“This is what samgyetang tastes like. This is such a delicious dish.” Eunjae smiled as she delicately stirred the contents of the samgyetang with chopsticks.

In the bowl were glutinous rice, jujube, and ginseng.

“How is it?”

Eunjae’s lips drew a beautiful curve.

“It’s delicious.”

While the rain fell, and they were alone in the detached house.

Sipping wine, his gaze remained focused on Eunjae’s lips, who was sitting next to him.

It was a silent dawn with everyone asleep, and now there was no one in the detached house.
Double and triple-checked the locks, and just in case, informed the kitchen aunts. Today, don’t set foot in the detached house.

Although it was a simple statement, judging by the meaningful laughter of the kitchen aunts, it seemed there wouldn’t be a need to set foot there.

At least for today, Sunwoo wouldn’t have to go through the trouble of carrying her to the third floor, trying to suppress her boiling emotions.

With such thoughts, Sunwoo’s gaze lingered briefly on the island table, then turned towards the sofa in front of the large window that occupied one side of the wall.

When his gaze returned to its original position, it met Eunjae’s eyes as she sipped her wine.

“Why do you keep looking at me like that?”

“What kind of look is that?”

“Like you’re going to devour me.”

For Sunwoo, it was an amount just enough to moisten his throat, but the half-empty wine glass had already released Eunjae’s voice and gaze, slowing down.

Sunwoo’s gaze, fixed on Eunjae’s bright red lips, slowly descended when it returned.

Yesterday, today, just a few hours ago, due to the relentless torment, her lips had become fuller.

The gaze touched the V-neck T-shirt, then moved to the collarbone that was faintly revealed. He wanted to lightly touch his lips to the deep collarbone. He had that thought even at that moment.

Sunwoo, who raised his hand over the back of the chair Eunjae was sitting on, lightly grabbed a handful of Eunjae’s hair as if he had been waiting for this moment.

Moisture clung to the less dry strands of hair. Inhaling deeply, the richer fragrance stimulated his nasal passages more than usual.

It was a scent like that of an unknown wildflower.

The unique, unrivaled scent that no one else could imitate.

The smoothly curved lip whispered into Eunjae’s ear.

“That’s right, I want to devour you.”

“…”

“It was the same yesterday, always the same thought.”

Since bringing the wine from the main house, that was all he had in mind.

Sunwoo’s finger, gently brushing the tip of Eunjae’s eyebrow, descended onto her moist lips.

Laughing lightly, Sunwoo collided his lips, effortlessly lifting the slender Eunjae’s body.

Whether it was because of the wine or the thin T-shirt, the heat emanating from her body was keenly felt.

The accelerated sound of her heart, unusually rapid, heightened the atmosphere.

Sunwoo, with his lips lowered over the flushed cheek, naturally moved to the first place he had casually glanced at a while ago.

There, he lingered for a few minutes, and Sunwoo’s lips roamed randomly over Eunjae’s body.

After a while, it seemed they moved to the sofa.

After that, the memories sporadically faded.

Only two glasses of wine were consumed. So, it wasn’t due to intoxication.

The woman breathing heavily was madly beautiful, and the fragrance that made the mind hazy just by approaching was in the air.

Intoxicated by that fragrance, the mind became confused, and the night, where even the moonlight hid, deepened, harmonizing with the irregular sound of rain tapping on the window.
Under the gray-stained, dense sky, rain poured down ceaselessly, like a market.

“This year, the early monsoon will come.”

As she had mentioned before, the early monsoon arrived outside the window.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Seungcheol’s bulky body rolled on the asphalt wet with raindrops.

One of the well-built men who pushed Seungcheol to the ground licked his lips, and the other, like someone touching something dirty, thoroughly searched Seungcheol’s pockets.

“You got money?”

“Get lost. You penniless bastard.”

“Hey, you son of a bitch. You know you have nowhere else to go if not here?”

A deep sigh pierced the air. Seungcheol took out a wet cigarette from his wet front pocket and, looking at the rain-soaked cigarette, muttered curses under his breath.

Ah! Frustrating. There’s no hole left for money to come out now.

As Seungcheol spat on the wet cigarette on the ground, his phone loudly rang from the wet pocket. Checking the caller, Seungcheol quickly pressed the call button.

“Why did you call now when I called you earlier?”

[Oh, I was busy. Did Jitaekwang get the money?]

With Soonsuk’s words, Seungcheol let out a deep sigh. He received it, but because of gambling, he lost it all at the casino.

[Did you get it or not?]

“There’s no way I can get money there. Everything I have is going into your mother’s hospital bills.”

“Hey, mentioning Jitaekwang, aren’t you unlucky.”

“Why bring that up? Just unfortunate.”

Seungcheol ground his forehead and spat on the ground. Then he took out the cigarette case and carefully examined whether there was a good cigarette.

Just when he was about to ignite the most intact cigarette at the end.

[Why did you mess with Yeonrim Hospital’s director back then? Do you know how terrified I was because of you?]

Unable to light the fire due to Soonsuk’s words, the lighter went out.

“Yeonrim Hospital? What are you talking about?”

[The kid you brought that time, he was the son of the director of Yeonrim Hospital. The name… what was it.]

What? Could it be that kid?

The cigarette Seungcheol had in his hand fell to the ground.

“…Yoon Sunwoo.”

[Yes, Yoon Sunwoo! Do you know how much he’s up and down, recognized even in overseas magazines as a competent doctor? It’s fortunate that Jitaekwang turned everything upside down and kicked the bucket.]

If it weren’t for that, both you and I, oh, whenever I think about it, I get up even when I’m sleeping. It’s terrible, it’s terrible.

Soonsuk’s words buzzed in his ears like a mosquito.

[That’s why, just stay low-key in Korea and come back quickly after settling everything. That crazy bastard.]

“…”

[As soon as the office is sorted out, contact me, got it?]

“…”

“Hey, Kwon Seungcheol! Are you listening to me?”

“Ah, uh… uh, got it.”

Hastily ending the call, Seungcheol moved under the eaves. Seungcheol, who stood like a wilted person for a while, turned pale.

Somehow, it felt like he kept seeing it somewhere.

“Hey, isn’t this rolling interestingly?”
Seungcheol’s seriously stiff expression gradually filled with laughter. Seungcheol’s loud laughter cut through the rain and spread into the air.

“Eunjae, Ji Eunjae. Where were you hiding? You’ve appeared now. My treasure!”