Chapter 86 – Married Woman Anne (6)
“…Yes?”
Anne tilted her head, as if she didn’t understand what I was saying. I told you in a little more detail.
“I mean the play. Would you like to go with me, Ceris, and Kara? Coincidentally, Ceris and Cara also like theater, so it would be nice for her to come back for a change of scenery after a long time.”
“May I..?”
I smiled at the expression on his face that he was interfering.
“She couldn’t have thought of it if she wasn’t Ann in the first place. And aren’t we just strangers?”
“Yeah, that’s right…”
For some reason, Ann’s face turned a little red. Fanning with her hand, she went down to the first floor, saying that she would come after asking her husband.
She came up a moment later with her brightened face.
“I’m allowed.”
She laughed happily.
* * *
We decided to meet Yuseong at the plaza after a while. Ann stirred her soup as she hummed. It is lunch for her husband.
“It is done.”
She put down the ladle and walked to the closet. What clothes will she wear Excitedly, she opened her closet.
The closet was empty.
“Ah…”
I sold everything because of living expenses.
I closed the closet with a bitter feeling.
‘Okay. It’s just to see a play, but I don’t even need to dress up…’
Comforting her self, she went downstairs.
“Honey, I’ll be back.”
I was about to leave the house when I heard a voice from behind.
“Should I go?”
Marlton didn’t like Anne going to see Meteor and the play.
“…They said it was fine before. Come now, so what? I already made an appointment.”
“Yeah…”
Because I was so excited. She smiled brightly on Ann’s face, and she couldn’t say no.
But the more I thought about it, the more anxious I became. So she was going to stop it now, but when she saw her wife’s dissatisfied expression, she let out a sigh.
‘Yes, I already made an appointment.’
She would be greatly disappointed if he barred her Anne here.
‘It’s not like we’re going alone with Han Yuseong anyway…’
Marlton hardened her heart.
“Okay. I’m sorry. Come and have fun.”
He had no choice but to let her Anne go. Anne smiled brightly and left her house.
…
Arriving at the plaza, Anne turned her head to find her meteor. It wasn’t long before she found him standing alone. He wasn’t much different from when he came to her house.
Anne thought she was lucky. If he had come out dressed fancy, he would have been ashamed of his appearance.
‘Uh? But why are you standing alone?’
Clearly, Seris and Kara had also decided to come along.
Ann approached Yuseong while wondering. Yuseong, who found her Anne, shook her hand.
“Sorry. Am I a little late?”
“No. I just came too.”
“What a relief. By the way, what about Celis and Kara?”
“Ah…”
Yoosung scratched his cheek with an awkward smile.
When he returned home, Seris and Kara were still sound asleep. It was because of not getting tired the night before and attacking all night. If I forced him to wake him up and take him, he would have fallen asleep, so he left the two of them and came out alone.
Yoo-seong was vague about telling Anne about this situation.
“They seemed to be sleeping as if the fatigue hadn’t gone away yet. I didn’t even wake up, so I came out alone.”
“Ah… Then…”
“Yes, just the two of us, let’s go see it.”
Yooseong started walking ahead with a smile. Ann hurriedly ran after him. Yuseong and Ann walked as usual, having a friendly conversation. Anne suddenly remembered.
‘Wait… Yooseong and I are watching a play..?’
Just the two of you…?
It’s like…
‘Date.’
When her thoughts reached that point, Ann’s heart began to race. Even though she was already married at the age of 31, she had never been on a date.
When she was little, she had already promised her parents to marry their children. Thanks to her fiancé, she couldn’t enjoy her youth and got married early.
Even after her marriage, her sweet newlywed routine was not there.
A blacksmith is a profession that makes a living by using only one skill. Anne’s husband was the son of an accomplished blacksmith. Marlton spent most of his youth at the smithy to learn his craft.
Still, Anne understood her husband. That’s because blacksmith work is hard and he was sincere. It was a pity that his youth had flown away.
But now, dating a younger man…
“I hear it’s a famous performance troupe? I’m looking forward to it. Hmm? Mr. Ann? Why are you like that?”
“Oh, no…”
Ann turned her head away to cover her blushing face.
‘Mr. Yooseong, I can’t look at her face.’
Once I started to be conscious of it, not being conscious of him felt more strange. He has to be treated like normal and that’s tough. No, more than that, how did you usually treat me?
Ann’s head was complicated. As she did, her guilt rose that she felt these feelings. The face of her husband, who was waiting at her house, came to mind.
‘…Should I go home?’
But her body didn’t stop and she walked after him.
‘Theater. I’m just watching a play.’
There is nothing to shy away from. Looking back, her guilt subsided a little. She walked to see the performance with Yoosung. As she tried to keep him unconscious.
But as Anne walked, she felt strange.
“Mr. Yooseong, you’re going this way, right?”
Said Anne, looking around. Her place where she is now was a different distance from where she usually lived.
It is cleaner and the buildings are taller.
The people passing by were neat and sophisticated, and her face was full of smiles.
Security was much better with well-armed guards guarding every alley.
Even in the city, the main street where only wealthy people can live.
Anne and Yooseong were strolling there. Yooseong calmly answered her question.
“Yes. Did you tell me earlier? This performance troupe is very famous. The play didn’t happen anywhere either. They say they do it at the Arts Center.”
“Is that so?”
Anne kept looking around her. The more she did, the clearer she felt the difference between them and herself. She just flinched.
She later said that she walked by looking at the floor at all.
Yuseong looked at her carefully and then stopped her steps. She wasn’t on her way to the Arts Center.
“Arrived.”
At his words, Anne lifted her head, who had only been staring at her floor.
“Is this the Art Center?”
It’s too small to be her art hall… When her Ann tilted her head, Yooseong smiled at her and dragged her inside.
Before she could say anything, she was dragged into the building.
“Welcome.”
A generous woman in fancy clothes greeted the two. Ann looked inside the building she had entered.
“And…”
The fabric, which looks soft even at first glance, is neatly folded here and there. In the center, colorful costumes that appear to be made of expensive fabrics are displayed.
It just doesn’t look like a place she would come to. Ann turned to her side to ask why she was brought here.
However, there was no Yooseong next to him. He is already talking to the lady who appears to be the shop owner.
The warm lady’s smile grew warmer. She came over to Anne and she grabbed her by the arm and dragged her inside.
“Go, why are you suddenly like this?”
“Ayu, I’m losing my strength.”
The shopkeeper stopped Anne and rummaged through her display of clothes.
“Would you like this? No this is too plain It’s so gorgeous…”
He muttered, taking out her clothes and trying them on Anne. Ann said with her mouth to the meteor watching from afar.
– How did this happen?
He turned away without answering. He rummaged through the suits on display.
As Anne narrowed her eyebrows at that, the shopkeeper said.
“Hey, don’t frown and smile. That way you can see if the clothes fit or not.”
“Now, wait a minute. Jeon…”
“I don’t think this is…”
“Excuse me…”
“Oh, how about this?”
The store owner seemed unwilling to listen to her.
‘I’ll come to my senses after I pick out my clothes. Let’s talk then.’
Until then, Anne decided to remain calm. After a while, the shopkeeper said that he had found a dress that fit her perfectly, handed her dress to Anne, and took her into her dressing room.
Ann was in her dressing room, staring at herself at the clothes she held in her hands.
A black dress with a deep V on her chest.
She was clothes Anne had never seen in her life and never imagined she would wear.
“This must be expensive…”
If there are any scratches…
Even with that worry, Anne couldn’t take her eyes off her dress.
‘Yeah, trying it on would be fine.’
She took off her skimpy clothes and put on her dress. It was fortunate that it was not difficult to wear. She looked at herself in a mirror placed inside her dressing room.
“Hmm…”
The v is deeper than expected. Her breasts, as well as her belly button, seem to be exposed a little further.
“Anyway, this is a little…”
Ann shook her head.
I am old enough to wear such bold clothes. Greed is too much I was about to take it off with a bitter smile, but the shopkeeper came into the dressing room.
“Aww, what’s taking so long? Oh my gosh It suits you well~!”
Her Ann tapped her on the shoulder and she dragged her out of her dressing room.
“Now, wait…”
“Bachelor, look at the lady. Doesn’t it suit you very well?”
Yoosung’s eyes turned to Anne. Anne stared at her floor, ashamed of her own homelessness.
“It suits you very well. Is it because I like hangers?”
Ann raised her head, widening her eyes. Yooseong was looking at her with her serious eyes. Anne quietly covered her breasts.
“It’s good. I’ll do that. How much is it?”
“It’s originally 4 silver, but I’ll make it special for 3 silver.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Yooseong took out three silver coins from her pocket and handed them to the shopkeeper. She said Anne was furious and tried to stop him, but she was too late.
“Yoosung, what are you doing right now?”
“Did you buy clothes?”
“Then why is Yoosung buying that outfit? It was very expensive. And I…”
Yoosung stopped talking.
“It is expensive. Still worth the money? You are beautiful, Anne.”
Ann bowed her head at his praise. Her ears were red.
“And the money I’ve spent now is nothing compared to the money I’ve saved on equipment over the years. Please do not burden yourself.”
“Still…”
Ann hesitated. It was because of the thought that it would be okay to receive such a gift from someone who was not her husband or family, and even a young man.
“If so, could you pick out some clothes for me?”
“Yes? If that’s the case, I think the owner’s lady will do better…”
“It’s because I want to wear what Anne chooses for me.”
“That, is it? All right.”
Ann again ignored her beating heart and she looked for clothes that fit him. After the agreement, Yooseong came out wearing the suit he had chosen.
The moment she saw him, Anne’s breath stopped.
What Anne and Yooseong chose was a plain suit consisting of a black jacket and a white shirt. She just vaguely thought that he would be a good fit for Yoosung…
It fit so well.
His broad shoulders and back perfectly matched the fit of the jacket and shirt, and the good proportions created by his small head and long legs made him more comfortable with his feet.
There’s even a beautiful appearance.
It was as if she was meeting the prince she had imagined as a child. At the same time, I thought about what it would be like if her husband had worn that outfit.
‘…’
Surely it wouldn’t be that cool. I felt a bit disappointed.
“Oh, my husband’s clothes are no joke. Be envious~”
“Ah, my husband…”
Ann, who was about to say no, closed her mouth. How would the owner of the shop see her if she denied that her husband was in her current situation? She might see her husband as a cheating aunt.
As she was unable to do this or that, a meteor approached her.
“How is it. Do you feel okay?”
“Ah, yes… That’s great.”
“Thank god. Then I will do this.”
Yooseong paid for the suit. A smile bloomed on the store owner’s face.
“Hoho, my husband is so big~”
Ann looked at Yoosung’s face with a chill. She might be offended that she was misunderstood with such a lady.
But instead of being offended by Yoosung, she laughed and shared her words with the owner.
“Haha, thank you. Are there any shops around here that do makeup?”
“Yes! It’s right next to our store. It’s a date today, so you must be paying attention?”
“Yes, what is it? Then we’ll leave.”
Yoosung came out of her shop taking her bewildered Anne with her.
‘Why didn’t Yooseong deny it?’
Ann’s head was complicated by the thought.
She went into a new store. Inside her, her aunt, her lips and eyes dyed red, was sitting in her chair.
“What happened?”
“I want to put on makeup before going to the play.”
Yooseong said as she grabbed Ann’s shoulder and pushed her. Ann was brought to the chair by her shopkeeper and Yuseong, and the make-up began.
While the cremation took place, Ann managed her complicated mind.
‘Yeah, she must have done it because she was afraid it would look weird. There’s no other meaning.’
By the time she came to a conclusion, the makeup was over. The store owner brought a mirror in front of her.
“Why is this… Uh?”
Ann was startled to see her own face in her mirror. Her eyes are clearly defined, her skin is whiter and her lips are as red as tomatoes.
Even if she was a 20-year-old girl, her face would not be strange.
In disbelief, she tried to trace her face, but the shop owner grabbed her hand.
“Ttaek! To ruin the makeup you worked so hard on!”
“Yes, sorry…”
Ann shuddered at her, slightly terrified of her. Yuseong approached, smiling, and she handed one of her silver coins to the shopkeeper.
The two came out of the store. Ann stared at the meteor.
“Mr. Yooseong…”
Yoosung covered her mouth with his index finger.
“Shh. I did it because I wanted to do it. You said it earlier. Thanks to Mr. Marlton, I am always strong. So don’t talk about money anymore. Just enjoy your day.”
“Still…”
“Are you going to keep this finger off?”
“…All right. Thank you.”
Then, Yooseong smiled and removed her finger.
“Then let’s go.”
Yoosung held out her arm. Anne hesitated greatly. She’s with a man other than her husband…
She said as if to reassure him.
“Didn’t you see it on the way back? This is just an escort.”
“Ah…”
Ann remembered the men and women she had seen on the way. Turns out she had them all with their arms crossed. Reassuring Anne, she slipped her hand gently into his arm.
The two walked towards the Art Center.
Unlike before, Anne’s back was straight.
