Chapter 112 – Chapter 112
When I saw him teasing me at this time, there was no enemy.
[Okay, hang up. Solve it on your own.]
“Oh, I just called to know.”
[I know, take care of yourself. So when will it come.]
I hung up the phone after telling him the date I was leaving.
I told my older brother, but for some reason I was not relieved.
It wasn’t the anxiety that came from whether my older brother would tell my parents.
Knowing his father’s personality, it was anxiety that stemmed from it.
“Huh…”
I went there for no reason, but I felt uneasy about what to do if I got angry with Oh Ha-joon.
§
Weekdays passed quickly, as always.
He remembered that nothing special had happened.
However, it was unusual if it was an unusual situation to receive a few calls from an unknown number.
“Hello.”
[…]
Pop.
I thought it was a prank call, so I called again, but I didn’t answer.
“What.”
Judging from the regular cell phone number, it didn’t seem like an advertising call.
“…”
I wondered if I had dialed the wrong number, so I tried to call a few more times and forgot about it.
Actually, there were more important things than that.
It was urgent to go say goodbye to my parents and the parents over there.
“Huh.”
Joo Seo-yeon sits across from me with her legs crossed and looks at me pathetically.
“Why are you making that face?”
“I asked the two of us to have a cup of coffee again~. I secretly expected it.”
Joo Seo-yeon’s expression was full of pathetic.
“I’m serious.”
“Of course. I made her pregnant, so of course I’m worried.”
Joo Seo-yeon took a sip of the coffee placed in front of her and crossed her arms and said.
“I knew it. You called me before.”
“Huh? When?”
It was the first time she was telling her about her pregnancy, but she had no idea.
“When was the first time you guys dated?”
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, I remembered that she had called Joo Seo-yeon after they were in her room after becoming lovers for the first time.
Joo Seo-yeon looked out of her window indifferently.
“So… Are you going to get married?”
“Huh? Of course. We should get married.”
Looking out of her window, she saw me again.
“I don’t think marriage is easy.”
“I know it’s difficult. That’s why I wanted you to know.”
“I’m not married either, so how do I know?”
“Huh? Aren’t there a lot of married kids around?”
They laughed at my words as if they were funny.
“Fu, what do you mean? How could there be such women around me?”
“Huh? Aren’t there many friends?”
“Friends? Only words are friends. It was all just in the animal kingdom, so you must have had real friends there.”
Joo Seo-yeon’s human relationship became slightly suspicious.
“What kind of life did you live…”
“Hey, you’re not in a position to say that. You don’t have any friends either. Isn’t that why you’re asking me?”
“That’s right.”
As soon as they both realized they didn’t have many friends, they became depressed.
“Still, there are many married kids around. So, what are you curious about?”
“Huh? It’s nothing special, I’m curious about weddings and things like that. How do you do it…”
“You can go and see for yourself.”
“But it’s different from going without knowing anything.”
Joo Seo-yeon shrugged her shoulders.
“Well, I don’t know too well. By the way, you’re really funny too~.”
For some reason, there was a hint of sadness in his voice.
“You said you did that with me, but you’re getting married~. Who am I going to play with now?”
“Ah, but what’s between the two of us?”
Now, I was treating Joo Seo-yeon like a childhood friend.
He was a very sociable friend, so it was not uncomfortable even when he crossed the line.
“Ha Jun-ah.”
“Huh?”
“Are you vaguely thinking about getting married and haven’t even met yet?”
“Huh.”
Joo Seo-yeon asked a few more questions.
“I don’t have any married friends around me, so why not ask the people at school?”
“Oh, right.”
“You don’t know anything about the marriage market?”
“Huh.”
“I’m not risking my life on marriage, so don’t you just want to do it roughly?”
It was amazing how he pinpointed the problems I was thinking about.
“Now that the water in the Han River is getting warmer, how about there?”
“…?”
She didn’t understand what it meant, so she put on a puzzled expression.
“I’m recommending suicide.”
“Ah-oh.”
“Our Hajunie~. He’s 30 and he’s done nothing wrong~.”
“I mean seriously.”
When I said that I was serious, Joo Seo-yeon answered properly this time.
“First of all, you have to go to a company, hold a wedding venue, and arrange a meal. Then, start with a meeting.”
“After all, that would be first, right?”
“Of course. Does it make sense to hold the ceremony without saying hello?”
Still, since I’m older than Go Min-jeong, I thought I should bring as little tips as possible.
“I wouldn’t just take birth control pills either.”
“Huh?”
“No~. But congratulations~. Our Hajunie~, getting married~. But I will always visit you and do it~.”
“Um… That might be possible…”
Joo Seo-yeon clapped for my answer.
Mate.
“As expected! Passed the personality test! Our Hajunie~. He’s amazing~. He’s very trashy~.”
“Of course. It’s your friend.”
“Don’t mess with me.”
It was mostly small talk that didn’t help much, but it made me feel at ease.
It was amazing how much the burden on my heart was relieved even if I just talked about it like this.
§
I headed home for the first time in a long time with my mind not properly prepared.
Rumbling.
I got on the train and looked at Go Min-jung, who was sitting next to me.
“Is Minjeong very nervous today?”
“Huh~.”
She lay her head down on my lap as she wept.
“I’m so nervous~. What if I make a mistake?”
“Ah~, even if I make a mistake, he’ll be cute.”
For me, it’s comfortable because I’m her parents, but for her, they were her lover’s parents.
It was only natural that I would be more nervous.
Because I would be very nervous if I saw her parents.
“Peekaboo!”
He raised his head and looked straight at me.
“Isn’t my face weird?”
“Yeah, it’s very pretty.”
“Really?”
“Yes~.”
When I said it with a gentle smile, Ko Min-jeong shook her head and denied it.
“Lie!”
Then she hurriedly pulled out her hand mirror from her bag and checked her face.
“Your face is strange~!”
“No, Minjung is the prettiest I’ve ever seen.”
Even so, it seemed like I put on makeup to meet my parents.
“Ah! You don’t like thick makeup?”
Of course, from her point of view, it was strong, and to be honest, it was more natural and softer than the other kids.
In the first place, she didn’t wear makeup well, and even if she did, she tended to wear it lightly.
“Let’s get off now and we’ve arrived.”
She took my hand and dragged me like a child being sold.
“Wait a little, wait a little and get off!”
“If you don’t get off now, the door will close immediately.”
As I took her body in my arms and got off, the eyes of the people around me focused.
It was right in front of my house anyway, so I didn’t mind too much.
The feeling that there is nothing wrong with taking a pretty girlfriend like this came out of nowhere.
“It’s just a short walk.”
“…Really?”
It was about 20 minutes, but it was so short that I wondered how the time had flowed.
A small villa with 3 floors.
“This is the third floor.”
“Huh…”
There was no door lock at the entrance, so I just opened the door and went in.
Bubbly.
The familiar smell of the villa’s stairs reminded me of the past.
“Don’t be too nervous.”
Standing in front of the house, I grabbed Ko Min-jung’s shoulder and lightly kissed her.
“Come on, fighting.”
“Yes!”
And I rang the doorbell of the house.
Ding dong~.
Old ringtone. Soon I felt a frenzy of movement inside and the door opened.
Her mother was standing there, well dressed.
Inside, it smelled of all sorts of delicious food, as if a lot of food had been prepared.
“Came.”
“Son~, welcome~. Welcome to the baby too.”
My mother hugged Ko Min-jung before me.
“Why did you meet such a man?”
Go Min-jeong laughed awkwardly at her mother’s words.
Maybe even when I was nervous, I couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly.
After taking off my shoes, I saw my father sitting at the table with a solemn expression on his face.
Broad shoulders and large stature. It seemed to be hereditary.
“Are you here?”
“Yes, I’m here, here… I’m Minjeong.”
I held Ko Min-jung’s hand tightly and introduced her.
There was not much change in his expression on his father’s face. Rather, my mother was excited and came out of the bedroom with several shopping bags.
“Take this with you when you go. Tell the child that it’s good for you.”
“We came by train, but we can’t carry it…”
At that time, Go Min-jeong bent her waist at 90 degrees.
“Thank you for taking care of me!”
“Oh, yes, your voice is pretty because it’s young.”
“And I bought a present on the way…”
When she came, she was puzzled because she had never bought a separate gift, but I handed her a small bag.
“Oh my, what is this?”
“This is… That… It’s cosmetics, but these days…”
“Oh my gosh, is that red one advertised by Kim Hee-ae?”
“Yes, that’s right, because this is the best…”
“It’s so expensive… Look at him.”
Then he handed over another small shopping bag.
“It’s a gift from my father… I don’t know if he’ll like it…”
The watch brand was written on the small box.
“When did you buy it?”
It was a gift I didn’t know, so I asked carefully.
“I bought it on Thursday when I left work early.”
She also answered me in a whisper.
“Keuheum. Thank you. Sit here.”
I got up from the reserved seat where my father always sat and gave it to Ko Min-jung.
My parents sat next to me and I had nowhere to sit.
“Son, get a chair from your room.”
“Yes.”
When I entered my room, I came out with a blue plastic chair that could only be found in a food stall.
