The Price of a Fragile Peace
For Han Sujin, the patrols had become a part of her daily routine. Every other day, the duty of wearing that shameful device in Lee Han’s office had become an inescapable obligation. She would grit her teeth, pull up her skirt, lower her underwear, and with trembling hands, insert the device and flip the switch.
Taking a deep breath, she began her rounds through the building. The vibrations emanating from the device coiled around her body. Fortunately, there was no one on her patrol route. Han Sujin didn't know it, but this was the result of Lee Han intentionally guiding her path through the surveillance cameras.
This humiliating patrol, which had been unbearable at first, had gradually become familiar. The thought, "Maybe this is tolerable..." crossed her mind at some point. A sense of resignation, one she hadn't even realized she possessed, had begun to dominate her.
Returning to Lee Han’s office after the patrol, Han Sujin pulled up her skirt as if it were nothing. She reached between her flushed thighs to remove the device. She was used to Lee Han watching her closely as she did so. She could feel his gaze sweeping over her sensitive areas, but Han Sujin didn't even blink.
"Ugh..."
As the device came out, she felt a damp sensation between her thighs. A moan escaped her lips, but Han Sujin remained calm. Lee Han helped her over to the bed. When his hands wrapped around her thighs, she felt that dampness, but Han Sujin felt no particular resistance. In fact, she even felt a sense of comfort.
Lee Han laid her down on the bed with care. He began to meticulously wipe her reddened groin with a wet wipe. Her sensitive skin flinched at his touch, but Han Sujin simply accepted it. She even spread her legs to make it easier for him to clean her. The shame had long since vanished.
This whole situation felt incredibly natural. At some point, Han Sujin herself had begun to take Lee Han’s touch and gaze for granted. Being caught in her hidden places by a man who wasn't her husband no longer felt shameful. It felt like a part of her daily life.
However, looking at it coldly, this was clearly wrong. Even as she was toyed with and manipulated by Lee Han, Han Sujin didn't even realize it. She was merely resigning herself and complying. Her self-esteem had hit rock bottom, and her personality was slowly crumbling away.
Yet, the fact that she was living her life day by day as if nothing were wrong felt terrifying to her. Was this really right? But every time she thought that, the desperation to protect her relationship with her husband followed. As if enduring this humiliation were the entirety of her life.
Han Sujin let out a heavy sigh and rose from the bed. It was time to finish the routine that had become all too familiar and return to her home.
In Lee Han’s office, he was carefully observing the surveillance camera screen. He saw two women entering the apartment complex from afar. Lee Han smiled, looking intrigued. "Those two, then..." he muttered, and began to hatch a new plan.
"Ms. Sujin, are you ready?"
When Lee Han asked, Han Sujin gave a short nod. With practiced movements, she put on the special device and straightened her clothes.
"Yes, let's go."
Unlike her calm tone, a bitter feeling settled in the corner of her heart.
The two began to walk side by side. Even as the rhythmic vibrations coiled around her body, Han Sujin moved her feet without a care. Just then, a sharp voice pierced her ears.
"Oh my, Sujin. What is all this?"
Park Taeyoung’s mother, Mrs. Park, scanned Han Sujin with sharp eyes. Right beside her, Park Taeyoung’s younger sister, Park Minjeong, stood with her arms crossed.
"What are you doing right now? My brother is working so hard..."
Park Minjeong’s gaze swept over Lee Han beside Han Sujin, showing signs of suspicion.
"Mother, Minjeong. Please, don't misunderstand. I’m currently doing some work for the women's association..."
Han Sujin desperately tried to make excuses. But her voice was trembling. The device attached to her lower abdomen was stimulating her sensitive areas.
'Please, don't let them find out...'
Han Sujin gritted her teeth, barely holding onto her sanity.
"Women's association? Does it make sense to leave your housework behind and wander around outside like that?"
At Mrs. Park’s sharp rebuke, Han Sujin’s knees buckled. It felt as if the strength was draining from her legs. The vibrations from her vulva coiled around her body, binding her.
"Oh my, who is that? Why is he stuck to my sister-in-law?"
Park Minjeong asked coldly, gesturing toward Lee Han. Mrs. Park’s eyes also quickly swept over the sight of Lee Han and Han Sujin standing close together. Her gaze was filled with blatant suspicion and wariness.
"No, that's not it..."
Just as Han Sujin was stammering to explain, the strength left her legs and she stumbled. She tried her best to regain her balance, but Han Sujin’s legs seemed to have already lost their function. She stumbled and nearly collapsed to the floor.
Right then, Lee Han quickly supported her body. Leaning on his arm, Han Sujin gasped for air. The whole situation was so horrific and shameful. However, the device’s vibrations showed no sign of stopping.
Seeing this, Mrs. Park and Minjeong’s eyes widened.
"Oh my, what is that state? Why are you clinging to that man?"
Mrs. Park raised her voice. Then, Lee Han stepped forward and said calmly.
"Please, don't misunderstand. As the apartment women's association president, Ms. Han Sujin is receiving work instructions from me. I manage this complex under the Chairman of Aryong Group, and Ms. Han Sujin is also working here under the Chairman’s orders."
"Aryong Group?"
Minjeong frowned.
"Don't lie. How would my sister-in-law be able to work for such a large corporation?"
Lee Han let out an indifferent laugh and pulled a business card from his pocket.
"It seems you don't believe me. Here is my contact information. Please, check for yourself."
Mrs. Park and Minjeong took the business card with suspicious eyes. However, their gaze toward Han Sujin remained harsh and bitter.
"You work at a place like that? How did that happen?"
Mrs. Park asked in a stiff tone.
"It seems like my brother doesn't know about this either, so explain yourself."
Minjeong’s gaze remained just as cold.
Han Sujin felt anger rising as she watched their changed attitude.
'They drop their jaws at the name of a large corporation, yet they don't even try to know how much I am being insulted in this very spot...'
But soon, she composed her emotions and straightened her body. Gritting her teeth and regaining her balance, Han Sujin said in a calm and firm voice.
"Mother, I apologize, but I have a busy schedule as the women's association president right now. Please go back for today, and I will contact you separately."
Though their faces still showed dissatisfaction, Mrs. Park and Minjeong couldn't find any more fault. It felt as if they were blocked by a wall Lee Han had created. Turning away, unable to hide their lingering disappointment, they had no choice but to walk away. Yet, their sharp glares toward Han Sujin remained the same.
After they disappeared, Han Sujin let out a deep sigh. Once Mrs. Park and Minjeong had left, Han Sujin finally pulled away from Lee Han’s arm.
"Thank you for your help."
As she whispered softly, Lee Han laughed playfully.
"Well, I wasn't exactly lying, was I?"
Han Sujin let out a faint laugh as well, but immediately hardened her expression.
"Let's finish this quickly."
But the moment she tried to take a step, a strange sensation bloomed in her lower abdomen. Perhaps due to the sudden tension, unlike usual, her body was reacting. She could feel her underwear getting wetter than before. In her urgency, Han Sujin urged Lee Han.
"Please, let's go quickly..."
Han Sujin desperately tried to hold onto her reason. She put strength into her thighs and gritted her teeth, trying to suppress the climax. But the sensation blooming in her lower abdomen was uncontrollably intense.
Eventually, the strength left her legs, and she collapsed right into Lee Han’s arms. Just as she tried to barely support her staggering body, an orgasm struck like a typhoon. All the sensations in her body concentrated below, and an intense wave swept through her entire being.
"Ahhh..."
At the peak of pleasure, Han Sujin moaned without realizing it. Held in Lee Han’s arms, she was swept into a whirlpool of climax from which there was no escape. A storm of sensations so powerful that even breathing was difficult tore through her body.
In the fleeting moment her mind went blank, Han Sujin felt as if she had lost consciousness. She curled her legs and trembled, barely enduring the climax. But her lower abdomen still throbbed as if in spasms, and sobs leaked from her gasping mouth.
Buried weakly in Lee Han’s arms, Han Sujin gasped for air. Her reason had blurred, and it was hard to come to her senses. Relying on the arms supporting her and the sound of the heartbeat in her ears, she struggled to return to reality.
Held by Lee Han like that for a long time, Han Sujin fought to escape the aftermath of the climax. But the tremors hadn't left her body, and the strange sensation from her wet skin made it hard to breathe.
"Haa... ugh..."
Barely gasping for air between her lips, Han Sujin finally managed to bring her blurry vision into focus. But as soon as her mind returned, the self-loathing that assaulted her made it feel as if she would stop breathing. To reach a climax in the arms of a man who wasn't her husband, and in the middle of the day outdoors at that. She wanted to escape this embarrassing and shameful situation somehow, but she didn't even have the strength left to do so.
As the ecstasy faded, misery took its place. Han Sujin felt so ashamed and disgusted by her own actions. Shuddering with guilt and shame, she sobbed as if screaming. Tears poured out uncontrollably.
Lee Han supported the limp Han Sujin, who looked as if she had lost her mind, and headed toward her home. Leaning on Lee Han’s arm, Han Sujin began to walk somewhere. She was so out of it that she didn't even realize where she was going.
After walking for a while, a familiar door came into view. Only then did she realize that Lee Han was taking her home.
"Here..."
She muttered in a dazed voice, but Lee Han led her into the house while supporting her without a word. Before she knew it, the two were standing in the living room after passing through the front door.
Han Sujin gasped for air, slumped on the sofa. Her mind was in chaos. She couldn't believe she was alone with this man in a house without her husband, in such a state.
But right now, she didn't even have the energy to reflect on such a situation.
Lee Han unhesitatingly stripped off her wet underwear and skirt. At his touch, which had become far too familiar, Han Sujin didn't even resist. Seeing their wedding photo hanging on the wall outside her faint gaze made her feel even more miserable. She covered her face and burst into tears.
Lee Han treated such a Han Sujin calmly. He meticulously wiped her intimate areas with a wet wipe and moved her limp body to the bed. As he covered her with a blanket, he said.
"Rest well. I’ll take care of today’s business."
Nodding toward the sobbing Han Sujin, Lee Han disappeared with a grin. With the sound of the door closing, silence descended. Only Han Sujin’s sobs echoed emptily.
Han Sujin woke up in bed. She stared blankly at the ceiling for a moment before coming to her senses. She slowly sat up. The lingering effects of the climax still throbbed faintly in her lower abdomen.
'What a state I'm in...'
Tears welled up with a sigh. She tried to hold them back, but her eyes kept getting hot. She gritted her teeth and tried to swallow them. The moments she had held onto him and reached a climax outdoors flashed by like a revolving lantern.
She shuddered with self-loathing. Her face burned with shame. But soon, the image of her mother-in-law and sister-in-law she had met during the day came to mind. She remembered their attitudes that had changed in an instant at the mention of "Aryong Group."
The gazes that had looked down on her, the attitudes that had ignored her simply because she had nothing, flashed by like a revolving lantern. Her stomach turned. Contempt surged at their hypocritical behavior.
'Yes, perhaps it might be right to continue this work...'
A strange thought crossed her mind. If she continued this work, perhaps she could stop her mother-in-law and sister-in-law from interfering with her and her husband’s relationship anymore. It felt as if a path had opened for her to live freely, avoiding their gazes.
Just as a strange resolve was hardening, she heard the sound of the front door opening. Park Taeyoung had returned. She hurriedly wiped away her tears and stood up from the bed. She went out to the living room and greeted her husband with a bright smile.
"Honey, welcome back."
Park Taeyoung walked toward such a Han Sujin with long strides. A warm embrace enveloped her.
"Honey, I talked to Mother today... She didn't come to the house suddenly during the day, did she? She didn't bother you, did she?"
At his worried tone, Han Sujin shook her head.
"It's okay. She stopped by for a moment, but she didn't say anything special."
At those words, Park Taeyoung smiled brightly.
"Really? Phew, that’s a relief. Mother mentioned that you were working as the women's association president. So I told her it was a proposal from the company side first, and her attitude seemed softer than before."
Han Sujin smiled as well. She muttered to herself in her heart.
'Yes, all of this is for you. I can do anything to protect our love.'
The events with Lee Han flashed by like a revolving lantern. The shameful memories, the moments of climax. But Han Sujin tried to justify them. She rationalized to herself that everything was for her happiness with her husband, and that she could endure any humiliation for his sake.
'My time with Lee Han is also all to protect our love... All of this is for us...'
With tears welling up from overwhelming emotion, Han Sujin hugged Park Taeyoung. She would continue to live on, enduring the current pain. Only then could their own small happiness last forever.
A twisted resolve was deeply engraved in her heart. Han Sujin rationalized her own choices and used her love for her husband as a large shield. Without holding on like that, she would never be able to escape this quagmire. No, perhaps this path was the right one, she whispered to herself. As if brainwashing herself in the name of love.