Chapter 02
“Ah, ah… ah!”
The body clinging so persistently to mine was irritating, but whenever I was with Gu Taehwi, the suffocating gloom and anxiety pressing down on me seemed to ease, if only a little. Maybe being next to someone so simple made me simpler too. Thinking that, I closed my eyes.
A sharp wave of pleasure made my body tremble uncontrollably.
“Babe, why are you so fast today?”
“…Hah.”
“Hm? You’re making my heart race, fuck.”
I reached back and grabbed Gu Taehwi’s wrist.
“Who are you calling ‘babe’? Ngh—ah, ah!”
That stupid “babe.” I had only agreed to sleep together—I had never agreed to date him. Yet Gu Taehwi always acted as if we were in a relationship.
“I’ve done you hundreds of times. I’m not your ‘babe’?”
“Yeah… ngh… that’s just… doing it, that’s all. Ah—!”
At my words, Gu Taehwi flared up and thrust his hips hard. The sheer force pushed my body forward. Finally releasing my legs, he pressed down firmly on the back of my neck. The sensation was so intense it felt like it might reach my chest, and my legs instinctively went weak.
“You’re really saying some dangerous shit right now. Hah… hah.”
“Ah—hng…”
“Hey, when people ask what we are to each other, what am I supposed to say?”
With a hand as big as a pot lid, Gu Taehwi roughly squeezed my hip.
“A relationship tied by money… hnng.”
Smack! I had only spoken the truth, yet his hand came down hard against me. I winced at the stinging pain and whimpered.
“That hurts… hnng… but it’s true!”
“Bullshit. Say it after me.”
His rough touch made my vision flash. I clutched the blanket, tears streaming down my face. Like a beast, Gu Taehwi kneaded at the flushed skin.
“Say it. That we’re lovers.”
“Ah… ngh…”
It was absurd. I clamped my mouth shut and resisted, but his hand came down again.
Smack! This time it was harder. I jolted violently, and Gu Taehwi cursed under his breath as he drove his hips forward again.
“Hurry up.”
“Mmph… nn…”
As if stubbornly holding out, I kept my lips sealed. Of course, Gu Taehwi wasn’t the type to indulge that kind of defiance. His relentless strikes sent sharp sensations racing up my spine. Throwing my head back, I gasped roughly for air.
Then Gu Taehwi lowered his lips near my ear, breathing heavily. His hot breath clung to me. My shoulders tensed as my body trembled.
“You like it this much.”
“Ah—!”
“I’m not your ‘babe’? Hm?”
“It hurts… ngh… ah…!”
The blatant pleasure spread heat through my entire body. Digging my nails into the blanket, I panted desperately. His breath poured over my ear as the sensation surged uncontrollably.
“Hurry. Answer me.”
It seemed he was determined to hear it today. Normally, I would’ve held out to the end, but today I was exhausted. It was already the fourth time.
I forced my mouth open.
“Babe… lo—ver… ngh… ah…”
It wasn’t like I meant it. I could say something like that hundreds of times without a shred of sincerity.
At that moment, Gu Taehwi, still moving behind me, bit down on my cheek. My body curled reflexively, and only then did he let out a satisfied laugh.
“Fuck, you’re so damn pretty.”
“…What are you even saying?”
“I’m saying you’re fucking gorgeous.”
Playfully biting and sucking at my cheek, Gu Taehwi moved heavily. He seemed close to his limit. I deliberately pushed him further—I was too exhausted to keep going like this. Sweat poured down my entire body, and the spot he’d struck was probably swollen and unsightly.
Sensing it, Gu Taehwi frowned as if dissatisfied.
“Shit, that’s cheating.”
Even as he said that, he didn’t seem to mind, moving even more fiercely.
“Ah—ngh, ngh!”
My voice echoed through the tiny one-room apartment as my toes curled. Tomorrow, the old woman next door would definitely complain again—telling us to keep it down.
Right then—
“Ha… ha… hng…”
Gu Taehwi exhaled sharply and collapsed against my back.
Finally, it was over.
“…Ah.”
My arms, braced against the floor, gave out. With my hips still raised, I panted like an overheated dog.
Gu Taehwi slowly straightened up.
Then, as if by habit, he began checking me over—pressing and touching here and there to see if I was okay. What a pervert.
But even I had my limits with him. It had been too much.
“Hng… ah…”
The moment I let out a strained breath, Gu Taehwi, who had been watching me, reached out again.
“Damn it, what a waste…”
“Ugh… seriously… this is so annoying…”
Muttering crudely, he quickly lost patience. After a while, I felt something strange. Probably just my imagination.
“That’s enough… stop now…”
I awkwardly pushed myself up. Sweat ran down my back in streams. Gu Taehwi was no different—his broad chest, marked with a large tiger tattoo, glistened with sweat.
Picking up a bottle of water from the floor, he took a drink and then grinned at my drenched state.
“Ah, seriously though—that was fucking great. Right?”
“…”
“With you, it’s seriously insane. Fuck, it feels completely different.”
Idiot. I’m your first—what do you even know?
“Enough. Hand it over.”
Ignoring him, I spoke coldly and held out my hand. Gu Taehwi looked at me in disbelief.
“I’m saying I like you, and you’re acting like this?”
“Yeah. We agreed to keep it clear.”
Crack. At my words, he crushed the plastic bottle in his hand. What is he, the Hulk?
I ignored it and kept my hand outstretched. Shaking his head, Gu Taehwi got up and walked to the hanger, pulling his wallet from a black jacket.
“Seriously, you always push me like this, Sahee.”
“…”
“Would it kill you to just take it nicely?”
If I said, ‘If I just give you my body, that means we’re dating. Why would I date you?’ he’d definitely hit me again. So I simply watched him, covering myself with my stretched-out T-shirt.
“Don’t give me a lump sum like last time. It’s annoying to count.”
Without even checking, Gu Taehwi pulled out a wad of cash. After we did this, he always paid me. I didn’t think of it that way, but he called it “allowance.”
“It’s a new calculation method. You figure it out, Sahee.”
Same as always—he shoved far more money into my hand than what I should’ve received. Throwing on his shirt, he stood up.
Normally, he’d cling to me, asking for another round or suggesting we shower together. It was strange to see him leave so easily.
“Well then, I’m off. My wallet’s empty, so I gotta go fill it up again.”
