DI Ch 95

I ground my teeth as I understood that it was a warning that he would always be watching. He had scolded his lover in front of his subordinates, damaging my pride until the end. As soon as the door shut, I let out a stifled breath, and my bangs fluttered in the breeze.

I really didn’t intend to drink, but it seemed impossible. I reached under the head of the bed and pulled out a bottle of soju. On days when I had a severe headache and muscle pain, I used to take a sip before sleeping, so it was easily accessible here. Even if it was unintentionally hidden, it was fortunate

Just as I was about to impulsively drink it all in one go, I heard the sound of someone urgently entering the entrance code. I was shocked as if I had been doused with cold water, so I hurriedly stuffed the bottle under the bed without even closing the lid and pushed my bag alongside it, concealing the bottle.

“Why did you come back? What did you forget?”

“Why are you sweating so much? Is something hurting again?”

Approaching briskly, he lifted me up and made me sit on the bed. The scary words like ‘if you get caught, you’ll be gagged’ were stuck in my head, causing me to break out in a cold sweat. This is why you shouldn’t live in sin.

“I’m okay. Just a bit dizzy… But why did you come back up again?”

“I’m just going to sleep here and go tomorrow. Just stay here for now. Let me check your fever first.”

“Weren’t you supposed to go three days ago but decided to go today? Can you postpone it again?”

As he proficiently searched for medical supplies in my room and took out a thermometer, an answer popped out from an unexpected place.

“Will that work!”

The loud voice of the shoulder guy echoed through the corridor beyond the entrance door. Following that, as if praying, he whispered, begging him to come out. Listening to the sound like a song, he took my temperature and sent a text to the doctor. The subordinate making crying sounds didn’t seem to bother him or make him interested at all.

“Do you need to go out, hyung?”

“It’s not once or twice this happen. Don’t worry about it.”

Despite that, I urged him to quickly go out to avoid causing trouble to the neighbors. Eventually, with the entrance door against his back, he nonchalantly scolded his subordinate.

“You can handle it without me.”

“Still, Kyung-rok hyung insisted that I must bring you.”

“How long do I have to keep intervening like this?”

“What? Whenever you feel comfortable doing that…”

“Call Go Seong-yeol and tell him to prepare to leave the country instead. You have an hour left. Send him off quickly.”

“If you send him off, Kyung-rok hyung might not like it.”

“Is the business important now, or is his preference important?”

“…”

Why bother with something trivial when the business is important? I frowned as I listened secretly. He’s so confident, saying that he can relax because he has the ability. Though hidden behind Tae Seong-je, the man seemed to cast a disapproving glance like me, so I turned on the air conditioner while secretly sticking out my tongue.

***

I was relieved that I finally had time to be alone.

I was trapped in his heavy arms and enduring the drowsiness that poured over me. It’s driving me crazy. School starts next week… The stress of not having a plan was immense, but since I was so absent-minded and out of my thoughts, there was significantly less nosebleed, which was a good thing.

“Here.”

I blinked foolishly as a hand patted my chest. He seemed to believe that I could really get better as I began to sleep more and no longer suffered from nosebleeds or dizziness. It was not because of the medicine…

“Actually, I’ve been in the hotel for so long that I thought I wouldn’t be able to go out.”

Even though it seemed unlikely, considering there was still more than half a month left, it was understandable that such thoughts could arise. Besides, I didn’t seem to have any intention of going out alone. He denied it casually as if he had read my mind.

“Why can’t you go out? I didn’t lock you up.”

“…Hyung, you’ve been shameless lately.”

“People need to be shameless to feel approachable, don’t they?”

It seemed like he laughed in the darkness. In my drowsiness, I almost burst into a bitter laugh. It’s hilarious that the person who is least shameless is saying shameless things. While contemplating that, I cautiously opened my mouth, mindful of the remaining time.

“Hyung, the school is starting for me now…”

If he told me to focus on treatment and not go to school, what should I do? I know that he’s doing it for my sake, but I’m afraid it might become a burden for me, and I might end up resenting him. However, unexpectedly, he readily responded.

“I know. Study well, and if you’re not feeling well, contact me right away.”

The pressure of pressing my lips tightly made my eyes flash open.

“Can I go?”

“…”

Instead of answering, silence followed and I closed my lips again. Because of the darkness, I couldn’t see his expression, but I was so nervous that I couldn’t look straight at him, so my gaze stayed around the nape of his neck.

“Well then, why aren’t you going to school?”

‘Chu, chu.’ From my cheek to my lips, a series of kisses continued. When I couldn’t regain my composure due to the light kisses, he spoke.

“You’ll only take the evening medication when school starts.”

“Hyung…”

“Why are you so moved?”

“I thought you were going to tell me not to go to school…”

I can’t believe I misunderstood you just because I was scared. Even though I tried to secretly reduce the medicine, there was no need for that anymore. He patted my chest while muttering.

“You shouldn’t stress out.”

I closed my eyelids slowly. It was a natural process to fall asleep right away. Since then, I haven’t dreamed at all, so there was no trace of regret for reality. So it seems even more frustrating. I have to put everything here now, but nothing has progressed yet.

Still, one good thing is that I can always sleep comfortably in his arms. Now, even this might become impossible if he gets really busy. It’s probably a necessity for me now…maybe?

I took a deep breath and stuck out my tongue. My throat is dry. Ah, even if I come to like something I used to hate, if there’s something I can’t understand at all, love can easily deteriorate into resentment. So, I cancel the saying that summer has become better…

“…Hyung, it’s hot.”

“…Hmm.”

“Isn’t it hot?”

“Umm. I’m okay.”

“No. Are you really not hot?”

Even getting up was difficult, but the heavy arms around my waist made it hard to breathe. When the sweat on my forehead streamed down, I couldn’t endure any longer and opened my eyes. At first, I wondered if this person was hugging me from behind, making it hot, but even so, it didn’t make sense for it to be this hot.

Exhausted, I pressed the air conditioner remote control installed on the ceiling.

Just last night, it worked fine, but now. It wouldn’t budge. I tried changing the batteries to see if they were dead, and I knocked on the main unit to try to get it to work somehow, but the air conditioner didn’t budge, as if it was laughing at my desperation.

“Hyung… I think the air conditioner is broken.”

“It’s okay…”

“It’s not okay…”

Isn’t it hot? Am I the only one feeling hot? Why is he sleeping so well? I forcibly shook the person who responded in his sleep, waking him up abruptly. Before fully opening his eyes, he emitted an unpleasant aura, revealing a disgruntled expression. The deeply furrowed eyes looked fierce. Meeting his eyes felt like waking up a wild animal from a deep sleep.

“Do you know how to fix the air conditioner?”

“Hmm.”

He sat up awkwardly and rubbed his face with one hand. The combination of the disheveled hair state and the slightly confused expression that could only be seen in the morning were quite sexy. Since it was morning, blood was rushing to his already half-standing lower abdomen, making it seem like it was about to burst.

“What did you say?”

“Hyung, do you know how to fix the air conditioner?”

“Am I a technician? How would I know about that?”

He grumbled a little but still got out of bed to inspect the air conditioner. I watched his back as if I were spying on him. He massaged his lower back with his hand on his waist, the muscles of his right arm, and the prominent veins on his left arm were quite…

It was so hot that it felt like drool would spontaneously drip from my opened mouth. Is that body intentionally shaped to look good for me? Now, I can’t say that such a body is purely cool anymore.

“It doesn’t produce cold anymore. You need to call someone for this.”

He said this while doing some light stretching as if he was feeling stiff. It seemed like the bed was uncomfortable. Well, regardless of how large the bed was, it could only fit in one room. This bed was also too small for two full-grown men, especially men of average height, to lie down comfortably. It was surprising that he didn’t complain at all.

“Really? It’s not turning on at all?”

“Yeah.”

He lay down with a dying sound, exhaling a deep sigh and stretching his arms and legs. As a result, the blanket that was hanging on the bed’s edge fell to the floor. It was so hot that he didn’t want to pick it up, let alone move. This country seemed to have only summer and winter. The concept of the four seasons seemed meaningless.

“Oh, it’s so fucking hot…”

“Nice words only.”

“It’s too hot at home…”

I opened the window to get some fresh air, but it was still hot. I fumbled around my pillow for my phone and checked the time.

Tuesday, 9:27 AM. Staring blankly at the phone screen until 7 minutes turned into 8, I leaned my forehead against the pillow.

Listening to the soft sound of hair rubbing against each other, I scrunched my face. Oh, I wanted to do something at least since we don’t have enough time together, but I ended up oversleeping again.

“What’s the matter.”

He asked, brushing my messy nape as if arranging it.

“I slept too much.”

When I slightly lifted my face from the pillow and grunted, I saw him looking at me with half-open eyes. Sitting with his back to the sunlight, he looked like some kind of sun god. Despite just waking up, he still looked perfect and handsome. My saliva was dripping as I felt like I was being roasted by the heat.