“Maybe you caught a cold? The weather here was quite chilly at dawn.”
“Maybe so. Ah, I drank immediately after arriving yesterday and then crashed, so I missed seeing that flower path.”
“If you regret it that much, why not go for a walk now? We’re leaving separately anyway.”
“Should I? Sister, then just give me 5 minutes. I’ll be quick!”
Encouraged by Se Kyung’s suggestion, Je Hun darted around excitedly like a dog out for a walk. Watching her manager taking photos with colleagues, Se Kyung quietly shifted her gaze.
Mr. Kang was conversing with a male employee, a bit away from the group.
The man occasionally nodded, attentively listening to Mr. Kang. Then, unexpectedly catching Se Kyung’s gaze, he looked startled but soon nodded politely at her.
Se Kyung returned the greeting with a slight smile. It seemed he was the one who had asked Mr. Kang if she and Tae Jo were dating.
Though they hadn’t spoken, his face was familiar, perhaps seen in passing a few times before.
She remembered briefly encountering him near the elevator on the day Tae Jo found her pregnancy test.
But there were a few more people that day. Could they all have been noticing something?
There’s a saying, after all: in an office romance, everyone except the couple knows.
“Se Kyung.”
As someone tapped her shoulder, Se Kyung turned around. Manager Song, smiling warmly, approached her.
“Did you have breakfast? You weren’t seen at the restaurant.”
“Just in case, I ate separately in the annexe.”
“Oh, I see. Ah, you bought the hangover remedies, right? Thank you. I had one earlier too.”
“Considering how busy you’ve been lately because of me… It’s nothing.”
“Don’t mention it. But you must’ve been bored yesterday, unable to drink.”
Bored? Yesterday was full of unexpected events.
“Are you going back with your manager in the van?”
“Yes.”
Tae Jo wanted to go back with Se Kyung, but Mr. Kang strongly objected. If they wanted to go back together, he insisted they reveal everything to the staff right then.
“Today, since you have no schedule, go home and rest. This is the time you need to be most careful. Suddenly, a lot of things have come up.”
“That’s true.”
Se Kyung looked apologetic towards Manager Song. Earlier, Tae Jo mentioned that Mr. Kang, aware of Se Kyung’s pregnancy, was called to strategize for the future.
She hadn’t heard the details yet, but Tae Jo also mentioned something about exploiting Seok Ju, though she didn’t know how yet.
“Manager Song.”
“Hmm?”
“I apologize in advance. I’m sorry.”
“…What for? Why do you sound so ominous?”
Manager Song stepped back, visibly alarmed.
“I’m afraid I’m going to make you busier again.”
“Is something else about to happen?”
“Not exactly…”
“I’m worried I might make you busier again.”
“What, something else happening?”
“No, it’s not that…”
Se Kyung hesitated, but Manager Song’s guard didn’t relax.
“Maybe we should start looking for the right timing to announce it.”
“Oh boy.”
As if sensing a storm of work approaching, Manager Song shut his eyes tightly, already feeling a headache.
Though they had departed together, Tae Jo didn’t arrive home until late in the evening.
Having reached Seoul early and rested, Se Kyung went to Tae Jo’s house after receiving his call.
“You’re late.”
“Uh-hyun wouldn’t let me leave.”
Exhaustion was written all over Tae Jo’s face, indicating he had a tough time with Mr. Kang on the drive home.
As Se Kyung sat at the kitchen island, Tae Jo poured her some orange juice and placed it in front of her. She played with the glass and asked, “What did you discuss with Mr. Kang?”
“We talked about future plans, but it’s still quite rough.”
“Rough as in?”
“When to release our dating and marriage news. Whether to release both at once, or skip the dating news and go straight to the marriage announcement.”
“Ah…”
“But we haven’t decided anything yet. Mr. Kang asked if we’re planning to have the wedding before the baby is born. If so, there’s not much time to prepare. He suggested discussing it together today, depending on how we plan our schedule.”
“Hmm, right. We’ve only decided to meet your parents so far.”
Chin in hand, Se Kyung pondered and glanced down at her belly.
It wasn’t very noticeable yet, but according to the doctor, once it starts showing, it grows quickly.
About three months pregnant now. By the end of the drama, it would be over four months. Planning a wedding after that seemed a bit rushed.
“We haven’t even met your parents yet. Preparing a wedding within this year seems a bit tight.”
“Then we can do it after the baby is born.”
“Are you okay with not having the wedding this year?”
“I don’t mind whether it’s this year or next, as long as the bride doesn’t run away.”
Tae Jo’s joke made Se Kyung laugh.
“No need to rush into marriage and baby just because others do. The world won’t end if we postpone the wedding. However…”
Tae Jo paused, prompting Se Kyung to tilt her head in curiosity.
“However, what? Is there something else?”
She asked, and after a moment, Tae Jo replied.
“Even if we postpone the wedding, merging our homes first might be a good idea.”
“Merge homes, as in start living together?”
“Not just living together.”
“…”
“Let’s do the marriage registration first. Not just a common-law marriage, but legally become husband and wife.”
The idea of being legally married made her heart flutter strangely.
It hadn’t felt real when they talked about meeting his parents, but hearing ‘husband and wife’ from him suddenly made it all seem real, like truly becoming a family with Tae Jo.
“What about our homes if we register our marriage?”
“Obviously, we’ll merge them. Either find a new place or remodel one of our current homes.”
“…”
“We’re practically in semi-cohabitation already, staying over at each other’s places.”
“That, that’s…”
Se Kyung’s face turned red. They did meet almost daily, but…
Living together would mean more frequent intimate scenes.
“That, that’s…”
Se Kyung’s face flushed with warmth. Though she met Tae Jo almost daily…
Living together would mean frequently witnessing scenes she occasionally saw.
Like Tae Jo emerging from the shower, or sleeping next to her without his shirt on…
“What are you thinking about to blush so much?”
“Oh, nothing at all.”
Se Kyung shook her head, her cheeks burning. Tae Jo chuckled, sipping his coffee.
“Oh, and soon you’ll get a call from Yoo Na.”
“Yoo Na? Why? Oh… perhaps!”
Se Kyung’s eyes sparkled with realization. Tae Jo nodded, confirming her guess.
“Uh-hyun wants to sign a contract with Yoo Na.”
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
