Thanks to the medicine Suna brought, or maybe the shock of hearing about Seungju’s astonishing salary, Eunseo’s cold symptoms completely disappeared.
In the evening, after Suna left, Seungju persistently asked throughout the weekend.
“Nuna, isn’t there something you want?”
Each time, Eunseo repeated the same answer.
“Well, I can’t think of anything.”
Eunseo genuinely didn’t want anything. Even if she did, there was no reason to receive it from Seungju.
“Why don’t you want anything? Girls usually like clothes, bags, and pretty things.”
“I used to, a long time ago.”
Up until high school, or maybe even during college, Eunseo felt the same. She wanted shiny things, cosmetics, pretty clothes, and shoes…
But every time, a deep-seated guilt held her back. The thought of “Eunho might be out there, suffering somewhere” made her feel guilty for even wearing pretty earrings or applying colorful lipstick.
Economic constraints were obviously another factor. After restraining herself for so long, she genuinely lost the desire for material possessions.
“Anyway, I don’t want anything right now.”
As Eunseo remained stubborn, Seungju looked dejected.
“I just wanted to do something for Nuna…”
“You stopped the demolition. That’s enough.”
“But that was something I had ordered, right?”
Seungju genuinely seemed disappointed. His persistence made Eunseo reconsider if there was something she could accept without feeling too burdened.
Then something came to mind.
“Then, could you buy me a coat?”
“A coat?”
“Yeah.”
There was a clothing store Eunseo passed on her way to and from the bus stop. Recently, a white coat displayed in its window had caught her eye.
Financially tight, she couldn’t afford to buy clothes on a whim. The only winter coat she owned had been worn since her college days. Besides its design, the material wasn’t even warm enough for colder days. She usually wore a padded jacket, but that wasn’t suitable for wearing to the office.
That coat looked so warm.
It would be perfect for the cold winter ahead.
Though she thought about it every time she passed the store, she never dared to enter and buy it. The price tag read 500,000 won, but for Eunseo, it might as well have been 50 million won. It was unaffordable either way.
“For someone with a salary over 500 million won, 500,000 won isn’t much, right?”
“Of course!”
Finally hearing Eunseo express a wish, Seungju was thrilled. So, Eunseo decided to accept the coat from Seungju. After all, she had bought him clothes, too!
“Let’s go buy it after visiting the bank on Monday. We’ll get your coat first, then mine.”
“What will you buy?”
Seungju’s answer was immediate.
“Playbox 5.”
“What’s that?”
“A game console. Back in my time, Playbox 3 had just come out. Mom promised to buy it if I ranked within the top 100 in my next exam…”
Eunseo thought to herself, ‘Please add ‘nationwide’ to that statement.’
Seungju briefly looked downcast at the mention of his mother but soon lit up.
“But I saw a TV ad recently for Playbox 5!”
Eunseo suppressed a laugh, seeing the handsome man excitedly talk about a game console.
“The graphics are no joke. I watched gameplay videos on YouTube. The characters look so realistic, and their movements are incredibly natural.”
To Eunseo, who knew little about these advancements, it seemed like only two new versions had come out in 15 years. Nonetheless, she was happy to see Seungju acting his age, experiencing the wonder of technological advancements after so long.
“So, how much is that?”
“Well, the digital version is about 500,000 won. With a subscription plan, I don’t need to buy games separately. It’s about 10,000 won a month…”
Eunseo clearly saw that Seungju wanted the game console badly, even though she didn’t understand much about it. He never expressed his desire, and this realization made her heart ache.
Seeing the boy, who should be a wealthy heir, excited about a mere 500,000 won game console, Eunseo found it endearing and couldn’t help but smile.
Seungju, buoyed by dreams of wealth, clenched his fist.
“I’ll buy a laptop and a smartphone too. I’ll pay a lot for living expenses!”
Eunseo’s spirits also lifted.
Although she had no intention of taking advantage of his situation, knowing that Seungju wasn’t penniless relieved some burden off her shoulders.
[Star Icon]On the big Monday.
Using a doctor’s appointment as an excuse, Eunseo took a half-day off work and headed to the nearby community center with Seungju.
They successfully made a temporary resident registration card using Seungju’s fingerprint and left with the necessary documents.
Passing the clothing store on the way to the bank, Eunseo pointed at the window display.
“That one.”
The coat Eunseo pointed at was pure white, resembling a cute baby polar bear. This made Seungju even more excited. He couldn’t wait to see her in it.
“It’ll look great on you. We’ll buy it right after we come back from the bank.”
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…
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