“Why. Are you perhaps feeling excited?”
“……”
“Earlier, Miss Jin Tae Yeon. You were so close, blowing on my lips?”
Tae Yeon reached out her hands and pushed Do Jun’s chest. Only then did he step back, a languid smile on his lips.
Tae Yeon’s cheeks were flushing. Do Jun asked as if he found it interesting.
“Why did you close your eyes?”
“……”
“Should I have kissed you?”
“Do Jun!”
Tae Yeon flared up at his teasing face. Do Jun folded his handkerchief neatly and put it in his pocket.
“Why are you so surprised? I didn’t say anything I shouldn’t have.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Just what I said. Is it so surprising for a married couple to kiss?”
Unlike the flustered Tae Yeon, Do Jun was very slick. To the extent that it was hard to tell whether he was serious or joking.
“Let’s go, to the hotel.”
Do Jun led the way first, and Tae Yeon stared at the receding Do Jun for a while before belatedly stepping forward.
Did I just pretend to be natural in front of other people so I wouldn’t panic when this situation arose?
No way.
I remembered what Na Ri had said.
“That gaze was sincere. It was like looking at a woman he likes.”
Could it be true? That Cha Do Jun would sincerely regard me.
Nevertheless, the thoughts of maybe, just maybe, grew in Tae Yeon’s mind.
These days, Do Jun was very affectionate even when they were together.
‘Do you know that your actions are confusing me?’
Oh, as if he would know.
Lost in thought, Tae Yeon’s steps slowed and from afar Do Jun called out loudly.
“Miss Jin Tae Yeon, why aren’t you coming?”
Then he retraced his steps and stood beside Tae Yeon.
“I’m curious what you’re thinking so hard about.”
She couldn’t admit it.
I didn’t want to be caught misunderstanding why you were being nice to me.
So, even today, she covered the truth with lies.
“I was thinking about tomorrow’s schedule.”
Do Jun watched Tae Yeon, then grabbed her hand. Tae Yeon’s head turned sharply to the side.
“I should have known walking on the beach in heels would be difficult. I walked too far ahead again.”
“It’s okay.”
She couldn’t ask why he was holding her hand now when he had just held her arm earlier.
Because Do Jun had intertwined their fingers tightly.
“Please let go of this.”
She tried to pull her hand from Do Jun’s grasp, but his grip was too strong and she couldn’t.
“If you keep this up, I’ll carry you.”
“Pardon?”
“If you don’t want that, just quietly hold my hand and follow me.”
Is it okay to accept this unwarranted favor from Do Jun?
It may start as a favor, but wouldn’t I end up giving my feelings too?
The thought had crossed her mind, but Tae Yeon immediately shook her head and brushed it away. She decided to focus on the present.
The fiery sunset hung behind Do Jun’s head. The warmth that emanated from his hand was particularly soothing.
The hand she was holding.
Her heart was racing inexplicably because he was next to her.
It felt as if it was on fire.
((()))((()))((()))
After arriving at the hotel and checking in.
Tae Yeon had asked the same question three times already.
“You’ve booked only one room?”
“Yes, as you can see.”
Do Jun dangled the suite key in front of Tae Yeon’s face, with a very calm expression.
“Why?”
“What do you mean ‘why’? I’m the one who wants to ask that.”
“No, there are two people, why did you book only one room?”
As if on cue, the elevator arrived at the floor where their suite was.
“Let’s get off first.”
As soon as he tagged the key and stepped inside, Tae Yeon firmly grabbed Do Jun’s shirt. Do Jun swiveled around.
“The reservation that Do Jun made… Don’t tell me you did it for this reason?”
After entrusting all the preparations for the business trip to him, Do Jun strongly insisted on booking the hotel himself.
She regretted having underestimated the situation, thinking that he must have had a particular room in mind.
“Miss Jin Tae Yeon.”
“Yes, go ahead.”
“I think I’ve mentioned this before. A married couple should share the same bed.”
Tae Yeon raised her voice, looking at Do Jun as if she couldn’t understand.
“But we’re here on a business trip right now.”
“Do a husband and wife become strangers when they go on a business trip?”
“No…”
Do Jun, seemingly uncomfortable from the sand on his suit jacket from the beach, took it off first. Then, he began to unbutton his shirt one by one.
Seeing this, Tae Yeon quickly spoke.
“Do Jun, stop joking around. I’m already shocked enough as it is.”
“It’s not a joke.”
“What? You really did book only one room?”
“Correct.”
Do Jun’s lips curled into a mischievous smile.
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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.”
