29 – Daily Care Ward (4)
Could it be that Ruina’s feelings for me reached me?
After finishing lunch, my body felt well enough to come to the living room on my own.
Still, my head felt light, and I coughed occasionally.
Nevertheless, household chores couldn’t be avoided.
Remembering the pain I endured alone in the past few days, I was about to rise heavily from the sofa.
“Stop!!”
At Ruina’s signal, showing her palm, I hesitated and sat back down.
“Ru, Ruina?”
“Today is a day for resting! So, leave the housework to me!”
Pointing confidently at herself with her thumb, Ruina smiled broadly.
Her attire, reflecting that determination…
“It’s just a headband on my head…”
In the usual plain T-shirt and short dolphin shorts barely covering her modesty, Ruina’s black hair was tied up with a headband.
“Anyway, you just stay put right here! Got it?”
“Yeah, okay…”
After all, today was a day to humor Ruina.
There might be some concerns, but not without worries.
Shall I leave it to Luina here…?
“Then I’ll start with the cleaning right away!”
With a sly wink, Luina lightly saluted me and swiftly went to where the vacuum cleaner was.
“…………So adorable, seriously.”
The warm feeling pulling at my cheeks is definitely not just because of the cold.
Then, Luina started pulling the vacuum cleaner around, cleaning here and there.
And every now and then.
“hehehe♡”
She came to me and high-fived as if to say hello.
After clapping our hands together, she went back to her task.
If we calculate the interval time, it’s roughly about 2 minutes.
Even while cleaning, Luina was meticulously calculating the sealed time.
It wasn’t just a simple calculation.
She was also taking into account a possible error of about 1 minute.
Nevertheless.
She continued to clean meticulously with a bright expression.
To others, it may seem like a mere annoyance.
But for Luina, even such tasks would have been a luxury she couldn’t afford.
If it weren’t for my nullification, the vacuum cleaner would have exploded long ago.
Due to her illness, I leisurely observed her happily going about her daily life as an idol…
“Hwiyo… Cleaning done!”
About ten minutes later.
She declared with a satisfied smile, wiping the sweat off her forehead.
“Great job, Luina.”
“How does it look? Do you think it’s clean?”
“I think you did a more thorough job than I usually do.”
“hehehehe. I’ve always wanted to try it. Vacuuming all over the place.”
Luina bounced back like a puppy after finishing her task.
She hopped onto the seat next to me on the sofa and rested her head on my thigh.
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“You’re warmer than usual, sweetheart.”
“I guess it’s because I have a slight fever…”
“A warm sweetheart is nice too ♡”
“Thank you, Luina. Thank you for working hard for me.”
I gently caressed Luina’s soft cheek as she lay next to me.
Luina blushed brightly, and like a contented pet, she pressed her body closer to mine.
* * *
Luina’s household chores continued.
Laundry was still quite unfamiliar to her, but she followed my instructions and managed to do it somehow.
As for cooking, since there were already dishes prepared by Chef Itaeseok, I just asked her to turn on the gas stove and reheat the food.
As this transpired, the sun outside was gradually setting.
The time for the evening meal approached.
“By the way, Luina.”
“Yes?”
Having considerably improved over the course of the day, I opened the refrigerator wide, carefully scanning its contents.
“Did Chief Lee Taeseok mention using the fridge?”
“Oh, yes. He said he’d use it a bit since it’s difficult to bring some ingredients.”
“By any chance, while using the fridge, did you see him attaching or placing anything?”
It was indeed Chief Lee Taeseok.
The high-ranking official from the National Intelligence Service, persistently conducting civilian surveillance without blinking an eye. Although I had vehemently removed all surveillance devices installed in my house, there was always the unknown.
Given the opportunity, I could bug any place I didn’t know about.
“Um… I don’t think there was anything like that. He just cooked something ordinary and left. Wearing a pink apron.”
Fortunately, Luina’s reassuring words came back.
More than anything, it seemed that Chief Lee Taeseok’s pink apron was deeply etched in her mind.
Considering how she kept bringing up the apron, it was evident.
Well, a monk-like nobleman wearing an apron.
And not just any apron but a pink, feminine one. It was hard to imagine.
It might be fortunate that I hadn’t seen that and was asleep.
“Damn it.”
Amidst taking out various side dishes from the refrigerator,
“Hm-hm-hm~♪”
Luyina wore a bright smile on her face,
As she rhythmically tapped her feet in front of the gas stove.
Is it because I’m feeling better that this feels so good?
“………….”
Watching her gentle and soft-looking figure from behind, suddenly, a stern thought flashed in my mind.
This is undoubtedly my brain, still tasting things because of the cold, thinking on its own.
…But wouldn’t it be okay to try it at least once?
After all, Luyina does it to me every day.
[If I were to pull her close from behind…]
Contemplating what kind of reaction Luyina would show…
It happened when I sneakily reached my arms around her defenseless back.
“Huh? What are you doing, sweetie?”
Luyina, who was holding a ladle, abruptly turned towards me.
Oh, wait a moment.
This isn’t right.
When I thought that,
My actions were already unstoppable.
My arms, which had attempted to pull her in from behind, ended up making a seductive, provocative gesture as they gathered her chest from below with a tantalizing touch.
“Ah, um… Well, you see, I, uh, this is…”
Struggling to justify myself, I barely managed to meet Lucina’s gaze. Lucina, whose chest I had just touched, blushed deeply, fluttering her eyes.
Come to think of it, I kept forgetting about it. The accessory-type communicator I received from Ex Machina. Since it didn’t have an ON/OFF function, a simple lapse in concentration would transmit my thoughts directly to her.
Clatter!
The ladle Lucina was holding made a clattering sound as it hit the floor.
Finally, almost simultaneously, Lucina and I snapped back to reality with a gasp.
“Sorry! I’m really sorry…!”
“Ah, hahahahaha…”
This was the second time. I turned my back to her and kept apologizing continuously.
Louina was adept at making contact that felt like a kiss.
However, she seemed to have little shame as she gently emitted a charming laughter, even though she was touching embarrassing parts.
“Just, what kind of reaction would you show if I sneak up from behind and…?”
“You probably wouldn’t be startled… hehehe.”
As she turned her body, I was surprised to the point of being more startled than ever and felt a perverted sensation, but well…
“Anyway, I’m really sorry…”
While I was trying to let go of the soft sensation that remained in my palm by clenching my fist.
Louina, slightly bowing her waist, quietly approached me.
“I have something to apologize for. I mean, I did surprise you a little…”
Louina blinked her eyes quickly and looked up at me intently.
This gaze, this gaze that I had seen a few times before.
It was the gaze Louina would give off when she wanted something, persistently.
“But…”
“Stop saying sorry. I mean, it’s your own… little thing. Right now, I’m just slightly embarrassed… Anyway, that’s how it is. hehehe… ♡”
“Lou…ina…”
Gulp.
The air between us became charged.
Not with the feeling of a cold.
But with the energy of affection between a man and a woman reaching its boiling point.
Louina closed her eyes and lifted her chin slightly.
That unspoken gesture was a body language seeking affection.
I, who was about to approach under his guidance, hesitated at my own state.
“Luna, I still feel a bit of a cold…”
“I told you. Colds can be easily vanquished. Quickly~”
Luna said sharply with closed eyes.
To speak so confidently… Ah, I don’t even know.
Now, I too long to kiss her.
Soon, I slightly lowered my head, and our lips intertwined.
Sharing each other’s saliva.
Yearning for each other even more.
After the persistent contact of mucous membranes continued for a few seconds.
“Sigh… This will definitely spread the cold…”
Exhaling warm breath, I whispered softly to her about my lingering concern.
Upon hearing that, she, blushing, pouted and winked, extending her tongue a little.
“If only I could suck out all the cold from your body and get rid of it. hehehe.”
Perhaps the only one in the world who could, she laughed at the method to cure a cold.
I gently stroked her blushing cheek, now the face of a love-struck girl, and looked at the bubbling chicken stew in front of us.
“It’s almost ready.”
“Eat a lot and get well soon.”
“You’ve worked so hard. I should recover quickly.”
Sure. My girlfriend, who supports me like this, cheers me on.
What’s the big deal if things get better in just one day?