Date Me! - Chapter 45
Juhee’s words caused the eyes of all three people to turn towards her simultaneously.
Especially Yeongcheol and Aeran stared at Juhee with puzzled looks.
“You’re going to answer?”
When Yeongcheol asked, Juhee nodded with sparkling eyes.
“Yes, father.”
“Wait, so you know this person too?”
“Of course! I think father might know her as well?”
“I know her too?”
Yeongcheol asked again, furrowing his brow.
“Yes. Father, do you remember my friend Ina who often came to our house when I was in 9th grade?”
“Ina?”
“Yes. My closest friend Ina, the one who was short but had big round eyes and was super cute.”
Yeongcheol tilted his head, deep in thought.
“Hmm, I’m not sure.”
“Why, you saw Ina a few times when you were home. The one who often brought twisted bread.”
At the mention of ‘twisted bread’, Yeongcheol’s eyes narrowed.
“Ah… that child who brought twisted bread?”
“Yes, that’s right. You said she was cute and sometimes gave her pocket money.”
“Right, right. I remember now. But why her?”
Yeongcheol’s eyes suddenly widened as he asked.
“No way… You’re not saying that friend is Juwon’s girlfriend, are you?”
“That’s correct.”
At Juhee’s words, Yeongcheol looked at Juwon with a surprised face.
“What on earth is this about? Is this true?”
“Yes, it’s true.”
At Juwon’s calm response, Yeongcheol looked back and forth between Juwon and Juhee with a dumbfounded expression.
“Well, I’ll be. I can’t believe what I’m hearing.”
“Father, you see, Juwon and Ina happened to run into each other on the street recently. After 13 years. They’ve been in touch since then, and as they developed feelings for each other, they started dating. Thanks to that, I was able to reconnect with Ina too.”
As Yeongcheol opened his mouth in surprise, Aeran also looked at Juhee with startled eyes.
“So, the young lady who called that time was Juhee’s friend from 9th grade?”
“Yes. She was my closest friend back then. We lost touch after I went to Japan, but thanks to Juwon, we’re back in contact now.”
“How did you end up with Juhee’s friend? What an incredible connection.”
“I know, right? I was really surprised too.”
Yeongcheol, who had been looking at Juwon with a serious expression, cleared his throat softly before speaking to him.
“It truly is, as you say, an incredible connection. But I saw her when she was so young, my memory is hazy. So bring her over sometime soon. We’ll have a meal together.”
To his father’s words, Juwon replied in a calm voice.
“We haven’t been dating long, so Ina might find such an occasion burdensome. I’ll bring her when more time has passed and the opportunity arises.”
At Juwon’s words, Yeongcheol stared at him with an unreadable expression.
“That’s right, father. I could bring her over as my friend even now, but coming as Juwon’s girlfriend might be too much for Ina right now. Next time I come to Korea, the three of us will come together. How’s that?”
At Juhee’s words, Yeongcheol reluctantly nodded and then quietly asked Juwon.
“By the way. You’ll be thirty next year, an age when you should start thinking about marriage. Are you seeing this girl with serious intentions?”
At Yeongcheol’s question, both Aeran and Juhee’s gazes turned to Juwon simultaneously.
Juwon looked straight into his father’s eyes and answered immediately.
“Yes. If I get married, it will be with Ina.”
The eyes of all three widened at once.
Especially Juhee, whose eyes had grown the widest, stared at Juwon in surprise and inwardly rejoiced.
‘Wow! Does this mean I’ll really become family with our Ina? Yes! Totally nice shot!’
Unlike Juhee, whose face had turned red with excitement, Yeongcheol silently stared at his son’s face with an expression of surprise.
His son, who had never once mentioned a girlfriend before, was now speaking so resolutely about marriage… Yeongcheol looked at Juwon with an incredulous expression.
And he felt the urge to meet that girl from his hazy memories as soon as possible.
“Oh my, oh my, it seems Juwon really likes that friend? To be so certain about marriage when you haven’t been dating long?”
As Aeran spoke with surprise in her eyes, Juhee shrugged her shoulders and said boastfully.
“Of course. Our Ina not only has a great personality, but she’s also extremely pretty and cute. Well, Juwon here really lucked out.”
Juwon had a lot to say, but he decided to just swallow his words.
“Oh, really? If Juhee speaks so highly of her, she must be a really charming friend. I look forward to seeing her face soon.”
“Yes. Next time, I’ll make sure to come with that friend, the three of us together.”
Juhee said with a bright smile.
The four of them changed the topic and spent time chatting about various things, and when it was past 10 o’clock, Juwon got up from his seat.
Juhee had decided to stay the night at her father’s house, but Juwon found it more convenient to sleep at home and go to work from there.
Juhee insisted on seeing Juwon off and trotted along to his car.
As soon as they stepped out of the front door, Juhee tapped Juwon’s shoulder and said.
“Hey. You were pretty cool earlier.”
“What was.”
Juwon asked without even looking at her, and Juhee clenched her fist and exclaimed.
“If I get married! It will be with Ina!”
At her voice, like that of a stern general heading to battle, Juwon glanced at Juhee.
“Just in case, don’t tell Ina about that conversation. It might be too burdensome for her right now.”
“I got it. I won’t tell her, but you definitely promised, right? To marry our Ina?”
Juwon stopped walking and looked at Juhee.
“Isn’t that obvious? If she agreed to date me, she should marry me, right? Or is she going to marry some other guy?”
At Juwon’s words, spoken with furrowed brows, Juhee pursed her lips like chicken gizzards and made an “ooh” sound.
“Ooh, Lee Juwon! That line just now was totally tough! If she agreed to date me! She should marry me! Or is she going to marry some other guy?”
As Juhee imitated Juwon in her general’s voice, Juwon frowned.
“Hahaha! You’re my brother, but today you’re really! Pretty cool?”
Juhee hit Juwon’s arm repeatedly while making a fuss, then wiggled her eyebrows and smiled mischievously.
“Well… our Juwon has fallen hard for Ina, huh? Hm? Hehehe.”
Juwon shook his head as he looked at Juhee, who was laughing like a wobbling piece of seaweed.
“Go inside and get some sleep. Come to the company at quitting time tomorrow.”
“Okay. Got it. You go home safely and sleep well. Dream of our Ina! Okay?”
Juwon looked indifferently at Juhee, who was wiggling her eyebrows again, and got into his car.
* * *
The next day, Juwon picked up Juhee, who had arrived at quitting time, and they went to Ina’s company.
Juhee, who had been leaning against Juwon’s car, waved her hand vigorously when she saw Ina coming out of the company building in the distance.
Ina also waved back at Juhee with a bright smile as she approached.
Although they had seen each other yesterday, the two women held hands and shook them as if it was their first meeting today as they got into the car.
A little while later, Juwon’s car pulled up in front of the villa where Ina lived.
The three of them got out of the car parked in the alley next to the villa and entered the building.
“So this is it? Where our Ina lives?”
Juhee linked arms with Ina, her expression full of anticipation.
“Yes. It’s a bit humble, but let’s go in.”
Ina said as she tapped her key card.
“What do you mean? What’s humble between friends? And the villa looks nice.”
Ina entered first as she opened the front door, followed by Juwon and Juhee.
After taking off their shoes and going up, Juhee looked around Ina’s small but cozy house that could be taken in at a glance.
“Oh my, you little thing, you’ve decorated it so cutely, just like yourself.”
Ina thanked Juhee, who was looking around contentedly, and then went into the main bedroom.
“If you’re going to stay over, I should give you comfortable clothes, but all my clothes might be too small for you. What should we do?”
“It’s okay. I brought all my clothes. Hehehe.”
“Really? That’s good. Juwon, should I give you the clothes Youngmin wore before?”
“Okay.”
Although he wasn’t thrilled, Juwon nodded as there was no other option.
Suddenly, Juhee’s eyes, who was sitting on the sofa, lit up.
“Who’s Youngmin? Sounds like a man’s name?”
“Ah. He’s my aunt’s son. He sometimes comes to stay over.”
“Then when you say Juwon wore it before… does that mean he stayed over here?”
“Huh? Yeah.”
“Wow, Lee Juwon, really… You slept here even before you started dating? How?”
Juhee looked at the two with wide eyes.
“Uh… There were some circumstances.”
“Circumstances?”
“Yeah.”
“Listen to people till the end. Don’t write your own novel.”
As Juwon frowned, Ina quickly explained the situation of that day.
“Oh, so that’s why he stayed over? I thought… that guy got all worked up and just forced his way in.”
“Lee Juhee.”
Juwon called Juhee’s name in a cold voice.
“What?”
As Juhee responded indifferently, Juwon took a deep breath, engraving the character for ‘patience’ in his mind.
Meanwhile, Ina quickly brought Youngmin’s clothes and handed them over.
While Juwon went into the room to change clothes, the doorbell rang.
It was the delivery of tteokbokki that Ina had ordered on her way home from work.
“Yes! Tteokbokki. Tteokbokki!”
While Juhee was dancing the talchum, Ina received the food at the entrance and set it up on the table.
It was a perfect street food spread with tteokbokki boasting its bright red appearance, appetizing sundae, beautifully yellow-battered fried foods, and warm fish cakes.
“Wow. This looks really delicious. The smell is amazing!”
Juhee used all her olfactory senses to fully enjoy the aroma of the street food.
When Juwon came out after changing clothes, Ina brought two cans of beer and a bottle of sparkling water.
The three sat side by side in the living room, eating street food and chatting about various things.
As it was approaching 10 PM, Juhee asked for understanding, saying she had a drama she absolutely had to watch live.
“The male lead in this drama is my current favorite idol. He’s good at singing and he’s also really good at acting! And he’s seriously! Incredibly handsome! He’s totally out of this world!”
Watching Juhee speak in an enraptured voice with her hands clasped as if in worship, Juwon shook his head.
“Talking about idols when you’re almost thirty.”
At Juwon’s words, Juhee glared at him with narrowed eyes.
“Hey! Lee Juwon! Compared to my bias, you’re a total old geezer! You know that?”
“There’s probably not even that much age difference, why am I an old geezer?”
“Hey! He’s a whole 5 years younger than you! 5 years! Got it?”
As Juwon snorted, a movie preview played on the TV.
Ina, who had been absent-mindedly watching the TV screen, was startled.
It was the same romance movie she had watched with Siwoo.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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