A Light Contract - Chapter 21

When Yura opened her eyes, it was well past lunchtime. Her entire body ached as if she had muscle pain everywhere, and she didn’t even have the strength to get up.

As she groaned and made moaning sounds, a sudden hot breath touched her shoulder blade. Startled, she shuddered, and Lee Hyun’s nonchalant voice was heard.

“Did you sleep well?”

Unlike Yura, Lee Hyun’s voice didn’t sound like he had just woken up. His voice was clearly alive, as if he had been up for a while, and Yura felt unnecessarily ashamed of her oversleeping.

“What time is it?”

“2 PM.”

“What? How… Ugh!”

Surprised by the unexpected time, Yura tried to get up but immediately lay back down due to the sharp pain spreading through her body.

“Are you okay?”

“Baek Lee Hyun, do I look okay to you?”

Despite her fierce glare, Lee Hyun calmly smiled. That irritated her even more. They had clearly spent their first night together, but why was she the only one in pain, and why was he so perfectly fine? She felt unreasonably angry.

“It’s unfair.”

“Haha.”

Yura’s expression quickly softened at the sound of Lee Hyun’s hearty laugh, which she was hearing for the first time, despite her mixture of irritation and resentment.

Although she had known Lee Hyun for a long time, this was the first time she had seen him laugh so naturally and refreshingly.

She suddenly felt that everything was even more unfair, wondering how even his laugh could be so charming. Additionally, a small, unspoken desire bloomed within her, hoping he wouldn’t show this kind of laughter to anyone else.

“I cleaned you up a bit in case you felt uncomfortable… Can you wash up? Should I help you wash?”

Yura found it difficult to adapt to Lee Hyun’s unfamiliar behavior that kept emerging since the moment she opened her eyes. She had expected Baek Lee Hyun to have basic manners and some level of consideration.

However, this level of delicate consideration was unexpected. It was strange yet fascinating to discover a different side of him, knowing his typically cold and rational nature.

However, separately from that, she felt ashamed at the fact that he had carefully observed her bare skin. Even if they were family and a married couple, there should be some boundaries, but it seemed that wasn’t very important to him.

Yura glared at him, clutching the blanket tighter.

“Don’t lay a finger on my body!”

“Alright. Instead, I’ll run you a warm bath. Stay in bed a little longer.”

As Lee Hyun smoothly got up, he lightly pressed his lips to her forehead and left with the absurd words, “I didn’t touch you with my hands,” before entering the bathroom.

“My goodness, he’s not a fox but a nine-tailed fox?”

Yura felt like she was going crazy, finding it strange that she kept getting swept away by Lee Hyun.

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Late afternoon.

After barely finishing her shower with much effort, Yura had no desire to take even one step out of the bedroom.

Pain covered her entire body as if she had been thoroughly beaten. If she had known about this aftermath beforehand, she wouldn’t have been so easily seduced.

But on the other hand, it was also true that the climax she had experienced all night long, whimpering under Lee Hyun, had been incredibly good.

Some say that XX is an addictive drug that one can never stop. Yura wanted to feel that night again, to the extent that she agreed with that comparison.

She had never experienced such pleasure in her life. As they say, a late-learned thief doesn’t know when dawn breaks, and she was startled by the subtle expectation that unknowingly arose again.

“Huh, you’ve gone crazy, Jin Yura.”

As she sat on the sofa shaking her head, Lee Hyun, who had been nowhere to be seen, opened the front door and entered.

As she tilted her head wondering where he had been, a middle-aged man wearing a tall chef’s hat followed him, pulling a tray.

“What’s this?”

“We missed mealtime.”

Then Lee Hyun pointed to the table where Yura was sitting.

[Please prepare it on that table.] [Yes, sir.]

The man, bowing his head respectfully, began to place various dishes from the tray he had brought onto the table.

Yura sat awkwardly, looking at the food that was enough to make her mouth water involuntarily. After placing all the remaining food, the man left with the words, ‘Enjoy your meal.’

“Don’t tell me, that wasn’t the chef, was it?”

“It was the chef.”

“Is this okay?”

“There’s nothing money can’t do.”

“Ugh, materialist.”

If it had been the old Yura, she would have calmly accepted this situation as natural, just like Lee Hyun.

However, with the cut-off of family support, such luxury had naturally become someone else’s affair. Yura looked at Lee Hyun with an awkward gaze, then surveyed the deliciously prepared table, feeling this special treatment after a long time.

“Since you’ve been through a lot all night, I thought you’d need some nourishment, so I prepared mostly meat dishes.”

Before Yura could respond to Lee Hyun’s words with a retort, she felt a sudden surge of hunger.

She liked that there were no seafood dishes decorating the table on this island, but only dishes prepared with meat and vegetables.

Lee Hyun raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction as he watched Yura’s eyes sparkle in front of the food.

The food at Illusion was primarily seafood-based, with a significantly lower proportion of meat dishes. The reason he had constantly worried about choosing this resort for their honeymoon destination was because of the food.

Yura had a good appetite despite her figure. However, compared to how well she ate, she had a weak stomach, and especially disliked the fishy smell unique to sea creatures.

Because of this, she rarely ate fish or seafood and preferred meat dishes.

Therefore, this resort, which specialized in seafood dishes, was excluded from the priority list.

If Yura hadn’t emphasized ‘healing’, he probably would have chosen a different place. He had chosen this place to cater to her tastes as much as possible, so he had separately requested dishes accordingly.

It was worth the preparation as Yura thoroughly enjoyed various meat dishes without leaving anything. Although the amount was a bit overwhelming for two people, she finished the meal satisfactorily, true to her usual appetite.

After having a hearty late lunch, Yura gladly accepted Lee Hyun’s suggestion to take a walk on the beach to aid digestion.

After strolling for a while, feeling the cool sea breeze, they ordered refreshing fruit cocktails at a bar located along the beach.

Yura’s eyebrows kept twisting as she enjoyed her cocktail, listening to the gentle sound of waves tickling her ears and the elegant jazz melody filling the air.

It was because of Lee Hyun’s behavior sitting right next to her. His sticky touch, kissing her shoulder and caressing her back with his large, smooth hand, kept bothering her.

“Are you touch-starved?”

“No.”

“Then why are you doing this?”

“Doing what?”

At Lee Hyun’s words, as if asking what the problem was, Yura bit her lip and put strength into her voice.

“Baek Lee Hyun, let’s be mindful of time and place.”

“We’re newlyweds.”

Before Yura could finish saying ‘So what if we’re newlyweds’, Lee Hyun pointed with his chin to the vast pool located next to the bar.

“Look around. Everyone’s like this.”

“No, who…”

Yura scanned her surroundings with a look that seemed to ask where he was getting his drugs from. However, those words faded away without reaching their conclusion.

As Yura raised her head, her gaze fell upon numerous couples who appeared to be newlyweds or lovers scattered around the pool, the beach, and everywhere else.

And they were embracing each other or kissing, exploring each other as if they didn’t care about the gazes around them.

Yura belatedly recalled the fame of this Illusion Resort. The photos uploaded to *star with the hashtag ‘healing’ had another hashtag. That was ‘lovers’ paradise’.

Living up to that word, this place was bustling with lovers everywhere, with scenes so embarrassing that one couldn’t find a place to rest their eyes. Remembering the previous night, Yura’s face turned red as she abruptly stood up.

“Where are you going?”

“To the room!”

Yura shouted as she quickly walked towards where their room was located.

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Lee Hyun, who had quickly followed her, showed an annoyingly charming smile before the atmosphere suddenly changed.

As soon as the door to the room opened, lips descended upon her, persistently targeting Yura’s nape. The touch that firmly ensnared her like a snare trapping an animal set off warning signals in her mind.

“W-wait. Hah.”

Lee Hyun, as if not wanting to let go of the parted lips, instantly bit down, stealing Yura’s breath away.

Yura pushed against his shoulders to remove him, but she couldn’t push away this large man with her own strength. She pounded his unyielding shoulders with her fists, but Lee Hyun remained unmoved.

Driven by frustration, Yura instinctively struck Lee Hyun’s temple.

“Ugh.”

Letting out a shallow groan, Lee Hyun finally separated from Yura. Yura exhaled rapid breaths and grumbled.

“You’re like an animal.”

“Maybe so.”

Seeing Lee Hyun chuckle despite being hit, Yura’s expression turned aghast.

“Oppa.”

“Hmm?”

“You know it’s insanely unfamiliar, right?”

“I want to drive you insane.”

Yura hated herself for finding Lee Hyun’s lips, curved into a slight smile as he tilted his head, attractive even in this moment. She felt more wronged at the thought that she must have been thoroughly bewitched by the white fox.

For Lee Hyun, it was probably just about release, but Yura was going crazy because she was fluttering at small gestures of consideration and her heart was pounding at a single touch.

It had clearly started as a contract out of necessity, but she had no idea why her heart was flowing so helplessly like this.

Yura furrowed her brow, suppressing emotions she couldn’t reveal.

“We clearly agreed to do this by mutual consent, didn’t we?”

“We did.”

“Then why are you acting like this!”

She shouted, as if reprimanding Lee Hyun’s behavior that was beyond her expectations. Everything that had happened since arriving at the honeymoon destination was not in Yura’s plans.

As Lee Hyun had said, it was a very light contract, and even at the moment of stamping it, she had no doubt that this relationship would be very plain.

She believed that the point of ‘mutual consent’ would lead that plan to success. However, reality had ridiculously overturned the plan.

Her irritation kept growing as the plan had gone awry from the first night.

“We agreed yesterday.”

Yura’s mouth fell open at the utterly ridiculous words.

“Are you joking with me right now? That was yesterday.”

“So, we agreed on that part, so there’s no problem.”

Lee Hyun conveyed that yesterday’s agreement would continue for two years. Yura was dumbfounded and at a loss for words.

The agreement Yura had proposed was for each time such an incident occurred, while Lee Hyun’s agreement was for the act itself. It was absurd how they interpreted the same word so differently.

“The agreement I mentioned didn’t mean doing it frequently.”

“That’s what I meant.”

Even in a situation showing clear differences of opinion, Lee Hyun didn’t release his hand from Yura’s waist. It felt like she would be devoured the moment she surrendered.

Yesterday, Lee Hyun had mentioned the responsibilities in the contract, and today he was mentioning the meaning of words, seemingly determined to overcome her.

But Yura couldn’t think of a proper rebuttal. It was partly her fault for not examining the contract carefully in the first place.

The more she thought about it, the more infuriated she became at the thought that Lee Hyun might have known everything and kept quiet.

“Damn white fox.”

“Haha.”

While Yura’s insides were turning upside down, Lee Hyun let out another charming laugh. That refreshing and hearty laughter made it impossible for her to stay angry.

Yura, lacking the energy to argue, waved her hand as if bothered and turned her body to escape from Lee Hyun’s hands.

Just as she was about to take a step, Lee Hyun caught her wrist. Yura stopped and turned to look at him. As she glared at him with a look that seemed to ask what he was doing, Lee Hyun smiled mischievously.

“Since we’re on the topic, how about it?”

“Are you crazy? At this time when the sun is high in the sky!”

Yura shouted, pointing at the sky outside the window with her hand. It had been barely two hours since she opened her eyes after being tormented by Lee Hyun until the early dawn. She was truly appalled at his request for another agreement.

Unlike the shocked Yura, Lee Hyun, looking completely relaxed and at ease, shrugged his shoulders lightly.

“We’re newlyweds. It’s anytime, anywhere.”

My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)

Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.

Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.

Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.

“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”

Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.

A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.

“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”

Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.

Gu Sui: “……”

He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?

Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.

Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.

Hmm… she looked a little familiar.

It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.

Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.

“Finally, I found you.”

Male transmigrates into female-dominant world

One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium

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