“Dinner…!”
Startled by what I confirmed with my own eyes, without even thinking about hiding my blushing face, I blurted out words as they came to mind.
“Dinner, well, aren’t you hungry? I should have contacted you before coming down. I’m sorry. I woke up a little while ago, and I realized I hadn’t eaten lunch or dinner. I thought Taeseo might not have had dinner yet either. So! I thought it would be good to eat together…”
“You should be the one embarrassed. Why is Jaein’s face turning red?”
Lowering the towel that hung around his neck, Taeseo stepped forward. The person named me, who should be embarrassed, had a pale and gentle face. His slightly raised smile seemed to enjoy the current situation.
“I’m sorry. I came down suddenly…”
“Suddenly? I’m even more glad.”
“No, no matter what. This is Taeseo’s space. Taeseo should be comfortable, but I’m just…”
“Comfortable. Not at all.”
Amid the heat that had suddenly risen, Jaein’s mouth, which had been stammering, was silenced. Unnoticed, Taeseo was gently stroking her wet hair. Once again, it was his embrace. His long and sturdy arms surrounded her back.
Jaein raised her head to look at Taeseo. The touch of his skin against her hand was warm. The sensation of the firm and smooth chest made her palm tingle.
Thump, the fast-beating heart didn’t know if it was mine or his. But Jaein couldn’t do anything. Captivated by Taeseo’s deliberately mischievous smile, she just looked down at him and met his eyes.
“It’s quite uncomfortable now.”
“Why…”
“Will you make it more comfortable for me?”
“…”
“Do it for me.”
Before realizing the distance that had become closer, she felt a slightly cool tip of the nose touching hers. Without wanting to break the awareness of the closeness that had just been realized, her slightly cool nose brushed against his.
“Uh?”
“Taeseo…”
“Call me Jaein. Uh?”
Round, Jaein’s vision spun. As if dancing, Taeseo, who skillfully embraced her, led the way as Jaein stumbled backward into his bedroom. Even though she knew what might happen if she followed him, she had no desire to stop it.
“Are you hungry?”
“…”
“Can’t you wait a bit?”
What was contained in the deep eyes beneath the slightly twisted eyebrows was solely her. She sensed that his considerate question was nothing but a guise for kindness, and regardless of what I said, it would go as he wished.
As he wished. It wouldn’t be different from what Jaein wanted.
“How much…?”
“I don’t know… it’s my first time too.”
Smiling and whispering incomprehensible words, he suddenly lifted her. The moment Jaein found herself sitting on the console next to the door, her eyes widened.
“Answer me. Are you hungry right now?”
As if it were the final consideration, Taeseo asked. The man who confined his small body by grasping the console’s edge with both arms silently looked down at her, waiting for a response.
Hunger was forgotten. It was because of the sensation, tingling and expanding from the inside, that tickled her. She was curious about the end of Taeseo’s awakened senses. Since it was him, no one else, there was no fear.
Blinking, the large eyelids covering his big eyes closed lazily for a moment, twice. Eventually, Jaein opened her mouth.
“… I can endure it.”
“…”
“Gently… treat me.”
“Sigh…”
A ripple spread in her quiet moonlit eyes at her response. The heat rising within her due to the itching sensation made her forget about hunger. Kang Taeseo was curious about the end of the senses he had awakened. It was him, and there was no fear.
Jaein’s thick lower lip, which she had been biting hard, was moistened and crushed by his hand. As Taeseo gently brushed her lower lip, a sense of awkwardness appeared on his charming face. It was the appearance of holding back what he desperately wanted to do.
“To be honest, I wonder if that will happen… I don’t know.”
In the thickened air, his hot breath mixed. Jaein stared at his eyes, which were silently shaking. Unpleasant tension spread with each thumping chest and twitching fingertips.
“Jaein, please understand.”
“What…?”
Jaein’s plump lower lip, which she had been biting, was touched and wrinkled by his hand. Just as Taeseo couldn’t take his eyes off her lips, Jaein also engraved in her eyes the slow opening of his lips.
“I can’t wait any longer now.”
“Ah…”
As soon as he exhaled moist breath, the patience-worn Taeseo pushed forward.
It was swallowed.
Jaein extended her hand and touched his cheek. Even though they were already touching, why did she want to touch him even more?
His desire for me was welcoming. I wanted to give more to him, who wanted more. Both were lacking and thirsty for each other.
As much as he cherished me, I wanted to cherish him. As much as he treasured me, I wanted to treasure him. Jaein bit her thickened lips, being touched by his hand.
His side was warm and safe. He was a person whose true feelings for me were revealed in his gaze and words. Always respecting and caring for Yun Jaein. Kang Taeseo was such a person.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
