“Oh, but when I passed by yesterday, the signboard of the dental clinic there had changed…”
“Yes, yes! Let’s shout with all our might!”
When the story turned to the son who became the vice-chairman, Gwang-soon’s voice encouraging the protest became louder. She, who had joined the protest only a day ago, had naturally become more outspoken.
The demonstration group, composed of some residents with strong and intense personalities, was not professional due to its small size. Most of them were Gwang-soon’s peers, and they had similar ways of thinking.
Gradually, Gwang-soon, who had lived with dignity, criticized Hyeonyang Construction on the street, but in no time, she also cursed her indifferent husband, accused her son-in-law of stealing her son, and even criticized the younger generation who declared they wouldn’t get married and have children.
As the irrelevant shouts increased, Gwang-soon’s voice naturally became louder with like-minded people.
Wearing a red string on her forehead symbolizing the struggle instead of the white string she had worn when Seok-dong caused trouble, Gwang-soon was immersed in boiling excitement.
“They keep ignoring us, let’s block the cars!”
“…Is that okay?”
“Should we hit people with cars?”
“Well, even so…”
Observing the Sakaman sedan moving away, Gwang-soon, who spoke words she didn’t mean while showing off her courage, chuckled with pride.
“Just try hitting and running. We won’t agree to it.”
“Mrs. Nam, your words are so amusing!”
“Ladies! Have some coffee, coffee here!”
Holding tightly to a fist, Gwang-soon, who would never touch cheap coffee on a regular day, tried to soothe her frozen body.
Normally, enduring the cold for her mother’s future, her son had been going out early in the morning and coming back late for the past few days.
Although it was unpleasant to see, she didn’t even bother to look. However, today, she had shouted in surprise after seeing her own reflection in the mirror for a longer time than usual.
“Are you planning to spend the whole day in front of the mirror? What on earth are you doing!”
“Oh, Mom! Are you awake?”
Startled, Seok-dong, who looked over his shoulder with stiff shoulders, greeted Gwang-soon without even looking at her properly and went to work obediently.
His appearance seemed a bit different from usual. His hair seemed to be floating somewhere, and he looked a bit swollen, as if his usually dry mushroom-shaped head had become like a soaked one.
Come to think of it, she couldn’t remember the last time she had seen her son’s face properly. Although there were times when she didn’t see him because she couldn’t bear to look at him, recently, she seemed to have only seen his back. Somehow, it felt like her son was avoiding her.
“He didn’t cause any trouble again, did he…?”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
“No, no!”
“Well, let’s cheer up again! Hyeonyang Construction! Apologize!”
“Apologize! Apologize!”
“All promises! Fulfill them!”
“Fulfill them! Fulfill them!”
Pioneers of action. The people in the newly joined group that Gwang-soon belonged to called themselves that. They argued that instead of growing old shaking in a corner, they should step forward and seize it for the next immature generation.
This was the first time they had taken action on their own. And everyone knew that once the apartment reconstruction issue was resolved, they wouldn’t take action again.
Regardless of that, shouting with all her might with her colleagues, Gwang-soon had forgotten her anxiety.
Waiting for boarding at the airport lounge and putting a piece of chocolate in her mouth, Jae-in looked up at the sound of Taeseo’s laughter. Taeseo was looking at the mobile boarding pass, chuckling.
“Why are you like that?”
“I made a promise when I went to Chicago before.”
“What promise?”
“If I go to Chicago again in the middle of winter, I’ll shave my head.”
Jae-in burst into laughter at Taeseo’s sincere words.
“But because of business trips, and again like this. This is the second time this winter alone.”
“So, do you dislike it?”
“I wouldn’t.”
Jae-in tried to pout, saying that going together to Chicago, my most beloved city and hometown, was undesirable. However, Taeseo quickly denied it, saying it wasn’t like that.
“Just for fun. I briefly thought, ‘What if we had met in Chicago back then.'”
“Are you trying to avoid admitting that you don’t want to go?”
“I felt excited before our first trip. How can you say that I couldn’t sleep?”
Jae-in was about to say something but stopped. Even though she knew that he was going to Chicago to find the things her mom left behind, and she was grateful for the man commemorating their first trip, there was another reason.
To be precise, it was Jae-in who couldn’t sleep. And it was because of Kang Taeseo that she couldn’t sleep. So, it was more accurate to say that Kang Taeseo didn’t sleep instead of not letting her sleep.
But knowing that saying it would only make her face turn red, she pondered the events of a few hours ago while unwrapping another piece of chocolate.
“Uh, wait, wait…”
“That, uh… I don’t know.”
“Stop, stop. I want to sleep, and I, uh, want to.”
“Sleep well on the plane.”
Only after seeing the sun rise could she finally snuggle into his arms and fall asleep. However, they had to go back to the airport shortly afterward. She had slept for less than two hours.
While half-asleep, washing and brushing her teeth, she was too busy dozing off to observe the overly energetic man. There had been a time when she had argued that he was doing too much. However, she couldn’t assert herself in front of this audacious man, especially in this aspect.
“Do you think I’m doing too much?”
“I like it too much.”
“…That’s not it.”
“I liked it too.”
“It’s not just liking. I really, really liked it.”
“…That’s right. I really liked it.”
“Should we do more?”
“…No.”
The daytime and nighttime activities that she had considered excessive turned out to be his consideration, so she had nothing more to say.
Since then, Jae-in decided to put aside her shame and let herself be comfortable. She got used to hanging loose in his arms and entrusted herself to his hands.
It felt comfortable to let go. When she woke up from a doze, her hair was silky smooth to the tips, and there was a pleasant fragrance from her body. If she raised her arms, clothes were already put on, and sometimes she moved by being held by him.
“There’s no other baby.”
“That’s right. Would you like me to call you ‘baby’?”
“No! That’s not what I meant!”
It was when Taeseo teased Jae-in about talking to herself that she snapped. She excused herself from Taeseo when her phone vibrated for an extended period from the bag.
“Yeah, Sanghwa.”
―Jae-in, are you at the airport right now?
“Yeah. I’m about to board soon. What’s wrong? What’s going on?”
Feeling an unusual urgency in Sanghwa’s voice, Jae-in felt uneasy and blinked her large eyes. Taeseo, who had been tilting his head while looking at her, also began to vibrate for an extended period on his phone.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
