"M-Master?" Soohyun stared at Minhyun with disbelief. Did he want her to call him master? Blinking her eyes multiple times, she tried to process that.

'I'm pretty sure it's the bottoms who kneels down and says master, and most definitely, I'm not bottoming in this. The two times previously was just accidental.'

Minhyun's lips curved into a smirk as he enunciated, "Yes, exactly that, using a more docile tone and kneeling down."

Although Soohyun's bottom line laid very low, it was still there, and doing this would touch that bottom line of hers. Even though she put her life before pride at times, this was more humiliating than she could accept.

Minhyun eyes held a s.a.d.i.s.tic glint as they stared at her, waiting for her to respond in some ways. Inwardly, Soohyun glared at how much fun he was having with this.

Then, an idea hit her.

"Ouch! This hurts!" Soohyun exclaimed whilst clutching on to her stomach. Blinking her eyes multiple times, she made the tears appear, and then, raising her head up, she stared at Minhyun pitifully.

Pretending that the pain had increased, Soohyun's hold on her stomach became tighter, and she closed her eyes. Opening her right eye, she tried to check Minhyun's expression.

A chuckle escaped his mouth, and mocking glint could be visible in those eyes of his. 

'That b.a.s.t.a.r.d! He is having fun with this!'

Although Soohyun knew that someone like Minhyun would not be tricked so easily, doing so wouldn't hurt her pride as much. At least Minhyun would not be directly able to call her a coward or point out that she backed out.

"Go to the room," Minhyun stated in a commanding before going back to his doc.u.ments. Judging from his expression, it appeared that he had already guessed this would happen.

"I'm sorry that because of me, we couldn't spend the night today, and I'll try to make it up to you," Soohyun voiced out before limping towards the door. 

Nonetheless, adrenaline within her rose. Finding a powerful opponent was something Soohyun enjoyed since the excitement that came with defeating them was extremely huge.

A sigh of relief left Soohyun's mouth as she fell down on the bed. The need to be on guard left her, and she finally found herself feeling relaxed. 

Her mind was consumed with thoughts on what to do next when her phone rang. Staring at the light above her head, she made no effort to pick up the call and let it ring further.

Since she was within Minhyun's abode and was his wife, she was protected in many aspects. Moreover, Minhyun did not seem to hate her completely, so she probably could count on him at times.

Certainly, Soohyun had heard of the saying 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket', but she knew that as long as she doesn't do anything that crosses Minhyun's bottom line, he would not bring any kind of harm to her. Moreover, by the end of her mission, Minhyun would be in love with her.

If she was abandoned by him one day, then she knew how to survive. After all, that's what she had done in her life— climb up from zero.

The phone continued to ring, and Soohyun knew whom it was from. She could even guess the contents of the call, and she had no interest in involving herself in another drama. Moreover, she enjoyed listening to the ringtone.