Life is Easier If You're Handsome novel Chapter 149

I know I don’t deserve this.

Honestly, I’ve been treating it like a joke until now.

But—

“Guess how I feel right now, what I’m thinking as I say this.”

Su-jin’s words hit me, making it clear that I couldn’t brush this moment off as a joke.

Then I noticed her slightly trembling fist.

‘She’s mustering up courage right now.’

To turn this playful situation into something real.

I could see how much of a leap this was for her.

Being honest with your emotions, and moving forward with that honesty—

I knew just how difficult and brave that could be.

So I decided to respond to Su-jin’s feelings sincerely.

Gently.

I saw Su-jin standing on tiptoe, her eyes closed.

And in that moment, something deep inside me surged forward—possessiveness.

‘Admit it. You don’t want to let anyone else have her.’

It was an emotion I had never felt before—not even once in my past life.

Back then, I had nothing, and I could enjoy nothing freely.

Surviving without giving up had been my only source of pride.

I had never wanted to have something for myself.

But now, it was different.

I had people I cared about.

And here was someone who was facing me with everything she had.

And at the same time—

‘I don’t want her doing this with anyone else.’

Jealousy flared up inside me.

Yeah, maybe I hadn’t been joking from the start either.

From the moment I told her not to shoot a romantic comedy—

From the selfish wish that she’d only film with me—

It was probably all an unfiltered, messy truth.

Otherwise—

“W-Wait... Ah... Mmph...!”

There’d be no reason for me to kiss her this deeply.

Our tongues tangled, saliva mixed, and breaths interlocked.

It was my first kiss, clumsy and rough.

The only thing I could rely on was the raw force of my emotions.

Sticky, desperate feelings—

I laid them bare and pushed them straight into her.

That was all I could do at this moment.

“Haa... Haa... At least give me... huff... a second to breathe...”

We pulled apart briefly, right before our bodies completely overheated,

right before we were out of breath.

Close enough for our noses to touch.

With our height difference—

“W-Why... Why do you look like you’re about to eat me alive?”

“Hm?”

“You were... you were pressing down so hard... You scared me a little.”

Maybe my posture had been a bit much.

‘What do I do now?’

That thought was short-lived.

I had a great idea and lifted Su-jin straight up.

“Kyaa! W-What are you doing?!”

“I mean... This way, our eye levels match perfectly.”

I sat her down on top of the shoe cabinet by the entrance.

The height difference disappeared instantly.

“This should be better, right?”

I barely finished speaking before—

“Kim Donghu, you... you’re insane!”

Su-jin crossed her arms over her chest and shouted, her face flushed red.

‘Huh? What’s wrong?’

Wasn’t this better?

I thought I’d solved the problem.

“You... You’re trying to kiss me more, aren’t you? That’s why you put me up here!”

Her accusation made me realize my mistake.

‘Oh... right. I never actually asked if she wanted to keep going.’

I had been too focused on making the kiss more comfortable.

The real issue was whether she wanted to keep kissing.

But—

“Yeah, I did it because I want to kiss you more. Is that a problem?”

Now that things had come this far, I was being completely honest too.

That first kiss had tasted like sweet lemon—

and I couldn’t get enough of it.

“Y-You’re insane, Kim Donghu...!”

Even as Su-jin said that, I saw her slowly uncross her arms.

She kicked her feet nervously against the cabinet, parting her knees just slightly, leaving space for me to step closer.

Her head was tilted shyly, her lips slightly pouted.

Her gaze flitted around nervously, and her twin braids hung loose, slightly undone.

I memorized every inch of her in that moment and leaned in.

Drunk on sensations I had never experienced before—

I pressed forward, tangled my tongue with hers, and shared my breath.

*****

A chill breeze spread quietly through the room, accompanied by the faint sound of cicadas outside.

Inside the house, there wasn’t a single sound.

As our kiss deepened, every noise that should have filled the space—

vanished into the silence shared between our lips.

“Haa... Hngh...”

Only the occasional sound of breathing escaped.

Kim Su-jin’s legs wrapped around my waist as she perched on the shelf.

It felt like she might fall at any moment, even though I knew she wouldn’t.

Her arms stayed locked around my neck, and we kept exchanging breaths.

Deeper. And deeper.

Reaching into each other’s depths to expose everything—

shoving aside restraint and pushing forward with raw desire.

To make this first moment unforgettable—

we mixed everything, our very firsts, into one.

Tasting her teeth, sometimes even accidentally biting her tongue,

we fumbled through the clumsiness.

Then, almost instinctively, my hand started to wander downward.

“Ah... Aaah...”

The moment my hand brushed against her waist,

Su-jin shuddered.

Rough, but tender.

The warmth of my hand touching somewhere other than her face—

sent a shiver down her spine for reasons neither of us could explain.

‘Just a little more... just a bit more...’

As our lips stayed locked, continuing to trade breaths,

even as our bodies felt like they might be devoured—

Su-jin wished this moment could last forever.

When our chests pressed together,

Su-jin suddenly became aware of her own body.

‘I-I’m standing up straight...’

Her entire body stretched out instinctively.