‘That’s too much. He only smiles when we’re doing something naughty.’

Danjung felt annoyed as she looked at Minhyuk’s happy face after he stole a kiss in exchange for his smile.

But soon, she thought that if she could only see Minhyuk’s real smile, she wouldn’t mind doing something naughty a thousand or ten thousand times.

Also, Danjung could definitely feel that the more they engaged in such acts, the richer his emotional expressions became.

Their marital harmony was improving, and it could even cure her husband’s illness... she had no reason to refuse anything naughty.

“Hmm, hmm.”

Intoxicated by the soft touch of Danjung’s lips and the alluring scent she exuded, Minhyuk’s mind quickly became hazy.

And having lost his reason, Minhyuk, despite being exhausted and desperately needing sleep, could no longer be satisfied with just kissing.

Driven by instinct, Minhyuk touched Danjung’s soft skin and stimulated her.

“Ah...”

At Minhyuk’s touch, a suggestive moan escaped Danjung’s lips without fail.

Minhyuk, who had been caressing and swirling his tongue around Danjung’s, slowly opened his eyes, wanting to see the expression on her face when she let out those suggestive breaths.

How could she have such a sensual and beautiful face?

Wanting to see Danjung’s face become even more sensual, Minhyuk slipped his remaining hand inside her pajama pants.

“Haa, haa, we, we have to go to work tomorrow...”

While Minhyuk was focused on other acts, creating a gap in their kiss, Danjung tried to stop him with words she didn’t really mean.

She was worried about him having to go to work early the next day, but she also didn’t entirely want him to stop.

“Just a little more...”

Minhyuk seemed to sense Danjung’s feelings and didn’t stop touching her.

At that, Danjung let out a flushed breath, not knowing what to do.

“Hiss.”

At the stimulation Minhyuk was giving her, Danjung bit her lower lip and groaned.

Looking at Danjung like that, Minhyuk felt like he would go crazy with curiosity about having real sex with her.

But because of that damn marriage contract, he couldn’t indulge any further.

Besides, Minhyuk’s eyes kept fluttering shut.

He wanted to love her more, wanted to make her feel more sensual, but why was he so sleepy?

Having been physically exhausted for a long time, Minhyuk couldn’t overcome his primal instincts and ended up burying his face in her chest and dozing off.

‘What is this? Could it be...?’

Danjung found it strange that Minhyuk was now motionless and only breathing shallowly, so she lowered her head to look at him.

“Minhyuk-ssi? Minhyuk-ssi, are you asleep?”

Danjung felt so embarrassed that she had gotten all worked up by herself, and she was bewildered by Minhyuk falling asleep in this situation.

What kind of case was it that he fell asleep after she had initiated the seduction?

“Hoo~.”

Danjung laid Minhyuk back in his place and lay down herself, unable to cool down the heat that had risen in her body, letting out a sigh.

***

Danjung was just as tired from the long flight and visiting both families.

Even though the sun was high in the sky and it was almost afternoon, she couldn’t easily wake up.

If it hadn’t been for her constantly ringing cell phone, Danjung would probably have slept until just before Minhyuk returned.

“Haaahm. Who is it from morning?”

Danjung, who had no idea what time it was, stirred her heavy body and got out of bed.

The loudly ringing phone stopped, and as Danjung looked at the phone on the tea table, she saw that it was already past 12 o’clock.

“Huh! It’s already 12? I must have been really tired.”

Danjung suddenly thought of Minhyuk falling asleep during their naughty activities.

How tired must he have been... to fall asleep like that.

Yesterday, she had felt her pride hurt and her mood wasn’t great, but now she somehow felt sorry for him.

“Shall I make you something delicious?”

Danjung didn’t particularly enjoy cooking, but she felt like making something for Minhyuk.

And while she was thinking about what kind of foods would be good for regaining energy, Danjung’s phone started ringing again.

‘Ah, right. There was a missed call. But who is it?’

Danjung looked down at her phone, and the name ‘Siwoo’ appeared on the screen.

Why does he keep contacting me?

Danjung frowned and stared at Siwoo’s name on the screen for a while without answering.

Actually, she had found out on her wedding day that Siwoo was Minhyuk’s relative, but she had been too out of it at the time to think much about it.

But now that she thought about it, there were more than one or two things about Siwoo’s behavior that didn’t make sense.

She understood that he knew about her husband’s illness because he was a relative, but it was very strange why he had interfered between her and her husband and why he had told her to come to him if she and her husband broke up.

“Hello?”

-Noona? Did you have a good honeymoon?

“Oh, Siwoo-ya. Yes, I did. But what’s wrong?”

Danjung asked him in a guarded tone why he was calling.

-I wanted to tell you some information that Noona would like.

“Something I would like?”

What is it? Danjung, who had become curious, unknowingly lowered her guard and listened to his words.

-They’re hiring the manager for the Jeju hotel that’s opening in the fall from our hotel staff. Anyone with over two years of experience can apply, and since Noona has been picked as the kindest employee multiple times, I think your chances are high.”

“Really?”

For Danjung, who had always dreamed of becoming a manager, this was definitely good news.

However, she soon remembered that she was married and decided to give up the opportunity.

She had just gotten married and was enjoying a sweet honeymoon life with Minhyuk, and if she went to be the manager of the Jeju hotel, she would have to live apart from her husband.

“Thank you for letting me know.”

-You’re not really not going to apply, are you?

“It’s not something I can decide on my own, and it seems like the timing isn’t quite right now.”

-But didn’t you say your dream was to become a general manager? This is definitely a good opportunity.

“Anyway, thank you for letting me know.”

-Okay, Noona. Take care and see you later.

“Yeah, you too.”

Once the call with Siwoo ended, Danjung put on a seemingly serious expression.

Of course, it was a good opportunity, but she was right to give it up.

But why did she keep feeling lingering regrets?

Danjung felt too disappointed to ignore the opportunity that had come her way.

“Heh~ I’ll be seeing you in Jeju soon.”

Having finished the short call with Danjung, Siwoo knew very well that Danjung wouldn’t easily let go of this opportunity.

Having observed Danjung all this time, he knew that she was someone who had great pride in her work more than anyone else, and her desire to succeed was also quite strong.

Also, there was no way she would miss an opportunity for promotion that usually only came to those who had studied abroad or had many years of experience.

<Jinhee-ssi, how about some chicken and beer tonight?>

Jinhee looked at the text message from Jiwook and was torn about whether this was okay.

They had decided to be friends, but it would be a lie if she said she hadn’t been swayed by his offer to be lovers.

A bachelor who was a hard-to-get employee at a large company, and on top of that, handsome.

He was a bit older, but it was true that she was suspicious of why a man who lacked nothing would ask her, of all people, to date him.

‘Could it be that he’s taking me lightly because I’m divorced?’

Jinhee was worried that Jiwook might be approaching her to take advantage of her physically.

She had heard that men often looked down on divorced women, and she couldn’t understand why he would ask her out.

But what would he lack? A man with good manners and good prospects would probably have many women lining up for him if he asked them out.

Thinking that, Jinhee rubbed her slightly protruding belly and looked at the small mirror on the table.

“Still, before I got married, I had a pretty face too...”

Jinhee, who had gained 7kg after giving birth and whose self-esteem had greatly decreased, didn’t seem to realize how beautiful her face was.

Moreover, her ex-husband Taejoon had even cheated on her, so it was even worse.

“He was probably just saying it to comfort me.”

Jinhee decided to dismiss Jiwook’s words as a joke and stop expecting anything more.

It had been hard enough just breaking up with Taejoon, so she didn’t want to get hurt by a man again.

If she didn’t expect anything from the start, if she didn’t like him, she wouldn’t get hurt.

<Chicken sounds good ^^>

Jinhee decided to meet Jiwook comfortably, without hesitation.

She felt that there couldn’t be a better person to be friends with than him.

<Then I’ll buy the chicken and beer after work. I think I’ll arrive around 8:30.>

Jiwook, who received Jinhee’s text message, couldn’t help but smile, feeling happy.

Jinhee, who had blushed at his confession last night, was the first person in a long time to make his heart flutter.

And he didn’t dislike the fluttering feeling he had for Jinhee.

‘I thought I couldn’t love anyone anymore...’

Jiwook thought of the woman he had been about to marry three years ago before they broke up.

They had dated normally, and he had proposed, thinking they would live well after getting married, but as they were about to get married, the woman started demanding too many things.

But he was at a time when he hadn’t yet established himself socially, and his parents’ financial situation was also difficult, so he couldn’t meet her demands.

Was it because he couldn’t meet her demands? The woman gradually became sharp, and due to frequent arguments, his parents cautiously began to oppose the marriage, eventually even suggesting that they should cut ties.

His marriage fell through like that, and Jiwook became so sick of women that he hadn’t even looked at them since.

For him to want to date again! Jiwook seemed surprised by his own change in feelings.

Of course, he was also burdened by the fact that Jinhee had just gotten divorced and had a child, but despite that, he thought Jinhee was very beautiful.

Her courage to protect her child and the way she was more considerate of him than her ex-husband were all beautiful.

Jiwook was also bothered by the fact that such a beautiful person was crying sadly because of a trashy ex-husband.

He no longer wanted Jinhee to cry.

So, whether as a friend or a lover, he wanted to stay by her side and make her smile happily.