Contract Marriage with a Male Friend - Chapter 46

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#46

After the Sanggyeon-lye was complete, the two of them barely left each other’s side.
Beom Jin traced his lips across every inch of Sui’s skin, marking her with his touch, unwilling to let her go from his embrace, while Sui clung to him and moaned until her voice grew hoarse.
Before the wedding ceremony took place, the two of them were frantically busy without a moment to breathe.
In the mornings, Beom Jin went to the office while Sui said a regretful farewell to Pyo Yeon Su and Oh Sang Chul, then met with the Wedding Task Force Team to discuss the ceremony, and began receiving proper business lessons from a person sent by Chairman Dok Go.
After passing each harried day in that blur, when evening came, the two would hold each other as if shaking off exhaustion.
Of course, it was only Beom Jin who was truly shedding fatigue; Sui sometimes felt her exhaustion only deepening instead.
Yet despite the strain on her body, her heart felt far more settled.
She had come to understand just how powerfully reassuring it was to have someone waiting for her when she came home.
All the more, Sui yearned for her father.
The father in her memory had been a tender man.
On his way home from work, he always carried delicious food or gifts for Sui in both hands, and made every effort to spend time with his family.

“I’m sorry, Sui. I’ve shown you something your mother and I shouldn’t have. I shouldn’t be like this in front of you… I’m truly sorry.”

But one careless decision had brought the company to ruin, and that happy everyday life crumbled in an instant.
Yet Sui harbored no resentment toward her father.
Because at that time, he had done his very best for his family.
The company’s collapse was an unforeseen tragedy born from his desperate struggle for them.
Her mother remained at her side but depended on alcohol and showed her no care whatsoever.
Rather than care, she only spoke words laced with curses.

“It was better when we were friends. Back then, I thought we’d always be together… If you truly love someone, it should never come to pass. You must stay as friends. That’s how you can protect each other.”

So Sui had left her father’s side, yet yearned for him to the very end, for the tenderness he had always shown her.
Even now, today as she stood on the threshold of marriage, she still held that yearning.
‘Are you watching from heaven? Or are you somewhere in this world where you can hear about me?’
How she wished he could have been here.
Sui drew a deep breath.
As the moment approached, her heart began pounding so loudly she could hear it.
“Nervous?”
“Yes. Like my heart might burst.”
At Sui’s reply, Beom Jin grasped her hand—the one already linked through his arm—with solid reassurance.
“Don’t worry. Just think of me.”
Then he lowered his head and whispered against her ear.
“Or think about our wedding night?”
“Really, you…”
As Sui shot him a narrow glare, Beom Jin squeezed his eyes shut and laughed.
“Better? Not nervous now?”
“…I don’t know.”
With both cheeks flushed a deep crimson, Sui looked almost unbearably lovely.
Beom Jin raised her hand and brought it to his lips, pressing a soft kiss to the back of it.
“Don’t worry. Just think of us two. No need to mind what others think.”
“Mm… I’ll do my best.”
Sui drew another deep breath.
The doors would open soon.
Once she walked down this Wedding Road, she and Beom Jin would become husband and wife.
Even if it was a marriage born of contract, a false union.
For the time they were together, they had promised to act as if it were real.
To appear as if they truly loved each other.
That way, each could gain their freedom and remain together forever.
But then a doubt suddenly occurred to Sui.
‘In the name of a perfect performance… do we really need to spend the night together…?’
With the acting ability of the Beom Jin who had deceived her, he would surely be convincing enough to fool everyone.
Or would he?
Perhaps because they had actually been intimate, the strange resonance born from that fact made them seem genuinely in love?
Not a single soul among those present harbored any doubt about their relationship.
They only wondered how she could make the terrifying Beom Jin move with just a flick of her finger.
Even Jo Seo Ryeong, Beom Jin’s mother, went so far as to ask her to “share the secret”—which said everything.
‘Of course, it all started when I, drunk, threw myself at Dok Go…’
She had nearly forgotten.
Out of concern for her own embarrassment, and with Beom Jin offering a way to sustain this relationship by spending nights together, she had agreed.
‘It’s all because of Dok Go.’
Because he acted so tenderly like a real lover, she kept getting confused.
“I’ll do better from now on. I won’t regret that you chose me.”
At Beom Jin’s words, Sui replied freshly.
“You’d better. After all, it’s because of you my poor heart feels like it might burst.”
“Today I’ll focus on giving that exclusively to you, my love. Slowly. For a long time.”
“Really, you…!”
At that moment, the pristine white doors adorned with gold leaf began to open slowly on both sides.
Beom Jin squeezed her hand firmly.
“Let’s go in. I can’t wait another moment to show you off as my bride.”

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Though Beom Jin had wanted to proclaim their marriage to Sui loudly and lavishly, he decided to proceed with a private ceremony attended by only a select few, mindful of her nature and position.
Still, he made sure to invite those within the group who needed to know, key figures from politics and business who would anchor future dealings, and those with loose tongues who would naturally spread the word.
While modest in scale, it was a stage perfectly suited both to demonstrating Beom Jin’s influence and to introducing Sui to society.
Beom Jin also kept the Piro-yeon brief.
To ease the burden on Sui, who still did not regard this marriage as “real,” he streamlined the complex proceedings as much as possible.
Moreover, he carefully separated the flow of guests to ensure those who might speak carelessly about her could not approach, and positioned trusted security personnel around Sui, creating an invisible wall of protection.
“It seems Managing Director Beom Jin is quite fond of his wife. He prepared everything so thoroughly.”
“I even had to turn around at the restroom earlier. They said the bride was resting and we shouldn’t disturb her. The way the staff phrased it so elegantly…”
“Well, shouldn’t we invite her to our gatherings now?”
An odd atmosphere settled over the group at someone’s question.
“Dear, we have Sena in our circle, so let’s not—”
“But everyone saw today. Managing Director Beom Jin was clearly fond of the bride, and Lady Jo as well seemed quite attached to her, didn’t they? More importantly, she had Chairman Dok Go’s approval.”
“Well, that’s true, but…”
“Shouldn’t we cultivate a relationship with the woman who will become the lady of Gangho?”
Those who held sway in the social circles exchanged weighted glances.
Minds began calculating—wondering to whom they should pledge their loyalty.
They observed Sui standing beside Beom Jin, assessing her afresh.

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But whatever anyone thought of them, Beom Jin and Sui were wholly absorbed in each other.
“Ah—!”
Clinging to a pillow, Sui was rocked helplessly by the powerful pleasure driving into her from behind, her moans spilling out unguarded.
The sheets crumpled deeply then smoothed again and again, while scattered clothing and pillows tumbled steadily onto the floor.
“Wait, Beom Jin… Ah!”
“Hah… there’s no ‘wait’ during sex, my love.”
And he’d done it enough times to say that.
Leaning forward to completely cover her back with his own, he nibbled her delicate earlobe before tracing the curve of her ear with his tongue.
At the tingling sensation that cascaded down her spine, Sui’s waist trembled with pleasure.
“Do you know how hard it was to hold back all week?”

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