## Chapter 383 – Unintentional Intent (3)
Antonio was already waiting at their meeting spot. Finally face to face, the two greeted each other and began to walk.
“Is that… traditional clothing?”
“Well… it’s commonly worn in my region…”
“I think it suits you well. Perhaps aesthetic sense transcends culture.”
Hearing Antonio’s question about her cheongsam, Hye-ryung thought of the countless outfits she had discarded in her room after failing to win her favor.
Indeed, none of the clothes seemed right to her today.
‘In the end, I wore the least offensive one.’
“Uh-huh…”
Despite this, Antonio’s compliment made it difficult for her to speak. She forced her lips open and mumbled a small, almost inaudible reply.
She even had to beat down several disciples from her clan who insisted on tagging along, after she told them to stay out of her way because she had a date with Antonio.
‘I don’t want to be misunderstood over something trivial. Right. I just don’t want anyone watching.’
But if anyone saw her now, how many wouldn’t notice that she was different from her usual self?
“Where… are you planning to go?”
“It’s a secret. A surprise, you might say.”
Hye-ryung walked beside Antonio, who kept his destination a mystery.
Similarly, while choosing her outfit, she had opted for slightly heeled high heels favored by women from Barmhausen, instead of her usual Chaoxing-style flats.
Due to the angle of her ankle, walking quickly felt unstable, despite her rigorous training. In that very moment, she wobbled.
“Careful.”
Hye-ryung’s eyes widened as a warm hand firmly gripped her arm to steady her. She regained her balance, then abruptly shook off his touch.
“Th-That’s…”
“I must have been walking too fast. I apologize, Lady Hye-ryung.”
Yet Antonio didn’t seem fazed. He seemed merely relieved that she hadn’t fallen.
‘I didn’t mean to shake his arm off like that.’
“We’re almost there, though. I’d appreciate it if you could walk a little further.”
Hye-ryung suppressed her rising irritation and walked beside Antonio, biting her lip.
As the scenery changed, a restaurant with a bright, cheerful atmosphere came into view. Antonio led Hye-ryung inside.
“Could you wait here for a moment?”
“Wait? Why…?”
As soon as he seated Hye-ryung, he simply smiled at her question, spoke to a waiter, and left.
Hye-ryung felt a surge of annoyance at his sudden departure, but she finally let out a deep sigh and relaxed, something she hadn’t done since meeting Antonio.
‘He calls me all the way here… and then leaves to take care of something else?’
‘Haa… Finally, a moment to breathe… Maybe it’s a good thing he left… No… What’s good about it? He just left me here…’
Lost in thought, she sat blankly at the table.
Watching other customers come and go, Hye-ryung rested her elbow on the table, propped up her chin, and then abruptly pulled her hand away, overwhelmed by a sudden surge of emotion.
‘I don’t know. I’m just annoyed. I’m just going to leave. I’m going to get out of here.’
The proud heir and leading disciple of the Tang family.
It wasn’t just that she was receiving such poor treatment.
What complicated her feelings even more was the fact that, even now, she was glancing at the restaurant entrance with her obsidian eyes, wondering if he might be returning.
‘Why do I have to be like this? Why do I have to care about something like this… It just makes me uncomfortable, it’s not like me. I should just pretend it never happened…’
Just as she was about to push herself up from the table, denying her true feelings…
“Sorry… I’m late.”
Antonio’s voice was slightly erratic, his tone wavering, and his breathing was rough, unlike his earlier composed demeanor. His hair was also slightly disheveled, as if he had been running.
Regulus, perched on Antonio’s shoulder, also seemed unsteady, as if he had been jostled quite a bit on the way.
Hye-ryung, who had been about to stand, startled at Antonio’s voice and flinched, her shoulders twitching.
“Hic!!”
Her ankle twisted again due to the high heels, and she naturally plopped back down into her chair as if nothing had happened.
“It took a little longer than expected. Thank you for waiting, despite that.”
“I-It’s not… More importantly, what’s that…?”
Unlike before, Antonio was carrying a small box tucked under his arm.
Hye-ryung, who had been planning to run away just moments ago, pointed at the box as if she were a child caught doing something wrong, feeling the need to make some kind of excuse.
“Would you mind turning to face me?”
“Why…? What is that…?”
Antonio grabbed her chair and turned it so that Hye-ryung was facing him, brooking no argument.
He slowly knelt on one knee and gently opened the box he had brought.
Inside the box was a pair of women’s flats. Seeing that the design was reminiscent of Chaoxing goods, Hye-ryung’s eyes flickered slightly.
“Those shoes look dangerous. Wouldn’t you prefer something more comfortable? I tried to find something as close to your style as possible. I’m not sure if they’ll fit until you try them on. Would you mind extending your foot, Lady?”
Hye-ryung hesitantly extended her trembling foot. Antonio gently removed her high heel and placed it aside, then placed her bare foot on his thigh.
He took out a comfortable flat shoe that was the perfect size, as if he had scanned her foot beforehand, and carefully put it on her. Hye-ryung stammered, unsure of what to do with her flushed face.
“I’m glad they seem to fit perfectly.”
She was usually well-groomed, so there was no concern about foot odor or unsightly hair.
Yet, would it be a lie to say that she felt embarrassed, remembering the etiquette lessons from her maid, who said that women should never show their feet to men?
However, it was more accurate to say that she couldn’t control the lightning-like shock that ran through her the moment his warm hand touched her bare foot.
Starting with her toes, which curled involuntarily, the sensation traveled up her calves and thighs.
When the tingling reached her spine and then her head, her vision unintentionally went white.
She had often shown her naked body in front of her family members, and there had even been times when male disciples had helped her dress, their skin touching.
Unlike those times, when she felt no embarrassment, she was now fully clothed.
Yet, the sensation was incomparable. Hye-ryung’s mind was in turmoil.
‘Ah… Ugh… Aah……’
Reacting unconsciously, Hye-ryung pressed her thighs together and trembled as she extended her foot. This time, Antonio removed the high heel from her other foot with a smile and gently put the flat shoe on her.
“Your foot is trembling quite a bit. It must have been very uncomfortable. I’m glad you’ll be a little more comfortable now.”
From that moment on, time seemed to fly by in a blur.
Hye-ryung felt as if she were floating on air. She ate the meal that Antonio had ordered as soon as he arrived, not knowing what it tasted like.
After the meal, they walked around together for a while. The next thing she knew, she was back in her mansion.
Hye-ryung, still wearing the same clothes she had left in, jumped up as soon as she woke up in bed and looked at the large full-length mirror in front of her.
The original hairpin was gone, replaced by a luxurious mechanical butterfly-shaped hairpin that she had never seen before.
She remembered giving Antonio her own hairpin, which he often wore instead of a brooch.
‘It seems to suit you well. Hmm? You’re giving me yours in return? If it’s alright… I’ll gratefully accept it.’
And on her feet were the elegant yet simple women’s flats.
Looking down at them, Hye-ryung unconsciously reached out and stroked her leg. She swallowed hard.
‘I’ve heard it said that a woman’s feet should be kept warm.’
She slowly caressed her thighs, which were still trembling as if she hadn’t eaten in weeks, and the tips of her toes, which still tingled.
Hye-ryung gently touched her toes, which still felt warm, and unconsciously curled them.
A sensation as if her body was heating up on its own.
Feeling a deep throbbing in her lower abdomen, as if her heart was pounding there, Hye-ryung turned away from her flushed face, her pupils dilated in the mirror, and burrowed back under the covers.
She roughly threw off her clothes under the covers, carefully removed the hairpin from her hair, and clutched it in her hand. She curled up in bed as she usually did.
‘Why… Why is this happening…… It’s hot… It’s burning…… Eek!!’
But she couldn’t sleep because of her pounding heart, and the sensation of her body heating up made her throw the covers aside.
Hye-ryung frowned like a helpless child and clutched her throbbing lower abdomen.
As she curled up, she felt a sense of stability in her groin. She pressed down on the middle of her lower abdomen, massaging it.
‘Right… There’s a pressure point to stimulate in times like these… I think there was…… To calm my mind…… The Qihai point? The Guanyuan point?’
She pressed down on the area slightly above her mons pubis, which was devoid of hair. Feeling impatient because her body didn’t seem to be improving, she gradually changed the pressure points.
‘No… Below here is the Quqgu point… But that’s not particularly helpful……’
The Quqgu point was connected to the lower abdomen.
It was connected to menstruation and the uterus, which had nothing to do with her current situation.
But in her frustrated state, she pressed down on it, hoping that something would work.
“Aah!!”
As she moved her hand hastily, it slipped and brushed against her mons pubis. Hye-ryung let out a gasp, experiencing a strange sensation for the first time.
“This isn’t it… I pressed the wrong spot, let me try again…”
She steadied her trembling hand and pressed the Quqgu point again, but felt an even more intense heat and a subtle thirst.
Eventually, feeling suffocated after pressing the pressure point for a while, she caressed her mons pubis, trying to find the area that had given her that feeling of release earlier.
“Ugh… Hnnng… The Quqgu point… and… the Huiyin point’s… edge…!!”
Finally, she found the round pearl buried in the folds of her mons pubis.
“Umm… Ugh… The clitoris… Touching this is… to obtain pleasure… from sexual intercourse… Hnnng…!!”
All she knew about this organ was textbook knowledge.
She had never paid attention to it before, thinking that it had nothing to do with her. But now, with the instinctive realization that this organ was her only escape,
Hye-ryung felt as if the suffocation was slowly disappearing. She carefully caressed the alluring pearl with her fingertips, savoring the tingling sensation.
She panted, her breath quickening without her realizing it.
“Ah… Antonio…… Hnn…”
Surprised by the name that came out of her mouth, she instinctively covered her mouth with her hand. But then she slowly released her mouth and began to gently caress the pearl again with her hand, cautiously opening her mouth.
“That’s right… That’s how it is… I’m a woman… And a woman… engages in intercourse with a man she loves… to obtain pleasure from her clitoris…”
The dignified Tang family lady was nowhere to be seen. She sobbed to herself on the bed, her low moans sounding like a restless puppy.
Hye-ryung, who had finally realized the nature of her feelings, could no longer deny them.
“I want it… This is… because my body wants Antonio… That’s why… Hnnng…!!”
She twisted her healthy, beautiful body and wildly stimulated the pearl. As she did, she recalled someone’s face in her lightning-struck mind, and the warmth of their skin touching.
“…… tonio… Anto… Haaahhh…
Hot!! Aah!! Aaaah…!! Ahnnng!!
To… Touch me… You… me…
If it’s you… I’m sure I’ll……!!”
All night long, her body, which couldn’t seem to tire, gasped. She forcefully suppressed the urge to tear through her hymen for even greater stimulation, and sobbed as she moaned.
‘I’ll give it to you… I’ll give it to you… so… me…
So… you’re mine too……’
That was Hye-ryung’s monumental first self-pleasure, and the beginning of her first unrequited love.
