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SIDESTORY - CHAPTER 5.2
Under the soft light, Haewoon stepped barefoot on the hard floor made of jadeite. At that moment, there was the sound of running water.
“Water…….”
As the sound of water rang, Haewoon smiled briefly because of Eunseol, who looked down again as the sound of water rang.
"It's only when I have so many questions that I come in to wash myself, but I also seem to have captivated my wife, who I haven't captured."
Eunseol had no desire for material things. She was a woman who did not covet nor desired to see anything laying around. He was glad that he had found something quite nice to do for her, but he didn't want to treat her like that. However, it had been a long time since he had curious eyes like a child, so he wanted to see them a little more.
"Would you like to try it yourself? "
"Yes.”
When Eunseol answered without thinking twice, Haewoon dropped her off on a bridge made of jade. The surface of the jade, which was buried in the water and played like a stepping stone, was rough so that it won't make you slip even when walking barefoot.
"That's enough. I've seen everything. I want to go back to Jangwon, Haewoon."
Her eyes were still full of curiosity on their way home. So she pestered him.
"Will you not be nervous if you become the Empress? "
Eunweol took a deep breath and Haewoon gently grabbed her who stumbled and tilted.
“You have to be careful. Mind every step that you take, do it for me.”
Her face turned red, Haewoon didn't usually say things like this. She couldn’t raise her head as if it had someone on it.
She didn't even know he was looking at her blushed nape so fervently.
"This."
Holding Eunseol, he walked one step into the water, and his body was completely submerged. When she hugged him in surprise, Haewoon smiled languidly.
“Your clothes are all wet, what should we do?”
It was a hot summer, so the water was just warm enough to feel comfortable. This in itself was the emperor's wooden bath. Ventilation was good and water vapor hardly rose.
Eun-seol realized that the reason why she mistook this place as somewhere outside was not only because of the colorful lantern but also because of the gentle wind. The wind drove the steam out.
"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
"Well, you take a guess.”
Haeun was holding Eunseol's waist. Eunseol's feet didn't touch the floor. When she looked down at him from above, the bloodstains on his face were clearly visible. As Eunseol gently wiped it with her wet hands, Hae-woon smiled slowly with a happy face.
The light summer fabric stuck to Eunseol's body. He secretly poked her down the back.
"This ......"
She shrugged her body.
“Since my wife is so upright, I am not guilty of being full of lewd thoughts here.”
Eunseol twisted her body. The moment she realized what her wet body was touching, she remembered the nights she had with him.
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