Two years later.

Ye-jin got out of the car but didn’t go inside straight away. She lifted her head and took in the view of the sky.

Her juniors wouldn’t let her leave today, clinging to her until she was late. Since she had also come home late yesterday, which had made him sulk, she had promised to definitely come home early today — they had even hooked their little fingers together to seal the promise.

“Phew…”

It would take a while to calm him down. She let out a small sigh. To make matters worse, she had had a drink, which meant he was even less likely to let go of his irritation.

Maybe it was the alcohol, but her heart was racing even though her body wasn’t keeping up.

Lowering her head slowly, Ye-jin let out a faint laugh.

It felt wonderful to have someone waiting for her. Knowing that someone would greet her the moment she walked into their home made her so happy.

After marrying him, after Ye-eun was born and after her mother had recovered her health, it was as if the unhappiness of the past had never existed. She was so happy that it sometimes felt suffocating — she was so happy that she could cry simply by breathing, simply by existing.

These days, she finally understood what it meant to be ‘so happy you could go crazy’.

She arrived at the large gate, which was so wide that she wouldn’t be able to reach halfway across it even if she stretched out both arms. When she opened it and stepped inside, she was greeted by a neatly kept garden and warm pathway lights.

Like stars pouring down, the beautiful garden carved itself into her heart.

To celebrate Ye-eun’s birth, he had built them a house on an enormous plot of land. He wanted their child to have plenty of space to run and play, and he had even hired an award-winning designer.

Every corner of the house was perfect; she disliked nothing about it. She could sense how much thought he had put into it.

She entered the home.

“You’re back?”

“Ah! You scared me!”

She had tiptoed in to make as little noise as possible, knowing she was late but it was pointless. He stood right by the door, arms crossed, waiting.

Seeing his narrowed eyes, she gave an awkward smile.

“Don’t smile. I’m not letting it go today.”

“…Sorry. I’m really late, aren’t I? I tried to come early, but a junior who studied abroad came back today and—”

“Don’t make excuses. You promised you’d come early.”

His expression was cold, but his voice was gentle. It was impossible to tell whether he was really angry or not.

Well, even if he was truly angry, she wasn’t scared.

“Are you mad? I’m sorry. I was wrong. Hmm?”

He was someone who would easily succumb to her charms.

She reached out and hugged his waist tightly. Rubbing her face against his solid chest, she looked up at him.

Perhaps not wanting to give in to his anger this time, he turned his head away sharply. She cupped his face in her hands, tiptoed up to him and kissed him on the lips.

“No matter how much you try to be cute, I won’t let go of my anger.”

“Is Ye-eun sleeping?”

She was quite used to using informal language now. At first, honorifics kept mixing in, but his firm stance eventually corrected her habit of speaking formally.

“Yeah. What time is it? Of course, she’s sleeping.”

A laugh almost escaped her because he always answered, even while grumbling, but she held it in. She knew that if she laughed here, she’d have to appease his anger for an entire week. She bit her tongue to endure it.

“I’m going to shower and go see Ye-eun.”

“Okay.”

He answered, telling her to do so, but he kept trying to shake off her arms. Ye-jin quickly bit his lip.

“Did you drink?”

“One glass. Hehe. Does it smell a lot?”

“Yeah. And you even drank alcohol…”

“Go wait in bed.”

She cut him off and ordered him. His eyes, which had been stiff in surprise, soon widened.

“I’ll shower and say hello to Ye-eun, then I’ll go. Got it?”

She blinked slowly, her eyelashes fluttering. As she secretly traced his chest with her finger, his breathing became heavier. His chest rose and fell heavily.

Pulling up the corners of her mouth, she bit his hard chest.

“Ugh… You…”

His pupils, already pitch black, darkened further. He was left unable to close his mouth, as if she might s*ck him in, while she walked into the bathroom.

Since he was known to barge in to satisfy his l*st, she made sure to lock the door.

As she showered, she couldn’t help but hum softly. He had been feeling neglected lately. Deciding that she needed to satisfy him completely today, she focused on her shower.

She showered, applied lotion and dried her hair. After changing into her pyjamas, she headed towards Ye-eun’s room.

When she carefully opened the door, she was greeted by a room bathed in various shades of pink. The wallpaper was adorned with ballerinas, there were ballerina figurines on the bed, and even the lighting was ballet-themed. This was Ye-eun’s room, every item of which had been personally chosen by him and every detail attended to.

She approached the beautiful princess, who was fast asleep.

“…You are so pretty.”

Just looking at her filled my heart with joy. It was a feeling I had never experienced before. It was a different kind of emotion to loving him or my mother.

Through Ye-eun, she learned what it meant to sacrifice one’s life.

‘Did my mother feel this way after giving birth to me?’

She was so beautiful that she felt she could go crazy.

Touching her felt wasteful because she was so precious, and she spent a long time gazing at the beautiful Ye-eun. She pouted her lips in her sleep, and it was so cute that she couldn’t help but smile.

Simply watching her child breathe made her feel satisfied and proud. When her child imitated her by walking on tiptoes and saying she wanted to do ballet, she thought, ‘Ah, so this is why they say she wouldn’t hurt you even if she got in your eye.’ This is because even a tiny speck of dust would cause unbearable pain if it got in. It meant that one could endure any pain for their child.

She reached out and stroked Ye-eun’s forehead. As she brushed back her hair, her lips stretched into a smile. Her chest swelled with emotion at the smile that resembled her father’s.

She pressed her lips firmly onto her slightly bulging forehead, which looked just like hers.

“Sleep well. I love you.”

She had to go to him, who was waiting, but she couldn’t move her feet. Reluctant to leave her treasure, she watched Ye-eun endlessly.

Ye-eun was growing bigger every day.

Thinking that she had made him wait too long, she pulled the blanket up to her neck and quietly left the room.

Standing in front of the bedroom door, Ye-jin swallowed dryly.

Although they had been married for a long time, she was still nervous. Her palms were sweaty.

When she opened the door, she saw him sitting on the bed waiting for her. Her heart pounded wildly when their eyes met.

‘When will this heart of mine ever become calm?’

She didn’t know. Whenever she saw him, her heart still raced and burned hot.

‘Would he feel the same way?’

She hoped so. She wished he felt the same emotions she did. But the reason she wasn’t worried was:

“Did you say hello to Ye-eun enough before you came?”

Because his love for her was completely palpable, she had no worries whatsoever.

Ye-jin, who was approaching him, stopped. His eyes looked puzzled.

“Hurry up and come here.”

The closer she got, the more intense the scent became. Without checking, she was certain that his front was as swollen as it could possibly be.

“You know you’ve been neglecting me too much since giving birth to Ye-eun, right?”

He held out his hand, urging her to come quickly. She pretended not to notice his impatience and didn’t move her feet.

“You’ve been busy too, though.”

Even while busy, he was earnest about parenting and never neglected their family. If anything, he cared for and loved Ye-eun even more than she did. He was the same way with her.

“…Ugh. You…”

Ye-jin slowly began to take off her clothes. As she watched his face contort, she took off her bra — frustratingly slowly — and let it fall to the floor.

With each piece of clothing that disappeared, his eyes filled with heat. In a heated whisper, he said he was going crazy and pressed down on his swollen gr*in.

After removing her final item of clothing, Ye-jin approached him. His Adam’s apple bobbed dangerously. Ye-jin’s eyes trembled just as much as his Adam’s apple.

His hot gaze hit her chest and slid down. The moment it landed between her legs, she wriggled slightly with embarrassment and he sprang up.

“Ye-jin!”

The urgency of his call revealed just how desperate he was. Reaching out, he grabbed her arm and pushed her down onto the bed.

Lying on the bed, she blinked rapidly. Above her, he lay breathing roughly, like a beast.

“Eugh!”

He bit down as if he were going to tear into her neck and slowly inhaled. As she shrugged her shoulder, he licked it with the tip of his tongue.

Then he moved down and took her *rect n*pple into his mouth.

Ye-eun’s voice could be heard from the room across the hall.

Their eyes met.

“Haa… ah. Really, it’s difficult to do this.”

“I’ll go to Ye-eun and come back.”

“No. I’ll go and soothe her.”

Ye-eun usually never woke up until morning, so she must have wanted to go to the bathroom or something.

Regretfully, his lips bit her n*pple hard and then released it.

“Ugh!”

“Don’t fall asleep first. Understood?”

Only after she nodded to the man who had pleaded with her several times did he get up and hurry over to Ye-eun. A laugh kept escaping her.

Since they had confirmed their love, it had been like this every day. She laughed so much that her face ached, as though it were broken.

Feeling cold, she covered herself with the blanket, and sleep overtook her.

‘…He told me to wait.’

She had promised to.

It seemed she wouldn’t be able to keep her promise this time either. She couldn’t fight her eyelids.

Ye-jin drifted off to sleep.

“Ye-jin…”

Someone was shaking her shoulder.

“Ye-jin. No. Hmm? Please wake up.”

“Oh… Ung. I’m sleepy… I’m sleepy.”

“No. Save me, please. Hmm?”

She opened her eyes painfully because of his plea. He was clinging to her back and poking her bottom. Without looking, she knew what he was doing.

Having undressed at some point, he was now not just poking, but rubbing too.

“Uhm… ngh.”

Ye-jin’s mouth opened as the object rubbed between her buttock cheeks. Her legs spread on their own.

‘Hurry up and come in.’

‘Put it in me right now.’

Her body reacted without her needing to say anything. The spot between her legs was already completely wet and wanted him.

He knew her body better than anyone, and he chuckled as he spread her legs. He brought together the two things they both wanted.

“Ah… Ah!”

As she felt him push relentlessly inside her, Ye-jin smiled happily. It was a perfect union.