The Trip, Part 1
Quite apart from the rumors spreading through the company, Suhee found herself busy all over again.
A flicker of excitement at the thought of becoming an office worker lingered alongside a touch of unease — and, if she was being honest, a faint regret that she hadn't quite finished having her fun.
"Then just go on a trip."
"A trip?" Suhee echoed, phone pressed to her ear as she talked with Heeju.
"Wanna come with me?"
"Girl, I have school."
"Oh, right."
She'd had it in her plans anyway. Things had gotten delayed thanks to Jeongun and the other men she'd been spending time with, but Suhee had always wanted to take an overseas trip once she had the chance.
"Hmm... where would be good..."
According to Heeju, she absolutely had to go somewhere warm — a resort where she could wear a swimsuit. The reason was obvious. She was angling for a night of pleasure at her destination, too.
"You're going all the way there just to mess around?"
"Come on, that's where all the guys with great bodies go."
"Like that time in Gangwon-do?"
"Even better than that. The weather's way nicer than back home."
"Hmm..."
"Plus, if it's a foreign country, you don't have to worry about anyone seeing you. Well — not that you ever worry about that anyway."
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"
Heeju launched into an enthusiastic speech about the special feeling of being overseas. The two of them clicked so well that conversations like this came easily.
"Obviously it's way better. The other person can let loose too, you know?"
"You think so?"
"Yeah. You're never gonna see them again."
"Hmm..."
"Or if they taste good enough, you might keep seeing them."
The more she talked with Heeju, the more Suhee found herself wanting to visit a gorgeous resort at least once — even if that wasn't the main goal. Blazing sun, white sand... and if she happened to meet someone attractive along the way, all the better. Spending four or five days just relaxing, without a single worry in the world, sounded wonderful.
"Alright. I'll go."
"Where? Where are you going?"
"I have to pick a place first."
After hanging up, Suhee rummaged around, phone in hand, rolling this way and that on her bed.
"Hmm, if it's a beach..."
The thought of a beach immediately brought back the surfing she'd done with Heeju last time. Surfing could be nice.
"Diving?"
As she browsed, diving lessons available in Southeast Asia — especially Cebu — caught her eye. The water was so warm that people were enjoying themselves underwater in bikinis, and the photos were gorgeous.
"Oh, that's pretty."
The cost was cheaper than she'd expected, too. The money would be coming from her parents either way, but she couldn't completely ignore the price tag — it was still a factor.
"Would it take long..."
Wondering whether it would take forever to capture photos as stunning as the ones in the search results, she dug a little deeper and found plenty of posts saying four nights and five days was plenty. It wouldn't be perfect, of course.
One way or another, the pieces lined up. And the image that came to mind when she thought of Cebu — white sandy beaches, blazing sun, crystal-clear ocean — matched what she was looking for reasonably well. In every photo, the water looked impossibly clean and transparent. The weather looked great, too.
"Should I go?"
Once she started booking the flight, the hotel, the lessons — time flew by. The thought of going overseas, somewhere she hadn't even managed to visit as a college student, had Suhee genuinely excited.
"Are you sure about Southeast Asia? You could go somewhere nicer."
"No, it's fine, Mom. I looked it up — they said it's okay as long as you don't wander around randomly."
"Still..."
"And the resort that does the lessons is a Korean-run place, apparently."
"Is that so? Still, be careful, Suhee."
By age she was still a college student, so her mother worried a great deal.
"Yeah, don't worry. I'll be careful."
"How are you getting to the airport?"
"Ah~ a friend's giving me a ride."
Jeongun had agreed to take her to the airport. He wasn't exactly thrilled about Suhee constantly running off here and there, but there wasn't much he could do about it.
"I could come with you, you know."
"Come on, you've got work. I'll be fine."
Suhee caught at the edge of Jeongun's gaze, then slipped free. She was a type of woman he had never encountered before. Most women, once they got hooked, couldn't get away — but Suhee was different. If anything, it had gotten to the point where he was the one hanging on.
Pleading didn't suit his personality, but his pride kept surrendering, again and again, to Suhee's allure.
"Let me know ahead of time when you're coming back. I'll pick you up."
"Okay. Thank you."
A faint smile tugged at his lips at her thanks.
"Have a safe trip."
"I will. Thank you. I'll get in touch when I land today."
At the airport, Suhee took the suitcase Jeongun handed her. Now that she was actually here, the excitement and thrill hit even harder. She'd traveled before, but this was her first time going overseas, and the anticipation felt far more intense than usual. She was so caught up in it that she barely even noticed the men's stares she was so used to feeling — it was a remarkably special mood.
After sending off a reluctant Jeongun, Suhee grabbed her suitcase and wandered around the airport. There was nothing in particular she needed at duty-free. She'd already packed her swimsuits and everything else.
Still, the flight was fairly long.
By the time Suhee arrived in the Philippines, shifting her stiff, cramped body, a wave of hot, humid air hit her all at once. The temperature was so much higher than Korea that it finally sank in — she was really here.
Waiting through the endless immigration line and then climbing into the resort's pickup car, she felt a flicker of exhaustion that made her briefly wonder if coming had been a mistake. But the exotic scenery unfolding as the car started moving quickly erased that thought.
"Um... are you here for the lessons?"
The clumsy attempt at conversation from the man in the next seat was enough to draw a pleasant smile and a reply. While Suhee's eyes swept over the scenery outside the window, the man in the next seat swept his gaze over her thighs.
She could feel the sticky stare, but she let it be. She didn't particularly feel like reacting. For now, she just wanted to enjoy the view and the leisure. Those kinds of looks were far too familiar.
"Lee Suhee?"
"Yes, that's me."
"Here's your room key. Breakfast is in the restaurant until nine."
"Ah, thank you."
"For the lessons, head down to the pool area from ten o'clock."
"Got it."
Arriving at the resort, Suhee received her room key and listened to the briefing. The room was a single. There had been dormitory-style guesthouse options as well, but Suhee had chosen a private room. It was far better for any dirty business she might get up to.
Stepping into the neatly arranged room and switching on the air conditioner made things much better. It was still humid, though. Even the slightest movement brought a sheen of sweat.
Pulling back the curtains, she was met with a sweeping view of white sand and a pristine ocean. A brilliantly blue sky, too. The sunlight was ferociously intense.
It was too early to sleep, so she decided to look around the resort. Changing into lighter clothes left even more of her milky-white skin exposed.
"Oh, there's a pool too?"
The pool sat in the center of the resort. Watching various people using it, she asked a nearby staff member and learned that hotel guests could use it without any restrictions.
"Ah, so if I go down that way, is that the beach?"
"Ah, no. That's the private beach attached to the suites, so you can't go in there."
"Ah..."
She'd seen those expensive rooms when she'd been searching for accommodations. She let it go. Maybe someday, once she was earning her own money, she'd come stay in one. For now, just looking around was enjoyable enough.
Every time the breeze blew in from the beach, Suhee's skirt fluttered. Men's eyes locked onto her taut, snow-white thighs. The moment the wind died and those pale thighs were hidden again, disappointed groans escaped from the men.
This is going to be fun.
The reactions were far more blatant and direct than in Korea. The stares were far more blatant, too. Was it because this was a vacation destination?
Receiving those bold looks and reactions, Suhee found herself wanting to be just as bold. She deliberately reclined on a sunbed at the far end of the pool.
"Ah, you'll get wet."
"It's fine."
Laying down the towel a staff member handed her, Suhee stretched out at her leisure. The sun was sinking toward the horizon, so it didn't sting her eyes.
Lying there like that, the view from the pool below became even more dizzying. Through the hem of her skirt, you could see deep into the bare flesh of her inner thighs. It was a place that would be fully exposed in a swimsuit anyway — but there was a peculiar difference between a swimsuit and everyday clothes. Thighs visible in a swimsuit versus thighs visible beneath everyday clothes. The latter was far dirtier.
"Oh..."
The gazes of the men splashing in the water were instantly captured. Suhee enjoyed those stares with a feeling different from usual. How to put it — it was a new sensation. She'd felt plenty of stolen glances before, but this felt more liberating.
"Did you come alone?"
"Sorry?"
"Ah, just... you know."
A man even came up to her boldly and struck up a conversation, water dripping from his wet body. His physique wasn't particularly impressive, so she didn't treat him warmly.
Hmm...
He was a no. It would be a waste to tumble around for a night with someone like this.
The man who'd approached looked Suhee's body up and down. Her plump, swelling breasts, her slender waist. And those long, sleek legs.
His cock, on the verge of getting hard, was being firmly pressed down by his swim trunks — thankfully — but even that seemed about to lose the fight. If Suhee had been even a little less cold, a little kinder, he was sure it would have sprung up.
Suhee felt that man's gaze. Lying there receiving those looks, she felt a tingling between her legs. If she'd been in a swimsuit, getting wet wouldn't have shown — but right now she was just in underwear, and if she got wet, it would show.
"Could you move aside a bit?"
"Ah..."
Suhee stood up from the sunbed and pushed the man away. It was her first day, and it was getting late — she'd just take care of it herself in her room. No matter how she thought about it, she didn't want to satisfy her urges with a man of this caliber.
She'd come all this way on vacation. She wanted something a little more special.