Difficult Husband

Shin Hyunjae was a savior. He was the man who had rescued Gayoung twice when she was backed into a corner. Accepting his proposal for a contract marriage—meant to help him escape family pressure—was the rightful duty of someone who owed him a debt of gratitude.

On a fresh summer day, in a mansion surrounded by a rose garden, their fake newlywed life began.

Her husband was like an umbrella, shielding Gayoung from the downpour of troubles.

“I fell in love at first sight.”

He blocked opposition from his grandmother, the chairman.

“Did you think we’d share the same bed?”

Even on their private nights, he respected boundaries.

“Of course I should take my wife’s side.”

He even kicked out his sister, who had grabbed Gayoung by the hair.

For some reason, being around him left Gayoung breathless. Her heart grew damp with a heat that seemed to rise from deep in her stomach.

Then one day, the fragile boundary they’d kept crumbled all at once.

As Gayoung reeled from the confusion, her husband watched her steadily and made a suggestion:

“Shall we rewind—start from dating?”

Their sweet, wistful dates led to one inevitable destination: a hotel.

To the innocent Gayoung, full of questions, her husband taught what romance meant between a married couple.

“Dating leads to sleeping together, Gayoung.”