My throat stung.
Between the rational thought that it might be better not to go further and the instinctual attraction that she couldn’t help but feel, Woo-yeon endured this time.
It should be unpleasant for someone to try to control her, but there was no thought of wanting to resist what Tae-kyung was doing.
Tae-kyung’s fingers brushing her lips relentlessly teased her, as if mocking her pride.
“Mm.”
She could have pushed him away, but watching Woo-yeon not doing so, Tae-kyung slowly turned his head to the side.
Her appearance, sending a cold and sharp gaze, was dazzlingly beautiful.
Tae-kyung casually remarked, “You’re pretty in a way that makes you want to make you cry.”
“…”
“With this face and this gaze, anyone would fall for it.”
As if he had quickly become bored, his fingers, which were playing a joke, left her lips.
Seeing him, who had looked at herself with an excited expression, retreat, Woo-yeon unconsciously sighed with relief.
Her lips were dry, and the feeling that she might throw up disappeared. Breathing out a thin breath, she hunched her shoulders halfway.
Tae-kyung had already stepped back a few paces and stood with his fists clenched like a spectator sitting in the stands.
He was a man who led her into the world of intoxication and then, like a lonely man, left it all alone.
Rolling her eyes, she turned her gaze in his direction.
“I’m going on a business trip from next week. It’s a long-term business trip, so I’ll probably leave Korea for a while. Will you come see me this weekend?”
The person who had created a strange atmosphere a while ago seemed like a different person now.
Certainly, Cha Tae-kyung was skilled in flirting and adept at manipulating people at his will.
Woo-yeon collected herself.
If this was a test of her patience, she absolutely didn’t want to lose.
With a firm face, she looked at him and asked, “Where are you going?”
“I’ll probably be in Singapore for the last weekend.”
“I’ll think about it.”
“Okay. Let me know when you’ve made up your mind. I’ll send you the ticket.”
Saying that, Tae-kyung casually picked up his wine glass and sat on the sofa.
“Sit.”
“…”
“Now let’s watch a movie together.”
With one press of a button, all the lights in the living room went out, and the logo of the distributor announcing the movie screening appeared on the white wall.
When Woo-yeon awkwardly sat next to him, Tae-kyung whispered quietly.
“If you come to see me in Singapore, when you come back, we’ll be like this together all the time.”
“…”
She missed the timing to respond, as the movie had just started now.
Even though his gaze was still directed at her, Woo-yeon pretended not to notice and stared ahead.
But only his gaze was directed ahead; all her senses followed Tae-kyung.
Feeling him, noticing him, smelling his scent.
Because they were sitting closer than when they had watched a movie together before, his scent stuck to the tip of her nose.
Especially right after washing, perhaps because of that, the scent emanating from him felt more lethal than any perfume, like a fatal fragrance.
She was almost tempted to ask what product he used. It means she almost let slip a mundane, calculated comment, like asking about his routine.
The warmth from the lips that had subtly tried to invade her was still there. She took a deep breath, savoring Tae-kyung’s scent.
It’s a night she wants to get intoxicated.
Not with alcohol but with this man’s scent.
A moment of prolonged silence followed.
The start of the movie was too intense. To a fast-paced piano melody, the man and the woman formed a relationship from their first meeting.
Although it wasn’t a rated-19 movie, it created a relatively intense atmosphere.
Paradoxically, due to not showing everything and revealing only half while being overt in the other half, it felt even more provocative.
Woo-yeon’s cheeks were flushed.
If this was the case, she should have opted for alcohol. It seemed he could read her thoughts as Tae-kyung asked beside her, “Shall I bring something to drink?”
Woo-yeon nodded.
It was better to have something to drink.
Shortly afterward, he presented her with a familiar warm mugwort tea.
Though it was in a tea bag, Woo-yeon could recognize the type of tea from the scent alone since she always drank tea lightly. She quickly removed the tea bag he had put in.
While the movie continued, they silently cooled the tea.
The protagonists on the screen were now standing in the rain. The man was cold, and the woman kept crying.
It was difficult to follow their emotions since Woo-yeon was focused on Tae-kyung, but she felt she understood the woman’s heart.
In front of the departing man, all she seemed to be able to do was cry. Maybe the tea hadn’t cooled down yet.
As she tried to drink the mugwort tea, Tae-kyung reached out first. Inadvertently, he picked up Woo-yeon’s mug and handed it to her.
His casually outstretched arm, along with the taut shirt and the solid muscles, captured Woo-yeon’s gaze. She didn’t want to appreciate it, but as always, it wasn’t easy to resist talking about this man.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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