A Night Soaked With You - Chapter 0
Prologue
Yeong-won thought that perhaps she had foreseen this situation and come here because of it.
She had been contemplating what to do if he made strange demands under the pretext of her mistakes.
So, it meant that this situation didn’t feel too unfamiliar or unexpected.
“……Are you threatening me?”
Her voice trembled as it escaped her lips.
The man scrutinized Yeong-won’s face and muttered, “Well.”
“Please be specific, is it a threat or not?”
What on earth was she supposed to do?
She had come here resolutely deciding that it must not happen, yet now she found herself unable to let go of the straw she had grasped.
Yeong-won did not consider herself a perfect person.
However, in the matter of her body as a ‘transaction,’ she could confidently say she was quite impeccable.
To her, s*x was something precious that could only be shared with someone she loved.
Although she was an unknown actress worrying about her financial struggles, she had never once thought of using her body for success.
But thinking that her one word might ruin all of that made Yeong-won feel dizzy.
He looked at her as if he could see straight into her heart and asked,
“If it’s not a threat?”
“Of course, I would refuse.”
Her answer was met with a sharp follow-up question.
“What if it is a threat?”
Then it’s a threat.
Even if it’s a threat, it still can’t happen. But Yeong-won hesitated to speak easily, unable to open her mouth.
At that moment, the man leaned his upper body toward Yeong-won, wearing a smooth smile as charming as his appearance.
Yeong-won felt even more fearful because she knew just how wicked that beautiful smile could become.
“Let’s say it’s a threat.”
Choose.
And the man rested his chin on his hand, leisurely waiting for Yeong-won’s answer.
‘Just as I thought. That’s why he came to the hotel…….’
Since he could go to a room anytime. All he had to do was take the elevator.
She wanted to snap back and leave in disgust, but her body wouldn’t move.
Only the face of her grandmother, who had raised her, floated up in her mind. Yeong-won’s heart wavered like a reed.
‘Yeah. Do you really need to live so proudly on your own? If you die, your body will vanish anyway, so it’d be better to enjoy it with such a handsome man. As long as your grandmother is happy, that’s all that matters. People have one-night stands all the time; what’s stopping me from doing the same?’
However, no matter how much she thought about it, she disliked it.
While she didn’t have any grand illusions about her first night, she wanted to share it with a man she loved.
It was the only pride she could maintain as someone with nothing.
Yeong-won hesitated in front of a line she couldn’t cross.
Holding her trembling hands, she quietly spoke up.
“Could you please not threaten me? I really want to play that role.”
Please. Yeong-won swallowed her last words somehow.
She wanted to as well. She wanted to spend a night with a man as if it were nothing and live her life a little more easily.
Rather than begging so pitifully, she wished she could comfortably keep her place.
But she couldn’t. No matter what, she couldn’t bring herself to say she would.
This was definitely not an easy thing. It wasn’t something anyone could do.
Despite Yeong-won’s plea, the man remained silent. He simply gazed at her with a look that seemed capable of piercing through to her very core.
The pressure made it hard to breathe.
He seemed unwilling to open his mouth until he heard the answer he wanted.
This man has no intention of forgiving me. Yeong-won felt despair.
“I’m sorry, but I cannot comply with your demands…”
Yeong-won said with her eyes tightly shut. At that, the corners of the man’s mouth curled up dangerously.
“Then the conversation is over.”
Negotiations concluded.
Yeong-won felt as if all the blood had drained from her toes at how easily her future had come to an end. Her mind turned completely black.
The man remained calm. He grabbed the base of the wine glass, shook it, and took a sip.
Just as the red liquid was being drawn into his lips, Yeong-won’s vision returned.
The first thought that flashed through her mind was that this couldn’t end like this.
If it ended this way, it wouldn’t just be her who suffered; Director Choi Bong would also face great harm.
“Please, I ask that you do not withdraw your investment in the film even if I’m cut. Director Choi Bong is a capable person. He hasn’t been greedy for commercial success until now, but this time his mindset is different. What I did is on me…… So…… I was entirely at fault…….”
As Yeong-won continued to babble, tears welled up in her eyes.
The tears that had pooled in her eyes flowed down her cheeks like droplets.
Why had she done such a foolish thing? Why had she been so rude to this frightening man?
Tears mixed with resentment and self-blame flowed down like a waterfall.
She didn’t have time to be foolish and cry; she needed to properly beg him to protect Director Choi Bong’s film, but not a single word came out.
It felt like if she opened her mouth, her sobs would erupt even louder.
All she could do was tightly shut her trembling lips and let the tears fall.
At that moment, the man, who had been watching her, suddenly reached out and wiped away the tears that were soaking her cheeks.
His fingers brushed against her cheek, causing Yeong-won to flinch.
The man examined the tears on his fingertips as if he were appraising a diamond.
Then, he licked his finger and tasted them.
Yeong-won’s eyes trembled violently.
“Tasty.”
A very satisfied smile spread across his lips.
