89 – Night, Hotel

“…Huk!”

Hayoon opened her eyes to find the sun already setting. Blankly staring out the window at the passing scenery, she suddenly startled and flinched.

‘Huh, when did I fall asleep?’

The last thing she remembered was an intense pleasure assaulting her mind. Whether she had lost consciousness after that or simply lost her memory due to the extreme pleasure, she couldn’t recall anything.

However, one thing was certain. Because she had fainted, she hadn’t properly done what the VIP wanted. The thought filled Hayoon with uncontrollable anxiety.

Of course, if she were to examine the reason, it was the fault of Han Seol-ah, VIP Woo Shin-hyung’s slave, but considering the relationship between the two, he would surely blame her for not enduring it rather than blaming Han Seol-ah.

‘There’s still so much of the holiday left…!’

Woo Shin-hyung had borrowed Hayoon until 9 a.m. the next day. But she never really thought he would send her back to the academy on time. Even the head of the academy, who ran the place, groveled before the VIP, so there was no way he would bother sending her back on time.

Even Mr. Park, who had said those words, probably didn’t expect Hayoon to return on time. It had happened many times before. Hayoon was terrified of what kind of torment she would suffer for having lost consciousness and wasted time.

“Oh, you’re awake?”

“Ah, ugh.”

“What are you so surprised about?”

Han Seol-ah, sitting in the passenger seat, turned her head and spoke, causing Hayoon to flinch. A small laugh was heard, as if she was dumbfounded, but Hayoon remained tense.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

“I’m, I’m okay-!”

Regardless, Han Seol-ah continued to speak. Hayoon quickly tried to say she was okay, but unfortunately, her stomach rumbled loudly.

As she grimaced and covered her stomach with her arms, she heard giggling from the front.

“You don’t have to hide that. We’re going to eat anyway.”

“Eat…?”

“Yeah. It’s too late to watch a movie anyway, so I’m just going to relax at the hotel.”

Of course, they probably weren’t going there just to relax. If that were the case, there would be no reason to bring her outside the academy.

While Hayoon was thinking, the car carrying them was moving away from the city center. They didn’t go very far, but even that was enough to see a slightly quieter street.

And in the distance, a large hotel was visible. She didn’t know how nice it was, but when they arrived, Woo Shin-hyung handed the car keys to an employee who came to greet them, and they disappeared to park the car.

Does the Sunwoo Group’s influence reach this place too? Thinking about it, unlike at the department store, Woo Shin-hyung’s behavior wasn’t arrogant. It was probably just a normal, nice hotel.

Hayoon cautiously looked around and followed behind.

“Why have you been so hunched over since earlier?”

“Yes, yes?”

Hayoon stuttered and asked back, startled by Han Seol-ah’s sudden approach. Seeing her obviously tense appearance, Han Seol-ah tilted her head and said.

“Are you nervous because it’s your first time in a place like this?”

“That too, but I just don’t feel comfortable in places like this…”

To be more precise, she felt intimidated. Perhaps because she was born at the bottom, she felt restless in such a dazzling space.

Hearing that, Han Seol-ah looked at Hayoon with surprise, then smiled and stroked her hair.

“Hayoon, you have such a cute side. But you better get used to it. You’ll be going to places like this countless times in the future.”

“Countless times? What does that mean…?”

Could it be that she would be taken out of the academy like this every time? Hayoon looked at her with a puzzled expression, and Han Seol-ah tilted her head and said.

“Huh? Didn’t I tell you when we met last month?”

“Well, I don’t really remember the last time we met. This and that…”

“Ah, is it because of the drugs? Well, it’s not hard to tell you again.”

Han Seol-ah muttered to herself at Hayoon’s words, nodded, and said to her.

“You’ll come to Master after you leave the academy.”

“…Me?”

“Yeah. Isn’t it great? You can be with Master.”

How could it be great? Hayoon felt like biting her tongue at Han Seol-ah’s beaming face.

Wasn’t she just saying in a different way that she would keep her by her side and continue to torment her? Hayoon regretted touching Han Seol-ah in the past for the first time.

If she hadn’t done that, she wouldn’t have been caught as soon as she became a patient, and she wouldn’t have become Woo Shin-hyung’s slave.

But it was already done. Hayoon was now sitting in a restaurant with a serene atmosphere.

She didn’t know when her sweat-soaked clothes had been changed, but since she woke up, she had been wearing clothes that felt like a semi-dress, so she didn’t look out of place compared to the others.

However, it was inevitable that attention was focused on her because of her cherry blossom-like eyes and hair color. Amid the quiet classical music, she could faintly hear people whispering about her at each table.

There was no way Han Seol-ah hadn’t heard what Hayoon had heard, but she asked with an unconcerned expression.

“Do they only feed you oatmeal at the academy these days?”

“Yes.”

“What a strange rule. The trainees have to eat only tasteless oatmeal. I’ve lived with this body for over three years, and I’ve realized that not eating that stuff and eating like everyone else doesn’t affect my figure at all.”

“That’s because it’s not a diet designed to maintain your figure…”

The oatmeal distributed to academies throughout the region was only from one food company. The person who ran that company was a family member of a politician who had been a key figure in enacting laws regarding patients in the past.

In other words, it was simply corruption.

“Was that it? I thought they just thought it was a waste to give the trainees something delicious.”

That reason wasn’t entirely absent either. Oatmeal was very cheap when bought in bulk, and it was decided to be the staple food because it was cost-effective and didn’t require much effort.

“You were a teacher, so you know things I didn’t know.”

It wasn’t exactly because she was a teacher that she knew. It was a well-known story that anyone who paid a little attention to that area could find out through a simple search.

Of course, Hayoon knew because she was a teacher. It was thanks to a chatty guy named Kang Jin-gan among her colleagues.

“…Yes, that’s right.”

But instead of saying that, Hayoon agreed with Han Seol-ah.

In the meantime, the dishes they had ordered began to be placed on the table one by one. The sight was so magnificent that it could be described as a feast, and as she was slightly surprised, Han Seol-ah chuckled and said.

“Eat a lot. Once you enter the academy, you won’t be able to eat or even see it for a long time.”

“What are you saying as if you’re paying? I’m the one paying.”

“Aww, I’m just trying to create that kind of atmosphere.”

Woo Shin-hyung said with a dumbfounded expression, and Han Seol-ah clung to him and acted cute as if she had never done that before. Hayoon felt like she was losing her appetite at the sight. But she had no choice but to harden her face at Han Seol-ah’s next words.

“Well, telling you to eat a lot isn’t just lip service. You can’t faint like you did during the day at night. You know?”

“…Yes.”

Night, huh. Hayoon carefully cut the fist-sized steak in front of her with a knife and brought it to her mouth.

It was more delicious than any food she had ever eaten in her life.

After the long meal, they arrived at the reserved room, but as Hayoon had feared, she wasn’t immediately attacked. Woo Shin-hyung lay down on the bed as if collapsing and said to Han Seol-ah.

“I’m going to sleep for a bit.”

Then he fell asleep, breathing evenly. Was he more tired than she thought? As she blankly stared at Woo Shin-hyung, who had fallen asleep in an instant, Han Seol-ah grabbed her hand and said.

“I know Master is handsome, but you don’t have time to be spacing out.”

“Yes?”

“You need to wash up. I didn’t say anything, but you smell like sweat right now.”

At those words, she unconsciously raised her arm and smelled it. Indeed, she could smell sweat on her skin. At the same time, she could also smell a faint perfume. Come to think of it, she had shed a bucket of sweat and fluids because of the buzzing vibrators inside her that time.

“I wiped you down and sprayed perfume before I changed your clothes, but you still need to wash up, right? If you want to look good to Master.”

“…I understand.”

She didn’t particularly want to look good, but she didn’t think about refusing. After all, it wasn’t a good choice to be disliked by her. As Hayoon nodded, Han Seol-ah led her to the bathroom, holding her hand. Her steps were familiar, as if she had been here more than once or twice.

She opened a door and immediately found the bathroom. It was quite large, enough for more than five people to enter comfortably. The bathtub, filled with water, was also large enough to match its size.

Hayoon threw off her clothes before Han Seol-ah could even tell her to undress. Now that she was aware of it, she felt uncomfortable. She wanted to wash it off with water right away. And as Hayoon undressed, Han Seol-ah also began to undress.

She didn’t ask, “Why are you undressing too?” Instead, she looked at her with anxious eyes. Considering what had happened in the bathroom during their last meeting, she thought it might happen again this time.

“Why are you looking at me like that? Are you worried I might attack you?”

“To be honest, yes.”

“Don’t worry. I just want to wash up too.”

Han Seol-ah smiled as if to let her know that she was harmless. Of course, it was an unbelievable story.

And that thought became a reality when she washed her body and entered the bathtub. The hand that had been subtly touching her and fondling her breasts soon moved downwards.

“Ugh, ah…! You said you were just going to wash…!”

“But Hayoon, you seduced me, right? Shaking those big breasts like that.”

I didn’t do that?! Hayoon retorted inwardly and moaned out loud.