“Shall we take a short walk?”

“Yes!”

Da Eun answered gladly, as she was about to go for a walk anyway.

The cool breeze of early autumn blew pleasantly. The impatient trees were already tinged with red.

Director Ok explained the overall details about Hyanglimjae.

Da Eun, who was listening to her explanation, stopped walking.

“This is……”

The brewery she had only heard about was right before her eyes. Director Ok smiled faintly seeing Da Eun’s reaction.

It was a place full of foods made with produce they grew themselves with the employees, and jars filled with soy sauce, vinegar, alcohol, and traditional storage methods.

Director Ok briefly introduced the main facilities to Da Eun.

“Hyanglimjae is not just a living space. It’s where Myungil Foods originated.”

Cha Myung Il was doing business here when he married his wife.

As the business thrived, they moved, but when his wife’s health deteriorated, he bought the land where he first started the business and created Hyanglimjae. So that his wife could recuperate comfortably in a familiar place.

Thus, Chairman Cha cherished Hyanglimjae, which was full of memories with his wife, in a special way.

The employees of Hyanglimjae, as much as Myungil, loved this place that was beautiful in all four seasons, and worked with that much pride.

“Now that you’ve entered the Myungil family, you must maintain the appropriate dignity. As much as there is to enjoy, there are also many restrictions. I believe you’ll do well.”

“…Yes.”

“If there’s anything uncomfortable, please feel free to tell me anytime.”

“Yes, thank you.”

“No need for thanks. Well then, I have some remaining work to do.”

“Yes, let’s go back together.”

So they took a light walk and returned to the main house.

Director Ok, who had just come out, greeted Yu Kwon with a slight nod before entering the main house.

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As Yu Kwon said, the main house and the annex were quite far apart, requiring a car ride. Da Eun was amazed when they arrived at the annex.

“Wow, it’s so spacious. The ceiling is high too.”

“Grandfather gave us a nice annex to use as our newlywed home.”

“I must thank him properly.”

Da Eun looked around here and there as if touring someone else’s house. Then she tilted her head at the scratch on the wooden wall in a corner of the living room. It looked like height measurements. Looking closely, there were numbers written next to it.

“Is this height measurements by any chance?”

“Ah, my father measured me when I was young.”

“No way.”

“What?”

“Cha Yu Kwon was this small once?”

Da Eun tried to gauge Yu Kwon’s childhood height with her hand. It was still unimaginable.

What did you eat to grow so tall by yourself?

Da Eun looked at Yu Kwon with wonder.

“I’ll show you pictures next time.”

“But I thought privacy was guaranteed here…”

“Yes.”

“But there are always employees around…”

It was busy beyond the window.

Despite the late hour, employees were moving about, perhaps cleaning.

“Probably… spies?”

Yu Kwon said with an indifferent expression. As if this was just everyday life.

“No way.”

Da Eun opened her eyes wide in disbelief.

Yu Kwon’s household staff had entered Hyanglimjae as soon as he moved in. They were so obviously Yong Hee’s people that he wondered if he should pretend to know now.

Yu Kwon hugged Da Eun and laid her on the bed. Even though they had been intimate many times, she still blushed shyly. He naturally kissed her lips.

Startled by the sound of their lips rubbing, Da Eun pushed his body away. It was because the window was open.

“What if people hear?”

“Let them hear. Did you forget what we’ve been practicing?”

He meant to act like a loving newlywed couple.

Da Eun pressed her reddened lips together. Yu Kwon overlapped his lips on Da Eun’s lips that were closed like a shell. When she opened the gap between her lips, his breath invaded inside as if it had been waiting.

At his caressing touch, Da Eun could no longer hold back and made a sound.

“You should make more noise, Da Eun.”

Noticing Yu Kwon’s change, Da Eun glanced down and uttered words mixed with a moan.

“Senior, I don’t think this is acting anymore…”

“I don’t think you’re acting either.”

Yu Kwon also noticed Da Eun’s change and chuckled. Da Eun was embarrassed because of Yu Kwon deliberately moving to make stimulating sounds.

However, it felt too good to express in words. Such a contradictory sensation.

“Take your hands off.”

“Is anything else besides hands okay?”

Da Eun shook her head.

Then Yu Kwon’s hot breath touched her nape.

It was hard for him to hold back. Even her frowning face was too pretty.

As always, Yu Kwon easily crossed the line Da Eun had drawn.

A suppressed moan escaped through the gap of Da Eun’s moist lips.

Everything in sight lost its center and shook. No, it was Da Eun who was shaking.

Da Eun shook her head as if climaxing at the uncontrollable sensation.

“Just a little.”

He kissed her forehead, nose, and lips in order, as if coaxing.

Knowing it was a lie, Da Eun closed her eyes and accepted his lips.

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After seeing off Yu Kwon who left for work early in the morning, Da Eun collapsed on the bed.

It was impressive how Yu Kwon managed to find ways to fulfill his desires even while being monitored.

Da Eun, who had slept in late skipping lunch, opened her eyes at the sound of knocking on the door.

After checking her face in the mirror, Da Eun opened the door. A familiar employee was standing there.

“Hello.”

“Yes, hello.”

“The chairman is calling for you.”

“I’m sorry, but could you wait for 5 minutes?”

“Yes. I’ll be waiting. Please take your time coming out.”

Da Eun hurriedly went to the bathroom and washed her face. While brushing her teeth, she took out clothes to wear and fixed her hair, taking exactly 5 minutes.

The employee personally drove to the main house and guided her to the study where Myung Il was.

“Hello, Chairman.”

Da Eun bowed her head in greeting.

“I heard you skipped lunch, so I thought we could have some snacks together.”

“Ah, thank you for your consideration.”

“Come, sit down.”

Myung Il smiled gently and offered Da Eun a seat. Snacks were neatly laid out on the table.

“I’ll eat well.”

“Please, eat.”

“You should eat too, Chairman.”

“I’m full, so I’m fine.”

As she was hungry, she quickly picked up a snack with a fork and put it in her mouth.

Myung Il watched Da Eun eat for a while and then spoke.

“Yu Kwon is a picky eater, but it’s nice to see you eat so heartily.”

“…Thank you.”

“Our Yu Kwon used to eat well when he was young too.”

Da Eun listened attentively to Myung Il’s words while chewing on a yakgwa.

“Really?”

“He used to say he would do food-making work like me, and every Sunday we would cook together and go out to eat delicious things.”

“I see.”

“After the accident, he closed his heart and wouldn’t open it at all, but these days he’s become much brighter. It’s all thanks to my grandson’s wife.”

“Please call me Da Eun comfortably, Chairman.”

“Then Da Eun should call me grandfather comfortably too.”

“Yes, grandfather. Um, can I have more yakgwa?”

“As much as you like.”

Myung Il burst into a broad smile at Da Eun’s boldness and personally brought out more yakgwa. He also brought other snacks, telling her to try them together.

“What’s this?”

“It’s dried persimmons flattened with cream cheese and nuts inside, then rolled and cut. How is it?”

“It’s delicious, not too sweet. The nuts give it a nice texture too.”

“You know how to eat.”

Myung Il wore a pleased expression.

Da Eun felt strange. She had the meaningless thought of whether it would have been like this if her grandfather were alive.

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Yu Kwon came home from work earlier than usual. Da Eun greeted him like a wife waiting for her husband.

He was carrying bags full of things in both hands.

“What’s all that?”

“Nutritious food, to replenish your energy.”

Giving medicine after causing illness again.

No, is he giving medicine in advance to cause illness?

Yu Kwon took out the packed nutritious foods and placed them on the table.

“What are you doing, eat quickly. Before it gets cold.”

She would have been happy normally, but now she didn’t even have the strength for that. Da Eun shook her head as if denying reality.

“Want me to feed you?”

“No, I’ll eat.”

Da Eun picked up her chopsticks and let out a short sigh.

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Da Eun greeted the morning refreshed. She thought he would torment her again, but unexpectedly, Yu Kwon let her sleep comfortably. He said he would wait until she recovered her energy, as if granting her a favor.

She must have looked pitiful even in Yu Kwon’s eyes.

Da Eun relaxed leisurely, ate the lunch prepared by the staff, and strolled in the garden.

When she was working at the company, she wanted to quit, but now that she had quit, she wanted to go back to the company. It was really strange. Hyanglimjae was too spacious, and there was nothing to do, it was boring.

“No, I’m working right now. And I’m high-quality personnel at that.”

Da Eun nodded, thinking of the compensation she would receive in a year.

As she sat on a garden bench planning how to spend the next year, a red sports car entered through the main gate making a loud noise. Da Eun stood up.

“Nephew’s wife, what are you doing?”

It was Yong Ju.

“I heard you quit your job? Let’s go shopping.”

“No, I don’t need to buy anything.”

“I’m here.”

Yong Ju ignored Da Eun’s refusal and gestured towards the passenger seat. Da Eun had no choice but to get in the passenger seat.

Yong Hee and Yong Ju were really good at using people. Even when she was working as Yu Kwon’s secretary, she had inadvertently been swept up and run errands for her.

Yong Hee usually left her daughter Annie with Da Eun, while Yong Ju made her run shopping errands.

Yong Ju took Da Eun around the department store.

“My secretary is off today.”

So she needed a porter after all. Da Eun accepted the shopping bags Yong Ju handed her and followed her.

Has the real married life finally begun?

“Hurry up, hurry. How can a young person be so slow?”

It was different from Yong Hee, but that didn’t mean the difficulty level was easy.

Da Eun stared at Yong Ju who was carefully selecting bags.

At the meeting with the in-laws, Yu Kwon had a phone call with his aunt. It was unclear whether it was Yong Hee or Yong Ju.

For now, Yong Hee seemed likely. Yong Hee had fought with Yong Hyun for the successor position, and Yong Hyun was the victor. It would have been the same even if they had determined superiority by ability rather than eldest son succession.

Then what about Yong Ju? She too had fought bitterly with Yong Hyun over the duty-free shop. Yong Ju had also lost.

Who could it be? The person on the phone.