Follow Your Heart [EN]: Chapter 102

#15. Wish You Luck, Better Than Me

#102.

Lee Jae woke up at dawn and meditated in a lotus position.

Roderick woke up shortly after her.

Lee Jae noticed him stirring in the swaying bed and sensed the flow of his ki [life force energy].

But she remained focused on her meditation, determined to clear her mind of distracting thoughts.

Roderick, who had been watching her with his chin propped on his hand, once again marveled at her pure aura.

His wife always attributed it to her charms and spells, but no matter how much Roderick pondered it, he believed there was more to it than that.

He felt that way even when the apricot-colored fox [referring to Lee Jae] was completely naked.

He studied Lee Jae intently, then gently nudged her knee.

“Does doing that every day make you feel any better?”

Lee Jae chuckled and opened her eyes.

“I do it for my inner peace. It helps me clear my mind of complicated thoughts.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Would Your Majesty like to try it?”

“Thanks, but I’ll pass. I’m better at sweating.”

The king wasn’t particularly restless, but he couldn’t imagine sitting still with his eyes closed for an hour every day like his wife did.

He was simply amazed at how she managed to do it whenever she had the time.

Lee Jae, who hadn’t seriously intended to recommend it, nodded.

Then she straightened her back again and closed her eyes.

But Roderick nudged his wife slightly once more.

It seemed to him that she was implying she had a complicated mind anyway.

“Can’t you do that later and play with me for a bit?”

“Are you bored?”

Outside the window, it was still dim. The pre-dawn light evoked a strange feeling rather than boredom. The king simply wanted to hold her close.

As Lee Jae released her lotus position, the king put his hands under her armpits.

He lifted her onto his lap, then fiddled with her ring and pinky fingers.

A subtle atmosphere began to develop, but Roderick, wanting more, said,

“Give me a kiss.”

Lee Jae lightly kissed Roderick on the cheek, but he shook his head.

“Not there.”

The one kiss she offered was repaid with three.

The king, who held both her cheeks and kissed her lips repeatedly, saw the apricot-colored fox smiling.

Her eyes were half-closed, and her face seemed content.

“Fox, can’t you fold your ears back?”

“What is that?”

“Don’t foxes fold their ears back when they’re in a good mood?”

“……”

“Do I need to make you feel better? Isn’t this enough for peace of mind?”

Lee Jae glared at him as he smiled with a somewhat lecherous expression.

“How can I fold my ears? You’re saying strange things now.”

Roderick didn’t reply and buried his face in her neck.

And, as always, he inhaled her scent deeply into his lungs.

The cool and quiet air of dawn complemented his wife’s fragrance perfectly.

However, Lee Jae, who was quietly nestled in his arms, shuddered slightly.

“That tickles.”

She thought this sensation would become familiar over time.

But some sensations in the world bloomed more delicately the more they were repeated.

As Lee Jae unknowingly grabbed his hair, he pulled his face away.

“Does it tickle that much? Should I bite you then?”

“……Wouldn’t it be normal to stop when you say that?”

“We should always find a compromise for a pleasant married life.”

“I didn’t say I didn’t like it, I just said it tickles.”

“I know.”

He hugged Lee Jae again and buried his face in her neck and shoulders.

And this time, he gently nibbled on her soft skin.

Roderick chewed on her flesh and soon began to suck on it.

Then Lee Jae hugged him tightly.

Unable to bear it, she rubbed her cheek against his shoulder several times.

It was as if she was whining.

But it was hard to tell from that attitude alone whether she wanted him to hurry up or slow down.

Roderick stroked her back several times and then gently pushed her away.

It was to communicate through eye contact.

And at that moment, he felt something hot rising from within.

Her eyes were red, but she was smiling beautifully.

Why is she smiling with such a flushed face? It’s suddenly driving me crazy.

Roderick briefly covered his eyes with his large hand.

And he was silent for a while.

Lee Jae didn’t know why he was doing this, so she carefully tried to remove his hand.

Roderick raised that hand again to cover his eyes.

Then he said somewhat bluntly.

“Wait a minute.”

“Why?”

“If I touch you now, I think I’ll turn into a pretty bad beast, even by my standards.”

So he wasn’t until now? Lee Jae held back her laughter.

She tried to get off his lap.

Then Roderick wrapped his arms around her waist with lightning speed.

“But don’t fall off.”

Roderick took a deep breath, and Lee Jae looked at him questioningly. She didn’t know why he was doing this, but the king seemed to have restrained himself.

But the kiss that followed was intense and fiercer than usual.

Lee Jae’s chest rose and fell rapidly, but they continued to mingle their tongues.

The two bodies were already leaning at an angle again.

This kind of thing was common when kissing.

Roderick kept searching deep inside her mouth, and she had been pushed towards the floor.

He kept pushing until he thought she was having trouble holding up her neck, so he quickly supported her head. And he slowly laid her down on the sheet.

He tried to wipe the saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth with his hand but instead licked it off with his lips.

“Wife.”

“Yes.”

“Can you call my name just once?”

“……Your name?”

“Yes.”

Roderick was waiting, but strangely, the answer didn’t come easily.

As Lee Jae pondered for longer than he expected, Roderick’s eyebrow gradually rose.

“Is this something to think about?”

She smiled and said.

“I’m comfortable now.”

“What?”

Roderick, who had been full of anticipation, was speechless for a moment. It was a sudden request, but he didn’t expect her to respond like this.

He quickly frowned and asked.

“What, do we still need a proper distance…… You’re not going to say something like that, are you?”

“Am I right?”

“Ah, am I being rejected again like this.”

If that was the case, he would be a little sad. But Lee Jae held back her laughter and shook her head.

“Rather than that, I’m just used to this.”

“That’s why I told you to call me that from the beginning of our marriage. There’s no progress for a bean that doesn’t try [an idiom meaning you won’t achieve anything without effort].”

He said jokingly, but he felt strangely anxious.

Because she didn’t affirm or deny it and just stared at him.

He had a strong feeling that he would be rejected like this until he died.

“Don’t do that and just do it once.”

“Why are you suddenly obsessed with that, Your Majesty?”

“I think it would be a great feeling if you called my name in bed. It’s nice to have you cling to me while calling me Your Majesty, Your Majesty.”

Then Lee Jae laughed in disbelief and glared at him.

“The reason is more impure than I thought. I really can’t do it.”

“……No, I’m just kidding. Can’t a couple say this much in bed? And what’s impure about a husband asking his wife to call him by his name?”

Lee Jae pretended to think carefully.

“I’ve said this before.”

“Oh, what is it?”

“I don’t know why, but I don’t like doing it right away when Your Majesty urges me.”

Since learning Lee Jae’s real name, the king had never called her Hailey even once. It was probably because he was considerate of her feelings and cared a lot.

Lee Jae was well aware of that fact.

So, saying I don’t want to call you at this point was a bit mean.

But why do people sometimes become so selfish…….

“I’ve been thinking about why I’m doing this.”

“………….”

“I think it’s because Your Majesty is cute when you’re nagging.”

Lee Jae smiled brightly, but Roderick was so dumbfounded that he rubbed his forehead.

It wasn’t because he had a physique that ordinary people would find hard to call cute.

It was because he realized belatedly that his wife was trying to play a prank on him.

Did I tease her that much?

“Looking at you now, you’re more mischievous than me.”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

“You, let’s see who wins this time. I won’t let you go until your name comes out of your mouth.”

He roughly threw off his clothes and bent down to attack the fox’s vitals.

She burst out laughing and tried to push away his iron-like upper body.

At that moment, Roderick suddenly grabbed her right arm and bound it above her head.

Then he grabbed her left arm as well, stacked them together, and fixed them with one hand.

She was almost in a captured position, but the fox, who had already given her heart, was not afraid at all.

In fact, she was feeling it.

He was only blocking her escape route, but he was immediately adjusting his strength in case she might get hurt.

“Wife, shall we check the effects of eating something good for our bodies?”

“I think I ate most of it alone.”

Roderick smiled slyly with playful eyes.

“I said there’s something else that’s effective for me.”

His hand brushed over her red lips once, and his blue eyes glanced down and then back up.

“My wife is working hard for my health in many ways.”

“……You’re such a pervert.”

Roderick chuckled and bit her lip once more.

Lee Jae also opened her mouth slightly and responded to him.

Then, before she knew it, he gently released her wrist and softly cupped her beautiful cheeks.

Light was gradually seeping through the dim window.