting point.
His students started coming with their laptops and proposal to be checked one by one.
Alphie saw all of them sitting on the opposite side. There were five women, and all of them were dressing up, using make-up, and all of them also sprayed perfume on their bodies, much to Alpheus' disgust.
Because Alpheus seriously hated the smell of perfume. Because it was unnatural, and his sharp nose would get hurt because of the stinging scent.
'Hmph! Obviously, Sir Junshik Hyung also doesn't like perfume like that! Sir Junshik Hyung never uses perfume. He smells naturally fruity!'
'Sir Junshik Hyung's natural scent is my favorite! And I'm sure Sir Junshik Hyung also likes his SUPER MEGA BEST FRIEND to have a natural scent! Sir Junshik Hyung only likes my smell, not your stinging perfume!' Alpheus was yelling in his heart, but since he wasn't allowed to speak in human language while he was in dog form or even made noises, he only glared at them one by one.
"Mr. Cha, your dog is so cute!"
"Yes, I saw your dog in the zoom meeting before. But he is even cuter in real life. Can I pet him?"
"Grrrr! Arf!"
Alpheus barked, warning the woman who tried to pet him to back off. He sat on Cha Junshik's lap right now, and he didn't allow any of these women to get close to Junshik.
Cha Junshik didn't know what made Alpheus become so hostile. Because Alpheus looked so happy to be the source of attention before the zoom meeting.
But now, he didn't even allow anyone to pet him.
"It's better for you not to touch him. He is uh… in a bad mood because I forgot to buy his treat yesterday and also have no time to walk him out," Cha Junshik said, trying to make it less awkward.
"Ah, so that's why," one of the girls sighed in relief. "It's fine, Mr. Cha. Maybe your dog is just very territorial."
"Also, Mr. Cha, if you're too busy to walk your dog. You can just call me, I can help. Just give me your apartment address, and I can come every weekend," another girl volunteered. She blinked a few times, trying to act innocent. But with her tone, Cha Junshik knew she was just like the rest of the students here.
They were here for two things, revising their undergraduate thesis and getting Mr. Cha's attention.
Because… let's face it, it was very rare to see an extremely handsome man with an actor's face be your assistant professor.
"Mr. Cha~ How is my thesis? Do I need to come to you again?"
Cha Junshik read the content of the said undergraduate thesis, and he wanted to facepalm so bad.
Because it was terrible! No clear direction, no adequate research, and overall just awful!
At this point, Cha Junshik started suspecting that all of these female university students intentionally messed their papers, hoping that Cha Junshik would notice it and then started giving them a private lecture.
Cha Junshik sighed and used his red pen to make a big cross mark on the paper, "You made a lot of mistakes in this. There is no adequate research, and I can even see that you're taking data from Wikipedia. Seriously, are you a high school student? Even a high school student will still think twice about putting a Wikipedia reference in their research paper, let alone an undergraduate thesis like yours!"
Cha Junshik couldn't handle the frustration, especially when the girls only smiled and giggled as if they actually wanted to see him getting annoyed.
"What's so funny?" Cha Junshik asked.
"N—Nothing, Mr. Cha. We just think that you look so handsome and hot when you're getting angry, hihi~."
…
Cha Junshik felt that he could blow up anytime soon.
But he had to stay professional since this was his job. He ruffled Alpheus' fur to calm himself. He looked down and saw that Alpheus was still grinning, showing his fang towards those female students.
"No, bad dog, close your fang!"
"Surf…"
Alpheus sulked and decided to just look away because he couldn't control his hostility against these women who tried to steal Sir Junshik Hyung and make him their SUPER MEGA BEST FRIEND.
Cha Junshik took a deep breath once more and smiled perfunctorily, "Redo the content that I crossed again. You need to fix your citation and overall research."
"Ah, thank you so much, Mr. Cha~."
'They really have no fear or respect for me,' Cha Junshik thought. Of course, he was pissed off by their behavior, but this was part of the job anyway.
**
Cha Junshik spent the whole three hours explaining what they did wrong in their undergraduate thesis. They thanked Cha Junshik before acting cute again in front of him in the hope of attracting their own professor assistant.
Cha Junshik sighed as the last student left him. He leaned on the chair defeatedly because this was more tiring than he expected.
He genuinely wanted to teach people because he loved to be an academician and also a lecturer. That was his genuine passion, but his handsome face was actually a hindrance, much to his disdain.
He looked down at Alpheus, who was already sleeping in his lap after three hours of doing nothing. He patted the black Pomeranian gently, "Well, at least you're not trying to do anything crazy. I can't believe that I feel less stressed around this dog rather than with anyone else."
**
Pomeranian Alphie woke up after he felt a vibration around him. He yawned and looked around, only to realize that Sir Junshik Hyung was already walking out of the coffee shop.
Alpheus was relieved that they finally left those five women who wanted to flock around Sir Junshik Hyung.
'Obviously, Sir Junshik Hyung doesn't need another friend other than me! Alphie will be the only SUPER MEGA BEST FRIEND for Sir Junshik Hyung!'
"Arf! Arf!" Alphie looked around as Sir Junshik Hyung was walking straight. It seemed that he had a particular place he wanted to visit since he didn't look left and right.
Until Cha Junshik suddenly went inside a liquor store and then asked the clerk, "Is Mr. Lee here to accept a request?"
"Yes, he is upstairs. Mr. Cha, are you planning to order the custom-made dildo again? Didn't you already get one a week ago?"
Cha Junshik looked down at Alpheus and sighed, "Something bad happened, and now I have to order a new one. Just tell me where Mr. Lee is, and I will talk to him."
"He's upstairs."
Cha Junshik climbed the staircases and then stopped when he saw a man busy measuring the size of a male customer, "Okay, we already got your dick size.. I will start working on it as soon as possible."