Setting down the wine glass and picking up the book again, he noticed Jaean’s name printed on the cover. Only then did he remember Jaean saying that she translated novels and taught at an academy.
Opening his phone and searching for the novels translated by Jaean, several books were listed on the screen.
He visited websites where Jaean wrote criticisms and sometimes appreciations for the novels she translated.
A lonely and lonely night without Jaean.
Danwoo, engrossed in learning more about Jaean, momentarily felt a longing to see her.
The next afternoon.
Jaean’s small car, which returned to Seoul after parting ways with Jenice, entered the parking lot of Beren House.
The day Jaean spent in the countryside was not enough to express and release the emotions held back with her mother, Eunji. However, she was satisfied with the fact that she didn’t dislike spending time with her family.
Having stepped out of the elevator, Jaean effortlessly unlocked the door and entered the penthouse.
The spacious living room was filled with the languidness of a lazy afternoon and a quiet stillness.
Since Danwoo’s car occupied a section of the parking lot, it was natural for him to be inside the house. When they spoke on the phone after lunch, Danwoo had mentioned that he would wait at home.
“Danwoo! I’m here.”
Announcing her arrival, Jaean opened the door to the study. Confirming Danwoo’s absence, she opened the door to the bedroom.
Seeing that Danwoo wasn’t in the bedroom either, she peered out onto the balcony with a sullen expression.
The wide window seemed like a large frame filled with the afternoon sunlight.
As she ascended the low stairs, she saw Danwoo lying on the deck, covering his face with a book and using it as a pillow.
Concerned about waking him from a light nap, Jaean’s footsteps grew quieter.
Kneeling quietly by the deck, Jaean sat down, gazing at the books scattered around Danwoo. Her contented eyes gradually widened.
All the books were novels she had translated. Moreover, there were books she didn’t remember bringing to the penthouse.
How did this happen?
At that moment, Danwoo lifted the book that covered his face and looked at Jaean.
Danwoo, who had briefly dozed off in the lazy afternoon sun, looked at Jaean and smiled blissfully.
“Lie down here.”
He extended one arm and patted the deck, inviting her to lie down.
As Jaean laid her head on his arm, Danwoo brushed her disheveled hair behind her ear.
Then, as their faces drew closer, Jaean’s head naturally moved toward him.
At the moment their soft and moist lips touched, Danwoo’s suppressed desire trembled.
Amidst discreet moans between short kisses, their breaths entwined longer, deeper. The kisses, aiming to quench the thirst, only intensified the longing.
With each tender touch exploring the soft skin, emotions blossomed like petals unfolding.
The long, passionate kiss left behind eager breaths. When it ended, Danwoo pulled Jaean close, embracing her deeply.
Though they had been apart for only one night, the small hand entwined around his back felt precious to Danwoo.
Hugging Jaean tightly, he kissed her forehead and spoke in a low voice.
“How have you been?”
“Good. …And you?”
“I attended the Championship Open ceremony and briefly met Sujeong. She changed her mind about surrendering. She wants to live in a hanok, make flower tea, and live when she completes her sentence and is released.”
He continued to mention that Sunhoo would continue to mutter something, and looking up at Danwoo, Jaean spoke, pushing him off her back.
“You’re good at giving your heart to people.”
“I might be.”
Danwoo, recalling Sujeong’s recitation of Wooseok’s name, thought that perhaps she had been momentarily captivated by the sentiment. Apart from that, Danwoo’s words abruptly came to a halt, as if nothing else significant had happened.
“Oh! Right, those books.”
Jaean pointed to the books scattered in a zigzag pattern on the deck.
Creating shade for Jaean, who squinted in the sunlight, Danwoo talked about the books.
“I missed you after just one night. It felt like I was being punished for something I did wrong. So, I drove to see your face for a moment. But I didn’t want to disturb you, so I turned towards the bookstore. It’s a place you like.”
“Really?”
“Reading the books you translated made the longing a bit less.”
Danwoo explained his visit to the bookstore instead of the rural house and added why he wanted to read the books she had translated.
“How was your time when you didn’t know me? You were probably awake while translating novels, right? You must have been thinking about me with every sentence! Well, that’s what I think.”
If I had known, I would have put some personal feelings into the translation.
Jaean, realizing that Danwoo visited the bookstore instead of the rural house, listened to his explanation. He also mentioned the reason he wanted to read the books she translated.
Kneeling down and embracing Danwoo, Jaean pressed her face against his chest and laid him on the floor. Placing her ear against his chest, she hugged him tightly.
“Why am I so touched?”
“Yeah, I’m such a guy.”
Danwoo put his arm under Jaean’s arm, pulling her on top of him, lying straight with her on top.
In response, Jaean lifted her upper body slightly, gazing down at Danwoo. She opened her mouth.
“Danwoo, I really love you.”
Jaean’s sudden confession, shining in the dazzling sunlight, was so sweet. The surrounding air, like Danwoo’s heart, became sweet and mellow.
As the sweet air swayed in the wind, Danwoo put his arm around Jaean’s neck and pulled her down, bringing their lips together.
Deeply embracing Jaean, Danwoo changed his posture and looked down at her, crossing his arms and swiftly taking off his T-shirt.
Jaean covered her face with her hands.
“Not here. Absolutely not.”
As Jaean’s face blushed from her neck to her ears, a gleam appeared in Danwoo’s eyes.
He lifted Jaean and took quick steps, opening the bedroom door.
With Danwoo’s touch, the clothing gradually fell under the bed, and the softness of the bedding was fully conveyed to Jaean’s bare skin.
“Clean up. I just wanted to see your face.”
His whispering voice that echoed in her ears soon transitioned to a long and straight neck. Gradually descending, every time her lips touched her skin, her breath contained a red heat.
Although darkness filled the living room, bathed in the afternoon sunlight, the firmly closed bedroom door did not open.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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