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I don’t remember what it was like when I wasn’t lucid, but at least when I was in my right mind, he was gentle. Although he could be a bit persistent below the waist, his touch and voice when dealing with me were as sweet as his pheromones.
At my question, the man’s eyes widened. That expression is cute too. After being momentarily flustered, he soon smiled, his eyes crinkling at the corners.
“Is this what you call being nice?”
“Compared to the people around me these days, you’re nice.”
And compared to the people around Min Jaehee, you’re on a completely different level of kindness.
The people around Cha Sukyung irritate me, but the people who were around Min Jaehee were the kind who would take your internal organs if you looked away for even a moment.
The situation as Cha Sukyung is definitely better, but I didn’t think the guys who picked fights and trampled on my humanity were decent people either.
“I am… somewhat affectionate.”
“You seemed to hesitate just now.”
“You’ve rested enough, so focus now. Then you can eat.”
The man pressed his lips together as if to stop my words, and spurred his leisurely moving hips. My body, which had grown slack, became tense again with pleasure from the object that was quickly thrusting into me below.
I clung to the man while letting out strange moans, and he hugged me tightly as if he would crush my body while burying his member deep inside.
∞ ∞ ∞
The light was so bright that I rolled half a turn and lay face down. Feeling warm body heat against my palm, I opened my eyes slightly to see the man lying next to me.
So I didn’t make it home after all.
Yesterday, we somehow managed to eat and even bathe, but things heated up again and we jumped back into bed.
I partly gave up, figuring it wouldn’t make much difference whether I went home or not since it was already so late. It might also be because I’ve lived on the streets and don’t have the concept that I must sleep at home. Or perhaps the recognition that Cha Sukyung’s home is my home is still vague.
When I think about how Cha Sukyung’s bed at home and this nameless man’s bed are equally soft, I wonder if the problem is my thinking that anywhere I can lie down on my back is fine.
Having not slept for several hours, I absently fiddled with the man’s nipple that my finger brushed against, which caused him to wake up and grip my wrist.
“That hurts.”
“What time is it?”
“Don’t know. Just woke up because it’s bright.”
That’s not to say I was completely awake. I was in a state where I could easily fall back asleep if I closed my eyes and lay down for a bit. Unlike me, the man got up without hesitation. A cool breeze blew in where the man had been lying.
“You’re not thinking of greeting me with your pheromones again today, are you?”
“I have a home too. I’ll go. Just let me sleep a little longer.”
“I think I heard that same thing yesterday?”
“Really. I’ll really go today.”
If I don’t go home today, I might get kicked out. Somehow I feel like I’ll get kicked out. They probably didn’t raise Cha Sukyung so coldheartedly, but that’s probably because Cha Sukyung didn’t stay out overnight and wander around like I do.
I heard the sound of water from afar, and after quite some time, the man appeared, wiping his wet body. His hair, which had been a mess because I had clawed at it yesterday, was now glistening with moisture.
“You’re going to work already?”
“It’s not ‘already’. I’m about to be late for the second day in a row because of someone.”
“But after cumming this much, it’s a profitable deal, isn’t it?”
Whether he had no answer or didn’t want to answer, the man just let out a hollow laugh. I just blankly watched as the man, dressed neatly in a freshly laundered shirt and suit, skillfully tied his tie.
“Get it together. Here’s a suppressant. You should take it now. Hurry.”
I swallowed the pill the man brought and placed in my hand with water. The feeling of my insides freezing made me belatedly realize it was cold water. I shuddered and grumbled, “It’s cold.”
“Your fever seems to have gone down a bit. If you go home and have a good sleep, your heat might end.”
“So it lasts about three days?”
“Don’t be too definitive about it.”
The man’s movements in preparing for work were so quick and precise that I somehow felt like I shouldn’t just lie back down saying I was going to sleep more. Sitting on the edge of the bed, blankly staring at the man going back and forth, I suddenly remembered something and called out to him.
“Give me your contact.”
At my words, the man stopped and turned to look at me. What’s with that expression? It’s like the face of someone suspicious that a one-night stand might cling to them. I felt a bit annoyed at his expression.
“Why?”
“So I can contact you if it’s urgent. Who knows? We might have a chance to hook up again sometime.”
Even if not for that reason, the conversation I had with the man wasn’t awkward and was enjoyable, making me think it would be nice to meet him again someday. But somehow I didn’t want to tell him that.
“Really now.”
While clicking his tongue, the man picked up my phone from the nightstand. Soon after, a phone rang from inside the man’s pocket.
“Name.”
“Huh?”
“Your name. I need a name to save too. It would be awkward if it popped up as ‘one-night stand’ or ‘heat omega’ on my phone.”
“Why? That’s not bad either.”
It would be hilarious. I was also curious about how the man would react if “one-night stand” popped up while he was at work.
“Cha Sukyung. You?”
“Kwon Yikang. I’ve saved it. Not sure if we’ll have any reason to contact each other though.”
“Was I that bad? For something supposedly bad, you sure did a lot. Is it because of the heat or pheromones? Good is still good, isn’t it?”
“You… never mind. Rest a bit and then go home quietly.”
“Nothing’s more frustrating than when someone starts to say something but doesn’t. What were you going to say?”
“That you have quite a loose tongue.”
“I am like that, I guess.”
It’s the truth, so why act like it’s so hard to say? I giggled, and the man surprisingly left a light kiss on my cheek before disappearing.
∞ ∞ ∞
Cha Sukyung’s daily life after graduating high school and before entering university was monotonous. Except for having three meals a day, everything else was free time. Having never lived leisurely in my entire life, I became anxious about whether it was really okay to just play and eat so freely.
“Driver Lee, let’s go out.”
I came out of my room wearing a thin knit sweater with a long light gray wool coat. The wool coat was thin but warm, and even to my eyes it exuded luxury, making it one of my favorite clothes.
It was a completely different outfit from the past, when I would shiver even after layering a t-shirt, fall shirt, and a fraying knit sweater over worn-out thermal underwear, topped with a padded jacket, not knowing how long I had been wearing them.
The winter experienced by the poor and the rich is this different. I had known this since I was very young, but I had only felt it physically since recently entering Cha Sukyung’s body. The daily life so different from when I lived as Min Jaehee made me feel like I was living in a different world.
“May I know the destination in advance?”
Lee Gyeongjin, who had been waiting in the living room, asked as he stood up.
Whether he had been severely scolded by Father because of the heat incident a few days ago, his obsession with me had intensified since then. This was my first outing since that incident, and his determination was already visibly evident, with an ‘I will absolutely not let you escape’ resolve in his eyes.
“I’m going to a gold and silver shop. They’re clustered in Jongno, right? Let’s go there.”
“Yes, underst… what?”
I was in a good mood for this rare outing, and Lee Gyeongjin was also enthusiastic. Gyeongjin, who had been responding promptly, couldn’t finish his sentence and tilted his head.
“Where did you say…?”
“Jongno gold and silver shops. I heard there are a ton of them there. Don’t you know, Driver Lee? Have you never been?”
“No, I do know about them, but… would you rather go to the jewelry shops or department stores that Madam frequents?”
Lee Gyeongjin’s face turned somewhat gloomy as he offered me different options, but he didn’t understand exactly what I needed.
“No, we have to go to the gold and silver shops. Come on, let’s hurry.”
I clapped my hands to revive Gyeongjin’s diminished enthusiasm, and still not understanding the situation, he followed me with a bewildered expression.
“I’ll bring the car out right away.”
“Let’s go down together. We’re going to ride in the car together anyway, so why wait in front of the gate?”
Though I haven’t lived as Cha Sukyung for long, I’ve discovered that the lives of rich people involve many unnecessary processes.
This current situation is a prime example. We’re not a large group, and even though he’s just taking me alone, he insists on bringing the car from the parking garage to wait in front of the gate before picking me up. It would be more convenient to go down to the parking garage together, get in, and leave right away.
I couldn’t understand what kind of dignity or elegance could be felt from such things.
“There’s no law saying I can’t go down too. And waiting is uncomfortable.”
“But it wouldn’t be uncomfortable for you to get in at the front gate. Please come to the front gate. I’ll prepare the car quickly so you won’t have to wait.”
I wasn’t saying that I was annoyed with waiting for the car, but rather that it was just an uncomfortable and troublesome process for both of us. But Lee Gyeongjin hurried down to the parking garage as if worried that I would follow him.
As I trudged out of the house, across the garden and down the stairs toward the gate, I thought that going down to the parking garage would be more comfortable not just mentally but physically too.
I don’t know how he managed to get the car out at the speed of light, but when I opened the gate, Lee Gyeongjin was already there with the car. His face was satisfied, as if saying, “See? Fast, right?”
After getting into the back seat, I checked the location of the gold and silver shops I had searched for on my phone. Since they were all clustered in similar locations in Jongno, it didn’t seem necessary to visit multiple places.
“The roads aren’t congested, so it won’t take long.”
“Yes, thank you.”
I gave a cursory reply, and Gyeongjin perceptively focused on driving.
Not only did I not have anything in particular to talk about with Gyeongjin, but right now I had an important issue to consider.
It was the question I had been pondering before leaving home and while leaving: “Is my current choice really okay?” Worries plagued me about whether I was making trouble where there was none, whether I would get scolded if problems arose, whether I would arouse suspicion, and so on, but ultimately, I was on my way out of the house.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
