His barely flickering reason finally brought about an incident.

From the moment he saw Tae Eun entering with her graceful steps, or rather from the moment he faced her with her hair still not completely dry, a fire was lit in his cold reason.

This wasn’t his intention when he let her into the house. This woman really makes him exceed his range of expectations in every way from one to ten.

This kiss was the same. If Woo Jin couldn’t go all the way from the beginning, he wouldn’t have even laid a hand on the woman. He absolutely detested acts that only made the body heat up without being able to relieve the terrible thirst.

And yet he couldn’t stop.

And definitely, the woman exceeded his expectations this time too.

The moment he devoured the woman’s lips that had been irritating him and getting on his nerves, reason, which had been flickering, disappeared without a trace as if it had been waiting for that moment. In the place where reason disappeared, only instinct remained, making the already burning desire even more thirsty.

The woman was hotter and softer than he thought. Her flesh was so tender and soft that just the feeling of her lower lip being sucked in made a hot heat rush to his lower abdomen.

Then you should have dried your hair before coming out.

No, you shouldn’t have pursed your lips so prettily.

No, no. You shouldn’t have appeared in front of me at all in the first place.

Everything about her always created exceptions. After all, from the moment he chose her as a matchmaking partner with just one photo until now, not a single thing had been normal.

Have I finally gone crazy?

Damn it. I guess I have.

Thinking that, he tilted his head to bring her face even closer in order to taste more of the woman’s tender flesh.

The moment he blew more of his heat into her deeply, he felt a small sigh burst out from her mouth. Of course, he swallowed it all at once as if he wouldn’t allow even that to leak out.

The woman’s clumsy reaction, unable to handle his active heat, drove him even crazier. A strong desire that he had never felt before pierced through his whole body. Just from a single kiss.

He had no excuse even if she suspected that he had intentionally brought her home for this.

The woman was that sweet. As much as she was sweet, he thirstily sucked on her. Like a country bumpkin kissing for the first time in his life.

Only when he felt the woman gasping for breath, unable to keep up with his breathing, was he able to take his lips off for a moment. But only for a moment; seeing her with reddened eyes made him thirsty again. And this time too, he didn’t hold back.

He was always rational enough not to lose his place, but none of these formulas applied to her at all.

He stole her lips again.

The urge arose to drag her to the bed like this and feel everything about her. The desire to take off everything covering her body one by one and make every nook and cranny his own. And he almost did. Fortunately, the bar between them provided a momentary gap in the heated desire.

The heat that had gathered to the point of pain hit the bar and caused pain.

Damn it.

The moment a curse burst out of his mouth. Only then did he bury his face in her neck and let out a rough breath after taking his lips off.

But the desire that had heated up once did not easily go out and squeezed his body even more painfully. If he left her in front of his eyes like this, he really didn’t know what he would do.

So Woo Jin barely pulled his body away and whispered in a low voice.

“Let’s stop and go upstairs.”

As soon as he finished saying that, she turned her body and left the bar as if running away. Seeing her back running away, a hollow laugh flowed out of his mouth.

“Ha, crazy bastard.”

* * *

She ran out of the bar and frantically climbed the stairs. And the moment she entered the room, Tae Eun locked the door.

The sound of her heart beating like crazy rang in her head. The sound was so loud that she couldn’t tell if her heart was in her chest or in her head.

Her first kiss with him.

Tae Eun touched her still tingling lips. A heat that was startling enough remained on her lips. It was the man’s trace.

But strangely, she couldn’t feel any rejection to the man’s trace at all. In fact, this wasn’t her first kiss. Her appearance, elegant but attractive to men’s eyes, made many men excited. She had even dated a few who had confessed to her. But it always ended badly because she could never get used to skinship with them.

Rejection came first. There was a time when she rubbed her lips hard at home on the day she kissed.

The relationship with men ended right there. If even kissing was this uncomfortable, she couldn’t even imagine further progress.

So Tae Eun found this moment too unfamiliar.

Even though she could have sufficiently pushed Woo Jin’s chest away, she didn’t. She was busy keeping up with him, giving herself entirely to the heat that rushed in enough to make her out of breath.

She didn’t dislike it. No, to be more precise, it was no exaggeration to say that she enjoyed that moment. Even when he turned his head to seep deeper, a thrilling sensation that she had never felt before swept over her lower abdomen.

She was just surprised. To think a kiss felt like this.

It felt like everything about her had been scattered in disarray because of him. Even though she was so disheveled, she didn’t dislike the man. Even though the sudden kiss was enough to provoke a sense of insult, she couldn’t feel that emotion at all. No, rather, her body ached with the hot sensation that had not yet disappeared.

And yet, the man ended the kiss with a voice that wasn’t disturbed at all and told her to go upstairs.

His voice was so calm, unlike her appearance that had been completely disheveled, that it was a bit resentful how this kind of dalliance seemed to be nothing to him.

Tae Eun barely moved her trembling legs and crawled onto the bed.

Even though her body should have shivered at the cool temperature of the bed, she was still so hot that she couldn’t feel the chill at all.

The trace the man left in an instant was quite persistent.

It seemed like it would be a long night.

* * *

The next day.

The main building of the Jang estate where Chairman Jeong was staying was noisy from the morning. It was because the three women who had nothing to do on the weekend had all gathered.

“Unni, I heard Woo Jin had a matchmaking meeting? And with an absurd woman at that.”

The second daughter Young Hee spoke first as if it was unbelievable. She didn’t hesitate to shake her head as if it was something that couldn’t happen even if she thought about it again. Then the third daughter Young Sook asked.

“He had a matchmaking meeting? Woo Jin? With Ko Ji Hye?”

“No, not Ko Ji Hye. If it was Ko Ji Hye, would I have described her as an absurd woman?”

“Then who?”

“Literally a truly absurd girl. I don’t know where she popped out from and took that spot.”

“What, what kind of situation is this? Was there a girl in the profiles handed over besides Ko Ji Hye of Han Sung Group that would catch Woo Jin’s eye?”

“Well, her father is a lawyer or something. What was her name again?”

Since all the profiles except Ko Ji Hye of Han Sung Group were mere extras, Young Hee didn’t pay close attention and her memory was hazy.

“Don’t worry too much. It was just one matchmaking meeting. He wouldn’t go as far as marrying her, would he?”

“I thought so too. At least until I saw that girl’s photo.”

“Photo? What photo?”

Young Hee found the photo on her cell phone and handed it to Young Sook. It was a photo that came out too neatly like an ID photo, but it was clear at a glance that she was a beautiful woman.

“Huh… she’s pretty. Strangely pretty. She has a different vibe from Seo Woo?”

“Right? That’s why I’m worried. I’m worried that Woo Jin might have fallen head over heels for this face.”

As the two expressed their concerns about Tae Eun’s appearance while looking at the photo, Young Ja cut them off decisively.

“He’s going to get married after one matchmaking meeting? The purpose of matchmaking is to keep meeting until you find the right match.”

“Unni, I thought so too. But look at this girl’s appearance. Don’t you think it’s strange that her features are so elegantly pretty? What if Woo Jin comes out saying he’s going to marry this girl?”

Young Hee handed her cell phone, but Young Ja didn’t even look at it as if there was no need. Instead, Young Sook, who was next to her, looked at the cell phone again and even zoomed in to assess the face.

“Unni, don’t worry too much. These days, young kids not only completely alter their faces with plastic surgery but also photoshop their photos to shave here and there, making them completely different from reality! This photo must be the same. Just wait and see. The real person won’t even come close to half of the photo.”

“I hope that’s the case. Then it won’t be unfair to our Young Ja unni. Because she didn’t raise Woo Jin with such care to give him to a girl like this.”

Young Hee was still worried sick. At that moment, Chairman Jeong entered the reception room and sternly said.

“Tsk tsk. What’s unfair to Young Ja! They say there are no parents who win against their children. If the child likes it, the parents who gave birth have no choice. And why are you girls opposing even before seeing the person?”

“Mom! Isn’t it obvious even without seeing her?! Then are you going to accept a woman from this kind of family as your grandson’s daughter-in-law if Woo Jin wants to? Isn’t our Woo Jin too good for that? No, with that appearance, that wealth, that ability. Is there anything lacking?!”

“There is something lacking.”

“What is it?”

“His eye for women is crooked.”

At Chairman Jeong’s blunt expression, the three were very surprised but didn’t greatly deny it. Thinking of the women who had passed by knowingly or unknowingly besides Seo Woo, they had no choice but to greatly sympathize.

Young Hee, who was at a loss for words for a moment, quietly looked at the photo on her cell phone. But the more she looked at the photo, the more her anxiety grew due to the strange feeling that drew her gaze. Everyone may think it won’t happen, but if by any chance Woo Jin is bewitched by this woman and says he’s going to marry her, it will really be a headache.

Because if Woo Jin didn’t think she was worth it, he wouldn’t have chosen this woman as his first matchmaking partner. Since he hates wasting time like he’d rather die, he must have carefully decided on the first matchmaking partner after much consideration. So she couldn’t completely ignore the woman’s profile even if it was very poor.

This won’t do. I’ll have to take the initiative and firmly tell him that a woman like this won’t work.

As Young Hee got up from her seat, Young Sook asked.

“Unni, where are you going without even finishing your tea?”

“To Woo Jin.”

“Why to Woo Jin?”

“You know? My intuition is really good. I even correctly guessed every time your brother-in-law cheated with my intuition alone. I’m so anxious I can’t stand it. I have to go and make it clear.”

Seeing Young Hee leaving the reception room, Chairman Jeong clicked her tongue as if she was making a fuss. But Young Hee headed out of the main building without minding.

It took about 10 minutes to walk to the annex where Woo Jin lived, but she willingly endured it.

Usually, Young Hee had an oddly good intuition. Every time her husband cheated despite being so perfect, she caught him with a single hunch. Her outstanding intuition was enough to make any shaman cry and leave.

And that intuition is ringing. So loudly that it’s like a warning sound ringing in her head. As she entered the annex like that, she sensed a strange energy enough to make the back of her head feel chilly.

There wasn’t a single servant. Usually at this time, they should be busy moving around, cleaning and such, but really not a single person was seen.

“What? Did he send people away because he’s tired?”

The calm silence with no trace of people further amplified her uneasiness.

After looking around, Young Hee confirmed that there really wasn’t a single person and called Woo Jin on her cell phone while moving her steps to the second floor. No matter how much of a nephew he was, she couldn’t barge into a grown nephew’s room, so she was trying to wake him up in advance with a call.

Hearing the dial tone, she climbed the stairs, and a presence was heard from the second floor. Thinking Woo Jin had gotten up, she raised her gaze, and at that moment, Young Hee witnessed an unbelievable sight.

That woman, who had just reached the end of the stairs, moving elegantly as if a flower was fluttering in the wind.

“Wh…o?”

A startled look flashed across her face without a single bit of makeup. Young Hee could instinctively perceive that the woman was as surprised as herself.

Did Woo Jin bring a woman? He had never brought a woman home until now, but she thought it was no big deal for a young, vigorous man to bring a woman and spend a night together.

Then Young Hee soon realized. That face was very familiar.

It was definitely that woman in the photo. The woman Young Sook had confidently stated that due to plastic surgery and photoshop shaving here and there, her real appearance definitely wouldn’t even come close to half of the photo!

But unfortunately, this time Young Sook was wrong.

Because the woman was incomparably more three-dimensional than the photo. To the point that it was fascinating to see someone so fair and pretty moving.

And such an appearance of the woman was like a prelude to misfortune for them.

“Woo Jin-ahhhhhh!”