It felt like his heart would explode from the way Ra Jin, unlike before, seemed to be waiting to take in his breath.
Her back, continuously pushed backward by Jae Heon’s insistent force, touched the door.
As it was, Jae Heon, lifting up Ra Jin, headed towards the bedroom.
“The effect of the contract starts from this moment.”
The contract.
Ra Jin thought it was strange somewhere that she was relieved by that word.
Even though he was only after her body, even though he would soon be marrying another woman… she was satisfied with the fact that she had become more deeply entwined with Jae Heon.
She was so happy to the point of tears just from not being alone at this moment.
“I agree. I want it too…… Jae Heon.”
The two notified the start of the contract, leaving their hot seals on each other.
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After they shared hot breaths.
‘Interesting.’
Her body snugly fit into Jae Heon’s arms as if it was tailored for him.
Contrary to her rather cold impression, her skin was soft and warm.
Jae Heon felt a deep satisfaction alongside his surprise.
It was just a hug with a person, but it felt like he had finally got something he had been searching for a long time.
He didn’t seem to be this satisfied even when he successfully led a project and achieved high results.
“Are you going home now?”
Ra Jin slowly lifted her eyelids.
“Do I have to go?”
She didn’t want to be alone today.
She wanted to fall asleep in Jae Heon’s wide and firm embrace as it was.
Or it seemed better to have an indepth discussion about the contract with him all night.
But… if he didn’t want it, she would have to step back immediately.
I am his secretary and, now, also in a contractual relationship.
“No.”
Then, Jae Heon caressed Ra Jin’s cheek.
“Don’t go. Stay here.”
She tightened her lips.
He wouldn’t know. His words just now were a light of salvation for her.
“……Thank you. Really.”
“What for.”
“Just… for holding me like this. Honestly… um… I thought… you would…”
Jae Heon, realizing the meaning in her stuttering words, lifted his eyebrows as if it was nothing.
“Just. You seemed to need comfort.”
More accurately, you seemed to only need comfort.
When Ra Jin came to his house, she seemed somewhat unstable. Jae Heon knew that a person with such eyes was hoping for a gentle word or a warm hug.
Because he was like that in the past too.
“And thank you again.”
“For what again.”
“For letting me stay here.”
At her words, Jae Heon let out a short breath as if he was astounded.
“Did I look like someone who would leave you alone at dawn?”
“You hate touching anyone. Even brushing against them.”
That was……. Jae Heon, speechless, licked his lips.
Just as she said, he didn’t like physical contact.
It had been since his parents passed away.
The habit of exchanging warm hugs with his parents tormented him, now that he was left alone.
After going through a tough time, he shut himself off from getting close to others.
Even now, and in the future, because if he’s alone, he has nothing to lose.
So he consciously avoided contact with people.
In the meantime, his uncle’s family, who were eagerly eyeing his position, kept trying to force their people on him.
So he became more wary and really started to hate physical contact.
But holding Ra Jin with his whole body right now didn’t feel bad.
Rather, it was the opposite.
He wanted to keep touching like this.
The subtle scent emanating from Ra Jin’s body felt like it was soothing his always tense nerves.
“Strangely, it’s okay with Secretary Sa.”
For some reason, Jae Heon’s heart was ticklish, so he couldn’t call Ra Jin’s name.
On the other hand, Ra Jin felt hurt by his rigor in immediately calling her ‘Secretary Sa’ after the kiss.
She realized anew that she was just the subject of a contract to him.
‘I knew all this from the beginning… why do I feel so miserable.’
It seems right that human greed is endless.
Even though she knew well in her head that being in a temporary lover relationship with him did not mean that she was his person, her heart didn’t seem to agree.
‘Get a hold of yourself.’
She needed to be careful. Not to make the mistake of hoping for his heart.
Then Ra Jin opened her eyes wide and said, ah.
“Why?”
“I think I should go home.”
Jae Heon unknowingly scowled.
“Didn’t you say you would stay here?”
“I think I shouldn’t wear the same clothes as yesterday. It’s quite wrinkled, too.”
As Ra Jin blushed and trailed off as if she was embarrassed, Jae Heon’s heart suddenly started pounding like crazy.
‘Why is this happening.’
He thought he needed to pay special attention to this year’s health checkup as he held her in his arms.
He felt like something would break in his body if he kept looking at her face.
“Director?”
Director? Jae Heon exhaled a low breath, unaware, at her address.
She was just calling him Mr. Jae Heon until a moment ago.
She asked to be called by his name when they were together.
The speed of returning to ‘Director’ as soon as her lips parted was incredibly fast.
“‘Such a thorough personality.’
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.”
