Contract Marriage with a Male Friend - Chapter 49

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#49

The drive back was like any other day.
When the car stopped at a red light, Beom Jin would pull her hand toward him, grazing his lips or leaning in to kiss her.
“You said you had a lot to do today.”
“Mm. But it went fine. Kim Ji Seop took such good care of everything.”
Beom Jin paused for a moment, then smiled with his eyes closed.
“I see.”
“He’s really something, that man. No matter what you ask, he has an answer ready. At the field sites, and even before you ask for something—he’d just hand it to you, smooth as anything.”
“……That’s fortunate.”
“Right. Your father sent me someone truly capable. He must be worried about me, doesn’t he? I mean, I’d be the same if I were him.”
So that’s why he paired me with such an ace, then?
Su Ui muttered to herself, opening her eyes wider.
“Dok Go, the light’s changed.”
“……Yeah.”
Beom Jin slowly withdrew his gaze from Su Ui, refocusing on the road ahead and stepping on the accelerator.
……
A good sign.
The old man sending down one of his right hands meant he was paying attention.
Moreover, Kim Ji Seop was capable enough that even Beom Jin had to acknowledge his talent—he excelled at both secretarial and security work.
In fact, if his grandfather hadn’t sent someone of Kim Ji Seop’s caliber, he would have been disappointed.
So why did his heart feel so restless?
He knew Su Ui’s admiration was genuine.
He knew she had plenty to say about the person who’d spent the most time at her side since arriving at work.
But what his head understood and what his heart felt were two entirely different matters.
“Should we keep dinner simple at home tonight?”
“Let’s do that.”
Beom Jin glanced at Su Ui’s profile as she nodded with a smile, then turned his attention back to the road.
He’d wanted to let her rest.
He’d have to feed her well tonight.

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Su Ui didn’t know, not while she was contentedly eating the pasta and salad Beom Jin had made.
That this night would be long and demanding.
“Ah……!”
Her pale, slender calf trembled relentlessly in the cradle of his muscular arm.
Her fingers gripped the white bedsheet with force.
“Beom Jin, wait—ah, just a moment…….”
Su Ui looked up at him pleadingly, but Beom Jin didn’t stop; instead, he drove into her with even greater intensity.
She pressed the back of her hand against her lips, where gasping breaths and moans threatened to escape.
The deep, engulfing heat made her feel as though her entire body was melting.
The excessive pleasure from his scorching warmth reaching deep inside left her mind vertiginous.
Beom Jin gently brushed aside her damp hair, which clung to her forehead with perspiration.
“You said it wasn’t right to go straight to sleep after eating.”
“Wait, but that’s—”
“Isn’t moving your body better than lying still?”
As Beom Jin lowered his weight, the heavy pleasure that had coursed through her body suddenly swelled into something enormous, filling her until she felt she might burst.
“Mmm……!”
“Hm…… You like being stimulated right here, don’t you.”
Each time he pushed deep inside her with deliberate movements, white sparks flickered across Su Ui’s vision.
It was a sensation she could never grow accustomed to, no matter how many times she experienced it.
Soon, overwhelmed by the mounting pleasure, tears—purely physiological—streamed down her cheeks.
Beom Jin savored them with his tongue while quickening his pace.
“Ah……!”
Su Ui’s body began to tremble violently, then went limp across the sheets.
“Hah, ha…….”
As she breathed heavily, Beom Jin peppered her with small, rapid kisses while gently grazing his teeth along the pale, taut skin that rose and fell with each labored breath.
“Wait, stop…….”
“Just stay still. I’ll take care of everything.”
Beom Jin wrapped her in a tight embrace, whispering against her ear.
“I can’t let Kim Ji Seop outdo me.”
What kind of insane thing is that to say……
Su Ui wanted to protest against such absurdity, but no words came out.
Before she could speak, Beom Jin consumed her once more, thrusting into her roughly.
She finally fell into an unconscious sleep as dawn broke.

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A week later.
Today was the New Business Division’s first regular progress meeting, presided over by Chairman Dok Go Hyung Jun himself.
The New Business Division team members sat around the table, tense and watchful of the Chairman’s reaction.
Chairman Dok Go, who had been meticulously reviewing the proposal, finally removed his glasses and set them down.
“……Not bad at all.”
At his words, the frozen tension in the conference room thawed in an instant.
The team members exchanged glances, breathing sighs of relief inwardly.
“Did Team Lead An write this proposal herself?”
“Yes, though the team members helped considerably.”
“Good work, all of you. Team Lead An, come with me for a moment.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
Su Ui followed Chairman Dok Go Hyung Jun out of the room.
As soon as the two left and the conference room door closed firmly, sighs of relief erupted from all corners.
“Whew, I thought I was going to suffocate from the tension.”
“When will my heart stop racing in front of the Chairman?”
“Probably never—except for Director Dok Go, who’s Team Lead An’s husband.”
Everyone nodded emphatically in agreement.
Then the conversation turned to Su Ui, who had successfully defended the first proposal.
“Still……for a Parachute, she seems pretty capable, doesn’t she?”
“Right? I was honestly surprised. I thought she’d just go through the motions, but look at that—she’s surprisingly serious about it.”
“That’s true. She didn’t even hide that she was a funeral director before. She openly shared her experience with us.”
The team’s evaluation of Su Ui was quite positive.
Then a team lead lowered his voice and spoke confidentially.
“Once we hear news about the Chairman’s long-cherished wish—his great-grandchild—the New Business Division will really soar.”
“No kidding. We need to stay ahead of Dok Go Seung Jin.”
It was an open secret that Dok Go Jin Su—Dok Go Hyung Jun’s second son and Beom Jin’s uncle—and his son Director Dok Go Seung Jin were engaged in fierce underground maneuvering to seize management control of Kangho Group over Beom Jin.
“I heard Dok Go Seung Jin might announce his marriage before the year’s out.”
“That’s a crude way to put it, but isn’t that stealing our advantage?”
“It would be risky for us if that happens…….”
The employees all held one wish in common.
That Su Ui and Beom Jin would have a child first.

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“Sit.”
As Su Ui entered the Chairman’s Office, she settled slowly onto the quality leather sofa, her nerves on edge.
The Chairman’s Office, located on the top floor of the headquarters building, was so grand and refined with its open views and sophisticated interior design that it was breathtaking.
But right now, none of that elegance registered with her.
‘Why did he call me separately? He said the proposal wasn’t bad……’
Chairman Dok Go Hyung Jun maintained his silence even after a secretary placed warm herbal tea before them both and left, but finally he spoke.
“So, is the work manageable?”
Su Ui quickly nodded.
“Yes, Chairman. I’m adapting well thanks to everyone’s care.”
“That’s fortunate. It’s rewarding to see the effort pay off. Kim Ji Seop is certainly capable.”
Su Ui forced a smile at the Chairman’s praise.
“Well then.”
Chairman Dok Go Hyung Jun leaned back deeply into the sofa and spoke.
“When might I expect to hear news of my great-grandchild?”

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