Chapter 22
‘M-My, I have to wear this?’
A tiny one-piece dress that looked no bigger than a scrap of cloth.
Lee Shin-ah let out a deep sigh, then struggled to put on the dress.
"U... urgh..."
It was small.
It was still too small.
She somehow managed to squeeze into it, but her bulging belly fat showed in an unsightly way.
It was also painfully tight around her buttocks, exposing both the cleft of her buttocks and her panties.
On top of that, it was too tight around her breasts, making her cleavage far too conspicuous.
In the end, Lee Shin-ah sighed, took off the dress, and came out wearing her original clothes.
"I guess I'll have to work out hard...."
"Haha. For now, work out toward fitting into that outfit. Shall we head to the next place?"
After purchasing the dress, Lee Shin-ah headed to a fitness center.
A trainer Mr. Choi had arranged in advance was waiting there.
The trainer put together a workout schedule and a diet plan suited to her body and handed them to Lee Shin-ah.
Lee Shin-ah scanned the diet plan and checked off the items she needed to buy.
Meanwhile, Mr. Choi said,
"We also need to do a photo shoot."
"What? F-Filming...?"
"Yes. We need before-and-after photos, don't we?"
".....Hmm..."
Lee Shin-ah moved to a studio.
This was another place Mr. Choi had reserved in advance.
The shoot began immediately.
The first outfit shot was a white T-shirt and jeans.
It ended uneventfully.
The second outfit was a pair of skin-tight leggings, a somewhat embarrassing outfit for Lee Shin-ah.
"I-I, um, it's just that.... I haven't been taking care of myself lately, so, um, my stomach fat is a little..."
"It's fine. For a woman your age, you have an exceptionally well-maintained figure, so you don't need to be so embarrassed."
"Yes..."
And so, Lee Shin-ah finished shooting the second and third outfits as well.
Once all the filming was over, a young woman bowed her head and greeted her.
"Hello~ My name is Kim Ah-reum, and I'll be handling the YouTube editing~ I look forward to working with you!"
".....Excuse me?"
"Ah. I recruited her. As I mentioned, shouldn't we upload your transformation to social media?"
"Ah..... It's just a little sudden."
"That's because we're short on time. There are only four months left until the competition."
"Ah....yes."
"Then shall we start filming the first piece of content? The script is here."
Lee Shin-ah busily worked through the schedule Mr. Choi had prepared.
She bought clothes, signed up for a fitness center, and filmed YouTube videos.
Before she knew it, night had fallen, and the two of them had dinner together.
Mr. Choi said as he cut into his steak,
"For the next four months, you'll be spending a lot of time with me like this."
"Yes... Thank you for taking such good care of me."
"You've already paid me. It's only natural that I do this."
"Even so..."
"Let's make a toast. Let's do our best over the next four months."
Saying that, Mr. Choi poured wine into their glasses.
It felt rather awkward accepting a drink poured by a man who was a stranger to her,
but Lee Shin-ah smiled as she thought of her son.
Lee Shin-ah and Mr. Choi smiled at each other and clinked their wineglasses.
-Ding!
Before long, Lee Shin-ah drained her glass of wine.
Watching her, Mr. Choi wore a vile smile.
‘Lee Shin-ah. You're drinking it down without even knowing it's strong liquor. Your fall into depravity is just around the corner.’
***
The insane days I spent at Master's house.
My mind rapidly fell apart.
The training and humiliation my Mistress put me through had now become a source of great joy.
The dreams, pride, self-esteem, and hopeful future I had once held dear had all been thrown away long ago.
I lived only for the pleasure of my Mistress's vicious words and merciless kicks, looking forward to the handjobs I could get once a week.
-Crack!
"Haaah.....♥"
"Tiny-Dick Min. Who did you say our target was...♥"
"M-My little sister! That b-bitch Jeong Seong-ah!"
"Hehe... good boy...♥ Our Tiny-Dick Min is such a good boy...♥"
-Smack!
"Hihik!♥"
"Now we're going to do some visualization training...♥ Shake your cock while imagining yourself pouncing on your little sister....♥ Let's fall into the abyss together...♥"
My Mistress shook my cock, telling me to pounce on my little sister.
I nodded.
Now that I had already let go of everything, pouncing on my little sister wouldn't be difficult.
We weren't even related by blood, and we'd once had romantic feelings for each other, hadn't we?
I was only curious how intense the pleasure that followed would be once we tore down the walls of our family.
That was all I wanted to know.
***
[The Fitness Competition Challenge of a 44-Year-Old Married Woman!]
Lee Shin-ah's first YouTube video was uploaded.
The content consisted of a brief self-introduction and an interview about her resolve going forward.
As expected, the response was lukewarm.
No, it went beyond lukewarm—the number of comments and likes was exactly zero.
The view count itself was also practically nonexistent.
"Well, I was expecting that anyway."
With that thought, Lee Shin-ah nodded.
What mattered was how her son would react to this video.
After knocking on her son's door, Lee Shin-ah carefully entered his room.
He was still lying on his bed, dejected.
"Seong-min... Mom has something to tell you today."
"....."
Her son showed no particular reaction.
Lee Shin-ah approached him.
She sat on the edge of the bed, held out her phone, and showed him the video she had filmed.
"..... What's this?"
He immediately reacted to the thumbnail featuring his mother.
Lee Shin-ah said,
"Mom's thinking of entering a fitness competition. I'm going to take it seriously, so I'll document it like this, take photos, and upload them."
"Why would Mom do something like that..."
"Just watch me. I'll work hard."
"....."
Her son responded with silence.
Lee Shin-ah left her son's room with a lonely smile.
Let's not expect too much right from the start.
This was only the beginning.
*
The next day.
Lee Shin-ah ate her first meal according to the diet she had prepared, then went to the fitness center.
Grueling training awaited her from the very first day.
"Huff....huff.....hnngh!"
The goal of today's training was to build up her basic stamina.
Since she had done no exercise besides light walks, her stamina was almost nonexistent.
Therefore, she needed to build up her stamina first.
Lee Shin-ah pushed herself to the limit and completed the entire routine for her son.
[The Fitness Competition Challenge of a 44-Year-Old Married Woman! - Day 1 (Building Up Basic Stamina)]
She filmed the training she had undergone that day and finished uploading it to YouTube.
But her views were still near the bottom, and she had zero comments and zero likes.
Even so, Lee Shin-ah was not disappointed.
She was a woman who knew well the virtues of consistency and hard work.
[The Fitness Competition Challenge of a 44-Year-Old Married Woman! - Day 7 (I've Lost 3 kg!)]
Before long, Lee Shin-ah had successfully made it through her schedule up to the seventh day.
‘Mr. Choi’ and Lee Shin-ah were having dinner together at a restaurant to commemorate the day.
"You're doing very well, ma'am. Just keep moving forward like this."
Mr. Choi's praise.
Lee Shin-ah replied with a smile.
"Hehe. That's thanks to your excellent coaching, sir. More importantly, there's something I wanted to tell you."
"Yes. Go ahead."
"My son... I think he's recovering little by little. Would you believe it? This morning... he cooked a meal to fit my diet. It seems to be working already!"
Lee Shin-ah smiled happily, her eyes glistening with tears.
Mr. Choi answered politely as he poured her wine.
"It's thanks to your efforts and your son's strong willpower. He's overcoming it faster than expected."
"Hehe... I don't know how I can ever thank you..."
"I'm only doing my job. However, you mustn't let your guard down at this stage. Just because your son is showing signs of recovery doesn't mean you can relax. This is all the more reason to work even harder."
"O-Of course! I've been enjoying taking care of my figure lately, too."
True to her words, Lee Shin-ah had recently begun to take great pleasure in caring for herself.
Since adjusting her diet and starting to exercise, her complexion had brightened, her excess fat had melted away, and her beauty had begun to bloom; she felt immensely rewarded by the way she changed day by day.
"How should I put it? I feel like I've found a new joy in life. I've spent all this time living only for my children, but I think taking care of myself like this is important too. Now that I'm healthier, I have more motivation, and with a goal to pursue, I find myself looking forward to tomorrow. Anyway, I've been having so much fun lately."
Lee Shin-ah chattered like an excited sparrow.
Mr. Choi smiled and opened his mouth.
"It's a positive change. A parent's independence is just as important as a child's. Your children will soon be adults, too, so it would be important for you to start planning your own life. It would be a shame for someone as charming as you to remain only a housewife."
Lee Shin-ah blushed at Mr. Choi's words.
For an instant, a childish thought briefly crossed her mind: ‘Am I still desirable?’
How should she describe this feeling? It was as if she had recovered the joy of being a woman that she had lost.
Lee Shin-ah smiled brightly and lifted her wineglass.
*
[The Fitness Competition Challenge of a 44-Year-Old Married Woman! - Day 11 (Starting Strength Training!)]
It was already the eleventh day.
She had been consistently uploading videos to YouTube, and reactions had slowly begun to appear around the eleventh day.
First one comment, then another began appearing, and these days she was consistently receiving around thirty or forty comments.
Most of the comments were words of encouragement.
[You're so beautiful~ I'm leaving inspired.]
[It's so wonderful to see you working hard. I'm cheering you on.]
[Wow, are you really 44? I'd believe you were in your thirties;;]
┖ [You seem even younger now that you've lost weight, wow. Your husband must be insanely jealous.]
"..... Hmm~"
Lee Shin-ah smiled proudly as she read the comments.
They say praise can make even a whale dance, and every time she read comments like these, she felt like she could fly.
Feeling emotionally fulfilled, Lee Shin-ah devoted herself even more to exercise and her diet.
[The Fitness Competition Challenge of a 44-Year-Old Married Woman! - Day 14 (Finally Reached a Normal Weight!)]
The result of working hard for two weeks.
Lee Shin-ah was reborn from a slightly plump figure into a well-balanced one.
And the results of all that effort were reflected faithfully in the YouTube comments.
[You're amazing.]
[I want to follow your example, unnie.]
[I'll always be cheering for you.]
[Honestly, with a figure like that, you must get asked out a lot.]
A stream of complimentary comments.
Amid the attention and encouragement she was receiving from others for the first time in her life, Lee Shin-ah felt happiness welling up inside her.
"You're becoming more beautiful by the day, ma'am."
Just then, Mr. Choi approached her with a smile.
Lee Shin-ah greeted him with a radiant smile.
Even words that could have sounded a little cheesy seemed somehow refined when he said them.
What had he done for a living?
Lately, Lee Shin-ah had become increasingly curious about what kind of person Mr. Choi really was.
"Hehe... Thank you. It's all thanks to you, sir."
"The second week is already over. Today, there's somewhere I'd like to take you."
"Oh, where?"
"Haha. Just follow me. It's all for your sake, ma'am."