Ch.117117. Sunscreen

Why did she need to apply it so meticulously?

Juyeon wasn’t letting Suhyuk go easily.

“Ju-Juyeon. This should be enough.”

“Not yet. I haven’t done here.”

“I think I could do that part myself…?”

Juyeon’s soft hands caressed between his knee and thigh.

“I-I accidentally squeezed out too much, so I’ll just do this part too.”

Lying face down, Suhyuk had no way to verify whether that was true or not.

“…All done.”

Fortunately, nothing particularly awkward happened.

Shoulders, back, thighs.

And just a bit of the calves.

Juyeon’s face was flushed red.

Suhyuk’s was no different.

Whether it was because of the hot weather, or because the situation was embarrassing.

The two couldn’t bring themselves to make eye contact.

“…Will you do me now?”

Juyeon handed the orange sunscreen bottle to Suhyuk.

“…Sure.”

He had planned to ask Soeun or Hana if they came, but there was still no sign of the two emerging from the changing room.

Suhyuk opened the cap and squeezed out the thick white liquid.

After rubbing his hands together with a squelching sound, Suhyuk knelt beside Juyeon, who was lying face down.

While her front was barely exposed, her back was completely revealed.

When Suhyuk’s fingers touched her body, Juyeon flinched.

So that’s why Suhyuk had trembled too.

Though there was no need to be so sensitive, the face-down position made it impossible to predict where his hands would go.

Suhyuk gently rubbed from her shoulders down to her back.

“…Mmh.”

An embarrassing sound escaped Juyeon’s lips at the ticklish yet strange sensation.

“…Does it hurt?”

“No. It’s just… ticklish.”

“Should I stop?”

“…No. Keep going. It would be awkward to leave it half-done.”

Suhyuk glanced once more toward the changing room.

What on earth were those two doing in there that was taking so long?

“Tell me if it tickles too much.”

“…Okay.”

Suhyuk resumed his task.

Juyeon thought she was following Soeun’s instructions quite well.

Natural skinship.

Could it get any bolder than this?

Anything more daring would definitely require an artificially created situation.

Suhyuk’s hands moved down her waist, gradually approaching her buttocks.

He gulped.

He had to admit it.

The fact that his heart was beating unnecessarily fast.

Juyeon’s skin was so soft that it created the illusion her entire body was made of pudding.

“Su-Suhyuk. That area…”

“Huh…?”

He had been avoiding looking directly at her buttocks by focusing on his hands, but when he finally noticed their position, he was mortified.

The tip of his thumb was touching the string of her swimsuit.

“Ah! S-Sorry!”

Suhyuk apologized immediately, startled.

Juyeon couldn’t lift her face, which had turned bright red.

Meanwhile, Hana, who had been fixing her makeup and taking selfies with Soeun in the changing room, couldn’t help but frown at the parasol in the distance.

“…What is he doing?”

Juyeon lying face down.

Suhyuk with his hands on her.

It might have been the distance, but the position of his hands looked highly inappropriate.

…Is he massaging her butt?

When she hurried over, she found the two with bright red faces.

“…Mr. Lee Suhyuk.”

Hana embraced Juyeon protectively.

“You bastard! You sexually harassed Juyeon, didn’t you!”

Hana slapped Suhyuk’s forearm hard enough to make a smacking sound.

“N-No! I didn’t!”

He said he didn’t, but honestly, it was a lie.

If Juyeon were to say he touched her buttocks, he would have no defense.

“Juyeon. Tell me the truth. Did Lee Suhyuk do something weird to you?”

Juyeon shook her head with a flushed face.

“It’s just… I asked him to do it…”

Suhyuk looked at Juyeon as if to say, “What are you saying?”

While the content was accurate, she should have denied the accusation first before saying that!

“Ah! You pervert! Die!”

Hana started kicking Suhyuk’s shins repeatedly.

“Haha. Suhyuk’s quite bold, isn’t he?”

“No! It wasn’t me!”

Needless to say, applying sunscreen was also an event Hana had been planning.

“Hey.”

“Huh?”

“Have you applied it on yourself yet?”

Hana, feeling sorry for hitting him and wanting to enjoy some skinship, asked.

“Ah… Juyeon already did it for me.”

Juyeon smiled broadly.

Hana felt a surge of irritation at having been beaten to it by Juyeon.

No wonder.

She had rushed out of the changing room without saying anything.

So this was her plan.

“Really? Then apply some on me.”

Suhyuk, who had been flustered trying to clear up the sexual harassment accusation, finally noticed Hana’s attire.

A faint line of abs.

A slender, well-defined waist.

Above that were luscious curves that overshadowed both Juyeon’s and Soeun’s sizes.

He had been extremely nervous just touching Juyeon, but if he were to touch Hana in such an outfit…

“Ah. I’ll do it for you.”

Soeun noticed Hana’s flirting and was about to leave them alone, but Juyeon had other ideas.

“Huh? No, Juyeon. You go play in the sea. Suhyuk did something bad to you, so he needs to work.”

Hana’s mouth was smiling, but her eyes were not.

“Come on. What if he does the same thing to you?”

Juyeon wasn’t backing down.

Soeun grabbed Suhyuk’s wrist, which had been frozen in place.

“Hey! Then you two finish applying that and come join us! Suhyuk! Let’s go!”

“Huh? Oh…”

Tap, tap, tap, tap.

Suhyuk was dragged to the sea by Soeun.

“Haha. I saved you.”

“Um… thanks.”

“Your reaction is underwhelming. Did you actually want to massage Hana too?”

“No! I’m telling you I didn’t…”

“Suhyuk. I already applied mine before coming out, so don’t look at me like that…”

Soeun wrapped her arms around her shoulders with a slightly contemptuous expression.

Her navy blue bikini matched her hair color perfectly.

“What took you guys so long!”

Choi Gang, who had been swimming ahead, strode toward the two.

“Gang has a nice body!”

“Of course!”

“Haha. If only your head wasn’t a takoyaki, you’d be popular!”

“It’s sad that noona doesn’t understand style.”

Suhyuk actually felt more comfortable here now.

Being caught between Hana and Juyeon had felt like his lifespan was being rapidly drained.

Meanwhile, under the parasol, Juyeon was busy applying sunscreen on Hana.

“Just apply it moderately. It’s fine.”

“…No. You shouldn’t let your skin burn.”

Hana had a sulky face.

Since her face wasn’t visible from this angle, she was openly pouting.

It felt like having her nose cut off right before her eyes.

Ah…

When would she get another chance to go to the beach with Lee Suhyuk?

She had really been looking forward to this.

It probably wouldn’t happen again this year.

Even if by some chance they went to the beach again, it wouldn’t be warm enough to wear swimsuits.

“…Juyeon.”

“Yes?”

“If Lee Suhyuk tries to do something perverted again, just scream right away. I’ll punish him for you.”

Juyeon’s hands, which had been rubbing Hana’s back, paused momentarily.

“…I don’t mind.”

Hana, who had her eyes closed, opened them wide.

“Huh? What did you say?”

“I said I don’t mind. If Suhyuk does something like that.”

Silence fell.

The sound of waves and geese crying filled the void.

“Park Juyeon.”

Hana called her by her full name.

“Yes, Yoon Hana.”

Seeing Juyeon’s response, which showed no intention of backing down, Hana bit her lip hard.

“Keep it up.”

As if to say, “Do you think Lee Suhyuk will go to you if you act like that?”

Having already confirmed Suhyuk’s feelings, and having successfully kissed him, Hana wasn’t afraid of Juyeon.

“…Yes. I’m really going to try my best.”

Juyeon didn’t deny that she was behind.

She had never been ahead of anyone before.

Even if Hana thought of her that way, it wasn’t surprising, nor would it change anything.

Juyeon had to walk her own path.

Although she hadn’t finished applying the sunscreen, Hana sat up on her knees.

The two looked into each other’s eyes.

It was a gaze that felt quite distant for colleagues who had been working together.

“Hey guys! Are you done?”

Soeun, soaking wet.

Choi Gang, playing by trying to drown Suhyuk.

The rest of the members were gesturing for the two to come quickly.

Juyeon got up first and started running slowly toward the beach.

“Suhyuk!”

Juyeon smiled brightly.

“Huh?”

Suhyuk, whose eyes were stinging from the salt water, looked toward Juyeon.

“Take this!”

As she playfully splashed water, Suhyuk was once again drenched.

Hana ran after her.

She couldn’t let this be taken from her too.

She had been eagerly anticipating tormenting Lee Suhyuk with water play!

“W-Wait a moment!”

“Lee Suhyuk! Come here!”

“Hahaha! It’s war!”

“Guys! Let’s rent some tubes!”

The 23rd batch all entered the sea together.

After that, Suhyuk couldn’t count how much water he ended up swallowing.

But the image of everyone laughing together was so joyful that Suhyuk didn’t mind and continued splashing enthusiastically.

“Guys! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!”

Soeun, who had set up a camera on a tripod, urged everyone to get into position.

The members were soaked from head to toe.

Soeun and Hana stood on either side of Suhyuk.

“Damn. I look so ugly!”

“That’s just how you normally look!”

“Haha. We can take another one.”

And so, the last day of the trip concluded with a party on the beach.