Chapter 218
Chapter 218
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 218
Chapter Title: She Doesn't Oppose It (2)
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While Namgung Hye shot up from her seat in outrage at Eon So-young's absurd suggestion, and Kang Yun pondered whether he even had the right to speak on what was "normal,"...
Huangbo Jun was swinging his sword to soothe his troubled heart.
The pure white sword qi erupted like a cluster of stars, illuminating the darkening surroundings, yet the darkness within Huangbo Jun's heart remained unchanged.
Jun-ah... Is something wrong with you and the new bride?
Huangbo Jun flashed a vigorous smile at his grandmother's perceptive question and insisted nothing was amiss, but the truth was far from it.
How could a man's heart remain undisturbed after asking another to embrace his woman?
'But I chose this path...'
It was a desperate measure to avoid giving up Namgung Hye. She had tried endlessly to dissuade him, but Huangbo Jun clung to the belief that this was the only way.
Kang Yun was probably buying time for Namgung Hye's sake as well. That much was clear from how abnormal the two of them viewed his decision...
'Time is running out.'
Until now, he had turned a blind eye. He had proposed it to Kang Yun precisely because he hoped the man would refuse.
But with his grandmother growing suspicious, there was no guarantee others wouldn't notice too.
Now, the moment to hear an answer had truly arrived.
After Eon So-young's sudden coming-out, Namgung Hye had been treating me like garbage.
By societal standards, I was garbage. And if she learned those women were like mothers to me—some with husbands, past or present—she'd be even more horrified.
Naturally, her interactions with Eon So-young had grown awkward too, but perhaps because she'd been through it once before, Eon So-young didn't seem particularly fazed.
"But... are you really serious?"
I was sitting face-to-face with Eon So-young in the pavilion, carrying on the conversation.
The guards and maids were standing a good distance away, so there was no real pressure from their presence.
"About what?"
"Your... daughter and..."
I'm a pervert who only goes after milfs, but I'm not devoid of common sense. I just ignore it when necessary.
I trailed off, but the intent was clear, so Eon So-young turned the question back on me.
"Why? You've been with other women just days ago, so is it guilt now that you're about to touch Hye-ah?"
She threw Mae So-hyang back in my face, and it hit me right in the solar plexus like a punch.
"No, it's not that... She's your daughter, after all... You know?"
No matter that she had a real husband elsewhere—would she truly be fine with me sleeping with her daughter?
"Young master, I believe a satisfying night life is one part of human happiness. At least for now."
"..."
"But I lived in ignorance for so long. If I'd known sooner, I might have lived a different life."
Eon So-young clapped her hands lightly and smiled brightly.
"If my son-in-law hadn't made that proposal, I might not have realized... But now that this opportunity has come, is it so strange to hope Hye-ah awakens to it early?"
Opportunity, opportunity.
It was harsh for the now-impotent Huangbo Jun, but from Eon So-young's perspective, it made sense.
"But your daughter hates the idea."
"Hmm... Actually, Hye-ah's feelings aren't the priority right now."
Huh? What did that mean?
"This situation arose because Hye-ah couldn't refuse her father-in-law's wish."
True enough. If Namgung Hye had flat-out rejected Huangbo Jun—whether it was me or anyone else—the matter would have ended there.
If she had the resolve to let him live a life of self-recrimination, it could have been that simple.
"But my issue too... Ah."
"Exactly. You seem to get it now, but I'm not opposing it either, am I?"
I'd cooperated with Namgung Hye initially out of concern for Eon So-young and Namgung Hak's reactions.
But with Eon So-young's approval, accepting wouldn't burden me much.
"So if you accept, young master, Hye-ah really has no choice."
Was that true? I had my doubts, but Eon So-young smiled warmly and continued.
"Young master, embrace Hye-ah. Let her know what a woman's happiness feels like."
Accepting Huangbo Jun's proposal would likely earn me a furious scolding from Namgung Hye and a swift boot out the door, but for now, in this moment, I simply agreed.
"So... I thought we had plenty of time, but have you given it some thought, young hero?"
Huangbo Jun's voice trembled.
Two or three days later, as the sunset faded, I received Huangbo Jun's summons.
Whether to avoid Namgung Hye's prying eyes or not, she wasn't present. I sat alone with Huangbo Jun.
"...You'll regret it."
"Maybe. But if you refuse, young hero, I'll definitely regret it. Then again, maybe not."
Huangbo Jun said that if I didn't give an answer now, he'd have to seek someone else—and immediately added that he didn't want to.
"Thanks to your help, young hero, Hye-mae survived. Though we've been growling at each other, I've confirmed how deeply they care for one another."
He meant that someone like me—whom she somewhat trusted—might make Namgung Hye accept it with less resistance. Not quite accurate.
"So, what will you do?"
Huangbo Jun fixed me with a gaze burning with dark intensity and asked again.
"...I'll do it."
"Thank you."
Huangbo Jun replied curtly and led the way. Under the ink-blue sky holding its last light, I followed with my heart pounding.
This was Huangbo Jun's proposal, endorsed by Eon So-young, but I had no intention of justifying embracing a woman based on others' reasons.
No, in the end, I chose to embrace Namgung Hye because I desired her.
As excitement built at the thrill of secretly taking another man's wife—my woman's daughter—my heart thumped like a drum, Huangbo Jun spoke without turning.
"...Young hero. One request... Is that alright?"
"Speak it."
"I'd like to... be there and watch as well."
I halted abruptly. Huangbo Jun stopped too, without looking back.
"It'll be hard."
"I know."
"Then why say it?"
"It'll be hard for her too. Isn't she entering another man's arms because of my selfishness?"
In short, he didn't want to run from the pain alone.
"...Foolish. But if you're fine with it, I won't object."
"Thank you."
We walked in silence until we reached a bedchamber lit by lanterns. There, I faced Namgung Hye, her features twisted in betrayal.
She had already heard, dressed atop the bed in her inner robes.
"You... in the end...!"
"My lady, please. Think of it as for my sake..."
Huangbo Jun pleaded piteously, and Namgung Hye finally fell silent.
Her resentful upward gaze reminded me of Eon So-young the first time I took her.
Now, I would take her daughter.
Namgung Hye barely suppressed her urge to explode.
This lecher shouldn't have been invited to the wedding in the first place.
Exploiting her husband's misfortune to claim her pure body—had she known, dying pierced by his sword at the ceremony might have been preferable.
"My lady... I'll undress you."
He feigned hesitation, but his hands smoothly removed her outer robe and reached for the inner one beneath.
The knot securing her inner robe loosened bit by bit. Just as it was about to slip off, Namgung Hye grabbed his hand.
"W-Wait a moment."
[I know you're reluctant, but dragging it out will only hurt your husband more.]
Namgung Hye knew he was right, but she couldn't bear to glance at Huangbo Jun silently watching from beside the bed. It was maddening.
In that instant, the man's hand moved gently, slipping off her inner robe.
"D-Don't look...!"
As her beautiful form in undergarments was revealed, Namgung Hye frantically tried to cover herself with her arms.
Though lacking overall fullness, the harmony of her sleek limbs and pert breasts was goddess-like in beauty.
The man's rough hands grasped her slender arms, lifting them as he spoke.
"Don't hide like that."
Shame burned through her. All these firsts should have been shared with the man she loved.
Yet fate demanded she entwine with this man who had embraced her mother.
"Hngh...!"
As Namgung Hye groaned in humiliation, the man massaged every inch without removing her undergarments.
"W-What are you... Ngh..."
"Stay still. I need to loosen you up."
He'd been with other women, and his hands moved with expert familiarity.
From her sides to back, nape, and shoulders. Calves to thighs—he kneaded without missing a spot, and each time, a refreshing sensation washed over her.
He must be good at this...
One could loosen muscles with inner energy, but this direct touch felt different.
Her body gradually warmed, growing languid and drowsy.
Before she knew it, Namgung Hye was yielding to his touch, allowing him free rein—unaware his hands had undone her breast binding.
"Ah!"
Only when cool air brushed her chest did she scramble to cover her modest breasts, but his hands were faster.
"W-What are you doing...!"
His much larger hand kneaded her soft breast, warming it gradually like the rest of her body.
Even innocent in matters of intimacy, Namgung Hye knew what fondling her breasts meant.
"T-Take your hand off... Hurry...!"
The deft fingers stimulated her breast until just before her own hand could pry it away, then withdrew.
The moment his hand left, Namgung Hye clutched her breast with both arms—then realized where his gaze had shifted, twisting her waist to pull her lower body back.
Namgung Hye's nether region was under the man's stare.