Chapter 34
With Hyun-oh filling her vision, Sua felt like she couldn’t breathe. Hyun-oh in front of her was revealing his firm upper body.
She had never seen him completely naked before. Well, of course, she saw him like that last night, but she wasn’t in her right mind, and it wasn’t under the bright sunlight like this.
Had he just showered? His hair was damp with water. Water droplets clung to his black hair, sparkling in the sunlight.
But that wasn’t all.
The hot sunlight fell on his perfectly defined muscles, casting shadows. As Sua stared at his exposed skin, Hyun-oh noticed her gaze on his shoulders and smirked, causing her to quickly avert her eyes.
“Hello.”
Offering such an awkward greeting, Sua frowned.
Hello?
After spending the night together in the same bed and welcoming the morning together, saying hello? Saying hello! Where is such a foolish thing?
Sua chewed her lips in self-blame. But unlike Sua’s self-blame, Hyun-oh found such foolish words amusing as he chuckled.
“Oh, I’m very hello.”
“….”
“I’m feeling more than hello, how about you?”
His gaze descended from Sua’s pursed lips to below. Following Hyun-oh’s gaze, Sua also lowered her head.
What was exposed wasn’t just her skin. Sua’s skin, bearing all kinds of red marks he left behind, was also exposed to the air.
They had been so eager for each other yesterday that there were clear traces of his lips imprinted on the soft slopes. Surprised that he saw it, Sua gasped.
“No.”
She quickly lowered her hand and pulled up the sheet, trying to escape his gaze.
“Why are you covering up?”
“…Because it’s embarrassing.”
“I saw everything yesterday.”
The man’s gaze swept over the exposed skin.
“Don’t say that.”
Unlike Sua, who had almost not seen his naked body due to embarrassment, he coveted her body, as if not a single second was wasted, and desired her even more.
Even Sua, who lacked confidence, could sense that he desired her.
As he reminded her in a strange tone of what happened last night when he came inside her and persisted before leaving, Sua blinked rapidly.
“Don’t. I already feel so embarrassed that I could die, so please don’t say that.”
She said, pulling the sheet up to her chin. Even that small movement caused her body to ache. Unlike the slightly awkward first experience, Sua quickly became immersed in pleasure last night. Perhaps because of that, she couldn’t push Hyun-oh away and ended up overlapping with him several times. Perhaps that’s why, her muscles were sore. As wrinkles formed between Sua’s eyebrows from the pain, Hyun-oh leaned in closer.
“Does it hurt?”
“Yes?”
“You grimaced when you moved.”
“…A little. Not too much.”
Although she said that, she had no strength at all. Hyun-oh furrowed his eyebrows with concern.
“You pushed yourself too hard yesterday. Well, in the end, almost….”
It was almost like screaming.
It felt like her nerves had all burned out from feeling too much pleasure.
“It’s a real warning.”
Even in pain, Sua was afraid of Hyun-oh mentioning the truth of last night, so she reached out and covered his lips.
“Don’t say it.”
“But…”
As Hyun-oh’s lips, about to retort, moved under her hand, a shiver ran down her spine at the slightly stimulating sensation.
That scared her, so Sua quickly withdrew her hand.
“You don’t need to say it. You’re teasing me on purpose, aren’t you?”
At Sua’s words, Hyun-oh shook his head.
“It’s embarrassing, but I’m asking if your body is okay.”
There was nothing wrong with her body at all.
“Should I get some medicine for you?”
“No, it’s not like that. It’s just muscle pain.”
“Let me see.”
As his hand tried to slip under the white sheet, she flinched. Being by his side made her unable to focus.
“I’ll go wash up.”
Her whole body was sore and sticky. Pouring hot water over herself and taking a shower might help clear her mind.
“Even though you’re in pain, can you wash alone?”
“Yes, of course. I’ve always washed alone. People usually wash alone.”
“I’ll wash you.”
“Please don’t, it’s embarrassing.”
“Okay, then.”
As she was about to say that she was trying to escape from him to clear her mind, she bit her lips and remained silent.
Hyun-oh had a smile on his face. It was a mischievous and playful smile, different from his usual polite and kind smile.
She realized that he was deliberately teasing her with such words.
“I’m really fine.”
And she turned her gaze away, searching for her clothes here and there. However, somehow, her clothes were scattered here and there. Not a single item was within reach.
Sua was usually good at organizing things and didn’t leave anything untidy, but one could tell from the messy room how intense things had been last night. In contrast, the clothes he had taken off were neatly laid out. Annoyingly so.
Yesterday must have been really hectic. With a bewildered look at the clothes, Hyun-oh leaned in towards her.
“Are you really okay?”
“…Yes. Um, excuse me, can I borrow the sheet for a moment?”
Hyun-oh tilted his head as if asking what was going on.
“Why?”
“Because I don’t have any clothes, or rather, they’re too far away.”
And she pulled the sheet towards her. But unintentionally, his body was exposed. Not only the muscles of his upper body that had been exposed a moment ago, but also his ripped abs, and even his firm thighs below were revealed at once. As if afraid of missing out, the sunlight pouring in through the large window vividly outlined the shape of his firm muscles.
“Oh my.”
Blushing, she lowered her gaze to the floor. Then she quickly wrapped the sheet around herself as if snatching it away from him.
“I’ll go take a shower!”
And seeing her hurrying away, Hyun-oh seemed to be laughing. His low chuckle tickled her ears, jolting her mind again.
***
After showering, he asked when they came out.
“Do you want to rest a little longer before leaving?”
It was a question with the premise of leaving together.
She had thought about it before overlapping with him. Trying to live together faithfully for three months.
Her decision to get a divorce hadn’t wavered. Even though she spent the night with him, Hyun-oh didn’t love her. Even if he did want her, it wasn’t like her ruined home had returned. She wasn’t foolish enough to forget about her mother-in-law’s situation.
But…
Maybe if she spent three months by his side, she could put an end to her unrequited love. Then she could endure whatever aftermath came afterward.
She didn’t know if it would be a decision she would regret. So when he suggested resting a little longer before leaving, she shook her head.
“No, let’s just go. Where are you going?”
At her words, he smiled gently and pulled her.
“I have a place in mind. A place I wanted to go with you.”
His relaxed voice was filled with sweetness.
***
She had always disliked summer.
Sua was born in the summer. Children born in the summer are usually said to be stronger against the heat, but Sua disliked summer.
She disliked the indescribable stickiness, and she hardly had any good memories of summer. But this summer…
No, today was a little different.
The place Sua was sitting in was the veranda of a traditional hanok cafe. It was located on a hill where the sparkling East Sea could be clearly seen.
The wind was blowing gently.
Sua sat quietly at the end of the veranda, staring at the sea. Although she could feel the man beside her looking at her, she purposely didn’t turn in his direction.
If she met his eyes, she felt like she would melt, like she had become a giant piece of chocolate.
Even without looking, just feeling his gaze made her ears burn hot.
The events of yesterday kept coming to mind, leaving her speechless.
Fortunately, before her thoughts could wander to unnecessary places, a cafe staff member approached.
“Welcome, I’m taking orders now since we have many customers. I apologize for the wait. Here’s the menu.”
“Thank you.”
She flipped through the menu.
“It all looks delicious.”
It looked delicious, but what should she choose? After staring at it for a while, Hyun-oh chuckled.
“That’s right. Then, how about trying both? We can share.”
“Uh… okay.”
“And for drinks?”
“I’ll have an Americano.”
She felt like she needed to drink coffee to clear her mind.
“And for Mr. Hyun-oh…”
Naturally, she turned the page to the section with beverages other than coffee and handed it to him.
“What would you like?”
Hyun-oh quietly watched Sua’s actions. She smiled awkwardly under his gaze.
“Why… are you staring at me?”
“How did you know I don’t drink coffee?”
Hyun-oh was a chronic coffee addict. He brewed his own coffee before going to work in the morning and heard from his manager at work that he even drank several cups at work.
But that was only when he had work to do.
She knew he spent his holidays caffeine-free.
“You don’t drink coffee on holidays.”
“….”
“So I thought you’d choose a non-caffeine drink, but you want coffee?”
“No. I’ll just have juice.”
However, Hyun-oh’s response seemed somewhat reluctant.
Why?
Had he made a mistake?
At that moment, the bell rang from her phone.
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