Chapter 159
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 159
Chapter Title: Han Su-ah (2)
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I.
No, we opened our eyes.
Sunlight filtered through the gap in the curtains.
As far as I could remember... it was so bright that I closed them once.
The room was in a state of total devastation.
My shirt, hastily stripped off, lay under the bed.
A water bottle rolled across the floor...
'What the hell is that.'
The chair was smashed to pieces.
I racked my brain, pondering why it had broken.
"......"
A scene flashed through my mind for a moment.
But let's just say I couldn't remember.
The air in the room was so humid it desperately needed ventilating.
Han Su-ah's scent lingered in my nose.
The bed sheets were soaked and a mess, proving the intensity of last night.
"Mm..."
Next to the fluffy bed.
Han Su-ah, my lover, lay there.
Every time she stirred, her bare skin peeked through the covers.
Her shoulders... and collarbone were marked with red bites.
"Nng..."
She let out a drowsy voice and stretched languidly.
Still half-asleep, she instinctively groped the spot beside her.
When her fingertips didn't find me, she frantically looked around.
Her anxious eyes only stopped when they landed on me.
"Hehe."
She buried her face in the pillow and giggled contentedly, as if relieved.
Her face, visible through her tousled hair, was utterly lovable.
I reached out and gently stroked her cheek.
"What's got you so happy?"
"You."
It was an embarrassingly sweet answer, but it made me feel good.
The corners of my mouth turned up.
She wriggled under the covers and gripped my hand tightly.
Her flushed face, still glowing, looked up at me intently.
"But... Seon-woo."
She fiddled with my knuckles.
Han Su-ah asked shyly.
"Was last night... always supposed to feel that good?"
Hell if I knew.
"No idea on my end."
"How was it for you, Seon-woo?"
Her eyes sparkled with anticipation.
I feigned nonchalance in my reply.
"......What is there to say."
What was there to say, really.
Of course it was am...azing.
"......"
She seemed to like my curt response.
Her touch on my fingers grew even more affectionate.
Han Su-ah, gazing up at me intently.
"Pffft."
Burst into laughter again.
A faint sigh mixed into the end of her laugh.
"This is bad."
"Why?"
"It got even better. Way better. Hard to put into words."
She propped herself up and leaned close to me.
Gripping my hand, Han Su-ah whispered.
"I'm yours."
"Huh?"
"You're mine too, right?"
It sounded a bit childish, but it didn't feel bad.
No reason to deny it.
"Yeah."
My answer made her lips twitch.
She pursed them to hold back the grin, but it was no use.
"Hehe!"
Unable to contain it, she sprang up from the bed.
Her naked body fully exposed in the sunlight.
Humming a tune, she picked up her scattered underwear from the floor.
"Ah, gotta go to work~"
Work?
Isn't today Sunday?
She added briskly.
"Good thing you called me on Saturday."
"Why?"
"If it'd been a weekday, I couldn't have gone to the office... Wait, you know today is Monday, right?"
"What?"
I reflexively groped for my phone by the bed.
7 AM.
Monday for real.
I'd come here Saturday evening...
Which means...
As I stared blankly, she teased.
"Did it~ Slept it~ Did it~ Slept it~"
Han Su-ah folded her fingers one by one, reciting our weekend routine.
"And that's how it became Monday."
She spun around laughing merrily.
The moment she opened the door to the bathroom.
- Wobble.
Her legs gave out, and she collapsed.
Plopping down on her butt, she dazedly looked at her thighs.
Her gaze slowly turned to me.
"You're insane... Yoo Seon-woo."
"......"
Nothing to say.
I scratched my chin and looked away.
After catching her breath on the floor, Han Su-ah seemed to make up her mind and spoke.
"Got class today?"
"Yeah."
A major exam, even.
"Skip it."
"Can't. It's an exam."
"I'll get you a job at my company, noona-style."
Didn't sound like a joke.
Unable to stand, she crawled to the door and locked it again.
"You can't go."
"Ah."
In the end, I bombed that major exam.
The price of guarding her bed instead was brutal.
A little time passed like that.
[Noona♥]: Cafe canceled today Can't make it out
[Noona♥]: Study at my place instead
[Noona♥]: Come quick
[Noona♥]: Quick
[Noona♥]: Ly
[Noona♥]: Come ♥
"Sigh."
At some point, our dates always ended up at her place.
Movies at home.
Meals at home.
And... so on.
My cooking skills improved because of it.
Couldn't order delivery every time.
For some reason, she hated letting me go out.
One day she even told me to skip school, which surprised me.
Though that was probably a joke.
- Beep.
I unlocked the door to my place and stepped in.
Han Su-ah's unique shampoo scent hit me right at the entrance.
Funny thing—I used the same shampoo, but it never smelled like that on me.
So I concluded it was her body scent.
"You're here?"
As always, she had the bedroom door open and waved at me.
Her sleepy, relaxed eyes were just...
Can't let this slide today.
"No way. We agreed on the cafe today. Each doing our own thing."
Originally planned a wholesome day at a nice cafe, working separately.
We'd been too busy with team projects to meet, but she tempted me so much I said yes.
Then, right before the meetup, the location changed suddenly.
So I placed my laptop on the desk to assert my will.
"......"
She eyed the laptop and furrowed her brow.
"Hurry up."
I pretended not to notice and urged her on.
"Fiiine..."
Finally, Han Su-ah slumped her shoulders and went into the bedroom.
Moments later, she came out with her laptop and sat across from me.
Seemed like we'd make it through this time.
Only the sound of typing filled the house.
We focused on our tasks, time passing peacefully.
- Tap tap...
- Tap tap...
How much time passed?
- Tap tap...
Suddenly, Han Su-ah's typing stopped.
Figured she was taking a break, so I turned to look.
"Whoa, you scared me."
She'd snuck right up beside me, staring at my screen.
"W-what? Noona. Why?"
"......"
No answer, eyes fixed on the screen.
It showed my team project notes and the group chat where members exchanged ideas in real-time.
Maybe helping with the group assignment.
She'd be great at it.
I looked at her expectantly, but...
"......Who's Jang Na-hyun?"
What came back.
Was her icy voice.
"Huh? Team project member."
"......No."
She snatched the mouse from my hand.
- Scroll, scroll.
The chat scrolled up rapidly.
Her eyes scanned the messages quickly.
"She only adds 'lol' to messages for you."
"Huh?"
What was this about?
"Look. She's formal with everyone else, but adds it to yours every time. See this? Emojis only to you?"
"......?"
I hadn't noticed at all.
Big team, and the topic was too tough to notice details.
But even now, I didn't get it.
...I wasn't completely oblivious to Han Su-ah's temperament.
That's why I'd been careful. Hoped she wouldn't notice.
As lovers, I hated making her worry like this.
"Hmm..."
Seeing my confusion.
"......"
She opened our chat, sent herself Jang Na-hyun's profile.
Pulled out her phone immediately.
Searched something...
Soon, her lips twisted.
"Knew it."
She shoved her phone screen in my face.
"Compare."
My messenger showed Jang Na-hyun's profile: a selfie in a low-cut top showing her collarbone.
But on Han Su-ah's phone, it was just a cute puppy pic.
Same name, different photo.
"Multi-profile. Set to show you that one."
"Yeah."
I nodded quickly.
Easy fix: keep distance from Jang Na-hyun.
"Don't worry."
Objectively, Jang might be attractive.
But I had zero interest.
Han Su-ah wasn't listening anymore.
"Ha... she's pretty......"
She chewed her fingernail.
A habit when anxious. Rare to see.
"Noona, don't worry. I think you're the prettiest."
"Ah... what do I do... what do I do..."
Her eyes still wandered blankly.
This crumbling side of Han Su-ah was the second time.
Last time too.
Before we went public, a female senior invited me to eat.
I shut it down flat.
But Han Su-ah, who saw, was off all day.
Dark circles, trembling fingers—I remember.
Similar now.
Self-esteem in the gutter.
Leave it, and she'll dig a hole in the ground.
Couldn't watch anymore.
I slammed the laptop shut.
- Thud!
She flinched at the noise.
"S-sorry..."
Thought I was mad.
I grabbed her waist.
Pulled her into a tight hug.
Her heartbeat thrummed against me.
"Noona, it's fine. No interest in her."
I said firmly.
".........Reassure me."
Her teary eyes pleaded desperately.
Clutching my sleeve, she led me toward the bedroom.
"......Got it."
Team project...
Nothing for it.
Honestly, Han Su-ah mattered more.
I followed her hand into the darkness like I was entranced.
Several hours passed.
Dawn.
We were tangled, slick with sweat.
Her face buried in my chest, finger tracing my arm.
"Seon-woo."
Her husky voice echoed in the room.
"I like you so much."
"...Me too."
"That's why... it drives me crazy. Just imagining you with another girl—even talking..."
She panted, continuing.
"Hate you smiling at her. Kind voice... no, even just talking."
Didn't expect such raw confession.
Or that she worried like this.
"Why am I so... compared to you..."
She bit her lower lip, unable to finish.
"Pathetic."
No way.
No one thinks Han Su-ah is pathetic.
She pleaded desperately.
"You shine too much. Makes me so insecure..."
"Noona, no way. In my eyes—no, anyone's— you're the brightest."
My praise didn't register.
Her dazed eyes fixed on me.
"Seon-woo... Seon-woo... Seon-woo..."
Her hand climbed my cheek. Thumb roughly rubbed my lips.
Our saliva-slick lips smeared under her touch.
A faint sting, but I didn't pull away.
"Love only me... forever, till death."
A tear finally fell from Han Su-ah's eye.
Landed on my arm.
Hot.
No words would reach her now.
Had to show love through actions.
I gripped her wrist and kissed her deeply.
And...
Whispered, gazing into her eyes.
"I will."
"......"
"Can't live without you either."
"......Thanks."
My words brought a smile.
She wrapped her arms around my neck...
Whispered wetly in my ear.
"Hug me. Hard."
- Smack...
Her lips consumed mine.
"Even if I suffocate to death..."
The sticky kiss continued.
At that moment, I thought.
'I'll be more careful.'
Or.
'Won't create any misunderstandings.'
Thought if I did well, it'd all be solved.
Believed I could quell her anxiety.
That was my arrogance...
And nothing was resolved.
Just temporarily soothed.