A little way inside from the city center of Gwacheon. There stood a mansion on about two thousand square meters of land. The main building, the detached building, and the annex. Tall walls surrounded the area for privacy.

Because of the high walls, nothing could be seen from outside. It was designed so that cars could even go underground into the mansion. As soon as Eun Woo’s car stopped outside, a huge door opened.
“Professor Ok… What… What is this place?”
It was a place like something seen only on television, no, only in movie theaters.
“This is my grandmother’s house.”
“Grandmother’s house…”
The image did not fit at all with the concept of a grandmother’s house. Seol Hee blankly recalled her own grandmother’s house in her mind.
“This isn’t a normal grandmother’s house.”
“What’s a normal grandmother’s house?”
“My grandmother’s house is…”
Seol Hee’s grandmother, who lives in Wonju, lives in a detached house, which was a small singlestory house.
“There’s a small platform in the yard, and a vegetable garden.”
“There’s also a platform and a vegetable garden at our grandmother’s house.”
“The issue isn’t about having a platform and a vegetable garden. A normal grandmother’s house is not like this. Is this, really your grandmother’s house?”
It was certainly strange that there was an underground parking lot.

When Seol Hee slightly parted her lips in shock, Eun Woo’s lips curled up in a smirk.
“It’s okay. It’s an ordinary… well, it’s not ordinary, but it’s not that unusual of a house.”
There was no doubt that Professor Ok did not understand the concept of ‘peculiar’.

The underground parking lot where Eun Woo parked his car was more like a parking lot for a building or a large structure than for an ordinary house. She was worried about what the house would be like. Even the grandmother didn’t seem like an ordinary person.

Seol Hee opened her mouth.
“You should have told me.”
“What should I have said?”
“That our grandmother is very rich, lives well, something like this?”
Seol Hee’s words amused Eun Woo, and he smiled thinly.
“Why do I need to say such a thing. You’re funny, Ms. Seol Hee.”
This was not something to laugh about. He got out of the car and opened Seol Hee’s door. He then extended his hand to Seol Hee, who was sitting in the car.
“Let’s go.”
Caught off guard, she reached out her hand, and Eun Woo firmly grabbed it.
“She’s just a grandmother. Don’t worry too much.”

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Liar, Professor Ok Eun Woo was a complete liar.

Her lips protruded outward in surprise.

Of course, she could not be just a grandmother. Seol Hee’s premonition had hit the mark exactly. As they rode the elevator up, a welldressed elderly woman in a Hanbok welcomed Seol Hee.

The surprise of having an elevator in the house was forgotten when she met the elderly woman.
“Finally, we meet. I’m glad.”
A woman in her late 60s who neatly brushed her gray hair back and bowed modestly smiled warmly. It seemed more appropriate to call her ‘elderly woman’ rather than ‘grandmother’.

By her side was a servant who didn’t look like a family member but seemed to be working in the house. Seol Hee bowed politely to the elderly woman’s smile.
“Nice to meet you for the first time. I’m Yu Seol Hee.”
“I’m Na Seon Sook.”
“Ah, yes, ma’am.”
She didn’t know what to call her, and the word ‘ma’am’ naturally slipped out of her mouth. She had an overwhelming aura.

When Seol Hee addressed her with the slightly stiff title ‘ma’am’, the woman narrowed her eyes and tilted her head. She chuckled softly.
“Ma’am, just call me grandmother comfortably.”
“Oh, but still.”
“If he’s Eun Woo’s marriage partner, at least that much should be done.”
At Seon Sook’s words, Seol Hee’s lips came to a stop.

Marriage partner?

Not girlfriend?

She looked at Eun Woo in surprise, but there was no change in his expression. He didn’t seem surprised, as if everything had been agreed upon.

With wideopen eyes, she glanced at Seon Sook and then at Eun Woo again. Everything looked too natural. The situation was getting stranger. As Seol Hee was only looking around, Seon Sook asked.
“Why, is there a problem?”
Yes. I heard about being a marriage partner for the first time. In fact, I came here as a girlfriend, and this is the first time I’ve heard about marriage. No, I don’t know what’s going on at all.

But she couldn’t say that. Looking at Seon Sook, who was looking at her with a kind smile, Seol Hee just couldn’t say those words.
“That… Yes, grandmother.”
“You must have had a hard time coming all the way here. It would be nice to greet you in Seoul, but there are too many eyes at the Seoul house.”
“Ah……”

I couldn’t bring myself to ask why there were so many eyes on me. Seol Hee simply played along.
“So, it is.”
“But isn’t it heavy?”
The lady’s gaze landed on Seol Hee’s hand. In Seol Hee’s hand was a shopping bag that anyone could see was a gift. It was quite bulky and heavy.
“Ah, this.”