Contract Marriage with a Male Friend - Chapter 24

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#24

Sunday morning, 8:20 a.m.
At last, Sui could leave the bedroom.
But that didn’t mean she could escape Beom-jin.
Naked, cradled against him—equally bare—she let him carry her to the bathroom.
It was embarrassing, but after being tormented all night, she couldn’t manage so much as a finger’s worth of resistance. She surrendered her body to him.
‘Ah. But this is… comfortable. And good.’
The moment she sank into the warm water, resting her head against him with her eyes closed—
Soft.
A gentle warmth brushed her lips.
Opening her eyes slowly, she found him gazing down at her, smiling.
“…Stop.”
“Am I a dog?”
“You said so yourself last night.”
Beom-jin smiled with satisfaction as he observed the hickeys that traced down the length of her neck and across her collarbone.
“Right. I did. Living as a dog doesn’t seem so bad.”
“…You’ve lost your mind, Beom-jin.”
I lost it long ago. For you.
But he swallowed those words.
Her feelings had a long way to catch up to his.
If he showed this deep, sticky emotion, this rabbit of a girl would be startled and flee.
Breaking the shackle of “friend” completely would take time.
Still, he chose not to rush.
Once Sui accepted him, those shackles would shatter for good.
“I’ll take care of everything today to make up for tormenting you all night. You just have to receive.”
“You didn’t torment me.”
The way she pouted was adorable.
So adorable he nearly lost himself for a moment.
But Beom-jin kept his composure, pressing firmly on her soapy hair.
If my woman collapses from exhaustion, I’m the one who loses.
“Mmm…”
“Does it hurt?”
“No. It feels good—”
Sui caught herself, but he’d already heard.
“Feels good, then.”
The moment those words left his lips, memories of last night came flooding back.

“Mm… feels good. My fingers are going to snap off, Sui.”

Sui covered her face with both hands and bit her lip.
I’m insane. Truly insane.
What was I doing? How am I supposed to… what comes next?
Leaning back against the tub, Sui suddenly turned to face him.
“Hey. I need to ask you something.”
Beom-jin’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“…What?”
“We, I mean… if we… do that……”
“Sex?”
Sui shot him a glare. Seriously.
Beom-jin tilted his head slowly.
His gaze was so persistent, so clinging, that heat bloomed low in her belly.
If we catch fire again, that’ll be a problem… or will it?
Sui hurried to speak.
“After we’re married—do we do this… every day?”
“Do what like this?”
“Keep doing it… like yesterday… every day…?”
“Sex—”
“Don’t!”
Beom-jin raised an eyebrow, still holding her gaze, and opened his mouth.
“Marital relationship?”
“…Yeah.”
Yes, that phrasing was better.
Though the word “married” left a mark like a brand, for some reason.
“What do you want to do?”
Me? I……
Sui hesitated.
How was she supposed to answer that?
We’re friends.
But……

“You know it too. Now that we’ve tangled our tongues together, mixed our bodies—we can’t pretend nothing happened.”

As Beom-jin said, they’d crossed a line they couldn’t uncross.
And they’d done it sober, at that.
Yet Beom-jin had never greeted her as though nothing were wrong.
He’d never said “Good morning” to her.
“Has the matter troubling him these past few days been resolved?”
Executive Secretary Ma Do-hwan’s thoughts immediately turned to Sui.
There was only one woman capable of entangling his uninterested superior for days on end.
And last Friday, at that.
When Ma Do-hwan spotted Sui and the man standing beside her in the Cafe Lobby, something in Beom-jin’s eyes had gone wild.
He’d been on standby all weekend, half-expecting a “cleanup” job to be necessary.
Fortunately, the man had kept his life.
The boss had simply reclaimed his woman.
‘Let them stay happy for a long time.’
He fervently hoped nothing would sour Beom-jin’s mood further.
And then his wish came true.
“You called for me, sir?”
Beom-jin spoke without lifting his eyes from the monitor, his expression unchanged.
“I’m getting married. Contact the Public Relations Department and have them prepare a press release.”

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