Chapter 913 – #97. Lanna (73)
I don’t think it can be said that a person lives well just because he eats three meals a day.
A person can never live alone.
In a situation where single-person households are on the rise, social encounters are, paradoxically, trending among people.
It’s hard to meet the opposite sex, so I’m going to make friends to soothe my loneliness.
By the way, she also often attended these social gatherings after her daughter met her son-in-law and her life became easier.
Isn’t living without any interaction too shabby compared to the happiness you can feel when you’re together?
In that respect, it was thanks to her and her acquaintances that she interacted that her life without men was okay.
‘There’s no problem.’
Even though she was not lonely at all, her daughter and her son-in-law offered to introduce her to a man for her sake.
She thought it was useless, but she couldn’t refuse.
‘I don’t know if being introduced to a man by your son-in-law is a good thing. I can’t tell you where to go…’
It was so embarrassing that I couldn’t even tell others about it.
Although she had no choice but to meet her because she actively encouraged her, she thought that the chances of this meeting being serious were very low.
‘I forgot, but why don’t you trust people?’
Although the kids didn’t openly suspect it, she herself was stabbed.
I wanted to show the kids some solid evidence.
The only reason she hasn’t had a new meeting so far is to raise her daughter.
It’s not that I haven’t met her ex-husband because I can’t forget her.
‘Ah, it’s such a great thing to meet once. It’s enough if I can avoid being misunderstood by the kids.’
I couldn’t refuse because I was afraid that the kids would have a strange misunderstanding if I refused to introduce them to a man.
Her ex-husband started a new life with a woman a few years younger than him, and she felt it was unfair that she continued to live alone.
But in her heart she thought it was absurd that at her age she would meet a new man.
Her daughter and son-in-law know that she is burdened, and she only accepted it because she said that this was the first and last time.
Thanks to that, all I had to do was go out to the introduction without feeling burdened and come back after eating…
‘Why do I keep making the next appointment?’
She wasn’t good with women.
I could sense that she was cautious in her treatment of herself, and she was quite cautious in what she said.
‘At least I’m not someone who treats women carelessly.’
It became clear that the son-in-law introduced him to a good person.
I had heard she was a good person, so I expected her to be, but I didn’t expect her to be this good.
She said, ‘Looks … He’s handsome because he’s an actor.’
Although he was old, he was a man with a profound sense of style.
I really liked the way this handsome man was not used to women and the way he treated himself carefully.
To the point where he accepted it as if he couldn’t help it when he proposed the next meeting.
‘I made an appointment with the thought that it would be okay to meet at least once more…’
How many times have you met this time?
It’s been so long that it’s hard to count how many times I’ve met him.
It wasn’t long before they met.
‘Because I watch it at least four times a week.’
Well, it’s not like there’s a lot to say.
We just met and passed the time by sitting at a cafe and having a leisurely conversation or walking aimlessly down the street.
The two of them were satisfied with that alone.
Even though I thought I had walked enough, I made another appointment the next day.
Then her daughter went on a road trip, and she missed close to a week to take care of her grandson and granddaughter.
‘Phew, why does my heart tremble so much?’
During the time she couldn’t meet him because her grandchildren and granddaughters were pretty, she didn’t have a tickling thought about wanting to see them.
‘It’s just… A little empty.’
It was different from the roaring feelings of love she had when she was dating her ex-husband in her youth.
But she doesn’t know why her heart trembles so much as she’s waiting at her cafe to meet him again after a long time.
I’ve never felt burdened by meeting him.
When we were together, she was a comfortable and calm person.
It’s a fun time to travel with friends, but I thought it wasn’t as comfortable as the time I was with him.
‘Comfort can be so frightening.’
The feeling of comfort made the man melt into her life before he could even reject it.
I hadn’t allowed her to meet me a second time for this.
To be honest, it felt good to see a man actively suggesting something that wasn’t the answer.
“It’s been a while. Wow~ I finally got to see it.”
“Anew…How have you been?”
Well, at some point you’ll think we’ve known each other for a very long time.
“I was busy taking care of the kids.”
“Show me the photos you took. I heard you took a lot.”
We kept in touch through text messages, and in the process, I was well aware of his great interest in his grandson and her granddaughter.
She happily shared her photos and chatted with him for hours as she boasted about her grandchildren, her grandchildren.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
“I was watching because it was pretty.”
“What nonsense…!”
“When a man meets a woman, there is only one reason. Because he is pretty. Men will not date women unless they are pretty.”
“Because he really does all sorts of things.”
I could tell from the hot temperature that my face had turned red, but I tried my best to pretend nothing was wrong.
“What have you been up to? I think you just kept talking about me.”
“As I said before, all I did was return to Korea for a visa and then come back.”
“Is that all? Really? Without meeting friends or anything?”
“There were many places to come to, but I turned them all down. I didn’t have time for that.”
Having not seen each other for close to a week, it was incomprehensible to say that there was no time.
But after hearing the story, I understood the situation.
“I looked into it to stay here for a while rather than just travel. It seemed like it would be okay to think about immigration at all.”
“Immigration?”
“I want to stay here as long as I don’t get kicked out. There’s no place more comfortable than here.”
“Was it uncomfortable for people to recognize you as an actor?”
“Fame has been around since I was in my twenties. It’s nothing new to be uncomfortable about. All that matters is that you’re here. That’s why I feel comfortable here.”
“…”
In fact, he confessed that he did not think that the meeting with him would last this long.
In addition to traveling, he said that he was thinking of going back after receiving an introduction with a light heart because an acquaintance recommended that he was a really good person.
However, what started out lightly soon developed into a serious relationship.
“There must be all the living conditions there, so wouldn’t it be inconvenient to stay here?”
She was frightened by the man’s sudden straightness and involuntarily backed off.
As if it was a lie that she hadn’t put her burden on her until now, making her feel comfortable.
“I’m not comfortable living in a hotel. I’m thinking about buying a house.”
“Buying a house?!”
Buying a house here is a declaration of war that you will move all parts of your life here.
It also means that you want to make sure your relationship with yourself.
I couldn’t figure out if I should refuse to do it or let him do it on his own.
But if one thought popped into her head, it was that the real estate prospects weren’t looking good these days.
It was something I came to know because I was able to pick up various things while going to company gatherings.
‘It’s not good to buy a house right now…’
There was excessive heat, and no one knew when the heat would go out.
Real estate agents are also watching the situation rather than trading these days, but this person, unaware of anything, was saying he would buy a house.
“I don’t like buying real estate these days. You’ll probably regret it if you buy now.”
“I still have to have a place to live. I can’t stay in a hotel forever. Moreover, the road to meet you at the hotel is long. It doesn’t matter if I go back or forth, but that’s because I have less time to meet you.”
During her career as an actress, she has said that she has earned enough money to be able to afford some luxuries.
He is a man who casually says great things in many ways.
“Having a lot of money and wasting it are two different things!”
And without realizing it, she said more than the man said.
“If that’s the case, why don’t you come and live in my house! I live alone, so there are many empty rooms… Oh, what can I say!”
His eyes widened in surprise at himself after he had said this.
A house where daughters and sons-in-law would sometimes bring their grandchildren to sleep.
It was absurd that she thought of bringing in a guy she hadn’t met in less than a year.
“Are you really okay with that? I can do that right away if you give me permission.”
“Poem, it’s a mistake. It’s a horse mistake!”
“Oh, I was excited at the moment. I was happy to know that it was real.”
“…If it were real, did you really intend to come into my house?”
He wasn’t a jokester, but he wanted to make sure his attitude was sincere.
“There’s nothing I can’t do.”
And he responded to her question without hesitation.
‘Oh my, this person must be crazy!’
“No way! The kids are coming and going.”
“Ah! Come to think of it, my son-in-law and an acquaintance of mine got connected and we met. I wanted to meet you once, but.”
Are all actors who have a job like this?
I don’t know how thick the face is.
“Not yet!!”
“Not yet… Well, okay. I’ll wait for another opportunity later.”
He bursts into laughter, saying that he is amazingly good at waiting.
The middle-aged man’s deep laughter was enough to tickle her heart.
Her face flushed, and she cleared her throat, using the fan in her hand to cool the heat.
“It’s not that I won’t introduce myself to the kids.”
“Of course. Don’t get me wrong. I want to spend a lot of time with you. That’s why I can wait as long as I want. I think that time will not be boring and I will be happy.”
The love front between the two was heating up.
