Chapter 22
Chapter 22
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 22
Chapter Title: What Slips Out When You Happily Run Into Your Ex?
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Even though the junior bumped her shoulder on the way past, Park Soo-hyun didn't say a word.
She's probably just hoping I'll hurry up and pass by right now, right?
"W-Well, then maybe I'll head that way too..."
Lee Yoo-ra, who had been sandwiched between us watching the situation unfold, tried to slip past Park Soo-hyun to follow me.
But Park Soo-hyun snapped out of it at the same time and grabbed her.
"What are you talking about, Yoo-ra? You should come to our side. Why are you sticking with the second-years?"
"Huh...? But we always drink together anyway. Today I wanna drink with him..."
"No way! Seok-ho and the guys have been sipping slowly to match your pace. Come over to our side."
"Aw, why! Just drink by yourselves! I'm gonna hang with the young crowd!"
"You drank fine with us before. Since when? And if you go over there, you'll just ruin the second-years' vibe. Read the room."
"Ugh, no! I said no!"
"What's with you today? Hang on... Your face looks a little flushed?"
At that remark, Lee Yoo-ra—who'd been keeping her cool until she locked eyes with Park Soo-hyun—flinched and replied.
"H-Huh? Must be your imagination?"
"No, your face is clearly red. You feeling sick or something? Come closer so I can check if you've got a fever."
"N-No... I'm fine... H-Hold on. Don't come any closer..."
"Just lemme see if you've got a fever. Stop backing away."
"H-Hold on, I said...?!"
At this point, she just looked pitiful.
I couldn't stand watching their little tussle anymore, so I stepped up beside Lee Yoo-ra and wrapped my arm around her waist.
"Eek...!"
Lee Yoo-ra's face flushed even deeper than before as I pulled her close.
I stroked her hip nice and slow right in front of Park Soo-hyun, like I wanted her to see.
"She was waiting for me and stood out in the cold too long. Probably why her body's all heated up. Right, Senior Yoo-ra?"
"Oh, really? That it, Yoo-ra?"
"......"
'Why's she clamming up?'
She's gonna shut her mouth in a situation like this?
Something felt off, so I glanced down at her.
"Ugh..."
Her eyes were glistening with tears, and she kept sneaking glances at my hand, like it was bothering her.
Ah, got it. My hand stroking her hip had hiked her skirt up a bit, then down, and she was anxious I might do something weird.
"Yoo-ra...?"
But Park Soo-hyun, oblivious to it all, looked puzzled at Lee Yoo-ra's silence.
'I covered for her, but she can't even play along? What's she doing not answering?'
Worried Park Soo-hyun might catch on, I grabbed her skirt and tugged it up just enough that her no-panties situation might show.
Swish.
"Eep...! Y-Yeah...! My body's all hot and... s-suddenly it's so stuffy..."
Terrified her senior might glimpse inside, the hitherto silent Lee Yoo-ra snapped to and backed me up in a panic.
Satisfied, I let go of her skirt.
Lee Yoo-ra's quick thinking had kept her skirt's contents hidden, but Park Soo-hyun had seen me casually lifting it like it was nothing.
"D-Didn't know you two were that close... So that's why you didn't wanna drink with us, Yoo-ra? Now I get it."
Sensing the weird, intimate vibe between us, Park Soo-hyun turned away, embarrassed, and started jumping to conclusions.
"Eep... N-No, it's not like that... Soo-hyun, this is..."
"Don't worry, Yoo-ra! I'll keep your secret till you're ready to go public. Can't ruin my friend's first love."
"N-No... Really, it's not..."
"I'll cover for you with Seok-ho and the guys. Han-sol, take good care of our Yoo-ra."
"Don't worry. Even if it looks like it, I've got Senior Yoo-ra's leash firmly in hand."
"Hey...!"
"Oh my! You two are just~ so cute together. Ah~ Now I miss my boyfriend. Gonna call him real quick~ See ya."
With that excuse to call her boyfriend, Park Soo-hyun left.
The moment she was gone, Lee Yoo-ra swatted my hand away sharply and glared at me like she was about to chew me out.
"Hey! Don't say stuff that'll make Soo-hyun misunderstand!"
"I only said I had your leash. Nothing else."
"That's exactly what causes misunderstandings!"
"How's that a misunderstanding? Wanna go through each thing I said right now, point by point, and check if it's true or not?"
As I talked, I pulled her soaked panties out of my pocket.
Lee Yoo-ra frantically cupped her hands around it to hide the contents from view.
Shake shake.
She shook her head desperately, pleading with her eyes.
Like, please don't do this.
"Who's holding your leash, Lee Yoo-ra? Answer me."
"......"
"Answer."
"M-Master..."
"Then behave. And while we're here, make sure that leaky faucet of yours stays locked tight—no love juices dripping out. If we get caught, you're done, and so am I."
"...Okay..."
I shoved the panties back in my pocket.
She got the message—her attitude softened right up.
But maybe because she was my first slave?
Seeing her so deflated and unlike herself stirred up a pang of guilt.
This time, to perk her up, I decided to dangle a carrot instead of the whip.
"That said, I might've gone a bit overboard today. If you hold out pretty and proper, I'll fuck you however you want, Senior."
'...! R-Really?'
Her eyes lit up in surprise, spark regaining its fire.
'She just comes right out with it.'
The inevitable fate of every woman I've hooked up with.
Of course, I like this side of her—the true self, no pretenses.
"Time, place, kinks, whatever sex play you want—I'll do it all your way, Senior."
"Even if I say outdoors... you'll do it no questions asked?"
"Naturally."
"...Okay!"
Suddenly, Lee Yoo-ra slapped her own cheeks.
Then she stared at me with fierce determination.
"I'll do my absolute best to endure."
"That's the spirit, Senior."
"But you gotta do whatever I ask, no refusals, and do it right. If you half-ass it, you're done."
She's laying down the law like she means it, but honestly, zero fear.
It's sex either way. No matter what play she wants, the moment I thrust in, control's mine again.
"Save that talk for after you endure. The girl who gets wet just from a little touch."
"No, this time I'm confident. Now I've got a prize, right? With a prize, I'm invincible."
Invincible, my ass. Her baseless confidence was ridiculous.
Still.
Her bold front was kinda cute, and I couldn't help smirking.
"Let's slip inside quick and grab seats. Ha-jun messaged that he saved us spots."
"Ooh, Lee Ha-jun's got good instincts. But why rush in so fast?"
"If we bump into people, it'll be like with Senior Soo-hyun—greetings, shock at my face, nagging you about being late. Too annoying to deal with one by one. Just ignore 'em even if they recognize us and breeze past."
"Ah, yeah... If we walk in together, they'll 100% stop us. Being born this pretty and handsome is tough. Right?"
"Pfft."
Her calling herself pretty cracked me up, but since Lee Yoo-ra was prettier than most celebs, I let it slide.
More than that, her casually lumping herself with my good looks was subtly adorable.
Anyway.
Sure enough, as we opened the door and went in, tons of eyes turned our way.
"Hey, Yoo-ra, why so—"
"Who's that guy? Never seen him in our department—"
"Why are those two ignoring everyone and—"
As planned, we ignored everyone trying to talk and headed straight to the back.
"Han-sol hyung! Over here! Here!"
Lee Ha-jun, spotting us and waving.
We zeroed in on our target to head there fast.
"Unnie, you're here? Why'd you take so long? Seok-ho oppa was asking when you'd show."
Then someone blocked our path.
"Ah..."
I figured I'd just sidestep, but the all-too-familiar voice froze me in place.
I thought it'd be fine running into her, but old trauma bubbled up, making my chest tight.
Snow-white skin.
Upturned eyes.
Small nose.
Pretty lips with a reddish tint.
And... Lee Ye-rin.
She smiled at me with that same unchanged face—the one that had hurt me without a second thought.
Seeing her like that, I felt my blood boil.
"Ye-rin, uh, th-that's... he's with me..."
"By the way, who's this handsome guy?"
"What...?"
Lee Yoo-ra let out a bewildered voice.
To her, who didn't know how much my face had changed, this had to be baffling.
Why doesn't she recognize me? She must be wondering.
But that wasn't my concern right now.
Lee Ye-rin was approaching me with a coquettish smile, like she'd spotted a guy she liked.
"Hi. I'm Lee Ye-rin. What's your name and age? Wanna drink together if you're free?"
She placed her hand softly on my chest—that beautiful face that could tempt any man just by looking.
That instant—
"Fuck. What a bitch."
The curse slipped out before I knew it.
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