Husband Role - Episode 26

Jun-seo’s companion had a bold appearance and a fierce impression. She scanned Eun-seol up and down and asked Jun-seo,

 

“Who is she?”

 

A foul odor wafted towards Eun-seol. It was a mix of strong perfume and a faint smell of alcohol.

 

“She’s nothing.”

 

Jun-seo replied as if talking about an object.

 

“Go on your way.”

 

Eun-seol said coldly.

 

“Why haven’t you been home lately?”

 

Jun-seo casually ignored Eun-seol’s words and retorted.

 

“Why would I go there?”

 

Eun-seol replied quickly.

 

“Wow, look at her boldness. Is this the class of a married woman who succeeded in getting a rich husband?”

 

It wasn’t a new thing for Jun-seo to provoke her.

 

But today, it was hard to tolerate.

 

Eun-seol had been feeling at ease not seeing the Mok family for a while.

 

Dae-hyuk, who treated her like an invisible person, So-hee, who crushed her with her elegant face, Min-seo, who was simply hostile, Jun-seo, who openly mistreated her, and Mrs. Ma-san, the henchman.

 

Among them, Mok Jun-seo was the type who wouldn’t hesitate to do vulgar things.

 

He would spread Eun-seol’s old underwear on the floor like playing cards,

 

“Look at your panties, damn it. Are you a beggar? Should I give you some pocket money?”

 

He would say things like that.

 

That wasn’t all.

 

He would mix dog food into Eun-seol’s rice, burn Eun-seol’s school uniform with cigarette butts to make things difficult, or follow Eun-seol around spraying fabric freshener.

 

He relentlessly committed extraordinary yet one-dimensional acts of malice.

 

They were faces she never wanted to see again if she could help it.

 

“Mind your own business.”

 

…Yes, please. Please mind your own damn business.

 

“Then don’t get in my sight.”

 

Jun-seo glared and continued,

 

“Looks like you’re waiting for someone. Is it Jung-hyuk hyung? A wife wandering around at night?”

 

Eun-seol stood up and headed towards Jun-seo. And looking straight at him, she opened her mouth.

 

“I came with my husband, so you should go back to your date.”

 

She said it tough, but she was actually anxious. It was because Jung-hyuk might appear unexpectedly.

 

She didn’t want to show him this side of herself.

 

Being treated carelessly, and therefore looking pathetic, she wanted to keep it a secret until she died.

 

“Don’t be like that, noona. Come visit our house sometime. Watching Min-seo suffer is a real comedy. You’ll laugh your head off if you see it too.”

 

“I’m not interested.”

 

Jun-seo chuckled as if amused by Eun-seol’s immediate reply.

 

“Ah, Lee Eun-seol, damn it, you’ve become a real bully. Look at your hands shaking from fear.”

 

Jun-seo exaggeratedly shook his hands and sneered.

 

Eun-seol sighed inwardly at that.

 

Yeah. Who’s afraid of shit? It’s just too dirty to touch.

 

Eun-seol decided not to engage.

 

It was the moment she was passing by Jun-seo without a word.

 

Jun-seo immediately grabbed Eun-seol’s arm and turned her around.

 

“But what is Yun Seol-gi doing?”

 

“…Are you talking about young lady?”

 

Eun-seol frowned and asked back.

 

“Why are you looking for my sister?”

 

Jung-hyuk, who had approached unnoticed, asked with an icy expression.

 

Then Jun-seo laughed and greeted him.

 

“Hyung, hello. You must have been surprised by my sister’s tantrum the other day? She really proved how terrible her personality is, the idiot. Please understand, generous hyung.”

 

“I asked you a question.”

 

Jung-hyuk said in a heavy voice.

 

“Yes?”

 

Sweat instinctively broke out on Jun-seo’s back as he sensed danger.

 

“Why are you looking for my sister?”

 

Jung-hyuk took a step closer to Jun-seo and asked again.

 

Jun-seo gave his usual servile smile in the face of the overbearing voice.

 

“Ah… I’m just curious because I’m in the same class as Seol-gi. I was wondering what she was doing on the weekend.”

 

“Let’s go, honey.”

 

Eun-seol grabbed Jung-hyuk’s arm and pleaded.

 

However, Jung-hyuk didn’t budge like a mountain. He just looked down at Jun-seo with an even more ferocious gaze.

 

Eun-seol, who had become terribly uncomfortable with this situation, wanted to get out of it now.

 

“I want to go home, okay?”

 

Eun-seol said once more. Her voice somehow came out earnestly.

 

Jung-hyuk made a ‘wait’ gesture and looked at Jun-seo again.

 

“…Messing with my family.”

 

And lowering his large back, he warned in a cold voice.

 

“That’s what I can’t stand the most.”

 

His well-honed gaze pierced Jun-seo’s trembling pupils.

 

“Haha… When did I ever mess with them again?”

 

“I can’t stand it.”

 

In the tense atmosphere, Jung-hyuk emphasized once more.

 

“…Yes, hyung.”

 

The situation was settled for the time being as Jun-seo completely lowered his tail.

 

Turning around, Jung-hyuk wrapped his arm around Eun-seol’s shoulder as a habit.

 

The couple walked away from Jun-seo completely.

 

Eun-seol secretly breathed a sigh of relief at that.

 

 

Heavy rain had been pouring for two days. Il-sung had not yet returned home, and the family members, except for Jung-hyuk and his wife, had left for the hill house early in the morning.

 

The mansion, emptied even of the servants, was truly like a temple.

 

The detached house was the same.

 

Only the sound of rain hitting the windows and Eun-seol’s wheezing filled the cozy bedroom.

 

“Umm…”

 

Eun-seol instinctively snuggled into Jung-hyuk’s arms.

 

The air conditioner and dehumidifier were running busily. Thanks to that, the interior was pleasant regardless of the weather.

 

It was better than being hot. But it was a bit cold for Eun-seol.

 

The thin blanket wasn’t much help. So, she kept relying on Jung-hyuk’s body temperature.

 

Jung-hyuk picked up the air conditioner remote control and raised the temperature. And stroking Eun-seol’s hair, he asked.

 

“Should I turn off the air conditioner?”

 

It was a seemingly affectionate voice. It was when Eun-seol smiled slightly with her eyes closed.

 

“Answer.”

 

Jung-hyuk said quietly.

 

‘Answer’ to answer?

 

Eun-seol suppressed a laugh inwardly. Sleep was pleasantly receding.

 

“…It’s warm when you hold me like this, so it’s okay.”

 

She replied in a still sleepy voice.

 

“I have something I’m curious about.”

 

At Jung-hyuk’s words, Eun-seol looked up at him with half-open eyes.

 

“…From the morning?”

 

“I wanted to ask since yesterday.”

 

“Then why now?”

 

“Because of how I feel.”

 

Eun-seol quickly caught on to what he meant. Recalling the moment she encountered Jun-seo yesterday, Eun-seol nodded with her eyes.

 

“How you lived at your uncle’s house.”

 

It was a difficult question.

 

“I wish you would tell me even if you don’t want to.”

 

He said again as if reading her mind.

 

“…Can’t you just skip it?”

 

“I avoided talking about things that you dislike, teacher.” Eun-seol muttered quietly.

 

“I can’t skip it.”

 

“Dictator…”

 

“That’s right,” Jung-hyuk readily admitted and urged again.

 

“So, tell me.”

 

It was strange. Even though it wasn’t a truth game between two people, Eun-seol wanted to obey his words willingly.

 

“I wasn’t happy there.”

 

So, she answered indirectly.

 

It was because she didn’t want to bring up the past unnecessarily.

 

“Tell me in a little more detail.”

 

Jung-hyuk frowned with his smooth brow.

 

“Anyway, I’m okay now.”

 

“Eun-seol-ah.”

 

He called her name with emphasis.

 

“It’s all in the past now.”

 

Yeah. It was in the past. Her current feeling was that she didn’t want to think about that time anymore.

 

“Haa…”

 

Jung-hyuk seemed unable to ask any further at Eun-seol’s stubborn attitude.

 

In fact, it was true that she felt like she was going crazy at the time.

 

But it was also true that she was okay now.

 

She had a new home, warmth, and a family again. A real family, not just a facade.

 

These days, Eun-seol felt like she was living in a dream just with that.

 

It was when Eun-seol looked up at him with a heavy heart, seeing that his expression wasn’t good.

 

Thwack—!

 

“Mommy!”

 

Eun-seol, surprised by the loud thunder, snuggled into Jung-hyuk’s arms.

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

After a few seconds of silence, it was the moment she was about to subtly back away, feeling awkward.

 

Thwack—!

 

Once again, a roar echoed from the sky.

 

The strength in Eun-seol’s arms that hugged Jung-hyuk tightened. Time passed like that again.

 

Jung-hyuk slowly patted her back, which was trembling slightly.

 

“You’re still a kid.”

 

Eun-seol unknowingly flared up at his quiet voice. Eun-seol, who raised her chin, looked straight at Jung-hyuk.

 

“…The sound was too loud.”

 

“Let’s say that’s the reason.”

 

He chuckled softly and replied.

 

“I’m not the type to tremble at things like this. I watch zombie movies well too.”

 

“Again.”

 

It was a tone that told her to list what else she was so bold about.

 

“I’m also quite good at enduring pain.”

 

“How much?”

 

He asked casually, but Eun-seol continued to feel like she was being treated like a child.

 

“Even when the new nurse pricked me several times with the needle, I didn’t make a single ‘ah’ sound. Even when I got an antibiotic injection, I bit my lip tightly and endured it well.”

 

“That tight?”

 

He chuckled.

 

“…”

 

“That’s amazing.”

 

Jung-hyuk nodded as if acknowledging it. But that also sounded like he was teasing her.

 

This time, Eun-seol sat on top of Jung-hyuk. And she looked down at Jung-hyuk with a flushed face.

 

“I know how to have sex too.”

 

It was an even more amazing thing to say out loud. Eun-seol felt like her heart was about to explode as it was. Nevertheless, she didn’t want to back down.

 

“How?”

 

Jung-hyuk asked back in a lower tone. He seemed calm, even serene.

 

She thought he would be flustered, but Eun-seol’s expectations were pleasantly off.

 

“Huh?”

 

His urging voice was even full of leisure.

 

As a result, it was Eun-seol who was flustered.

 

“So…”

 

She bit her lip. Then she remembered Su-jin’s encouragement and realized it was time to be brave.

 

“I can do things like, you know… ‘ah’ and stuff like that well too.”

 

And Eun-seol began to take off the pure white dress pajamas she was wearing.

 

Jung-hyuk just waited leisurely with his arms behind his head until she took it all off.

 

Eun-seol became even more confused by the unexpected reaction.

 

“The underwear.”

 

Jung-hyuk stared intently and told her the next step.

 

“D-Do I take this off too?”

 

Eun-seol unknowingly asked back in a high voice.

 

“I’ll take it off if you want.”

 

Unlike her, he was still nonchalant.

 

He was a man whose emotions couldn’t be read from his expression alone, except when he occasionally frowned.

 

It was the same now. Nevertheless, Eun-seol decided to move forward.

 

“No.”

 

She said, releasing the hook with a flick, and continued.

 

“I’ll take it off.”

 

As she took off her bra with a determined voice, Jung-hyuk raised the corners of his lips.

 

“I should give you a reward.”

 

Muttering like that, he began to unbutton his pajamas one by one. Gradually, his firm frame was revealed. Soon, his broad shoulders, firm chest, and well-defined abs wriggled with his subtle movements.

 

It was when Eun-seol looked down at her husband’s body with a burning face.

 

“I’m looking forward to it.”

 

As Jung-hyuk forcefully pulled Eun-seol’s buttocks, a firm and hot sensation was conveyed without filtering.

 

“That you’re good at being sexy.”

 

It was a casual tone, but he was a cunning husband.