“Of all the hotel staff I’ve encountered, your service is by far the worst. Are you aware that you are subtly annoying me?”

“What’s the big deal about a few crushed flowers? I don’t understand why you question me as if you were above me. I think I’ve paid enough for this… or do you disagree?”

“…….”

He was absolutely right. The sight of the crushed flowers had irritated her and she had acted out of line.

Was it because he resembled a familiar face? Unlike usual, she couldn’t control herself.

“I apologise, sir. I was disrespectful. Please forgive me.”

“An apology isn’t enough.”

“Sorry? Then… what would you like?”

“I’d like a massage.”

Soo-min quickly pulled out her mobile phone.

“T-Then I’ll call someone right away.”

“Not someone else. You. I want you to do it.”

“M-Me?”

“Yes.”

“But… I don’t have a licence. I don’t even know how to give a massage…”

“It’s just kneading here and there. Does it really need a great qualification?”

Yuhyeon seemed even more annoyed now.

When his expression changed to a frown, Soo-min hesitated.

“…….”

“I don’t want anyone else.”

He repeated his point.

What should she do?

It didn’t seem like he was going to let this go…

‘What if he suddenly changed his mind and cancelled the reservation? What would happen to our hotel?’

It was clear that all the time and effort they had put in would be wasted.

Not wanting to risk the fate of the hotel because of unnecessary stubbornness, she decided to surrender.

“All right, sit down on the sofa. I can at least massage your shoulders.”

“Let’s go to the bed.”

Soo-min’s eyes widened in shock.

“Sir, but the bed…”

“Are you afraid? I’m not asking you to roll around with me.”

He stood at a slight angle, his chin raised arrogantly.

Was he testing her as an excuse to vent his irritation?

Soo-min didn’t want to give him any more reasons to nitpick about trivial things.

She took the lead and headed for the bedroom.

“Alright then. I’ll do the service on the bed.”

She wanted to give a massage, something she’d never done before, but this was no time to hesitate.

And maybe… this was an opportunity.

‘If I can find proof that he’s not Junhwan…’

Even in the midst of it all, she couldn’t shake off such an absurd thought.

The king-size bed had not been made and the sheets were still crumpled.

When she saw an empty condom wrapper lying conspicuously on the sheets, she felt even more embarrassed for no reason.

Yuhyeon stretched across the bed.

Soo-min stood at the head of the bed and began to work on his shoulders with her fingers.

“Lower.”

“H-Here?”

Soo-min pressed her fingers against his back. It was firm.

Men with such well-defined back muscles were rare – his physique was impressive.

It wasn’t hard to see that he was more of an athlete than a businessman.

As she carefully applied pressure to his back, she tried to gauge the structure of his bones and muscles.

He’s similar to Junhwan.

But instead of having more flesh, he’s all muscle…

Caught up in these thoughts, she shook her head from side to side.

What was wrong with her? Her mind kept drawing comparisons between Junhwan and Yuhyeon.

No matter how many times she told herself that they were not the same, she still searched for traces of Junhwan in every feeling.

It’s as if the person she hadn’t seen, not even in her dreams, has come back into her life.

Her chest tightens.

‘Would this man ever guess? That he has the exact same face as my love….’

His bone structure was strikingly similar, making me want to see more of his body.

The hidden, intimate area under the shower robe…

The initials carved deep into his p*bic bone, right at the base of his p*nis…

‘If I take off this robe, I’ll know immediately…’

Before she knew it, Soo-min found herself imagining herself straddling his waist and pulling off his robe. Her face burned with heat. The confusion only deepened as time passed.

“Haah…”

A soft moan escaped his lips. It felt strangely exhilarating.

“It’s Refreshing.”

“…….”

“It feels good, but I overdid it a bit. My body hurts.”

“……Oh, uh, yes, since you were with two girls.

“How do you know? With two it was quite obscene. I was almost afraid my d*ck would give out.”

“……!”

Soo-min gasped silently, swallowing hard. His words were incredibly crude. She couldn’t understand how she had mistaken this man for Junhwan.

“It must have been quite loud downstairs. Was it all right?”

“O-Of course. I didn’t hear a thing.”

There was no way she could admit: “No, because of you I ended up getting so worked up that I had to cool myself down with my own hand!”

“That’s a relief. When I came to my senses, I suddenly remembered that you were downstairs, Soo-min. I was afraid you might have felt lonely because of me. I guess the hotel’s soundproofing isn’t as bad as I thought.

“I don’t think about such things.”

“Ah, are you married? I think I heard that from the CEO.”

“When did Eunhyuk say that?”

“Yes…”

“So you and your husband have to live apart on weekdays?”

“Y-Yes, that’s right…”

“You must be looking forward to the weekend.”

“…….”

Isn’t this the kind of conversation men usually have among themselves? If she played along, she felt the jokes would only get more explicit, so she kept her mouth shut.

“If you ever need someone to have an affair with, just let me know.”

“……Excuse me?”

“I don’t know about anything else, but you seem to be good at massages. How about we give each other what we want?”

“What… what are you saying…?”

Soo-min’s hand froze. At that moment, he shifted his body slightly and lay on his side.

“To have mine buried in you while you touch me… isn’t that nice?”

“Ah…!”

“You’re so surprised. Korea is much too conservative.”

Yuhyeon’s grin was devastatingly sexy – enough to give someone a nosebleed. The sight of his tanned skin peeking through his loose robe made her stomach churn.

“I-I should go now…!”

She tried to pull away, but her wrist was caught.

“We’re not done yet.”

He pulled Soo-min close and held her. She didn’t know when he had become aroused, but the moment she felt his hardened p*nis pressing against her backside, a shiver ran down her spine. His *rection was hard and unyielding, like a stone.

“B-Beom Yuhyeon… I have no intention of doing this…”

“What am I asking you to do?”

“This is ….”

“Speak clearly.”

“You… down there….”

“Ah, this? Well, of course I’m aroused when a woman touches me.”

As he slowly moved his hips, his big p*nis rubbed against her. To make matters worse, the place where he was pressing was right against her core, causing moisture to seep out.

She could feel the spot where she had pleasured herself with her fingers last night slowly getting wetter.

‘Oh my God!’

Desire – her *rousal was awakened by this man…

Soo-min was completely overwhelmed, unable to comprehend how her body, which she thought had been dormant for years, could suddenly react so intensely.

“I have no intention of doing this.”

A large hand gripped Soo-min’s face and turned it towards him. Their noses almost touched and she could see the man’s eyes, slick with lust, staring at her intensely.

“A woman making that kind of expression while saying no with her mouth – it just looks like you’re playing hard to get.”

“What kind of expression do I have?”

“Like a lewd woman, soaking wet, waiting for a man’s c*ck.”

The moment he curled his lips into a smirk, she could no longer hold back. She slapped his hand away with a sharp smack.

“Hey. Enough with the misunderstandings. I don’t care if you’re a VIP – this is as far as I go.”

He didn’t grab her again after Soo-min’s firm reply, but for some reason that only made her feel more insecure.

“You’re just going to leave?”

“Yes! Of course!”

“Han Soo-min.”

“What?”

She turned sharply. He was still lying on the bed, staring at her as if he wanted to devour her.

“Don’t provoke me. It’ll only make it harder for you.”

Before he could finish, Soo-min had stormed out of the room. As soon as she stepped into the lift, she waited for her racing heart to calm down.

‘When did I ever provoke him?’

Was it really so wrong to ask him to cherish the life of a flower?

Soo-min stared at her trembling hands, unable to stop them from shaking.

‘His body… why does it feel so strange and yet at the same time…?’

Could he really be… Junhwan?

What if he had miraculously survived and lost his memory?

‘No, that’s impossible.’

It doesn’t make sense. We even held a funeral….

Lost in thought, as if under a spell, Soo-min made her way down to the lobby – only to run into Eunhyuk.

“Noona. Did you just come from the suite room?”

“Yes. There was a complaint.”

“…….”

Eunhyuk frowned slightly.

“Why?”

“You should leave such things to someone else. A male employee.”

“Oh, uh, okay.”

“It doesn’t look good for you to go in and out of the suite room so often. It worries me too.”

“Ah… I see. All right. I’ll assign it to a male employee from now on. Let’s go eat.”

She didn’t want Eunhyuk to worry, so she linked arms with him and went down to the restaurant for a late breakfast.

“I told Beom Yuhyeon that you’re married. I told him even before he asked.”

“Huh? Y-You said that?”

“Yes. He may be a VIP, but I don’t like the way he looks at you.”

“You misunderstand.”

“No, men understand other men better. He calls hostesses at the hotel every day – do you really think he doesn’t notice other women? It’s good that he chose our hotel, but that’s another matter.”

Eunhyuk had always been angry about Soo-min’s arranged marriage. He thought she had been sacrificed for a political union, and she didn’t want to give him any more reasons to worry.

“All right, I’ll be careful. I won’t give you anything to worry about.”

“I just want you to be happy, Noona. If you ever get married again, I hope it’s to someone you really love.”

“R-Remarried…?”

“I know it may be too soon to say this, but you’re still young. You should find a new life for yourself. I’d like to see you have children and live like any other woman.”

“…….”

“Don’t make me the horrible brother who sells you into another marriage for business.”

She found his kindness and consideration both touching and endearing. The Eunhyuk she had always seen as a child now felt like an adult, and that filled her heart with satisfaction.

“Our Eunhyuk has grown so much….”

“Five years ago, I didn’t know enough to hold my own, but I won’t let that happen again.”

“Alright, fine. I’ll just listen to what our Eunhyuk says.”

Soo-min smiled warmly. Just as she was about to spread butter on her bread, Eunhyuk’s gaze shifted to the door.

“Huh? Who’s that? Isn’t that  Go Jinseong-hyung?”