CHAPTER 59

The next morning, when Minhee woke up, Taejun had wrapped his arms and legs around her body, holding her tightly in his arms.

Peeking out to check the clock by the bed, it was 6:30 AM.  It was a Monday morning. Her heart sank. She needed to get ready for school, and Rose would be waking up soon.

In a panic, Minhee squirmed in Taejun’s embrace. She couldn’t believe she had spent the night in his bed. But right now, she didn’t even have the luxury to feel awkward about the situation.

Up until now, after ‘practice’ in Minhee’s room, Taejun would tuck Minhee into bed and then return to his room.

Waking up in his bed, having passed out, was an unexpected development. Judging by the fact that he hadn’t woken her, it seemed Taejun had fallen asleep at some point last night as well.

“Taejun! Taejun, wake up! Ouch, you’re heavy!”

“Hmm…?”

In a groggy voice, Taejun answered and briefly opened one eye before closing it again. He pulled her back into his arms as she struggled to push his arms away.

“Ah! Taejun, it’s Monday!! School! Rose will wake up-“

“…Just one more minute.”

Taejun murmured, burying his face in Minhee’s neck.

“But we can’t…”

Still half-asleep, Taejun’s disheveled appearance and drowsy voice were irresistibly s*xy, and Minhee’s resistance weakened.

She held her breath, nestled in his embrace. Earlier, she had been too flustered to realize, but the two of them were intertwined, bare skin against bare skin, with no space between them.

His large hand caressed her back gently. Unlike the still-drowsy Taejun, his ar*usal was wide awake, pressing against Minhee’s thigh. Minhee jolted and started squirming to get away.

“Huh? No! You can’t! I’m supposed to be getting up and getting ready for school, what’s this…… in the morning!”

Taejun chuckled against her neck. Minhee shrank, wriggling more vigorously as she felt ticklish. Taejun tightened his arms around her.

“Stop. Don’t stimulate me anymore. You said you had to go to school.”

Minhee stopped what she was doing and lay still, breathing shallowly. Taejun kissed the top of her head and relaxed his grip on her arm.

“I’ll get the car ready. Let’s go together.”

After that day, another subtle shift occurred in their relationship. They no longer labeled their s*xual encounters as ‘practice’. Instead, Minhee added a clear clause to the rules she laid out.

If they had s*x during the weekday, Taejun would limit the number of times he ej*culated to one.

On weekends, Taejun would hold Minhee through the night, releasing thick, runny s*men as dawn broke.

With the limit on ej*culations set during the weekdays, Taejun relentlessly teased Minhee while controlling his release. He would bring Minhee to the brink of org*sm multiple times, tormenting her until she begged him to finish, before finally allowing himself release.

But recently, Minhee had also learned a thing or two about driving Taejun crazy with just a few words or actions. Seeing his eyes turn feral as he was stimulated, Minhee became extremely ar*used herself as he roughly plunged into her.

The hungry expression of the man desiring her was Minhee’s most potent aphr*disiac. Above her, below her, and behind her, as Taejun trembled and released guttural groans, Minhee cl*maxed with spine-tingling intensity.

Still, they never went out on dates alone, nor did they reveal their relationship in front of others. So, they were definitely not in a relationship.

But if Minhee wasn’t mistaken, whenever they were alone together after Rose went to sleep, she and Taejun were as intimate as lovers. Going through those days had naturally made Minhee feel the need to redefine their relationship. They were no longer just ‘practice partners’.

‘Taejun and I are… more like s*x partners who are like lovers.’

That was the conclusion Minhee arrived at after much contemplation. She smiled bittersweetly as she comforted herself with the fact that their relationship had gone one step further than just ‘s*x partners’.

* * *

While helping Rose with her homework in the dining room and waiting for Taejun to return from work, Minhee suddenly heard the doorbell ring and jumped up. She ran to the entrance, calling out to Rose.

[Uncle’s home! Rose, come quickly!]

As soon as she opened the front door,  she was immediately pulled into Taejun’s broad embrace by a strong force. Holding her just enough to lift her off her feet, then he buried his face in the nape of her neck and breathed deeply.

“What if it was someone else…”

“Who else?”

Taejun murmured, nuzzling her neck with his lips. Thump, thump, thump – light footsteps came running from the dining room.

“Uncleeeee!”

Taejun shifted Minhee to his left arm and reached out his right to scoop up Rose, who danced and began to count. It was an all-too-familiar routine by now.

[……Twenty-nine, Thirty! Done!]

When the hug was over, Taejun set her down on the floor.

[Rose, did you have a good day at school?]

Taejun ruffled Rose’s hair, inquiring about her day in a rather natural manner.

[It was good, Uncle. Hurry and come wash up. Before dinner, let’s play the memory game! I’ll finish my homework in the meantime.]

[Okay.]

Lately, Rose had really taken to the memory card game she played with Taejun. Watching Rose run back to the dining room, Minhee turned to follow, but her body was suddenly pulled again. Minhee’s flowing hair fluttered and settled.

“Hmm…?”

Taejun cupped her chin and quickly bent down. Minhee’s cheek was pressed by his fingers, making her lips protrude.  Taejun’s long smiley lips gently landed on Minhee’s plump ones before retreating with a pop sound.

Just one dangerously handsome man’s kiss made Minhee’s knees go weak. She could barely stand.

As Taejun released her, he shrugged off his jacket as if shedding a burden from his broad shoulders. Glancing briefly at Minhee’s trembling eyes, Taejun smirked satisfactorily before turning on his heel.

Minhee watched him untie his tie and head toward his room, lost in thought. He sometimes surprised her this way.

“Haah…….”

Even Taejun’s slightest gestures made her lower abdomen tighten, and heat between her legs rise. It was a recent phenomenon for her. It seemed as though he had memorized every sensitive spot on her body, navigating her like a map.

Even last night, when Taejun had slammed his hard c*ck into her with a single thrust, Minhee rose to a light cl*max, trembling.

‘Ugh, what did I do that you came so quickly?’

Taejun’s voice trailed off as his insides tightened with the pl*asure of his climax. Minhee covered her reddening face with her hand and shook her head.

‘Nngh, no, that’s not it!’

She couldn’t utter a proper word besides moans. At that moment, Minhee’s ears turned red as she thought about it. She was embarrassed, wondering if it was normal to feel this way so easily.

Apart from the s*x, Minhee was quite satisfied these days. Originally fond of sticking close to people and being affectionate, Minhee was now freely expressing her affection for Taejun.

But at first, she cautiously approached him, stealing his warmth like a thief, watching his reactions.

It all started when she spotted him heading to his study, mobile phone in hand, talking on the phone. As soon as she saw him, Minhee was drawn to him like iron to a magnet.

[……There came a time when the Fed had no choice but to raise interest rates.]

Taejun paused his call to look down at Minhee, arching his eyebrow slightly.

“….”

Though others might see the same expression, Minhee had become adept at reading the subtle differences in Taejun’s gaze and expression. While he was expressionless and stern during the call, his eyes softened with affection as he looked at Minhee.

[I’m listening. Go on.]

Minhee didn’t miss the chance. She clung closely to Taejun, hooking her arm through his and resting her head on his firm muscles, nuzzling her cheek against him.

[The timing of the institutions’ short-selling, uh……!]

The phone slipped from Taejun’s hand, clattering to the floor. Minhee picked it up and placed it back in his hand, then scurried off to her room.

As time went on, Minhee became more and more daring. One day, she stealthily approached Taejun from behind as he drank water in the kitchen, wrapping her arms around his waist.

Her plan was to bury her nose in his broad back, breathe in his scent, and then run away. But Taejun caught her wrist, spinning her around and trapping her in his embrace, holding her so tightly she could hardly breathe.

That day, Minhee experienced s*x outside the bed for the first time in her life. And from that day on, a whole new world opened up in Minhee’s overly satisfying s*x life.

Minhee realized that Taejun didn’t find their physical intimacy bothersome at all. Instead, every time she surprised him with unexpected affection, Taejun’s face lit up with a faint dimple and a dazzling smile.

Taejun’s smiling face was addictive like a drug. So, Minhee became increasingly audacious. Right now, she wanted to see Taejun’s smiling face immediately.

“Hide and seek! Peek-a-boo! Miss Minnie, are you hiding?”