“I’ll think about it.”
That was the utmost courage Hyeju could muster. Unlike Juwon, armed with confidence that he could make her happy, she felt smaller standing by his side and couldn’t readily take the hand he extended.
“I’m not the type to withdraw just because someone is better and all that…”
As someone who never declined a drink in a drinking session, Hyeju couldn’t understand why she kept losing confidence.
But when she raised her head and looked at Juwon’s face, everything made sense.
“The skill of melting a man’s defenses with soy sauce is no joke.”
As if understanding, Juwon, who had been stroking her with his gaze, suddenly grabbed Hyeju’s thigh.
“Ah! What are you suddenly doing?”
“I was a guy who wasn’t charming enough to consider marriage, apparently.”
Having placed her on the sofa, he lifted the corners of his mouth with a smirk.
“I’m trying to emit some charm.”
His softly spoken words accompanied the undoing of shirt buttons with his nimble fingers.
As the first button was unfastened, the line of his collarbone, revealed by the second button, came into view.
A man’s body, starting the day with exercise, boasted a perfect balance reminiscent of a temple.
Hyeju’s gaze dropped down his impressive, blemish-free, smooth skin to precisely cut muscles.
The splendor of Juwon’s chest reached Hyeju’s throat like a gulp of honey.
“You’re going to make me cry today.”
“Why would you make someone cry who did nothing wrong…”
“Why isn’t there anything wrong?”
As the third button came undone, Juwon whispered provocatively.
“If I turned a perfectly fine guy into a clingy fool, you should be scolded, Hyeju.”
“I’m the same, you know? Don’t you realize you’re the foolish one…!”
Her protest was swallowed back into her mouth.
Juwon, holding her chin, kissed her deeply and grasped her tousled skirt.
On the sofa, the heat emanating from their entangled bodies spread.
Between the discreet friction of intertwined thighs, Hyeju soon surrendered.
‘Oppa…’
Hyeju looked at him with blurry eyes from above.
His face, with a slight wrinkle between his brows when focused, was incredibly appealing.
He, who embraced the most precious treasure in the world, and the low moans heard only on the bed, the disheveled appearance only visible to her, were all so dear.
He might say he became a fool because of Hyeju, but ironically, it was Hyeju herself who became the fool.
All day, she could only think of Kang Juwon, only see him.
Her love for him was as deep as an immeasurable abyss.
There were numerous moments when he playfully asked, ‘Should we get married?’ and she nearly fell over. No, it happened almost every time.
But her inability to boldly hold his hand was also sincere.
She was scared of possessing him because she loved him so much.
Juwon said he was experiencing a proper relationship for the first time. Hyeju felt the same way now.
Experiencing burning, but never the moment the flame goes out.
I’ve heard that the effective period of love is three years somewhere, so I wanted to date at least that long.
Nevertheless, if we don’t change, there’s some certainty.
Ironically, that’s why the moment of embracing him felt good.
When our bodies touched, it felt like an unbreakable shackle tied us together.
Droplets of sweat from Juwon fell onto his lips.
Wiping Hyeju’s lips with his fingers, Juwon forcefully pushed Hyeju.
“Just a little more.”
Hyeju tightly embraced Juwon’s back with both hands. His moist skin clung firmly to her palms.
“I’m going to collapse, Hyeju.”
The voice heard from the bed was unbelievably sweet.
Hyeju. When he called her name, Hyeju’s whole body shivered.
“Oppa…”
Hyeju’s breath rose to the tip of her chin. The sheet fell down abruptly.
Now, the room was filled only with rough breathing.
Their tightly embraced bodies trembled with deep satisfaction.
[Star Icon]The moment after Juwon moved to the gathering place for dinner, following the end of the meeting with the development team. Seungwon was left alone in the empty office.
[Dash] Don’t attend the dinner today.Before leaving with the members of the development team, Juwon quietly called Seungwon.
“Why?” Seungwon tried to ask, but a strange ring on Juwon’s finger sparkled from his pointing finger. Looking at the ring on the ring finger of his left hand, her heart unexpectedly sank.
[Dash] Make some excuses and leave.Juwon tightly grabbed Seungwon’s shoulder and let go.
It was undoubtedly a comforting touch. It was consideration, comfort, and care.
A considerate kindness not to show what might happen at today’s dinner. It was the greatest manner an older brother could show to his younger brother.
‘On the contrary, if you say you’re not attending the dinner today, people might think something must have happened. Looking at the ring, is he thinking of revealing his relationship?’
Seungwon felt like his heart was being torn apart.
He thought he had given up. No, he had actually abandoned the hope that it could develop into a different relationship with Hyeju.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
