Chapter 35
Chapter 35
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 35
Chapter Title: Hotel Rendezvous Interrupted
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Choi Soo-hyun, the BJ known as Ppangit, hummed a cheerful tune as she got ready to head out.
She meticulously washed every inch of her body.
She slathered on body lotion with a fragrance that men would love.
She carefully applied her makeup in front of the mirror.
Hotel staycation.
Just the word was enough to make her happy.
Splurging big money to lounge around like a total slacker.
The Namsan Hotel probably had a pool, so waterproof makeup was the way to go.
She'd take some pics today and use them on her next off-day stream.
But the staycation wasn't the only reason she was humming.
Lee Hyun-woo.
He'd called her to the hotel, so they were definitely going to have sex, right?
Sex with him had been a whole new world.
Even thinking back on that day made her lower belly tingle.
The anticipation of feeling that again already had her thrilled.
Thus fully dolled up, Choi Soo-hyun stepped out of her house.
With rush hour past, the roads were wide open. A quick taxi ride got her to the Namsan Hotel in no time.
Distracted by thoughts of meeting Lee Hyun-woo, Choi Soo-hyun didn't notice.
The gaze watching her.
'Room 1114.'
Choi Soo-hyun stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the 11th floor.
As she waited for the doors to close, someone in a deeply pulled-down hat rushed in.
If it had been a tall guy with a burly build bursting in suddenly, she might have been startled, but it was a woman with long hair and a pleasant fragrance.
Choi Soo-hyun just figured she was an impatient sort and paid it no mind.
The woman in the hat took a position in the back corner of the elevator.
Why?
Why did she feel eyes on her?
Honestly, getting stared at was nothing new.
Choi Soo-hyun had been pretty since she was young.
Walking down the street, at least half of every ten people—men and women alike—would glance her way.
But...
This gaze felt different somehow.
Sticky, maybe?
Unable to react to the stare prickling the back of her neck, Choi Soo-hyun froze.
It was because of her timid, cowardly personality.
She wanted to say something like "Stop staring," but she lacked the courage.
She wouldn't even know what to do if it turned into a fight.
Then Choi Soo-hyun realized the woman in the back hadn't pressed any floor buttons.
'Wh-what? A stalker? No, no way.'
A low-tier BJ like her wouldn't have a stalker.
Besides, it wasn't even a guy—it was a woman...
So what the hell was it?
Her head was spinning.
Spinning so much she felt like throwing up.
Her imagination kept veering into dark territory.
Just then, a phone call came in like a lifeline.
It was Lee Hyun-woo.
"H-hello?"
"You on your way? Why does your voice sound so shaky?"
"N-no. I'm on my way now. I'm in the elevator."
Thank goodness.
Really, thank goodness.
Hearing Lee Hyun-woo's voice brought her a measure of psychological comfort.
And knowing she just had to get off this elevator to see him made her feel even more secure.
Escaping the loop of negative thoughts, Choi Soo-hyun tried to focus on positive ones.
'Yeah. She's probably just going to the same floor. It doesn't make sense for some stranger to follow me.'
"Yeah? You're almost here. I'll leave the door unlocked—just come on in."
"Ah! Oppa!"
His tone sounded like he was about to hang up, so Choi Soo-hyun called out urgently.
"What?"
"Food! Have you eaten?"
"Hungry? I grabbed something light. If you're starving, should I order room service? What do you want?"
"Um... meat?"
Ding—the arrival chime rang out midway through their chat.
Thank goodness. Nothing had happened.
She must have just fallen into needless anxiety after all.
She hated her own personality.
Overreacting so excessively and sensitively to nothing.
She hadn't noticed earlier, but now she felt sweat trickling down her back too.
What if it was running down her face and she looked ugly?
"Got it. I'll order it now."
Lee Hyun-woo was about to hang up.
But it was fine.
She was already at the door to 1114.
But...
Why was the woman in the hat still following her?
No.
Don't overthink it.
Probably 1115 or 1116.
Choi Soo-hyun pressed the doorbell, forcing down her anxiety.
She heard Lee Hyun-woo walking toward the door from inside.
And the footsteps of the woman who'd been following from behind... stopped.
Chills erupted across her back.
A... a real stalker?
But Choi Soo-hyun didn't have the courage to turn around.
The most courage she could muster was grabbing the doorknob to 1114 with trembling hands.
The door swung wide open.
"Oppa!"
"You're here? ...You..."
Lee Hyun-woo greeted Choi Soo-hyun with a bright smile as he opened the door.
But his face quickly hardened.
"Haa, Hyun-woo-ya. Finally met you. Hyun-woo. I love you. You smell so good. Haa, haa."
Lee Ye-rin shoved past Choi Soo-hyun and threw herself into Lee Hyun-woo's arms.
The softness of her body enveloped him entirely, but it only irritated him more than anything.
In that instant, Lee Hyun-woo's mind raced.
This was a hotel corridor.
Not the place for a brawl.
Darling was fairly well-known, and if a commotion drew the cops or hit the news, it could spell trouble.
Not just for Lee Ye-rin, but for Choi Soo-hyun and Lee Hyun-woo too.
If there had to be a showdown, it would be inside the room.
"Let's go in first. Soo-hyun, you come in too."
"Da-Darling?"
Choi Soo-hyun recognized Lee Ye-rin, whose hat had fallen off while clinging to Lee Hyun-woo.
This was a total disaster.
Lee Hyun-woo dragged the persistently clinging Lee Ye-rin along while grabbing Choi Soo-hyun's wrist and pulled them both inside the room.
Then he slammed the door shut.
"Haa, Hyun-woo-ya. Hyun-woo-ya. Hyun-woo-ya. Aaaah. Hyun-woo-yaa."
Ignoring Lee Ye-rin, who was acting like a total lunatic for the moment,
Lee Hyun-woo turned to Choi Soo-hyun.
"Sorry. Mind sitting on the bed for a sec?"
"Y-yes..."
Choi Soo-hyun climbed onto the bed with a troubled expression.
He wanted to comfort her for getting dragged into this mess, but he had no time to spare for her right now.
"Get. Off."
Lee Hyun-woo spat out the coldest tone he could manage.
He'd learned one thing today.
You couldn't tame a crazy bitch with normal methods.
He had to use forceful, violent means like he had the other day to make her obey.
Lee Hyun-woo steeled himself.
He'd break her bad habits for good today.
Beat her like a dog if that's what it took to make her listen.
"Haa, Hyun-woo-ya. Don't talk to me so coldlyyy."
Lee Ye-rin, oblivious to the mood, tried to act coquettish.
Lee Hyun-woo grabbed her by the neck.
And pried her off with force.
"What did I say? I told you to listen well. Are you ignoring my orders?"
"Guh, kek. H-Hyun-woo-ya..."
"Answer me. Ignoring me? Want to cut ties right now? Is that why you're ignoring what I said about staying put?"
"N-no, that's not it..."
"Then what? Fine. Doesn't matter. I'll see if you listen from now on. Strip."
"Wh-what...?"
"I said strip. Take it all off. Not a single thread left."
"Right now...?"
"Yeah. You said you wanted to be with me, right? Fine. I'll allow it. Let you stay in the same space as me. So strip."
Faced with Lee Hyun-woo's domineering attitude, even Lee Ye-rin had no choice but to yield a step.
She recalled that day.
The memory of the belt mercilessly cracking against her ass.
The wounds from the other day were still on her buttocks.
Darling looked up at Ppangit sitting on the bed.
Jealousy and anger surged before any shame or embarrassment.
If it weren't for that bitch, wouldn't she be spared this humiliation?
But she couldn't keep staring at Choi Soo-hyun.
Lee Hyun-woo stepped in, blocking her line of sight.
"What are you doing? Not gonna strip? Then get out."
"N-no. I'll strip. Stripping's fine."
Lee Ye-rin began removing her clothes one by one.
Her artistic nude form was revealed, but no one in the room was aroused.
"Hands behind your back."
"Like this...?"
Lee Hyun-woo untied the sash from his bathrobe and bound her wrists tightly.
Lee Ye-rin felt fear but stayed still.
She was more afraid of making Lee Hyun-woo angry than being tied up.
With her wrists bound, Lee Hyun-woo dragged her straight into the bathroom.
He shoved her into the tub and used another bathrobe sash to tie her wrist to the tub's handle.
"Eh? W-wait, Hyun-woo-ya."
Only then did Lee Ye-rin realize what he was doing and raise her voice.
But Lee Hyun-woo's expression remained ice-cold.
"Stay here quiet as a dead rat. Disobey me again, and I'll beat you worse than last time. Won't stop no matter how much you cry or beg or bark that it hurts. I'll whip you till blood runs from your ass. Keep that in mind and endure."
Lee Ye-rin was the type who couldn't handle stress.
She'd come here impulsively because she couldn't bear the waiting and patience anymore.
Now she had to agonize.
Which was harder—enduring like this, or taking the ass-beating pain?
Left alone in the bathroom, Lee Ye-rin trembled as she pondered what to do.
Then Lee Hyun-woo switched the fully transparent bathroom glass to opaque.
That isolated Darling for now.
If she threw a fit from there, he'd deal with it later.
Right now, the priority was soothing the half-dead Choi Soo-hyun.
"Haa, sorry. For dragging you into this."
"N-no, it's okay..."
"No it's not—your face is like death warmed over. You were really scared, huh?"
"A little... I was startled. But what's going on...?"
Lee Hyun-woo explained the whole situation with Darling in detail.
Choi Soo-hyun, clutching her pounding chest, felt pity upon hearing that Lee Hyun-woo was being stalked.
"Shouldn't you report it to the police?"
"That..."
No way.
The investigation might uncover his infinite coins.
He couldn't control the fallout from that, so he'd pass.
"Doubt it'd do any good. Common sense-wise, what do you think cops would say to a guy claiming a woman is stalking him? Plus, Darling's objectively pretty. They wouldn't take it seriously. So I'm handling it myself. She listens to me somewhat, at least."
"Y-you'll be okay?"
"Gotta be. Gotta make it work. Can't keep getting pushed around forever."
"Yeah..."
"Anyway, sorry. You came all dressed up so pretty."
"No! It's not your fault. You don't need to apologize."
"Alright, then how about we hit the pool? Can't go far with her like that, but the one right here in the hotel should be fine."
Choi Soo-hyun hesitated for a moment.
Was it okay to leave a woman tied up naked in the bathroom and go swimming?
It felt heavy in her chest, like a stone weighing her down.
But she nodded at Lee Hyun-woo's follow-up words.
"If you're worried about Darling, don't be. Don't try to be too nice. The ones suffering right now are us, not her. We were trying to have fun together, and she barged in."
He was right.
Even a woman stalking was a crime.
So it should be fine, right?
"Yeah..."
"Good. It's decided then. We'll fill our stomachs with room service and head out to play."
"Yes!"