Yeong Ja placed her hand on top of her blue jeogori and smiled with a composed face.

“You’ve come, President Choi?”

“Congratulations on your son’s marriage, madam.”

Yeong Ja laughed softly and shook hands with the man, expressing her gratitude.

“Thank you for coming such a long way.”

Yeong Ja was busy greeting the endless stream of guests arriving.

“Your son is quite handsome, isn’t he?”

“Hoho, actually, I was going to make our son an actor. But he happened to be so smart that he passed the bar exam.”

As Yeong Ja was boasting about her lawyer son and educator daughter-in-law, she suddenly turned her gaze and checked the long-empty seat beside her, then looked around.

“Oh my, where has Jenny gone again? Guests keep coming in.”

As Yeong Ja muttered, Jae Min, who was greeting guests in a tuxedo, turned his head.

“She’s probably off somewhere shopping on her phone again.”

“But she’s been gone for too long. I had an unsettling dream last night, and I’m worried. Where has she gone off to for so long?”

Having heard talk of good and bad dreams for a long time, Jae Min turned his head dismissively.

Spotting a precious acquaintance approaching, Jae Min quickly ran over and bowed deeply to the man.

“You’ve come, senior? Thank you. Thank you for coming such a long way.”

“Congratulations. I was quite surprised to hear about it suddenly.”

“Haha, yes, that’s how it turned out.”

“I didn’t even know you were divorced. And now suddenly remarrying.”

Jae Min glanced around quickly at his senior’s unnecessary chatter in the crowded place, then smiled.

“Life is unpredictable.”

“Indeed. Anyway, congratulations.”

Jae Min laughed awkwardly, then carefully opened his mouth after checking the man’s expression.

“By the way, senior. About my fixed appearance on the broadcast as a legal consultant starting next month, on exactly which date should I expect to start?”

“Mom! Mom! Mom!”

Jae Min, who was shaking hands and greeting guests, frowned at the sight of Jenny running over boisterously from afar.

“Hey, Jenny. Can’t you be a bit more composed today? There are many important guests coming, and you’re running around in hanbok like that.”

“Tsk, what, I can’t even run when wearing hanbok?”

Jae Min clicked his tongue and turned his head.

“Jenny, where have you been until now? You should stay by my side and greet guests without leaving your spot. These people will come again for your wedding in the fall.”

“Mom! You know I like Gong Hyuk, right?”

“You mean that male actor from the drama ‘The Clock Turns Back’?”

“Yeah yeah. It’s amazing, really! I was coming out of the bathroom and Gong Hyuk passed by! Wow, I took a picture with Gong Hyuk! Haha, look at this!”

As Jenny proudly held out her phone, Yeong Ja, anxious about the approaching guests, pushed Jenny’s phone away.

“For now, stop talking nonsense and quickly stand beside me since guests are coming! Why would Gong Hyuk come here? We don’t even know anyone on that side.”

“No, no. There are so many celebrities over there! Next door, in the hall, they’re having an entertainment company’s founding anniversary party. So right now, there are singers and actors and oh! That singer you like, Nam Jin Pil? He’s here too!”

“Me, Nam Jin Pil?”

“Yeah!”

Yeong Ja glanced aside briefly, but her gaze soon returned as another guest approached.

“Oh my! You’ve come. Thank you. Thank you.”

“Huh. Mom!”

At Jenny’s surprised voice upon seeing someone else, Yeong Ja gave her a sidelong glance as if telling her to stay put.

“Hoho, that’s right, your face looks even better than when I saw you at your son’s wedding before. If you’re taking something good, please let me know. So I can eat some too. Hoho.”

“Mom, look over there!”

“Ah, why is this child like this, really.”

Yeong Ja brushed off Jenny, who was tugging at her collar, and smiled softly at the guest.

“Mom, it’s a big problem! Over there, elder sister!”

“Yes, yes, please make sure to have a meal before you go, okay? Hoot.”

After finishing her greeting, Yeong Ja immediately turned to Jenny with a frown.

“Why are you acting like this today, really!”

Yeong Ja’s eyes gradually widened as she followed Jenny’s gaze.

“Wh-wh-who is that?”

“Who else could it be, it’s the new elder sister. It’s elder sister Hee Joo! What should we do, elder brother?”

At the mention of Hee Joo’s name, Jae Min’s smiling lips also stiffened.

In a form-fitting white dress with long hair neatly tied up, the face of the woman entering with a slim and elegant line was clearly Kim Hee Joo.

“H-how did she.”

As Yeong Ja stammered in confusion, and Jae Min froze, unsure what to do even as guests came to greet him, their eyes met with Chae Won, who was just taking off her sunglasses.

“Wow, but that dress is really pretty. Where on earth did she buy it?”

In this situation, Jenny was more interested in Chae Won’s clothes. Normally, Yeong Ja and Jae Min would have said something, but they were both too shocked and froze like statues.

The gazes of the surrounding people, attracted by her flashy appearance, finally focused on Chae Won as she stood in front of Jae Min.

“Why are you so nervous?”

“Kim Hee Joo, how did you.”

“Shouldn’t I be the one asking that? To you, who’s suddenly marrying another woman without even getting divorced.”

Jae Min looked around, startled.

Several guests nearby were gaping in shock. Among them were connections he absolutely could not afford to show a bad image to.

“K-Kim Hee Joo. Won’t you shut that mouth?”

“Ah, you want me to speak louder?”

“Hey.”

Jae Min grabbed Chae Won’s arm with a pale face and spoke to her in a trembling voice.

“Just try doing anything strange. I won’t sit idly by legally.”

“Strange things? Like what. Ah, like this?”

As Chae Won turned around as if she was about to shout loudly, Jae Min quickly grabbed her wrist.

“But please, let’s talk separately. Huh? I have really important guests here. Please…”

Chae Won smirked and gazed at Jae Min with noble eyes.

“My life is in big trouble too, but you want me to stay quiet?”

“Th-that’s.”

“The flower of a wedding is the bride. I’ll take a look at what kind of stupid flower marries a married man who hasn’t even divorced.”

Chae Won shook off Jae Min’s arm and turned towards the bride’s waiting room.

Yeong Ja, who had been watching stiffly, ran over and grabbed Chae Won while glancing around nervously.

“No, don’t. Absolutely not!”

Yeong Ja’s grip was quite strong, as if she would never let go. Chae Won lowered her gaze in annoyance.

“If you don’t let go by the count of three, I’ll scream. And when everyone looks at me, I’ll shout loudly. That I am Noh Jae Min’s wife.”

“You, you!”

“One, two, three!”

As Chae Won quickly counted without giving any time, Yeong Ja let go in panic.

Chae Won turned around again, and her slow steps finally reached the bride’s waiting room.

*

Go Ro Na was sitting on a long sofa decorated with cubic zirconia against the backdrop of an elaborate floral mural.

“One, two, three!”

Click! With the sound of the flash going off, Ro Na smiled at her student sitting next to her.

“Teacher, congratulations.”

“Our Ji Ye. Thank you for coming?”

“As the class president, of course I had to come. Most of our classmates and their parents came too. I made sure to notify everyone that we must attend.”

“Really?”

“Yes. And right now, next door in the hall, there’s some event with a lot of celebrities, so all the kids are over there. Don’t worry, teacher, I’ll round them all up and have them seated before the ceremony starts.”

“Celebrities?”

“Yes. I heard it’s some entertainment company’s founding anniversary party.”

As Ro Na rolled her eyes in thought, a parent standing nearby approached.

“It seems our Ji Ye has such leadership that she’s been class president every year. With her being class president every year, oh my, I’ve been busy supporting her.”

As Ji Ye’s mother, the parent association president, appeared, Ro Na naturally straightened her back and greeted her.

“Oh my, so Ji Ye came with her mother. I didn’t know you were here and was just taking pictures.”

“Of course I had to come when my child’s homeroom teacher is getting married. Hoot, congratulations, teacher.”

“Congratulations, teacher.”

As several parents poked their heads in to congratulate her, Ro Na gently smiled and slightly bowed her head.

“Thank you.”

A helper fluttered the skirt of the snow-white wedding dress and neatly arranged it.

“Oh, Teacher Go!”

At that moment, Ro Na smiled brightly at the vice principal’s greeting as he appeared.

“Oh my, even the vice principal came?”

“Congratulations on your marriage, Teacher Go. Hm? I saw that many parents came.”

“Yes, it seems Ji Ye notified them. Oh, shall we take a picture together?”

“Shall we?”

“Yes, yes.”

One, two, three!

Click! As the flash went off, the vice principal gave a light eye greeting and left his seat.

The reporter checking the taken photo mechanically looked around and called out.

“If anyone else wants to take a picture, please sit next to the bride.”

Ro Na, who was smiling gracefully with the soft piano music in the background, stopped in her tracks at the sight of a new guest entering the waiting room.

Ro Na’s smile faded awkwardly as she faced Chae Won.

“Oh, she’s pretty. Teacher, who is she?”

Everyone in the waiting room looked at Chae Won with her stunning appearance, all showing eyes full of favor.

The sound of high heels clicking against the marble floor slowly approached Ro Na.

Ro Na swallowed hard as she watched Chae Won.

“Would you like to take a picture?”

Chae Won smiled and answered the reporter’s question.

“Yes. Please take a nice one.”

Chae Won approached and sat next to the stiffened Ro Na.

“Alright then, I’ll take the picture. Bride, please smile a bit.”

At the reporter’s voice, Ro Na barely managed to gather her wits and tried to smile, but it didn’t work as intended.

Then Chae Won looked at Ro Na and smiled gently.

“Ro Na, you seem nervous.”

Chae Won arranged her veil and continued speaking.

“Smile, Go Ro Na. You’re confident, aren’t you?”

Ro Na covered her trembling hands with the bouquet and spoke in a small voice.

“What are you doing?”

“You said it yourself. That your affair is legally problem-free and the right thing to do,”

“…Shut up.”

“But I wonder, would the students and parents here also find no problem with it? I want to ask, what do they think about this woman who believes adultery is right teaching their children?”

As Chae Won’s voice wasn’t particularly quiet, Ro Na quickly scanned her surroundings in panic.

Ji Ye, who was closest, seemed to have heard as she blinked her eyes with a somewhat surprised expression.

“Ji Ye, no. It’s just a friend’s joke.”

Ro Na explained with a forced smile, then soon pressed her lips together.

“Kim Hee Joo, won’t you lower your voice?”

“Why should I do that?”

As Chae Won tilted her head as if to say that wasn’t the way to make a request, Ro Na trembled at her fingertips, rolling her eyes in confusion.

Until recently, Kim Hee Joo couldn’t even properly open her mouth, but this was not at all the Kim Hee Joo she knew.

Ro Na stared at Chae Won’s lips, unable to do anything, as if holding a time bomb.

It was surprising that she knew about the wedding, but even more so that she would appear here so boldly.

“The bride is shaking a lot. Please take the picture quickly, photographer.”

“Haha, that’s right. Relax your nerves.”

One, two, three!

With a popping sound, the flash went off.

The photographer, checking the photo, was not satisfied with the expression of the bride who could neither laugh nor cry.

“The photo looks quite awkward, the bride is too stiff, so I’ll take one more.”

“Ah, no. I’m done taking pictures. I’m too nervous.”

As Ro Na spoke with an awkward smile, the people in the waiting room chuckled.

“Excuse me, teacher.”

At that moment, Ji Ye, who had been standing with a serious expression, raised her hand and spoke.

“Who is this sister?”

“Huh?”

It seems she was indeed bothered by what she had heard earlier.

At that moment, Chae Won turned and met Ji Ye’s eyes.

“Who am I, you ask.”

“Fr-friend! She’s a friend, a really close friend!”

Everyone’s gaze turned to Ro Na’s suddenly erupting voice.

Pfft. Chae Won lightly laughed and looked at Ro Na.

“Hey, Go Ro Na. Why are we friends?”

Ro Na’s desperate expression is pitiful.

As everyone was looking on with expressions wondering what was going on, Jae Min entered with wedding hall security staff in tow.

“Excuse me! Please drive out that woman over there right now!”

Just as he entered with the intention of dragging her out.

“There he is. The reason why Go Ro Na and I can never be friends.”

Chae Won greeted him with a bright smile.

“That person is my husband.”

Ro Na, who had half-risen in surprise, trembled her lips with a pale expression.