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Finally, he followed her to her door and, after a long back and forth, he revealed his true intentions.

“Isn’t it common courtesy to offer a glass of water to someone who walks you home?”

‘Is he suggesting we do it now?’

She had expected that the near act in her office would end there, and not that it would continue in her apartment. Su-jeong, flustered, dismissed him and asked him what he was talking about.

“Alright, alright. I’ll let you off the hook today. Will you offer me a glass of water next time?”

But then he retreated so easily, leaving her confused.

Ju Seong-chan wasn’t only skilled in perverted acts, he was also skilled in the game of love. He would pretend to hand over the reins, pretend to wait patiently. Then he would suddenly close the distance, catching her off guard.

And ironically, Su-jeong was being toyed with by Seong-chan’s relentless pushing and pulling, unable to resist. It somehow felt unfair. 

Even if they had agreed on a relationship, did he have to be so devious about everything?

He was so casual and flippant about everything. But that wasn’t the end of it.

“What the hell is this?”

Su-jeong entered her bathroom exhausted and almost fainted at the sight of her reflection in the full-length mirror. A vivid hickey marked the inside of her thigh.

It was dark red, impossible to miss. And it covered a considerable area, making it incredibly embarrassing.

Anger boiled inside her.

“Argh!“

Unable to contain her frustration, she screamed.

What made her even angrier was that she couldn’t argue with the person involved. Of course, that was because the other person was none other than Ju Seong-chan.

If she complained, he wouldn’t apologize. He would probably ask her to show him where it was, which would make things even more embarrassing. She could even imagine him offering to put ointment on it.

As a result, Su-jeong spent the late hours of the night searching for things like ‘How to get rid of hickeys fast’, something she had never thought she’d ever need. 

“Haah……“

She rubbed her forehead, remembering the turbulent night. Her head was throbbing. She pressed her fingertips to her temples.

But her moment of respite was short-lived.

She glanced casually under her desk and froze, recognizing the familiar angle.

‘She’s finally gone.’

‘So I can stop holding back now?’

‘I’m going to enjoy this, CEO.’

Ju Seong-chan appeared under her desk like a phantom. Su-jeong jumped out of her chair in surprise.

She looked to the side and saw the sofa. As if waiting for her, another phantom unfolded in front of her eyes. 

‘So, what are we going to do now?’

‘The interruption is gone, we’re alone now.’

‘I’m fine with it, if that’s what the CEO wants.’

It was the image of her lying on the sofa with Seong-chan on top of her, taking off his jacket.

‘What’s wrong with me?!’

Ju Seong-chan appeared everywhere, against her will. Su-jeong shook her head frantically, trying to get him out of her mind.

‘He’s probably hoping that I’ll break the contract first, but no way. He’s wrong!’

She sat down heavily and closed her eyes tightly. She had a strong feeling that today wasn’t going to be an easy day.

***

As Su-jeong had predicted, her day wasn’t going to be smooth.

The main reason was that she couldn’t concentrate on her work. The image of Ju Seong-chan kept appearing under her desk.

To think that they had committed such a secret and depraved act under her desk, in her own office, where people could see in so easily. A sense of transgression rose from deep inside her, and heat blossomed in her body.

‘This is crazy.’

Maybe it was the recurring images, but she felt a growing arousal between her legs.

Su-jeong kept crossing and uncrossing her legs, feeling the strange sensation. She had to excuse herself to the restroom several times to wipe away her love juices.

For the first time, she felt a deep sense of self-doubt and shock.

‘Did I have such a perverted side?’

‘Am I really an M?’

Although she didn’t have much dating experience, Su-jeong knew her own preferences.

She had a low libido and a rather vanilla taste.

But to see her own body react so strongly to something that had just happened yesterday, something that made her underwear wet at the slightest provocation, made Su-jeong feel like her entire belief system – or at least her taste – was crumbling. 

And that wasn’t all.

The vivid mark on her inner thigh, visible every time she went to the restroom, disturbed her even more.

Her libido, which had been as calm as a still lake even during her ovulation period, was now simmering – and in her company, no less – forcing Su-jeong to repeatedly splash cold water on her face.

Fortunately, everyone seemed to think she was sick. So she didn’t have to explain her strange behavior.

She felt guilty as Hye-mi and some of the other employees fussed over her, worried about her health.

And then there was ……

“CEO.”

“Oh my God, you scared me!”

“Oh, I’m so sorry. I must have startled you by approaching so quietly.”

“N-no, it’s okay. Please go on.”

Being startled every time someone called her ‘CEO’ was another problem.

It was okay when Hye-mi or other female employees called her that. But whenever a male employee addressed her as ‘CEO’, she couldn’t help but think of Seong-chan.

‘That damned role-playing!’

…… For these reasons, Su-jeong’s entire morning was unproductive.

***

After a chaotic morning, Su-jeong attended an afternoon meeting. As she listened to an employee’s PPT, her phone lit up and caught her attention.

💬: Ju Seong-chan sent you a message.

‘What now?’

The name, which now seemed to make her sick just looking at it, appeared on the screen and Su-jeong automatically frowned. 

She usually received work-related messages, so she had set her phone to display message previews on the home screen.

But Ju Seong-chan was an exception.

Even though it was unlikely that any of the employees would sneak a peek at the CEO’s phone screen, she had set her phone so that the contents of his messages couldn’t be seen beforehand, just in case. So she had no way of knowing what Ju Seong-chan had sent her. 

‘He’s probably just trying to annoy me with his ‘real relationship’ bullshit.’

Su-jeong looked away from her phone and back at the PPT on the screen.

But a moment later, her phone lit up again.

💬: Ju Seong-chan sent you a picture.