Emergency Instinct - Chapter 21

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It must be the influence of that one night, her body instinctively being drawn to him.

This must be what desire is.

This burning heat.

Ji-an felt her chest tighten and constrict painfully.

She’d been like this ever since he held her at the emergency exit.

Like standing on sand, the ground beneath her feet kept tickling and crumbling away.

She knew it.

Wasn’t he an attractive man who had everything?

Anyone would fall for Tae-jun’s seduction.

Ji-an knew this too. Unlike him who could have anything he wanted, she couldn’t have everything she desired.

This man just wants to play around for a while. With me, without burden, lightly.

But would I be able to do that too?

Just his playful approach alone makes me lose my mind like this.

From the beginning, he was a man with a different way of life, living in a different world.

Suddenly, she became scared.

Even now, wasn’t she melting like this? When her heart grows cold, what would happen if she remembered this man’s warmth?

She mustn’t waver. The ending was obvious.

Tae-jun would make her already complicated life even more precarious.

In the end, I’ll be the one who gets hurt.

While unconsciously imagining such bitter thoughts, his lips finally pulled away.

When she turned her flustered gaze toward the window, snowflakes were falling from the pitch-black sky where the sun had disappeared.

Ji-an, who had been helplessly swept away by him, bit her lip as she fell into self-loathing.

But he cupped her cheek again and lifted her face toward him.

“Dr. Hong Ji-an.”

“…”

“Ji-an…”

Her name flowed sweetly from between his lips.

Ji-an almost burst into tears.

After playing with her body, he was already gripping and shaking her heart.

As expected, this man is too dangerous.

Her swollen lips throbbed, and her whole body trembled.

“From now on, I’m doing this because I like you.”

Whispering tickling words like a lover, his lips came down again.

It was no longer gentle.

His rough tongue swept over her gums and persistently penetrated.

Saliva tangled and mixed. Lewd wet sounds burst forth, and dizzying thrills flowed from the texture of his tongue that bit, sucked, and swept through.

She was drawn deeper and deeper into him.

Her sensitized skin swelled, and her waist, not knowing what to do, twisted.

Throbbing, the space between her legs tightened.

Her chest rose tautly with overwhelming breath, and his hand gripped the sensitive flesh that seemed ready to burst.

“Mmph!”

A dizzying moan burst out.

Like a beast caught in a trap, she trembled without being able to move.

Hot flames surged throughout the car, and just when she thought her heart might burst and kill her.

Ring! Ring!

A cold ringtone rang urgently like a warning sound.

It seemed like a call had come to Tae-jun’s phone.

In an instant, as if cold water had been poured over her, Ji-an’s eyes snapped open. Belatedly pushing him away, she pressed down on her firmly risen chest.

Before she knew it, pure white snowflakes had covered the car completely. In such an inappropriately sweet color.

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Inside the car heading to Hanyeong Automotive Seosan Factory.

The highway was a mess due to the snow that had suddenly started pouring.

Tae-jun’s heart was just as frustrated as the traffic jam.

At this rate, they’d have to stand on the street all night.

Tae-jun felt thirsty and cast his gaze out the window.

Due to Kim Manager’s urgent call, his passionate kiss with Ji-an had ended futilely.

Her touch was still vivid.

The clean scent of her skin, richer than perfume, and the soft flesh that had heated his mouth. Her smooth skin and slender waist. And…

Tae-jun, who had been inwardly savoring her as if tracing over her, gritted his teeth.

When he was with her, he didn’t feel like himself. Like scrap metal drawn to a magnet, he was helplessly pulled along.

Reason disappeared, leaving only animal instinct.

The problem was that he didn’t dislike this uncontrolled version of himself.

If it was Hong Ji-an, if it was her, it would be fine either way. He had thought it would be good to lose his reason and roll around in the car.

A sigh escaped from regret.

Right now, Tae-jun’s nerves were sharply on edge at the thought of having his time with her interrupted.

Suddenly, a report came up that strike movements among Hanyeong Automotive Seosan Plant No. 1 employees had been detected.

If the strike became official, the problem would become serious.

Not only would the factory stop, but the time to reach negotiations wouldn’t be short, and the image damage to the overseas market, which was on an upward curve, would be significant.

They had to find and solve the problem before that.

Tae-jun was watching Hanyeong Automotive as closely as Hanyeong Hospital and Hanyeong Foundation.

The executives would oppose it, but he planned to establish automotive as the core business of Hanyeong Group in the future.

That’s why he had been so passionate about Hanyeong Automotive’s overseas expansion with even more attachment, but had it only been a few days since he entered the main office and problems were already arising?

Moreover, considering they had to meet the export volume to be shipped in a month, the schedule was tight.

They had to prevent the strike at all costs.

“When we arrive, I’ll meet directly with the Plant No. 1 manager to hear the demands. Send me all related materials by email.”

Tae-jun picked up his tablet, withdrawing his gaze from the frustrating road.

“It’s dangerous for you to step forward directly without security. A violent situation might occur during negotiations.”

“But if I step forward instead, we can resolve it quickly.”

“The chairman’s office will worry if they find out.”

“I’ll definitely stop it before the strike decision is made. Kim Manager, don’t worry about useless things and focus on the immediate task.”

At Tae-jun’s sharp voice, Kim Manager had no choice but to close his mouth.

However, according to the reports, the factory atmosphere was quite hostile. The demands were also considerable.

If it were simply wage increases, it would be rather simple, but from welfare to substantial treatment improvements, the gap between labor and management positions was large.

No matter how great his boss was, it wouldn’t be easy to reach a quiet agreement.

Since the situation was as bad as the gloomy weather, Kim Manager prayed that at least no dangerous incidents would occur.

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It was a white Christmas.

The whole world was covered in pure white from the snow that had fallen for several days.

At a glance, it looked entirely sweet, as if white sugar powder had been sprinkled.

However, the snow-covered Hospital Emergency Room was far from romantic.

Especially on commemorative days like today, various patients flooded in.

This year was no exception.

As soon as she came to work, there were two urgent CPR cases.

They barely managed to send them up to the operating room, but the situation wasn’t good.

She came out to collect her thoughts for a moment.

While ordering coffee at the Hospital Cafe and waiting, her gaze naturally turned toward the window.

In the darkness, the snowflakes looked more luscious. Just like that day when she had pressed her lips against Tae-jun’s.

Ah, why again.

Ji-an’s cheeks flushed red at the memory that suddenly flashed through her mind.

The sensation of his tongue rubbing against hers, cutting through her mouth, came back so vividly.

She had been like this for days now.

It kept snowing, and whenever she saw snow, she thought of Tae-jun.

That day, in the car, she had almost lost control and made a mistake because of him.

Even thinking about it again made her dizzy.

If the phone hadn’t rung then, she would have eventually lost her mind.

What saved her was Tae-jun’s secretary, Kim Manager.

After taking the call, he looked at Ji-an with eyes full of regret, took her back to the nursing home, and left.

Shortly after, he sent a message saying he was urgently going to the provinces.

[I won’t be able to see you for a few days. Wait obediently.]

She didn’t reply. She just let out a hollow laugh at his arrogant demand.

Who could she blame? She was the one who had been enchanted by him and given him the opportunity.

She understood it logically, but whenever she was with Tae-jun, her heart kept racing and her whole body heated up. She was definitely physically attracted to him.

Sigh, what on earth am I trying to do…?

She shook her head, trying to erase the burning memories.

She even secretly hoped that Tae-jun would stay away longer. With time, this instinctive heat would gradually fade too.

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