Chapter 56 – @10. Marriage Blue-in a Depression Mysterious Before Her Wedding, She Calls Her Her Ex Her
“So. I’m happy. Yes. Thank you. Then I’ll call you again. See you that day.”
After Jia hung up her phone, she sighed deeply.
The wedding is not far off.
These past few days, Jia’s day was mostly contacting people she knew, informing them of her marriage, and sending her wedding invitations.
“I’m glad I met a good husband.”
“How happy are you?”
If you listen to such a virtue, the day is over.
Well, it must mean that her personal connections she has accumulated are not small.
Of course, she is also a really good husband.
“Ha…”
Jia sighed again.
Now, almost all the names on the list have been contacted.
And one last person…
Should I call?
In fact, it is better not to do it.
Especially when you consider her duty to the person who will become her husband.
What man in the world would want his bride’s ex-boyfriend to be a guest on their wedding day?
She has no intention of calling him either.
But…
I just wanted to tell you a story.
And she somehow wanted to see her one last time.
‘Is this premarital depression?’
Jia reflects on her own condition.
Marriage Blue…
The pre-wedding depression that brides who are about to get married often fall into.
Anxiety about the future, or problems with trust in the other person. Arguments that are bound to happen during wedding preparations…
In fact, none of those things apply to Jia.
Like everyone else, the groom-to-be is great.
The family is prosperous, and there is no shortage of money.
What she paid for her wedding preparations was nothing more than pocket money compared to what the man had prepared.
Even that doesn’t even reach the pocket money that her boyfriend’s father gave her to spend if she needed it for wedding preparations.
There is no anxiety about the future.
Rather, that anxiety will be relieved.
But…
Jia’s sighs increased.
—–
It was an ordinary Friday, no different than usual.
There was a lot of work to do, and the time for work was getting closer.
I was so engrossed in my work that I didn’t even notice that my phone was vibrating.
“Senior. I think you got a call.”
Miss Moon Hee, who happened to be passing by, told me about it.
And when I found her phone number on the trembling screen of my smartphone, I was so surprised that I almost forgot that I had to answer the phone.
But at the same time, I was thinking that I should never miss that call.
I quickly reached out and pressed the call button.
“It’s me.”
It was Gia.
“Yeah. It’s been a while.”
I answered the phone, trying to remain as unfazed as possible.
“Your voice hasn’t changed at all.”
“That’s right. It’s been quite a while, but it’s still the same. How have you been?”
“Uh. Very. Well.”
Again and again she told me that she was doing well.
“Can I meet you for a minute? I want to see your face.”
And, as usual, she revealed her own business without a single superfluity.
I liked that. I was honest. There was no going back, it was always straight forward.
“Okay. Where should I look?”
She seemed to have something to say.
There will be no couple in the world who broke up with a happy heart.
So did we.
However, there is no great ill feeling left.
Coincidentally, she had more time, so she decided to come near the office where I work.
She finished what she was doing and went out to her meeting place, the cafe.
It wasn’t too difficult to find Jia sitting at the table and quietly drinking coffee.
She also found me and raised her hand to welcome me.
“You really haven’t changed at all?”
“How did you become prettier than before?”
Not empty words, she really looked more beautiful than when we were apart.
“Really?”
Jia was a woman who knew very well that she was pretty.
And she was one of those people who used that fact very well.
“I wish she was the first woman I see today.”
“Why?”
“To confess. Love at first sight.”
“Cha-am! There’s no point. The sound of the mouth is the same as before. It seems that nothing has really changed.”
We chatted for a while, forgetting that we were separated.
Even if you’re separated, it’s fun to talk to a beautiful woman like her.
If there’s a woman’s most beautiful moment, it’s probably when she’s in her mid-twenties. The current Jia was like that.
She seemed prettier than when we were dating.
Of course, that may not be true. In her early twenties, she was also very pretty. Maybe that’s why I feel prettier now because she’s not mine.
“I’m getting married. Actually, I called to tell you about it.”
She made a bombshell declaration.
I didn’t say anything for a while.
Actually, I couldn’t think of anything.
I was just worried that my face might have hardened too hard.
“Actually, I worried a lot.
Should I talk to you Should I just leave it as it is…
Could it be that I am bothering you unnecessarily by contacting you?
And should I invite you to the wedding?”
“Thank you for your heart. But if I go, you’ll be uncomfortable.”
“Um… I guess so?”
It seems that there are people in the world who invite their ex-lovers to their weddings.
I can’t understand it at all
“Congratulations instead…
No. Is there any wedding present you would like me to give you?”
“Really…
Could it be that I wanted to get something from you, so I contacted you?”
“But since I already know, I want to do something for you. Even if it’s small, I want to convey my feelings. No. If it’s something big…”
I was pretty flustered.
In the end, I had no choice but to reveal how embarrassed I was.
“Poop!”
She burst into laughter.
“Really… How can I…”
Trying to hold back her laughter, seeing her with tears in her eyes, I almost said I love you once more.
“Really nothing has changed.”
“You know. I don’t do that in front of other people.”
“I know. You’re a reliable person in front of other people.
Okay. Okay. Then I’ll think about it. What gift would you like to receive?
Really! Do you still have time?”
“Okay. Today’s work is over.
By the way, does the bride have time for this?
Aren’t you busy right now?”
“No. I’m almost done with the preparations. Now we just have to go through the ceremony.”
A slightly depressed expression crossed her face as she said that.
I don’t know if it was her other person, but I couldn’t help but notice that I had spent so much time with her.
“Then shall we move elsewhere?”
“Yes. I want to drink something cool.”
We moved to a nearby pub and ordered a beer.
“Do you enjoy working at work?”
“Yeah. I think it fits well.”
While we talked about this and that, we kept avoiding one topic.
It was the story she was about to marry.
I didn’t really want to know, and somehow she was avoiding the story.
“So this time, when I was promoted to team leader, the attitude of all the people I chatted with behind my back changed. It’s fun. People are…”
After a long conversation, we talked about what happened to each other.
Of course, not really did everything.
I just said what she and I could bring out to each other.
“How is he?”
He didn’t want to ask, but he probably thought it was polite.
Geary had to ask about it.
“Good people.”
Jia’s evaluation was too concise.
And for a while, we silently emptied the remaining alcohol in our glasses.
It seems the time has come to wake up.
“Shall we go out?”
I said that first.
“I enjoyed today. Thanks for your time.”
Coming out of the pub, Jia politely bowed her head slightly and said hello.
After all, she was always like that.
Unlike women of her age, she was polite and showed appreciation to everyone.
Sometimes there were people who saw her as fake, but her consistent attitude usually drew good reviews.
“I’m really grateful. I was able to see you once again like this.
Live happily ever after.”
I’m older, but I learned a lot from her.
Her attitude towards her people, at least, must have improved a lot since meeting her.
We looked at each other like that for a few seconds.
She turned her body around first.
For some reason, her heart was bitter.
As she watched her walk, I stood in great conflict.
Can I just let her go like this?
Of course!
He just sends the woman who says he’s getting married in a while. Then what are you going to do?
But isn’t it because she still has a little bit of regret for coming to me?
Sounds funny.
Don’t you know Gia? She’s not like that
At least I can’t think about that with another man before marriage.
There are memories of the past, but at least protect what you need to protect!
That’s right. It’s good to leave at least one beautiful memory.
Even if you do that to all other women, let’s not do that to Jia.
That’s how the memory keeper won.
Until the last moment, I couldn’t use the casting card 〈 Passive Hero 〉 that I kept in my hand.
He was a fool.
Even though I really wanted to, I couldn’t bring myself to remember her name.
Eun-hee, who is such a precious friend, is used so lightly.
‘Sick…’
I looked at her from the back for a moment, then turned around, cursing myself.
Ah. I can’t.
I need to go home quickly and hit my daughter and go to sleep.
I don’t even think about hugging anyone today.
“Brother.”
Then the voice came.
Looking back, I was contemplating what expression to make.
“I’ve thought of something I’d like to receive as a gift.”
“What?”
“Mincho. I want to eat Mincho ice cream. Now”
Unlike a moment ago, she spoke to me in a very cheerful manner.
“It’ll be over there.”
I remembered a place I had seen her on my way to see her earlier.
Jia came up to me and lightly put her arm around me.
That alone has already warmed my heart.
We didn’t say anything until we went into a motel five minutes away.
We actually knew each other very well.
Mint ice cream.
The secret word between her and me.
When Mincho said she wanted to eat, she meant she wanted to have sex.
I didn’t use the word sex because I didn’t want to use it.
She has always been a woman with her dignity and restraint, but she is also a wild woman when it comes to relationships.
“Somehow, it suits you well, right? Mincho and sex.”
Sometimes, that eccentricity might have made her even more attractive.
“It’s been a while. It’s like this.”
It was the first thing she said upon entering the motel room.
“Aren’t you going here?”
“Stupid one. With you.”
Jia lightly smiled.
But. There is no couple in the world these days who does not go to a motel once while getting married.
As she entered the guest room, Jia lightly lunged at me.
We shared a kiss
At that moment, it felt like the time that had stopped for the past two years suddenly passed.
“Was that the last time? Sokcho Port?”
They opened their mouths to each other, she said.
“It was. That shabby motel… Room 515. It overlooked the sea.”
Farewell trip. We did that
We agreed to break up, and we prepared to send each other one last time.
Both of them knew that they couldn’t continue their relationship any longer.
But I didn’t want to break up with an ugly argument.
That was probably Jia’s suggestion.
It’s not the kind of thing I can do to think about spending it with dignity until the end.
It was a sad but full of joy day.
From the evening of the day we arrived, until the morning of two days later, we did not step out of the room, only indulging each other’s bodies.
Had sex, and did it, and did it.
Sometimes they went to the bathroom to wash each other’s bodies, and then came back to soil each other’s bodies.
When I was hungry, I filled it with the bread and drinks I had bought.
Was it because of the sense of urgency?
Back then, we wanted each other’s bodies so much that we regretted even having time to eat.
“Will you watch me?”
Jia took off her clothes one by one in front of me.
It was the beginning of summer, so she didn’t have many clothes on, but the time she took off those few clothes felt very long.
Seeing her naked body made me feel like I was back in time.
“It’s still pretty.”
I said it with sincerity. She was pretty then and still is.
“You fool. Now is not the time to open your mouth.”
Gia was smiling.
I whipped off her clothes and ran towards her.
It was then. The phone rang. Not mine A cheerful yet luxurious ringtone.
I’m not the type to even bother to ring the phone.
I’ve rarely changed the phone ringtone I had when I first bought it.
She was the owner of the phone that was ringing that sweet ringtone.
Naked Jia carefully checked her phone.
It was the first time I had ever seen her face harden like that.
