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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 33
Chapter Title: Totally Shaken
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An Do Hyun crossed his legs. It was as if to say, "Go ahead, try more."
"I've already asked, haven't I?"
"It's weird. Why would that be bad news for Yu Yi Yeon?"
For some reason, he seemed in a good mood. Ah, was he happy because she was jealous?
She just bluntly expressed her jealousy toward Hee Ra as it came out.
An Do Hyun rose from his chair and approached Yi Yeon with calm steps.
He sat down right next to her, pressing his hip firmly against hers, and flashed a bright smile.
They were too close.
Yi Yeon glanced beyond the glass door, worried someone might come, and tensed her hips to scoot a handspan away from him.
But An Do Hyun grabbed her waist as she tried to stand and pulled her back down beside him.
"Of course it wasn't my idea."
He answered lightly with an expression that said, "Why are you asking something so obvious?"
"Even if it was, I wouldn't feel a thing."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than An Do Hyun's face drew closer.
She leaned back to avoid him as he kept coming without stopping, until her back hit the sofa.
It was a position where An Do Hyun loomed right over Yi Yeon as she lay on the sofa.
Anyone passing by would easily misunderstand.
No, this was something to do at home, not at the company... Wait, no, not even at home.
"Someone might see and get the wrong idea."
Yi Yeon looked up at An Do Hyun and said.
She placed her hand on his chest to push him away, applying force. But he didn't budge an inch.
"So, you still have no intention of getting shaken up?"
An Do Hyun's eyes, gazing at Yi Yeon, were filled with expectation.
Yi Yeon had no plans to drag this out any longer anyway.
He had told her to go straight for it if she got shaken, and she intended to start this relationship.
She planned to explain the disguise step by step to An Do Hyun. Maybe he'd understand.
"You already know. That I'm totally shaken."
An Do Hyun, who hadn't moved a muscle, suddenly bolted upright and stared at her.
His pupils were trembling.
It had just been a test, it seemed. He hadn't expected her to go straight for him this quickly.
An Do Hyun fully stood from the sofa, grabbed the remote, and pressed a button.
Ding-.
The floor-to-ceiling glass in the office turned opaque. Now no one outside could see in.
Locked in here alone with him...
Yi Yeon couldn't breathe as An Do Hyun's face came right up to hers again.
They were so close she forgot to even push him away, her mind blank.
All her nerves focused on An Do Hyun, who stared intently at her, completely absorbed.
She felt herself being drawn into the masculine eyes beneath his thick brows.
"What does that mean?"
An Do Hyun whispered to her from a distance where their noses nearly touched.
"I want to answer your question too, but this position is so uncomfortable I can't."
"You're just lying there. What's uncomfortable about it?"
An Do Hyun had no intention of putting any distance between them.
"You're not gagged or anything. Why can't you answer? I could show you what it really means to be unable to speak."
As soon as he finished, An Do Hyun's gaze dropped to her lips.
"Me too!"
Frustrated, Yi Yeon shot upright. She placed her hands on her hips and unleashed a tirade.
"Me too! I wanted to rip that contract marriage paper to shreds! I don't know who added it, but that line about no hidden intentions was so annoying! It felt like we couldn't even maintain the relationship, so I had to hide my feelings."
Her initially furious voice gradually softened.
An Do Hyun's eyes overflowed with affection, as if her words were endearing.
As soon as she finished, he laughed happily.
The joyful smile wouldn't stop. He lowered himself, laying her back on the sofa, and embraced her fragilely in his arms.
Yi Yeon gently stroked the back of An Do Hyun, who had collapsed onto her.
"Confessing so refreshingly, just like Yu Yi Yeon. I thought you'd make me suffer longer."
"Yeah, maybe I should've dragged it out more."
A 'pfft' laugh escaped An Do Hyun.
"Now that I've answered, let's get up. I'm really scared someone might come."
Thinking they needed to get up now, Yi Yeon tried to rise.
But An Do Hyun showed no sign of moving, rooted in place.
"You came in to cheer me up, right?"
An Do Hyun asked her softly with a low chuckle.
"At first, it was to clear up the misunderstanding."
"Whether it's a misunderstanding or my mood, you said you'd fix it. I'm not fixed yet. My mood."
Could the corners of a mouth like that ascend to heaven?
"So I gave you my precious chocolate."
"I want to eat something even more precious."
Yi Yeon's pupils shook lowly.
Her expression said, "No way..."
Finding her reaction adorable, An Do Hyun raised a hand and mercilessly pinched her cheek.
While she was caught off guard by the touch, he made a smacking sound and pulled his lips away from where they had touched hers.
Yi Yeon's eyes widened, then blinked slowly, fluttering her lids. She raised a hand to touch her lips where they had met his.
Her first kiss?
It was definitely her first, yet it felt strangely familiar.
And unsatisfying.
While Yi Yeon was surprised at herself for regretting how quickly he pulled away, An Do Hyun grabbed her wrist as she touched her lips.
"But, Yu Yi Yeon."
Gulp. The sound of Yi Yeon swallowing carried through the quiet stillness.
"This was just touching, not eating."
With those words, An Do Hyun devoured her lips without hesitation.
He sucked and sucked again, as if marking his territory.
Yi Yeon grew dizzy from the whirlwind of An Do Hyun.
Her mouth fully invaded, she felt breathless. He briefly released her lips, giving her time to breathe.
An Do Hyun gazed down at her, panting because of him.
Now he didn't have to hold back, he could ravage his woman freely—his suppressed desires cheered.
As if wanting to savor this hard-won chance more, An Do Hyun descended once again to claim her.
Yi Yeon, who had only gripped his waist, wrapped her arms around his neck.
An Do Hyun encircled the back of her neck, pulling her closer. As if to explore deeper.
'This is the office, Yu Yi Yeon.'
Her rationality blared red.
"Wait, just a second."
Yi Yeon finally pushed An Do Hyun away and said. Her body heaved up and down as she exhaled the breath she'd held during his fierce exploration.
"This is the company. In case you'd forgotten."
"Who in the world could barge into the Vice President's office freely?"
An Do Hyun wiped the area around her lips with his thumb as he spoke.
"No one but Yu Yi Yeon."
Yi Yeon dodged his face as it descended again.
"No more."
Yi Yeon crossed her index fingers into an X. An Do Hyun rose from his seat with a regretful look.
"You know how food tastes better when you're starving? I'm starving for you, Yu Yi Yeon, and it's too sweet—driving me crazy. This is torture."
"I never said I was okay with it."
"You didn't say it, but your eyes gave permission."
She could never win against this man with words.
"You're my girlfriend now, so I have to mark my territory too."
She hadn't known An Do Hyun was such a straight-shooter. She hadn't imagined he'd express his feelings so unabashedly.
That's what made her heart race more.
An Do Hyun knelt before her, fiddling with both her cheeks with his hands.
"I want to touch Yu Yi Yeon like this freely."
An Do Hyun whispered softly as he stroked her cheek.
"You're already touching me freely right now."
Yi Yeon replied, letting his hands play with her cheeks as if giving up.
"This is secretly touching."
"Do I have the wrong idea of what 'secretly' means?"
"When I can turn that glass transparent and we can love freely without worry, that's touching freely."
When everyone knows we're lovers.
"Then I can touch you all I want as completely An Do Hyun's."
An Do Hyun grinned while continuing to touch her.
"While we're talking, clear up my curiosity. Vice President, resolve my questions."
"I can clear your curiosity and my mood too."
An Do Hyun smiled playfully.
"Was today our first kiss by any chance?"
Is this my first kiss?
Yi Yeon asked An Do Hyun to resolve her curiosity about that kiss with him last time—real or dream, she couldn't tell.
Kissing him felt familiar. It was too similar to the one from her dream.
Maybe it wasn't a dream.
She needed to know if that day was her first kiss or if today was.
Yi Yeon stared piercingly at An Do Hyun's firmly shut mouth, waiting for it to open.
"Well, up to you, Yu Yi Yeon. Think of today as our first if you want."
What kind of answer was that?
"Have we... kissed before? At another time, I mean?"
"If you don't remember, I can reenact it—how proactive Yu Yi Yeon was."
An Do Hyun slowly removed his hands from her cheeks, which he'd been caressing. Whether from his touch or his words, her cheeks flushed perfectly ripe for a bite.
But then.
An Do Hyun spread the palm he'd used to stroke her. He looked at her as if something was off.
"Yu Yi Yeon, doesn't it seem like the freckles on this side have faded?"
Startled by his words, Yi Yeon scrambled for a mirror.
From all the fiddling, the freckles she'd carefully drawn had faintly lightened.
"Ah, did I apply more makeup on this side?"
She should have thought of it the moment he touched her. Yi Yeon inwardly kicked herself.
