Don’t you think we are going too fast? chapter 57

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[Taeshin♥> I’ll keep looking, so can you wait a bit?]

I wanted them more now. Feeling betrayed by the wait, I hugged the blanket and sulked.

I wasn’t asking for some mythical Mediterranean prawn but grapes that came out every year.

How could they be out of stock?

Tears welled up. I wanted something sweet and tangy.

I wanted the grapes I ate with mom.

Buzz.

“Hello, sob.”

• Sunwoo… Are you crying?

“I want grapes….”

I cried more when Taeshin called, noticing the tears in my voice.

Complaining about not having grapes, Taeshin comforted me, saying he was still looking and not to cry.

“Even if you look, they might not be there….”

• No, Sunwoo. I asked them to check internationally, so you can have them.

“When will they bring them from abroad, sob!”

Even if they were abroad, it would take hours to get here.

Thinking about not being able to eat them until then made me more upset.

Why was it spring and not summer when grapes were plentiful?

I cried more, and Taeshin said he would come over.

“No, don’t come. Moon Jinwoo is here.”

I cried more, thinking of how Moon Jinwoo always threatened Taeshin whenever they met.

I didn’t understand why Jinwoo kept preventing me from seeing Taeshin.

If he was rejected, he should find someone else.

It was so unfair that I wanted to see Taeshin, but Jinwoo wouldn’t let me.

Taeshin took my side, saying Jinwoo was mean, so I scolded him too.

I reminded him that Jinwoo had warned him to be careful, but he hadn’t listened, leading to Haeju being conceived.

“Sunwoo, Sunwoo. I’m sorry. I’ll take responsibility and ensure you and Haeju don’t have a hard time.”

“If you sneak in again… sob, Jinwoo said he would kill me if he caught you….”

“No, Sunwoo. You told me not to come, but I came on my own.”

Taeshin sneaked in and hugged me while I lay on the bed crying.

“…I want grapes.”

“Just wait a bit, Sunwoo. They’re fetching them now.”

“Really?”

“Yes. They said there were two beautiful ones left, and they would give them to you.”

“Okay.”

Hearing that the grapes were coming, my sorrow slowly faded. Hugging Taeshin and being patted, my sobbing eased.

“I’m such a pain.”

“Why?”

“I keep crying and whining….”

I didn’t know why such trivial things made me sad, angry, and hateful.

I didn’t want to be like this, but emotions surged before I realized it, and after letting it out, I felt exhausted.

I didn’t want to trouble Taeshin, but I couldn’t control it.

“I’m glad it’s you, Sunwoo. I feel bad that you’re having a hard time, but your crying and whining are adorable.”

Smooch.

Taeshin gently held my sullen cheek and kissed my forehead. Despite being bothered by my constant crying and demanding his presence, he smiled pleasantly, making me feel better.

“And Sunwoo, you need to cry and whine so….”

Taeshin’s eyes gleamed mischievously.

Just as I was about to ask why he stopped talking, he lowered his head and kissed me on the lips.

We stayed still with our lips touching for a moment before pulling apart.

“I use excuses like this to kiss you.”

“You…”

Surprised by the sudden kiss, I buried my face in his shoulder.

Normally, I would scold him for such antics, but this time, I felt a strange tickling sensation.

“There’s still some time before the grapes arrive, so I’ll have to punish you in the meantime, Sunwoo.”

“Punish me? Why?”

“Because I’m going to keep doing this.”

Smooch.

Taeshin laid me down on the bed and kissed me repeatedly, each light peck making me flinch.

As I trembled, Taeshin gently caressed my body with pheromones.

“Hey, stop…!”

“Sunwoo, cry a little more since we haven’t had the grapes yet.”

“Why should I?”

“You’ll have ripe grapes later, and I’ll have ripe Sunwoo now.”

“What…!”

Blushing at the provocative words, I shook with embarrassment as Taeshin chuckled and kissed me again. I couldn’t resist his coaxing, and my ‘no’ quickly turned into ‘yes.’

“…Okay.”

Held by Taeshin, I moaned as he slipped his tongue between our softly pressed lips.

His one hand supported himself on the bed, while the other cupped my cheek as he licked my tongue.

His soft and gentle pheromones wrapped around my body, making me feel warm from the inside out. My feet tingled from the heat rising within me.

I gripped Taeshin’s shirt tightly, my fingers and toes trembling.

The wet sounds and the noises of us sucking each other’s breath made my face and ears flush red, and my eyes watered.

Smooch.

“Sunwoo is ripe now.”

“Ugh.”

Taeshin whispered, pulling back slightly.

My body tingled as if brushed by down feathers.

I bit my lip, feeling oddly wet below, and Taeshin gently pulled my lip free from my teeth with his hand.

“Don’t bite, Sunwoo.”

“…Okay.”

His large, gentle hand caressed my body softly.

A near-sighing moan escaped me. Taeshin kissed me again and stroked my arms and body.

Wanting him to hold me tighter, I hugged his broad shoulders.

“Ugh, uh…”

As I rubbed against him, Taeshin held me tightly and explored my mouth roughly.

The sensation of his tongue rubbing, sucking, and nibbling made my body tense and a tingling sensation run down to my toes.

Just then, my phone, which was under my back, buzzed.

“Ugh, ah.”

Despite the vibration, I continued to suck on Taeshin’s lips.

As he actively responded to my kisses, my breath quickened and my vision blurred.

Even as we continued to kiss, the phone kept buzzing insistently.

“Wait… wait a moment, Sunwoo.”

“Haah.”

Taeshin stopped kissing me because the phone wouldn’t stop ringing. Leaving me panting, he checked the phone and smiled broadly.

“The grapes are here, Sunwoo.”

“Okay.”

“Do you want to keep going?”

“Okay… wait, no.”

Dazed by the interruption, I shook my head. I patted my overly sensitive body and ate the grapes Taeshin brought.

Surprisingly, the grapes I ate were the ones I had cried out for.

Though they had lost much of their freshness from long storage, the taste was exactly what I wanted, and I happily ate them before falling asleep with Taeshin after a long time.

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Moon Jinwoo was holed up in his room.

Relieved by the seclusion of the dictator who used to oppress everyone, I began my planned actions.

Moon Jinwoo, in his rut, wouldn’t show his face for about three days.

During that time, I would persuade Mom that Jinwoo should move out for his own good.

Since Mom had once chided my older brothers for not having any news after dreaming about our Haeju, I had a good chance.

I reviewed the strategy document I had prepared for Mom and steeled myself.

After some mental preparation, I went down to the living room.

“Long time no see, Dear Youngest.”

“What’s up, Geonwoo hyung?”

“I came to help Mom with some chores. Are you hungry?”

“Sunwoo, how can you be so busy that you don’t even show your face to Mom despite living in the same house?”

“What did I do? Besides, I was really busy with exams until recently.”

Oops, I made a mistake.

I quickly shut my mouth after answering Mom grumpily.

Today’s plan was to win Mom over, and getting agitated right from the start wouldn’t help.

I glanced at Mom, who was finishing her work on the sofa, and my third brother Geonwoo hyung.

I had to set the groundwork before Dad got home and I had to persuade both parents.

“Did you do well on your exams, Sunwoo?”

“Yeah. Thanks to Taeshin, I did well.”

I talked about my midterm exams while eating the rice cake and juice brought by our aunt.

Oh, this rice cake is delicious. I should take some back to my room later.

“Good job. But is Jinwoo hyung working late again today?”

“He went into his room because he’s in his rut. He’s been sensitive for a few days.”

“Really? Wouldn’t it be better for Jinwoo hyung to get married soon? He struggles every time he’s in his rut.”

“Don’t even mention it. Jinwoo is so picky about omegas because he’s sensitive to pheromones.”

“True. That’s why he ran away from home in middle school, right?”

Mom’s head shook vigorously at Geonwoo hyung’s words.

“Oh, he threw a fit and ran away just because he didn’t want to escort Soyeol to the party. He couldn’t even handle one day…”

“Still, it’s cute that he ran away but still went to school every day.”

“Cute, my foot. How’s Soyeol doing?”

“She’s doing well. She’s preparing for a performance and supporting my sister-in-law.”

Soyeol noona was Geonwoo hyung’s fiancée, two years older than him.

When Jinwoo hyung was in middle school, he had thrown a tantrum and run away because he didn’t want to escort Soyeol noona.

Geonwoo hyung had gone instead, and they ended up getting together, getting engaged a few months ago.

The love triangle was more interesting than any soap opera Mom enjoyed, and she never forgot to bring it up.

Anyway, since Geonwoo hyung had brought up the subject, I decided to seize the opportunity to suggest sending Jinwoo out of the house.

“Mom, then about Jinwoo hyung…”

“Mom, I’m home. Oh, you’re here too, Sunwoo and Geonwoo.”

“Oh, big brother!”

“Welcome, Jungwoo.”

“Hey, hyung, welcome back.”

As I opened my mouth to speak, my oldest brother entered.

In my plan, the living room would have been just Mom rewatching her melodramas on the sofa, but with the addition of Geonwoo and now my oldest brother, the numbers had increased.

A sense of foreboding crept in with these two unexpected participants.

I had a bad feeling that I wouldn’t even get to start my plan to win Mom over today.

“How have you been, little bro?”

“Huh? What brings you here, hyung?”

“I had some errands to run. Geonwoo, how have you been?”

“Oh, you know me, always doing well. And you?”

Today was supposed to be the day.

The strategy document I had prepared only covered how to respond based on Mom’s reactions.

I hadn’t considered the possibility of others joining in.

Deciding to regroup and replan my strategy to kick Moon Jinwoo out of the house by winning Mom over, I joined the conversation my mom and brothers were having.

When Dad came home and my oldest brother confirmed that Moon Jinwoo was locked away in his room, he looked at Mom and Dad with a serious expression.

“Mom, Dad, I’d like to ask for some time from you both.”

“Why?”

“I want to visit with Jeonghee.”

“Do you really need to schedule it? Just come over whenever… oh my!”

Mom, sipping her tea, casually replied but then whipped her head around to look at my oldest brother.

With wide eyes, she looked astonished, and Dad also fixed his gaze on him.

“Are you coming over to introduce her?”

“Yes. Jeonghee’s project is over, and we thought it was time to introduce her to both sets of parents.”

“Oh my! Oh my, oh my!”

Mom put her teacup down and clutched her chest. Geonwoo, astonished, called out to our oldest brother.

“Wow, congratulations! Are you finally getting married, hyung?”

“Cough!”

“Thanks. Now that our busy schedules have settled, we decided it was time to meet the parents.”

The smooth honey I had been swallowing suddenly got stuck in my throat.

Hearing that my oldest brother was getting married made Mom incredibly happy, and Dad also wore a pleased expression.

Geonwoo, too, seemed amazed and welcomed the news of our oldest brother’s marriage.

“You look surprised, little bro. Is it weird that I’m getting married?”

“Huh? No… Congratulations hyung.”

I quickly shook my head and congratulated him.

Though I thought it was great that my oldest brother was marrying Jeonghee noona, I couldn’t purely celebrate.

“When do you want to come? Just let us know the date, and I can clear my schedule.”

“We need to match your and Dad’s schedules, Mom. When would be good for you both?”

Mom beamed at my oldest brother.

Her happiness was so palpable that the room felt stifling.

Feeling uncomfortable, I excused myself and slipped away to my room.

“…Wow.”

I sank to the floor as soon as I entered, covering my face with my hands.

This was bad.

My plan to get rid of Moon Jinwoo, who was preventing me from seeing Taeshin, had now encountered an even bigger problem.

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